1x gold, 3x silver: 4 Eastern Swiss professional champions shine at WorldSkills Lyon 2024

15.09.2024 – 22:16

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Press release from the SwissSkills Foundation dated 15 September 2024

1x gold, 3x silver: 4 Eastern Swiss professional champions shine at WorldSkills Lyon 2024

The WorldSkills Lyon 2024 are already history – and will go down in the history of the Swiss delegation as a successful world championship. The SwissSkills National Team won no fewer than seven gold medals, seven silver medals and one bronze medal, making it “Top 3 of the World” and “Best Nation of Europe”. Switzerland thus achieved a similarly good result as at the WorldSkills 2019 in Kazan.

The results are convincing! Once again, the Swiss professional talents shone at the WorldSkills, underlining the excellence of the domestic vocational training system in international comparison. The 45-strong SwissSkills National Team competed in 41 competitions and won an impressive 15 medals – seven gold, seven silver and one bronze. This makes Switzerland “Top 3 in the World” and “Best Nation in Europe”. The technical delegate, Martin Erlacher, is satisfied: “I am incredibly proud of our 45 competitors.” Over the past few days, they have shown what they are capable of in an impressive way and have put Swiss vocational training back in the best possible light!”

These are our professional champions with a Gold medal:

• Michael Bieri (carpentry, carpenter EFZ, Süderen BE)
• Edward Booth (Skill Cyber ​​​​Security, IT Specialist EFZ, Therwil BL) / Philippe Dourassov (Skill Cyber ​​​​Security, Role VD)
• Reto Dali (Landscape gardening skills, Gardener EFZ I Garden and Landscape Construction, Gunzwil LU) / Samuel Binder (Landscape gardening skills, Gardener EFZ I Garden and Landscape Construction, Reiden LU)
• Cedric Long (Skill Heavy Vehicle Technology, Agricultural Machinery Mechanic EFZ, Stetten SH)
• Michael Ryter (Skills in plastering and drywall systems, plasterer-drywaller EFZ, Grüt ZH)
• Sophie Schumacher (Skill Heavy Truck Maintenance, Automotive Mechatronics Engineer EFZ, Commercial Vehicles, Hagneck BE)
• Carmen Többen (Skill Hotel Reception, Hotel Communication Specialist EFZ, Oberhofen BE)

One Silver medal have won:

• Nevio Bernet (Automotive engineering skills, automotive mechatronics technician EFZ, Ufhusen LU)
• Melvin Deubelbeiss (Skill Electronics, Electronics Technician EFZ, Holderbank AG)
• Julian Gemperli (Skills in metal construction, metalworker EFZ, Flawil SG)
• Lara Kaufmann (Skill 36 Car Painting, Car Body Painter EFZ, Riggisberg BE)
• Felix Kuster (Stonemason specialization, Stonemason EFZ, Jona SG)
• Maurin Schickli (Skill Industry 4.0, IT specialist EFZ, Engelburg SG), Leon Bamert (Skill Industry 4.0, Automation technician EFZ, Dinhard ZH)
• Elmar Wyrsch (craftsmanship, carpenter EFZ, Attinghausen UR)

One Bronze medal :

• Stefanie Fahrni (Skill Fashion Technology, clothing designer EFZ, Trubschachen BE)

In addition, there were 21 “Medallions for Excellence” – that is 8 diplomas more than at the WorldSkills 2019 in Kazan. WorldSkills awarded two of the 15 medals yesterday for so-called “Exhibition Skills”: the gold medal for Sophie Schumacher and the silver medal for Felix Kuster.

The team around Edward Booth & Philippe Dourassov (Skill Cyber ​​​​Security) was also awarded the “Best of Nation” prize for the highest score.

“All for one, one for all!”

This rain of medals equalized the good result of the WorldSkills 2019 in Kazan (5x gold, 5x silver, 6x bronze). When asked about the recipe for success, Martin Erlacher explains: “With the competitors, the experts, our team leaders and the entire delegation, we managed to implement our motto ‘All for one – one for all’ from A to Z.” Each and every one of them was an important piece of the puzzle of this brilliant success.”

Our media service for the award ceremony at WorldSkills 2024 in Lyon

Photos: All pictures of the competitions and the award ceremony are available free of charge via the following link.

Link to the image database: https://photos.swiss-skills.ch/Photos/SwissSkills-National-Team-WorldSkills-Lyon-2024

Audio quotes (for radio stations & press): Our radio reporter continuously interviews the medal winners and provides current voices and impressions.

The audio interviews are continuously published on: Audiofiles / Fichiers_audio – Google Drive

Video material: We provide professional video material for online services and TV channels from the Winner Circle. Link to the video download server: WorldSkills_2024 | Media – Google Drive

Results: Results | SwissSkills (swiss-skills.ch)

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