Wim Ruska

Wim Ruska
Wim Ruska in 1968
Personal information
Full nameWillem Ruska
NicknameTarzan of the Tatami
Born(1940-08-29)29 August 1940
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Died14 February 2015(2015-02-14) (aged 74)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Websitewww.willemruska.nl
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class+93 kg, Open
Rank     8th dan black belt
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 2 1 0
European Championships 7 3 2
Total 11 4 2
Olympic Games
1972 Munich+93 kg
1972 MunichOpen
World Championships
1967 Salt Lake City+93 kg
1971 Ludwigshafen+93 kg
1969 Mexico CityOpen
European Championships
1966 Luxembourg+93 kg
1967 Rome+93 kg
1969 Oostende+93 kg
1969 OostendeOpen
1971 Göteborg+93 kg
1972 Voorburg+93 kg
1972 VoorburgOpen
1965 MadridOpen
1970 Berlin+93 kg
1970 BerlinOpen
1965 Madrid+93 kg
1967 RomeOpen
Profile at external databases
IJF54566
JudoInside.com4463
Updated on 24 June 2023

Willem "Wim" Ruska (29 August 1940 – 14 February 2015) was a Dutch judoka and professional wrestler. He is the first athlete to win two gold medals in Judo in one Olympics – in the heavyweight and absolute categories in 1972.

He later worked as a professional wrestler in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation, both as a singles wrestler and as a tag team partner of Allen Coage.