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Swiss curler (born 1991)

Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel
Curler
Schwarz at Toronto 2023 GSOC
BornBenoît Schwarz
(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 33)
Geneva, Switzerland
Team
Curling clubCC Genève
Geneva, SUI
SkipYannick Schwaller
FourthBenoît Schwarz-van Berkel
SecondSven Michel
LeadPablo Lachat
AlternateTom Winkelhausen
Mixed doubles
partner		Silvana Tirinzoni
Curling career
Member Association Switzerland
World Championship
appearances		8 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024)
European Championship
appearances		10 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Olympic
appearances		3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Grand Slam victories1 (2018 Canadian Open)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Beijing
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Edmonton
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lethbridge
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Calgary
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Ottawa
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Stavanger
Silver medal – second place 2015 Esbjerg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Östersund
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Renfrewshire
Bronze medal – third place 2017 St Gallen
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Aberdeen
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Flims
Silver medal – second place 2011 Perth

Benoît François Dominique Schwarz-van Berkel (né Schwarz; born 19 August 1991) is a Swiss curler. He currently throws fourth stones for skip Yannick Schwaller. He won a gold medal with the Swiss team at the 2013 European Curling Championships in Stavanger and a bronze medal at the 2014 World Men's Curling Championship in Beijing. He competed at the 2012 and 2013 World Curling Championships, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as an alternate.

Schwarz-van Berkel earned bronze medals at the 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 World Men's Curling Championship. He was part of the bronze medal winning Swiss team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Schwarz-van Berkel is married to Swiss swimmer, Martina van Berkel, and as of 2023 he was a business administration student. He currently works for Swiss International Air Lines as a Network Planning Manager. He lives in Zürich.

References

  1. 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team Switzerland
  2. "Benoît Schwarz". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. "Switzerland claim World Men's bronze medals". 9 April 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

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