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Christian Haller (curler)
Filipino curler (born 1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christian Patrick Haller (born November 27, 1979) is a curler.[1] Born in Switzerland, he currently represents the Philippines.
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Switzerland
Haller who has a curler for a father, took up curling as a child.[2][3] He previously competed for Switzerland at the World Junior Curling Championships, playing in the 1998 and 1999 editions.[2][4][5]
His silver medal at the 1999 edition was a milestone in his career. After that stint, he decided to focus on pursuing a business administration degree at University of St. Gallen.[3] He however played in the curling event of the 2003 Winter Universiade in Tarvasio, Italy.[5]
Philippines
Haller has been in contact with the former Swiss curler brothers Enrico and Marc Pfister and have often proposed competing together for the Philippines but were hindered by the lack of a fourth player. After novice Alan Frei joined they formed a new federation, Curling Pilipinas in 2023 and were able to debut at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships Division B tournament placing second..[6][2] They gained promotion to Division A after placing first in the 2024 tournament.[7]
They also took part at the men's tournament of the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China.[8] The rink would go on to win the gold medal, beating South Korea 5–3 in the final. This was the first medal of any colour for the Philippines in the history of the Asian Winter Games, and the first gold medal at the Asian Winter Games for any Southeast Asian Country.[9]
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Personal life
Haller after graduating worked at Ernst & Young for two years before moving to the Zurich Cantonal Bank.[3][10]
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