Peter Grütter (born 30 June 1942) is a retired competitive

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

who currently works as a coach. He was born in Berne. He competed for Switzerland at the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...

, placing 24th. He retired from competitive skating following that season. As a skater, Grütter was coached by

Jacques Gerschwiler Jacques Gerschwiler (10 September 1898 – 4 May 2000) was a Swiss figure skater and coach. Among his students were Cecilia Colledge, Jeannette Altwegg, Sally Stapleford, Bridget Adams, Barbara Wyatt, and Jacqueline Harbord. Born in Arbon, ...

. Grütter began coaching in 1965. His most notable student has been Stéphane Lambiel, whom he coached from 1995 until June 2008 and again from July 2009. He coached Lambiel to win two World Championships, as well as an Olympic Silver Medal and other titles. Others among his current and former students include Noémie Silberer, Kristel Popovic,

Raphaël Bohren Raphaël Bohren (born 15 May 1984 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Swiss figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympi ...

, Samuel Contesti,

Laurent Alvarez Laurent Alvarez (born 23 September 1990, in Geneva) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included i ...

Paolo Bacchini Paolo Bacchini (born 16 August 1985) is an Italian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 and 2012 Merano Cup champion, 2008 Triglav Trophy champion, and a twelve-time Italian national medalist (2002–2013). Bacchini represented It ...

Alisson Perticheto Alisson Krystle Perticheto (born 18 September 1997) is a former Swiss-Filipino figure skater who represented the Philippines. She is the 2017 Egna Spring Trophy champion, 2015 Skate Helena silver medalist, and 2014 Philippines national champion. ...

and Anna Ovcharova.

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1942 births Living people Swiss figure skating coaches Swiss male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Switzerland Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Bern {{Switzerland-figure-skating-bio-stub