Ralph St�ckli is a Swiss curler from Lucerne. St�ckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing to James Dryburgh of Scotland. In 1997 St�ckli won the gold medal defeating Perttu Piilo of Finland in the final. St�ckli ended his junior career with a bronze in 1998. After a 7th place finish at the 2002 Ford World Curling Championship, St�ckli won a silver at the 2003 Ford World Curling Championship- losing to Canada's Randy Ferbey in the final. St�ckli was the skip of the Swiss team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The team finished just out of medal contention with a 5-4 record. St�ckli was vice on the Swiss team that won the 2006 European Curling Championship. St�ckli announced his retirement from curling in 2010. 

July 23rd, 1976 in Uzwil (Age 48)