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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
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. 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'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 The 1993 European Curling Championships were held from December 6 to 11 at the Sportzentrum in Leukerbad, Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, w ...
. 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 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 )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...
Ralph Stöckli, ''Skip'' Jan Hauser, ''Third''
Simon Strübin Simon Strübin (born 21 March 1979 in Zürich) is a Swiss curler from Erlenbach. He played lead in Switzerland men's team skipped by Ralph Stöckli on 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Strübin played second for Stöckli at the 1998 World Junior Cu ...
, ''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 ...
, ''Alternate'' 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games Andreas Schwaller, ''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, ''Lead'' Marco Ramstein, ''Alternate''


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