Cristina Lestander (born 27 June 1962 as Cristina Wirz) is a former
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
*Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internati ...
curler.
She is a .
She competed at the
1988 Winter Olympics
)
, nations = 57
, athletes = 1,423 (1,122 men, 301 women)
, events = 46 in 6 sports (10 disciplines)
, opening = February 13, 1988
, closing = February 28, 1988
, opened_by = Governor General Jeanne Sauvé
, cauldron ...
when curling was a
demonstration sport
A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to promote it, rather than as part of standard medal competition. This occurs commonly during the Olympic Games, but may also occur at other sporting events.
Demonstration spor ...
.
She works for Swiss Curling Association.
Geschäftsstelle und Kommunikation – swisscurling
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Awards
*Frances Brodie Award
The Frances Brodie Award was created in honour of Frances Brodie, who started the first World Women's Curling Championship in 1979, and also presided over the Ladies Committee of the International Curling Federation, now known as the World Curlin ...
: 1989.
Teams
Women's
Mixed
Mixed doubles
References
External links
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Profil – Once an Olympian – always an Olympian , swiss olympians
30 Jahre nach dem WM-Titel greifen die Aarauer Golden Girls wieder an – Regionalsport (AZ) – Sport – Aargauer Zeitung
«Ladies, the ice is yours!» , BZ Berner Zeitung
Living people
1962 births
Swiss female curlers
World curling champions
Swiss curling champions
Curlers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Olympic curlers for Switzerland
20th-century Swiss women
21st-century Swiss women
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