Benoît Schwarz Explained

Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel
Birth Date:19 August 1991
Birth Place:Geneva, Switzerland
Curling Club:CC Genève
Geneva, SUI
Skip:Yannick Schwaller
Fourth:Benoît Schwarz
Second:Sven Michel
Lead:Pablo Lachat
Alternate:Tom Winkelhausen
Mixed Doubles Partner:Silvana Tirinzoni
World Championship Appearances:8
European Championship Appearances:9
Olympic Appearances:3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Grand Slam Victories:1 (2018 Canadian Open)

Benoît François Dominique Schwarz-van Berkel (Schwarz; born 19 August 1991) is a Swiss curler.[1] 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.[2]

Schwarz earned bronze medals at the 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 World Men's Curling Championship.[3] He was part of the bronze medal winning Swiss team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Schwarz is married to Swiss swimmer, Martina van Berkel, and as of 2023 he was a business administration student. Schwarz currently works for Swiss International Air Lines as a Network Planning Manager. He lives in Zürich.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team Switzerland
  2. Web site: Benoît Schwarz . Sochi2014.com . . 15 February 2014 . 20 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140220141407/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-benoit-schwarz . dead .
  3. Web site: Switzerland claim World Men's bronze medals . 9 April 2023 .
  4. Web site: 2023 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide. Curling Canada. October 20, 2023.