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Martin Rios

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Martin Rios
Born (1981-05-24) 24 May 1981 (age 43)
Team
Curling clubCC Glarus[2]
SkipMartin Rios
ThirdChristof Schwaller
SecondKevin Spychiger
LeadPeju Hartmann
AlternateHena Hügli
Mixed doubles
partner
Jenny Perret
Curling career
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances
4 (2012, 2013, 2017, 2021)
European Championship
appearances
2 (2007, 2008)
Olympic
appearances
2 (2018, 2022)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Switzerland
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed doubles
European Mixed Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tårnby
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tårnby
World Mixed Doubles Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Erzurum
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lethbridge

Martin Rios (born 24 May 1981) is a Spanish-Swiss curler. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the mixed doubles tournament with partner Jenny Perret, winning a silver medal.[3] He is two-time (2012, 2017) World Mixed Doubles Champion and 2011 European Mixed Champion. At the 2012 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship he was partnered with Nadine Lehmann and at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship he was paired with Perret. Rios also won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Mixed Curling Championship.

In addition to representing his native Switzerland, Rios has twice represented Spain internationally, at the 2007 and the 2008 European Curling Championships.

He currently serves as a national coach with the Swiss Curling Association.[4]

References

  1. ^ https://www.curlingworldcup.com/players/martin-rios
  2. ^ "Olympic Athletes - Biographies, Medals & More".
  3. ^ "Curling - Athlete Profile: Martin RIOS - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  4. ^ https://world-curling-federation.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/pdf-documents/competition-CUR_1920_WJCC/2020-02-14-150856793Men's%20Entry%20List%20by%20Country.pdf [bare URL PDF]