Benoît François Dominique Schwarz-van Berkel (né 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]
| Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel | |
|---|---|
 Schwarz at Toronto 2023 GSOC | |
| Born | Benoît Schwarz 19 August 1991 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Team | |
| Curling club | CC Genève Geneva, SUI |
| Skip | Yannick Schwaller |
| Fourth | Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel |
| Second | Sven Michel |
| Lead | Pablo Lachat |
| Alternate | Tom 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 victories | 1 (2018 Canadian Open) |
Medal record | |
Schwarz-van Berkel 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
editSchwarz-van Berkel is married to Swiss swimmer, Martina van Berkel,[citation needed] and as of 2023 he was a business administration student.[4] He currently works for Swiss International Air Lines as a Network Planning Manager.[citation needed] He lives in Zürich.[4]
References
edit- ^ 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team Switzerland
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Switzerland claim World Men's bronze medals". 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
External links
edit- Benoît Schwarz at World Curling
- Benoît Schwarz at Olympics.com
- Benoît Schwarz at Olympedia
- Benoît Schwarz at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)
- Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel at the Swiss Olympic Association (in German)
- Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel on Instagram
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