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{{short description|Swiss curler and Olympic medalist}}
{{no footnotes|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox curler
 | name = Markus Eggler
 | image =
 | image_size = 200
 | World Championship appearances = 7 (1991, 1992, 1994 <br> 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009)
 | European Championship appearances = 5 (1993, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009)
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | [[Curling]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{SUI}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Curling at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] |  }}
{{MedalBronze| [[Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010 Vancouver]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Curling Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1992 Canada Safeway World Curling Championships|1992 Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] |  }}
{{MedalSilver| [[2001 Ford World Curling Championships|2001 Lausanne]]|}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1994 World Curling Championships|1994 Oberstdorf]] |}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Curling Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2001 European Curling Championships|2001 Vierumäki]]|}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2009 European Curling Championships|2009 Aberdeen]]|}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1993 European Curling Championships|1993 Leukerbad]] |  }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| {{WJCC|1989|1989 Markham}}<!--[[1989 World Junior Curling Championships|1989 Markham]]--> |  }}
}}

'''Markus Eggler''' (born 22 January 1969 in [[Thun]]) is a retired [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[curling|curler]] from [[Münchenstein]].

Eggler was the skip of the Swiss team at the {{WJCC|1986}}, {{WJCC|1987}} and {{WJCC|1989}} [[World Junior Curling Championships]]. At the {{WJCC|1989}} event, he won a bronze medal. He then skipped the Swiss team at the [[World Curling Championships]] in 1991, 1992 and 1994. He was the world champion in 1992 when his Swiss team defeated [[Hammy McMillan]]'s Scottish team in the final 6-3. Eggler won a bronze at the 1994 World Championships and a bronze at the [[1993 European Curling Championships]].

After 1994, Eggler would not return to international curling until 2000 when he played third for [[Andreas Schwaller]] at the European Championships. At the [[2001 World Curling Championships]], he played lead for [[Christof Schwaller]] and won the silver medal. At the 2001 European Championships, he won a silver playing second for Andreas Schwaller. Still playing second for Schwaller, Eggler won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Eggler continues to play second for Andreas.

Eggler announced his retirement from curling in 2010.

== Teammates ==
'''[[Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver Olympic Games]]'''

[[Ralph Stöckli]], ''Skip''

[[Jan Hauser]], ''Third''

[[Simon Strübin]], ''Lead''

[[Toni Müller]], ''Alternate''

'''[[Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games]]'''

[[Andreas Schwaller]], ''Skip''

[[Christof Schwaller]], ''Third''

[[Damian Grichting]], ''Lead''

[[Marco Ramstein]], ''Alternate''

==External links==
* {{Sports links}}
* Video: {{youTube|zwfwqf2eboI|1991 World Men's Curling Championship, round robin, Switzerland (Markus Eggler) - Canada (Kevin Martin)}}

{{Footer World Men's Curling Champions}}

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