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Nationality | Swiss | |||||||||||||||||
Born | March 13, 1973 51) Magglingen, Switzerland | (age|||||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born March 13, 1973, in Magglingen) is a retired professional beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. [1] Partnering Simone Kuhn she claimed the gold medal at the 2004 European Championships in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany.
In 1992, she became Swiss champion in high jump. [2]
Schnyder-Benoit is married and mother of 2 boys.
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