Ricky Bruch

The highlight of his career came in 1972, when he equalled the world record of 68.40 metres at the Dagens Nyheter games in Stockholm and, later that season, won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

He readily changed his opinions on various matters, and represented around a dozen athletics teams, including his own IK Diskus.

Bruch was a solid athlete, but failed to achieve the greatest success possible in major international events.

[5][6] His autobiography Gladiatorns kamp (The Gladiator's Battle) was printed in 1990, and an anthology of his poetry, Själ och kropp: Dikter (Body and Soul: Poems), has also been published.

At the Swedish Championships in Västerås in 1985, Bruch was involved in a dispute with Anders Borgström, the team captain at the time.