Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel
| Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel | |
|---|---|
Schwarz at Toronto 2023 GSOC | |
| Born | Benoît Schwarz 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 | Kim Schwaller |
| Curling career | |
| Member Association | Switzerland |
| World Championship appearances | 9 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025) |
| 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 | |
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 is a World Junior Champion, won a gold medal with the Swiss team at the 2013 European Curling Championships in Stavanger, and has also won a Grand Slam of Curling title at the 2018 Canadian Open. Schwarz-van Berkel has also earned multiple medals at both the European Curling Championship and World Men's Curling Championship, and was part of the bronze medal winning Swiss team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.