Robert Hürlimann Explained

Robert Hürlimann
Birth Date:18 August 1967
Birth Place:Solothurn, Switzerland
Skip:Christof Schwaller
Third:Robert Hürlimann
Second:Christoph Kaiser
Lead:Rolf Iseli
Alternate:Pierre Hug
World Championship Appearances:3
European Championship Appearances:3
Olympic Appearances:1 (1992)
Other Appearances:World Senior Curling Championships

1 (2024)

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Robert Hürlimann (born 18 August 1967 in Solothurn) is a Swiss curler.

Curling career

Hürlimann was a member of the Swiss team that won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport.[1] Later that year, he won a bronze medal at his first appearance at the European Curling Championships.[2]

Hürlimann played in his first World Curling Championship 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 second for Stefan Karnusian at the European Curling Championships. The team finished fourth, with a record of 6-4.[3]

In 2010, Hürlimann, still as second for skip Karusian, played at the World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[4] Later that year, Hürlimann earned his second bronze medal at the European Curling Championships, this time playing second for skip Christof Schwaller.[5] A few months later, Hürlimann played for Team Schwaller at the 2011 World Championship, where they finished 7th with a record of 6-5.[6]

Hürlimann returned to the Olympics at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, as coach of the Swiss men's team.[7]

Personal life

Hürlimann grew up in Solothurn. He works at a telecom infrastructure installation company.

Teams

1992 Albertville Olympic Games[8]

1998 World Men's Curling Championship[9]

2010 World Men's Curling Championship

2011 World Men's Curling Championship

References

  1. Web site: Robert HURLIMANN - Olympic Curling Switzerland. 2016-06-16. International Olympic Committee. en. 2019-05-31.
  2. Web site: European Curling Championships 1992: Tournament details. results.worldcurling.org. 2019-05-31.
  3. Web site: Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2008: Tournament details. results.worldcurling.org. 2019-05-31.
  4. Web site: Capital One World Men's Curling Championship 2010: Tournament details. results.worldcurling.org. 2019-05-31.
  5. Web site: Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2010: Tournament details. results.worldcurling.org. 2019-05-31.
  6. Web site: Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011: Tournament details. results.worldcurling.org. 2019-05-31.
  7. Web site: Solothurner Curling-Coach: "Es war gigantisch und pompös". az Solothurner Zeitung. de-ch. 2019-05-31.
  8. Web site: XVI Olympic Winter Games 1992: Tournament details. results.worldcurling.org. 2019-05-31.
  9. Web site: Ford World Curling Championships 1998: Tournament details. results.worldcurling.org. 2019-05-31.