List of Swiss People - Sports

Sports

  • Paul Accola (born 1967), skiing champion
  • David Aebischer (born 1978), NHL goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens
  • Daniel Albrecht (born 1983), Alpine skier
  • Simon Ammann (born 1981), gold medallist in Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics
  • Sven Baertschi (born 1992), NHL player for the Calgary Flames
  • Madeleine Berthod (born 1931), 1956 gold medallist in Downhill skiing
  • Denise Biellmann (born 1962), World champion figure skater
  • Sepp Blatter (born 1935), FIFA president
  • Ursula Bruhin (born 1970), snowboarder
  • Fabian Cancellara (born 1981), cyclist
  • Claudio Castagnoli (born 1980), pro wrestler
  • Stéphane Chapuisat (born 1969), footballer
  • Didier Cuche (born 1974), Alpine skier
  • Johan Djourou (born 1987), footballer
  • Oscar Egg (born 1890), cyclist
  • Roger Federer (born 1981), tennis champion: 17-time Grand Slam singles champion
  • Michela Figini (born 1966), Alpine skiing champion
  • Marcel Fischer (born 1978), Fencing champion, gold medallist in Athens Olympics
  • Alexander Frei (born 1979), footballer
  • Tanja Frieden (born 1976), snowboarder
  • Martin Gerber (born 1974), NHL goaltender for the Ottawa Senators
  • Arnold Gerschwiler (born c. 1914), skater
  • Hans Gerschwiler (born c. 1921), World champion figure skater
  • Jack Gerschwiler (1898–2000), coach
  • Stefan Grogg (born 1974), ice hockey player, member of Swiss National Team 1997
  • Franz Heinzer (born 1962), Alpine skier
  • Stéphane Henchoz (born 1974), footballer
  • Erika Hess (born 1962), Alpine skiing champion
  • Martina Hingis (born 1980), tennis champion: 5-time Grand Slam singles champion
  • Jakob Hlasek (born 1964), tennis player
  • Ambrosi Hoffmann (born 1977), Alpine skiing medalist
  • Andy Hug (1964–2000), Karate and Kickboxing champion
  • Benjamin Huggel (born 1977), professional footballer
  • Patrick Hürlimann (born 1963), Olympic curling champion
  • Bruno Kernen (born 1972), Alpine skier, Bronze medalist and former World Champion in downhill
  • Bruno Kernen (born 1961), Alpine skier, winner of the 1983 Kitzbühel downhill race
  • Hugo Koblet (1925–1964), cycling champion
  • Franz Krienbühl (1929–2002), speed skater
  • Andreas Küttel (born 1979), ski jumper
  • Peter Lüscher (born 1956), Alpine skiing champion
  • Stéphane Lambiel (born 1985), figure skater, Olympic silver medalist
  • Daniela Meuli (born 1981), snowboarder
  • Nicolas Müller (born 1982), snowboarder
  • Peter Müller (born 1957), Alpine skiing champion
  • Lise-Marie Morerod (born 1956), Alpine skiing champion
  • Marie-Theres Nadig (born 1954), Alpine skiing champion
  • Maya Pedersen (born 1972), skeleton athlete
  • Manuela Pesko (born 1978), snowboarder
  • Walter Prager (1910–1984), Alpine skiing champion
  • Clay Regazzoni (1939–2006), racing driver
  • Tony Rominger (born 1961), cyclist who won major tours four times in his career
  • Marc Rosset (born 1970), tennis player, gold medallist in Barcelona Olympics
  • Bernhard Russi (born 1948), Alpine skiing champion
  • Martina Schild (born 1981), Downhill skiing champion
  • Hedy Schlunegger (1923–2003), downhill Olympic champion of 1948
  • Vreni Schneider (born 1964), Alpine skiing champion
  • Patty Schnyder (born 1978), professional tennis player
  • Thabo Sefolosha (born 1984), NBA player for the Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Philippe Senderos (born 1985), footballer
  • Mark Streit (born 1977), NHL defenceman for the New York Islanders
  • Alain Sutter (born 1968), footballer
  • Kubilay Türkyilmaz (born 1967), footballer
  • Maria Walliser (born 1963), Alpine skiing champion
  • Stanislas Wawrinka (born 1985), professional tennis player
  • Jean Wicki (born 1933), gold medallist in bobsleigh
  • Hakan Yakın (born 1977), footballer
  • Heidi Zurbriggen (born 1967), skier
  • Matthias Zurbriggen (1856–1917), mountain guide and Alpinist
  • Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 1963), Alpine skiing champion
  • Silvan Zurbriggen (born 1981), skier

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Famous quotes containing the word sports:

    “It is usual for a Man who loves Country Sports to preserve the Game in his own Grounds, and divert himself upon those that belong to his Neighbour.”
    —Joseph Addison (1672–1719)

    “In the past, it seemed to make sense for a sportswriter on sabbatical from the playpen to attend the quadrennial hawgkilling when Presidential candidates are chosen, to observe and report upon politicians at play. After all, national conventions are games of a sort, and sports offers few spectacles richer in low comedy.”
    —Walter Wellesley (Red)

    “...I didn’t come to this with any particular cachet. I was just a person who grew up in the United States. And when I looked around at the people who were sportscasters, I thought they were just people who grew up in the United States, too. So I thought, Why can’t a woman do it? I just assumed everyone else would think it was a swell idea.”
    —Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 85 (June 17, 1991)