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Markus Eggler (born 22 January 1969 in
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) is a retired
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curler from
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. Eggler was the skip of the Swiss team at the , and
World Junior Curling Championships The World Junior Curling Championships are an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competitions for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 19 ...
. At the event, he won a bronze medal. He then skipped the Swiss team at the
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in 1991, 1992 and 1994. He was the world champion in 1992 when his Swiss team defeated
Hammy McMillan Hamilton "Hammy" McMillan (born 13 July 1963) is a Scottish curler and world champion. He won a gold medal as skip for the Scottish team at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick.1993 European Curling Championships The 1993 European Curling Championships were held from December 6 to 11 at the Sportzentrum in Leukerbad, Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordere ...
. After 1994, Eggler would not return to international curling until 2000 when he played third for
Andreas Schwaller Andreas "Andi" Schwaller (born 8 July 1970 in Recherswil) is a Swiss 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 Ch ...
at the European Championships. At the 2001 World Curling Championships, he played lead for
Christof Schwaller Christof Schwaller (born 3 October 1966) is a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
Ralph Stöckli Ralph Stöckli (born 23 July 1976 in Uzwil) is a Swiss curler from Lucerne. 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 wa ...
, ''Skip''
Jan Hauser Jan Hauser (born 19 January 1985 in Glarus) is a Switzerland, Swiss curling, curler from Zürich. He currently plays third for Ralph Stöckli. Hauser was a fairly successful junior curler. In his third World Junior Curling Championships ...
, ''Third''
Simon Strübin Simon Strübin (born 21 March 1979 in Zürich) is a Switzerland, Swiss Curling, curler from Erlenbach, Switzerland, Erlenbach. He played lead in Switzerland men's team skipped by Ralph Stöckli on Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter ...
, ''Lead''
Toni Müller Toni Müller (born 10 May 1984) is a curler from Baden, Switzerland. He currently throws fourth stones for Thomas Lips. He is mostly known for serving as the Alternate for Ralph Stöckli's team which finished fourth at the 2009 Moncton World C ...
, ''Alternate'' 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games
Andreas Schwaller Andreas "Andi" Schwaller (born 8 July 1970 in Recherswil) is a Swiss 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 Ch ...
, ''Skip''
Christof Schwaller Christof Schwaller (born 3 October 1966) is a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.Damian Grichting Damian Grichting (born 8 April 1973 in Leukerbad) is a Swiss curler. Grichting plays in first position and is right-handed.
, ''Lead'' Marco Ramstein, ''Alternate''


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