Personal Information
| Date of Birth | 10 June 1982 |  |
| Place of Birth | Bassecourt (JU) | |
| Residence | Rütihof in Herrliberg (Zurich) | |
| Height | 183 cm | |
| Weight | 62 kg | |
| Marital Status | Single |
Career Highlights
- Swiss Junior Champion in 1998 (with Mecano)
- Winner of international competitions: Vienna (1998) at the age of 16, St. Gallen (1999) at the age of 17, etc. He also won the CSI in Leipzig (2000) where he received a brand new car before he even had a driver’s license.
- 3rd place at the Swiss Elite Championships (1999) at 17 years old. Believe it or not, already then he was ranked between none other than Markus Fuchs (Tinka’s Boy) and Willi Melliger (Calvaro),
- Bronze medal at the European Juniors in 1997, 4th place individually in 1999, 5th place individually in 2001, 4th place for the Swiss team of young riders in 2002
- Winner of the Prix des Nations in Zagreb in both 1999 and 2001. Winner of the Prix des Nations Super League in Rotterdam in June 2005.
- Silver and bronze at the European Championships in 2003 and 2005 (6th and 7th place individually)
- 6th place in the World Cup Finals in Las Vegas in 2005 (with Pialotta), 3rd place in the World Cup Finals in Las Vegas in 2007 (with Trésor) and 7th place at the finals in Göthenburg in 2008 (with Trésor).
- Several Grand Prix victories: Geneva (pre-qualification for CM HSBC in 2004 and for GP CM Rolex in 2007), Vejer de la Frontera (2003 and 2004), Neuendorf (2003), Valkenswaard (2004), Cannes (2005), Vigo (CM 2007) and others.
- 4th place with the Swiss team at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, 9th place individually
Text: Alban Poudret, www.cavalier-romand.ch
