- Ralph Stöckli
Ralph Stöckli (born
July 23 ,1976 inUzwil ) is a Swiss curler fromLucerne .Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the
World Junior Curling Championships as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing toJames Dryburgh ofScotland . In 1997 Stöckli won the gold medal defeatingPerttu Piilo ofFinland in the final. Stöckli ended his junior career with a bronze in 1998.After a 7th place finish at the
2002 Ford World Curling Championship , Stöckli won a silver at the2003 Ford World Curling Championship - losing toCanada 'sRandy Ferbey in the final.Stöckli was the skip of the Swiss team at the
2006 Winter Olympics inTurin ,Italy . The team finished just out of medal contention with a 5-4 record.Stöckli was vice on the Swiss team (skipped by
Andreas Schwaller ) that won the 2006 European Curling Championship.
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