1997 in Switzerland

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See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Events during the year 1997 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council: ^[1]
  • Arnold Koller (President) ^[2]
  • Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
  • Kaspar Villiger
  • Flavio Cotti
  • Ruth Dreifuss
  • Adolf Ogi
  • Moritz Leuenberger

Events

• 12–20 April – The 1997 World Men's Curling Championship and 1997 World Women's Curling Championship take place in Bern. ^[3]
• 31 August–7September – The 1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships take place in Lausanne. ^[4]
• International University in Geneva is established ^[5]

Births

• 10 March – Belinda Bencic, tennis player ^[6]
• 3 April – Julia Stierli, association footballer ^[7]
• 5 June – Andrea Brändli, ice hockey player ^[8]
• 13 July – Sina Frei, cross-country cyclist ^[9]

References

1. "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
3. "Olympedia – Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Curling Championships". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
4. "1997 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
5. Global Studies Directory: People, Organizations, Publications. BRILL. 2 October 2017. p. 585. ISBN   978-90-04-35385-5.
6. "Belinda Bencic". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
7. "Julia Stierli | Switzerland". UEFA . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
8. "Olympedia – Andrea Brändli". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
9. "SIna Frei". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.