Patrick Heuscher

Patrick Heuscher ( born December 22, 1976 in Frauenfeld ) is a former Swiss beach volleyball player.

Career

Heuscher began his volleyball career at VC Smash Winterthur. There he met Stefan Kobel, with whom he formed a beach volleyball duo from 1996. Their greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the Olympic Games 2004. During the same year they won the World Series tournament in Gstaad and were third in the European Championship. The following year she made ​​it to the cup final and were successful at the World Tour in Paris. In 2006 she managed alongside the tournament victory in Roseto degli Abruzzi, a new third place at the European Championship.

In addition, the team Heuscher / Kobel was also a five-time Swiss champion ( 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005). The duo Heuscher / Kobel was honored in 2004 as a Swiss Team of the Year.

After Kobels career-ending was Sascha Heyer Heuschers new partner. The coached by Jürgen Wagner duo finished ninth and fifth at the European Championships in 2007 and 2008. At the Olympic Games in Beijing Heuscher / Heyer eliminated after the first round from a group of third parties. After four years together, the duo Heyer - Heuscher separated the end of 2010 for sporting reasons. Heuscher reduced the target Olympic Games 2012 in new attack along with Jefferson Bellaguarda. In August 2011 Heuscher / Bellaguarda reached at the European Championship in Kristiansand fourth place.

2012, Bellaguarda separated by a ninth place at the XXX. Summer Olympics in London by Heuscher and ended his professional sports career. In April 2013 Heuscher followed by its withdrawal.

Heuscher athletes is Ambassador of the development aid organization Right to Play.