Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel

Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel
Curler
File:Benoît Schwarz (SUI) 2023.jpg Schwarz at Toronto 2023 GSOC
Born	Benoît Schwarz (1991-08-19) 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 File:Curling pictogram.svg
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 Men's Curling Representing Switzerland Olympic Games File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team World Championships File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Beijing File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Edmonton File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lethbridge File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Calgary File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Ottawa European Championships File:Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Stavanger File:Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Esbjerg File:Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Östersund File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Renfrewshire File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 St Gallen File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Aberdeen World Junior Championships File:Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Flims File:Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Perth

Benoît François Dominique Schwarz-van Berkel (né Schwarz; born 19 August 1991) is a Swiss curler. 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. Schwarz-van Berkel earned bronze medals at the 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 World Men's Curling Championship. He was part of the bronze medal winning Swiss team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Schwarz-van Berkel is married to Swiss swimmer, Martina van Berkel, and as of 2023 he was a business administration student. He currently works for Swiss International Air Lines as a Network Planning Manager. He lives in Zürich.

External links

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• Benoît Schwarz at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)
• Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel at the Swiss Olympic Association (in German)