Men
SUI
Christian Oberbichler
SUI- Date of birth14 Aug 1992
- Height186 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownOber Urdorf
- Place of birthFrauenfeld
- Start skatingHe took up the sport in 2003 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Club Eislauf-Club Zurich [ECZ]: Switzerland
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, German, Spanish
- FamilyDaughter Giuliette [2018]
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Winning bronze in the team sprint event at the 2020 European Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (limmattalerzeitung.ch, 16 Jan 2020)
In 2018 he was named Athlete of the Year in the municipality of Urdorf, Switzerland. (punkt4.info, 22 Jul 2019)
"No pain, no gain." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
He, Oliver Grob and Livio Wenger won bronze in team sprint at the 2020 European Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands, which was the first European championship medal in speed skating for Switzerland. The trio previously became the first speed skaters representing Switzerland to win a World Cup medal in team sprint when they claimed bronze at the 2019 event in Astana, Kazakhstan. (isu.org, 11 Jan 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 19 Nov 2021)
His parents. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
He sustained an adductor muscle injury in October 2019. (limmattalerzeitung.ch, 16 Jan 2020)
Between 2012 and 2014 he missed two years of training and competition with a knee injury. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Between 2012 and 2014 he missed two years of training and competition with a knee injury. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (limmattalerzeitung.ch, 16 Jan 2020)
He played junior ice hockey with EHC Urdorf in Switzerland. (limmattalerzeitung.ch, 16 Jan 2020)
"I was always the fastest in ice hockey."
