Claudio Pescia (born 17 November 1963 in

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curler from

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. Originally the skip of the

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national team, Pescia now skips under the Swiss flag. From 1994 to 1998, Pescia skipped the Italian team in five

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, finishing in fourth place in 1995. During that time period, he also skipped the Italian team at the 1996 Ford World Curling Championships, where Italy finished in eighth. Pescia then moved to Switzerland, to play third for

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. He played at the 2002 and 2005 European Championships with him, the 2003 and 2006 World Championships and the

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. Pescia won a silver medal at the 2003 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.

Personal life

Pescia has three children and is employed as a wealth manager.

External links

Team Pescia

References

Italian male curlers Swiss male curlers 1963 births Living people Olympic curlers for Switzerland Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Swiss curling coaches Italian curling coaches Sportspeople from the canton of Zug 20th-century Italian sportsmen 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-curling-bio-stub