Jan Schnider (born January 7, 1983, in
Oensingen
Oensingen is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
History
Oensingen is first mentioned in 968 as ''Oingesingin cum ecclesia''.
Geography
Oensingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.7% is used ...
) is a
beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...
player from
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, who with his team mate
Martin Laciga
Martin Laciga (born January 25, 1975 in Aarberg) is a retired beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, France, partner ...
is representing his native country at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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, in
Beijing, China
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.
Playing partners
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Marcel Gscheidle
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Martin Laciga
Martin Laciga (born January 25, 1975 in Aarberg) is a retired beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, France, partner ...
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Tino Schutz
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Michel Kertai
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Philip Gabathuler
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Sebastian Beck
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Bernhard Vesti
Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar
*Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946 ...
Sponsors
Swatch
References
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1983 births
Living people
Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swiss beach volleyball players
Olympic beach volleyball players for Switzerland
Sportspeople from the canton of Solothurn
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