Patrick Hürlimann (born 9 July 1963) is a

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curler, Olympic champion, and Vice-President of the

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(WCF). He received a gold medal at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...

in Nagano."1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Curling"
(Retrieved on March 18, 2008) He has received three medals at the

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as skip for the Swiss team. As head of the Marketing and Communications Committee of the WCF, Patrick Hürlimann developed the system of points used for the ranking of nations that participate in international curling bonspiels. In 2010, Hürlimann became Vice-President of the WCF. Hürlimann was inducted into the

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in 2014. Hürlimann is married to fellow curler

Janet Hürlimann Janet Hürlimann (née Omand) is a former Canadian-Switzerland, Swiss female curling, curler and curling coach (sport), coach. She is a . Personal life Hürlimann is married to fellow curler Patrick Hürlimann. They have three children, includ ...

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1963 births Living people Swiss male curlers Olympic curlers for Switzerland Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in curling Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-curling-bio-stub