Patrick Hürlimann
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Patrick Hürlimann (born 9 July 1963) is a Swiss curler, Olympic champion, and Vice-President of the World Curling Federation (WCF). He received a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[1] He has received three medals at the World Curling Championships as skip for the Swiss team.
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Patrick Hürlimann | |
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Born | (1963-07-09) 9 July 1963 (age 60) |
Curling career | |
World Championship appearances | 7 (1986, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008) |
European Championship appearances | 3 (1985, 1997, 1999) |
Olympic appearances | 1 (1998) |
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As head of the Marketing and Communications Committee of the WCF, Patrick Hürlimann developed the system of points used for the ranking of nations that participate in international curling bonspiels.
In 2010, Hürlimann became Vice-President of the WCF.[2][3] Hürlimann was inducted into the WCF Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]
Hürlimann is married to fellow curler Janet Hürlimann.[5]