Ralph Stöckli

Ralph Stöckli
Curler  ♂
Ralph Stöckli in 2016.
Born	(1976-07-23) 23 July 1976 (age 45) Uzwil, Switzerland
Team
Curling club	Basel-Regio CC, Basel[1]
Career
World Championship appearances	4 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2009)
European Championship appearances	5 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
Medal record Men's curling Representing   Switzerland Winter Olympics 2010 Vancouver World Championships 2003 Winnipeg European Championships 2006 Basel 2009 Aberdeen World Junior Championships 1997 Karuizawa 1996 Red Deer 1994 Sofia 1998 Thunder Bay

Ralph Stöckli (born 23 July 1976 in Uzwil) is a Swiss curler from Lucerne.

Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing to James Dryburgh of Scotland. In 1997 Stöckli won the gold medal defeating Perttu Piilo of Finland in the final. Stöckli ended his junior career with a bronze in 1998.

After a 7th-place finish at the 2002 Ford World Curling Championship, Stöckli won a silver at the 2003 Ford World Curling Championship- losing to Canada's Randy Ferbey in the final.

Stöckli was the skip of the Swiss team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team finished just out of medal contention with a 5-4 record.

Stöckli was vice on the Swiss team (skipped by Andreas Schwaller) that won the 2006 European Curling Championship.

Stöckli announced his retirement from curling in 2010.

Teammates[]

2006 Torino Olympic Games

Claudio Pescia, Third

Pascal Sieber, Second

Marco Battilana, Lead

Simon Strübin, Alternate

2009 Moncton World Championships

2009 Aberdeen European Championships

2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

Jan Hauser, Third

Markus Eggler, Second^[a]

Simon Strübin, Lead

Toni Müller, Alternate

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References[]

External links[]

• Ralph Stöckli at World Curling Federation
• Ralph Stöckli at Olympedia