Martin Rios

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Martin Rios
Born (1981-05-24) 24 May 1981 (age 43)
Riedern, Switzerland [1]
Team
Curling clubCC Glarus [2]
Mixed doubles
partner
Jenny Perret
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances
4 (2012, 2013, 2017, 2021)
European Championship
appearances
2 (2007, 2008)
Olympic
appearances
2 (2018, 2022)
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Winter Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed doubles
European Mixed Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Tårnby
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Tårnby
World Mixed Doubles Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Erzurum
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Lethbridge

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.

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]

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References

  1. "Martin Rios". CurlingWorldCup.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Martin RIOS". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games . Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. "World Junior Curling Championships 2020 - Entry List by Country" (PDF). world-curling-federation.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.