Nicole Schnyder-Benoit

Nicole Schnyder-Benoit
Personal information
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
BornMarch 13, 1973 (1973-03-13) (age 52)
Magglingen, Switzerland
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Switzerland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Timmendorfer Strand Beach
Silver medal – second place 2001 Jesolo Beach

Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born March 13, 1973) 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. She has been Swiss beach volleyball champion seven times.[2]

In 1992, she became third in Swiss championship in high jump.[3]

Schnyder-Benoit is married and mother of 2 boys.

Playing partners

  • Simone Kuhn
  • Magi Schlaefli
  • Annalea Hartmann
  • Nadia Erni
  • Sandra Bratschi
  • Franziska Frei
  • Patricia Dormann

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicole Schnyder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Beachvolleyball Schweizermeisterschaften Podium seit 1992" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  3. ^ "SM-Resultate Datenbank". Swiss Athletics (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-10.


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