| Manfred Bolliger | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Born | 14 November 1962 |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Switzerland |
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 6 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
| Paralympic appearances | 2 (2006, 2010) |
Manfred Bolliger (born 14 November 1962 in Bern) is a Swiss wheelchair curler. [1]
He participated in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Paralympics where Swiss team finished on sixth and seventh places respectively.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Urs Bucher | Cesare Cassani | Manfred Bolliger | Therese Kämpfer | Silvia Obrist | Stephan Rauch | WWhCC 2002  |
| 2003–04 | Urs Bucher | Manfred Bolliger | Cesare Cassani | Therese Kämpfer | Otto Erb | Heinz Sommerhalder | WWhCC 2004  |
| 2004–05 | Urs Bucher | Manfred Bolliger | Cesare Cassani | Therese Kämpfer | Erwin Lauper | Urs Keller | WWhCC 2005  |
| 2005–06 | Urs Bucher | Manfred Bolliger | Cesare Cassani | Madeleine Wildi | Erwin Lauper | WPG 2006 (6th) | |
| 2006–07 | Manfred Bolliger | Erwin Lauper | Cesare Cassani | Madeleine Wildi | Claudia Tosse | Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe | WWhCC 2007 |
| 2007–08 | Manfred Bolliger | Erwin Lauper | Cesare Cassani | Madeleine Wildi | Therese Kämpfer | Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe | WWhCC 2008 (8th) |
| 2008–09 | Manfred Bolliger | Martin Bieri | Daniel Meyer | Anton Kehrli | Melanie Villars | Anton Ruesser, Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe | WWhCC 2009 (10th) |
| 2009–10 | Manfred Bolliger | Claudia Hüttenmoser | Daniel Meyer | Anton Kehrli | Martin Bieri | Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe | WPG 2010 (7th) |
| 2010–11 | Manfred Bolliger | Claudia Hüttenmoser | Hieronymus Liechtenhan | Daniel Meyer | Martin Bieri | Stephan Pfister | WWhCQ 2010 (5th) |
| 2011–12 | Manfred Bolliger | Felix Wagner | Claudia Hüttenmoser | Eric Decorvet | Melanie Villars | Stephan Pfister | WWhCQ 2011 (5th) |
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