| Ralph Stöckli | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
Ralph Stöckli in 2016. | |
| Born | (1976-07-23)23 July 1976 (age 49) Uzwil,Switzerland |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Basel-Regio CC,Basel[1] |
| Curling career | |
| World Championship appearances | 4 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2009) |
| European Championship appearances | 5 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) |
Ralph Stöckli (born 23 July 1976 inUzwil) is aSwisscurler fromLucerne.
Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at theWorld Junior Curling Championships as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing toJames Dryburgh ofScotland. In 1997 Stöckli won the gold medal defeatingPerttu Piilo ofFinland in the final. Stöckli ended his junior career with a bronze in 1998.
After a 7th-place finish at the2002 Ford World Curling Championship, Stöckli won a silver at the2003 Ford World Curling Championship- losing toCanada'sRandy Ferbey in the final.
Stöckli was the skip of the Swiss team at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin,Italy. The team finished just out of medal contention with a 5-4 record.
Stöckli was vice on the Swiss team (skipped byAndreas Schwaller) that won the 2006 European Curling Championship.
Stöckli announced his retirement from curling in 2010.
After retirement, Stöckli works forSwiss Olympic Association. He is the Chef de Mission of theSwiss Olympic Team for2016,2018,2020,2022 and2024 Olympics[2].
Claudio Pescia,Third
Pascal Sieber,Second
Marco Battilana,Lead
Simon Strübin,Alternate
2009 Moncton World Championships
2009 Aberdeen European Championships
Jan Hauser,Third
Markus Eggler,Second[a]
Simon Strübin,Lead
Toni Müller,Alternate