Christof Schwaller (born October 3, 1966) is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 curler

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

 in Salt Lake City.

He played for the Swiss team at the 1998 (as skip), 2001 (as skip) and 2005 world championships, with the silver medal in 2001 as the best achievement.

He was skip for the Swiss team that reached the bronze final at the 1988 World Junior Curling Championships

World Junior Curling Championships

The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...

 in Füssen

Füssen

Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu situated from the Austrian border. It is located on the banks of the Lech river. The River Lech flows into the Forggensee...

 (finishing fourth).

His brother is Andreas Schwaller.

Teammates

2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games

Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from February 11 to February 18 in Ogden, Utah:-Medal winners:-Teams:* Hammy McMillan was replaced by Warwick Smith as skip after Draw 4.-Final standings:-Draw 1:February 11, 9:00...

Andreas Schwaller, Skip

Markus Eggler

Markus Eggler

Markus Eggler is a retired Swiss curler from Münchenstein.Eggler was the skip of the Swiss team at the 1986, 1987 and 1989 World Junior Curling Championships. At the 1989 event, he won a bronze medal. He then skipped the Swiss team at the World Curling Championships in 1991, 1992 and 1994...

, Second

Damian Grichting

Damian Grichting

Damian Grichting is a Swiss curler.Grichting plays in first position and is right-handed.- Teammates :2002 Salt Lake City Olympic GamesAndreas Schwaller, SkipChristof Schwaller, Third...

, Lead

Marco Ramstein

Marco Ramstein

Marco Ramstein is a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.He played for the Swiss team that received a silver medal at the 2001 world championships....

, Alternate