Andreas "Andi" Schwaller (born 8 July 1970 in
Recherswil) is a
Swiss
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curler.
Schwaller started playing curling in 1982. He plays in fourth position as a skip and is right-handed.
In 2001 he won a silver medal at the World Curling Championships, in his home country. He scored an upset victory over
Randy Ferbey
Randy S. Ferbey (born May 30, 1959) is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion. He recently coached the Rachel Homan women's team.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, ...
in the semifinals, before falling to
Peja Lindholm in the final.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics he looked set to make the gold medal game, leading eventual gold medalist
Pål Trulsen
Pål Trulsen (born 19 April 1962 in Drøbak, Norway) is a Norwegian curler from Hosle in Bærum, and was the 2002 Olympic curling men's champion.
Career
Trulsen participated in both the and World Junior Championships, finishing both tou ...
6-3 after 8 ends in the semifinal. Trulsen though made a large comeback, stealing in the 10th end, and then coming up with the winning stolen point in the 11th when Schwaller wrecked on a guard. He recovered to win the bronze medal game over Sweden, skipped by Lindholm, gaining revenge from the previous years World Championship final result, and earning an Olympic medal.
His brother is
Christof Schwaller, his daughter is
Xenia Schwaller.
Teammates
2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games
Christof Schwaller, ''Third''
Markus Eggler, ''Second''
Damian Grichting, ''Lead''
Marco Ramstein, ''Alternate''
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Swiss male curlers
Curlers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in curling
Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
European curling champions
Continental Cup of Curling participants
Swiss curling champions
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