Rolf Rustad
{{Short description|Norwegian handball player (1935–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| nationality = Norwegian
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|6|12|df=y}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|7|23|1935|6|12|df=y}}
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| nationalyears1 = 1955–1967
| nationalteam1 = Norway
| nationalcaps1 = 60
| nationalgoals1 = 1
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Rolf Rustad (12 June 1935 – 23 July 2023) was a Norwegian handball player and television editor.
Handball career
Rustad made his debut on the Norway national team in 1955, and played 60 matches for the national team between 1955 and 1967.{{cite web|url=http://www.handball.no/Statistikk_Landskamper.asp?LagId=6012&SpillerId=1169&VS=|title=Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Rustad, Rolf |publisher=Norwegian Handball Federation |language=Norwegian |accessdate=3 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222132600/http://www.handball.no/Statistikk_Landskamper.asp?LagId=6012&SpillerId=1169&VS= |archivedate=22 December 2013 }} He participated at the 1958,{{cite web |title=Men Handball III World Championship 1958 East Germany 27.02-08.03 - Champion Sweden |url=http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Men_1958.html |website=todor66.com |access-date=20 October 2021}} 1961,{{cite web |title=Men Handball IV World Championship 1961 West Germany 01.03-12.03 - Champion Romania |url=http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Men_1961.html |website=todor66.com |access-date=20 October 2021}} 1964,{{cite web |title=Men Handball V World Championship 1964 Czechoslovakia - 06-15.03 Champion Romania |url=http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Men_1964.html |website=todor66.com |access-date=20 October 2021}} and 1967 World Men's Handball Championship.{{cite web |title=Men Handball VI World Championship 1967 Sweden 12.01-21.01 Champion Czechoslovakia |url=http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Men_1967.html |website=todor66.com |access-date=20 October 2021}}
Rustad was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 1999.{{Cite web |title=Utmerkelser |url=https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/om-oss/organisasjon/utmerkelser/#Håndballstatuetten |website=handball.no |access-date=11 June 2025 |language=no}}
Broadcasting career
Following his handball career, Rustad started working in the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK in 1967 as a television editor for their sports department, and worked there until his retirement.
References
{{Reflist|refs=
| last1 = Fjellheim
| first1 = Martin
| title = NRK-veteran Rolf Rustad er død
| url = https://m24.no/dodsfall-nrk-nrk-sport/nrk-veteran-rolf-rustad-er-dod/635584
| website = Medier24
| access-date = 31 July 2023
| language = Norwegian
| date = 31 July 2023
}}
}}
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Category:Norwegian male handball players
Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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