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.[2] 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.
| Martin Rios | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1981 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | CC Glarus[2] |
| Mixed doubles partner | Jenny Perret |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Switzerland |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 4 (2012, 2013, 2017, 2021) |
| European Championship appearances | 2 (2007, 2008) |
| Olympic appearances | 2 (2018, 2022) |
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.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Martin Rios". CurlingWorldCup.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Martin RIOS". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "World Junior Curling Championships 2020 - Entry List by Country" (PDF). world-curling-federation.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.
External links
edit- Martin Rios at World Curling
- Martin Rios at Olympics.com
- Martin Rios at Olympedia
- Martin Rios at the Swiss Olympic Association (in German)
- Martin Rios at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)
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