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Markus Eggler Career World Championship
appearances7 (1991, 1992, 1994
2001, 2005, 2007, 2009)European Championship
appearances5 (1993, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009) Medal record Curling Competitor for Switzerland Winter Olympics Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Bronze 2010 Vancouver World Curling Championships Gold 1992 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bronze 1994 Oberstdorf Silver 2001 Lausanne European Curling Championships Bronze 1993 Leukerbad Silver 2001 Vierumäki Silver 2009 Aberdeen World Junior Curling Championships Bronze 1989 Markham Markus Eggler (born January 22, 1969 in Thun) is a retired Swiss curler from Münchenstein.
Eggler was the skip of the Swiss team at the 1986, 1987 and 1989 World Junior Curling Championships. At the 1989 event, he won a bronze medal. He then skipped the Swiss team at the World Curling Championships in 1991, 1992 and 1994. He was the world champion in 1992 when his Swiss team defeated Hammy McMillan's Scottish team in the final 6-3. Eggler won a bronze at the 1994 World Championships and a bronze at the 1993 European Curling Championships.
After 1994, Eggler would not return to international curling until 2000 when he played third for Andreas Schwaller at the European Championships. At the 2001 World Curling Championships, he played lead for Christof Schwaller and won the silver medal. At the 2001 European Championships, he won a silver playing second for Andreas Schwaller. Still playing second for Schwaller, Eggler won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Eggler continues to play second for Andreas.
Eggler announced his retirement from curling in 2010.
Teammates
Ralph Stöckli, Skip
Jan Hauser, Third
Simon Strübin, Lead
Toni Müller, Alternate
2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games
Andreas Schwaller, Skip
Christof Schwaller, Third
Damian Grichting, Lead
Marco Ramstein, Alternate
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- World curling champions
- People from Thun (city)
- Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic curlers of Switzerland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
- Olympic medalists in curling
- Swiss winter sports biography stubs
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