Markus Egger

Markus Egger (born 24 February 1975 train ) is a former Swiss beach volleyball player.

Career

Egger 1997 played his first international tournaments with Sascha Heyer. In 1998, he formed a duo with Bernard Vesti, does not it past the following year at the World Championships in Marseille on the 41st.

End of 2000, Egger came along with Heyer and had to be at the European Championships in Getxo only beaten compatriots Paul and Martin Laciga. The next tournament in Jesolo Egger / Heyer succeeded in a rematch of the playoff rematch against the Laciga brothers, which they won their first title. At the World Championships in Klagenfurt they lost in the first round in three sets against the Brazilians Emanuel and Tande.

After they had been at the 2002 European Championships at home on the ninth only the third best Swiss duo, they won the bronze medal in 2003 in Alanya. In the same year they failed at the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in the first round of the Norwegians Kjemperud / Hoidalen. The 2004 European Championships ended again until the finale, which lost Egger / Heyer against Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Recker man. At the end of the year, separated the duo.

From 2005 Egger played together with his longtime rival Martin Laciga, while his brother Paul Heyer was a new partner. At the World Championships in Berlin Egger / Laciga were able to defeat the Americans Gibb / Metzger, before they had to give up the later Fourth Polte / Schoen and Canadians leash man / van Huizen beaten. Shortly thereafter, they could win the Open tournament in Stare Jabłonki. A year later ended the career together.

Markus Egger was a three-time Swiss champion (1997, 1999 and 2001).