Robert Bundtzen

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Robert Bundtzen (born 1949) is an American dog musher from Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

Born in North Dakota, U.S., Bundtzen moved to Alaska with his parents when he was 11 years old. Although he started mushing as teenager, it was in 1993 that he began to seriously compete. In 1995, in his Iditarod debut, he finished 40th. He has participated eight times in the world longest dog sled run and has always finished. His best position was in 1997 where he came in 27th. His best time is 10 days, 15 hours, 25 minutes set in 2006.

In 1984, Bundtzen began his own business as an infectious disease consultant.

**Iditarod Finishes**
Year	Position	Time (h:min:s)
1995	40th	13 days, 9:55:09
1997	27th	12 days, 01:32:43
2001	31st	12 days, 15:38:43
2002	31st	11 days, 00:34:42
2003	28th	11 days, 15:18:54
2004	38th	11 days, 06:53:00
2005	39th	11 days, 18:45:30
2006	30th	10 days, 15:25:15
2007	43rd	12 days, 14:21:17