Robert Hürlimann (born 18 August 1967 in

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) is a

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curler.

Curling career

Hürlimann was a member of the Swiss team that won a gold medal at the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

when curling was a demonstration sport. Later that year, he won a bronze medal at his first appearance at the

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. Hürlimann played in his first

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in 1998, as the alternate for the Swiss team, but he didn't play any games. He wouldn't return to international competition until 2008, when he played

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for Stefan Karnusian at the

. The team finished fourth, with a record of 6-4. In 2010, Hürlimann, still as second for

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Karusian, played at the

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in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Later that year, Hürlimann earned his second bronze medal at the

, this time playing second for skip

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, as coach of the Swiss men's team.

Personal life

Hürlimann grew up in

. He works at a telecom infrastructure installation company.

Teams

1992 Albertville Olympic Games *

Urs Dick Urs Dick (born 9 October 1960) is a former Swiss curler. He played skip position on the Swiss rink that won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. Later that year, he won a bronze medal at his first app ...

, ''skip'' *

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, ''third'' * Robert Hürlimann, ''second'' *

Thomas Kläy Thomas Kläy (born 28 June 1961) is a former Swiss curler. He played lead position on the Swiss rink that won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and common ...

, ''lead'' * Peter Däppen, ''alternate'' 1998 World Men's Curling Championship *

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.Marc Haudenschild, ''third'' *

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, ''second'' * Rolf Iseli, ''lead'' * Robert Hürlimann, ''alternate''

2010 World Men's Curling Championship The 2010 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the Capital One World Men's Curling Championship 2010 for sponsorship reasons) was held from April 3–11, 2010 at the Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Qualification * ...

* Stefan Karnusian, ''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.Rolf Iseli, ''lead'' * Dominic Andres, ''alternate''

2011 World Men's Curling Championship The 2011 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 presented by Richardson for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from April 2–10, 2011. In the ...

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.Marco Ramstein, ''third'' * Robert Hürlimann, ''second'' * Urs Eichhorn, ''lead'' * Sven Michel, ''alternate''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurlimann, Robert Living people Swiss male curlers 1967 births Sportspeople from Solothurn Curlers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Switzerland Swiss curling champions 20th-century Swiss sportsmen