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Winner of 20 tennis grand slam tournaments and longtime world No 1.
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Roger
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Federer
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Road cyclist, two time Olympic and four time World champion in time trial (“Spartacus”).
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Fabian
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Cancellara
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NBA center for the Houston Rockets and the Atlanta Hawks.
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Clint
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Capela
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Basel-born Captain of the Swiss national soccer team, midfielder (Arsenal, Mönchengladbach).
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Granit
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Xhaka
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NHL defenseman for the Nashville Predators, winner of the James Norris trophy.
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Roman
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Josi
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Ski jumper and four-time Olympic champion (“Flying Harry Potter”).
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Simon
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Ammann
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Retired five-time tennis grand slam winner of slovak descent.
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Martina
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Hingis
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Goalkeeper of Bayern Munich and the Swiss national soccer team.
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Yann
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Sommer
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Former alpine skier, five time Hahnenkamm winner and Olympic champion.
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Didier
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Cuche
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Retired ice hockey defenceman with nearly 800 NHL games for Montreal, the New York Islanders and Philadelphia.
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Mark
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Streit
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Sprinter and 60 m world indoor champion in 2022.
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Mujinga
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Kambundji
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Russian-born former snowboard freestyler and halfpipe Olympic champion in 2014.
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Youri
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Podladtchikov
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First Swiss NBA player (Chicago, Oklahoma, Atlanta, Utah, Houston).
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Thabo
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Sefolosha
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Geneva-born race driver who used to compete in Formula 1 with a French license (Lotus, Renault, Haas).
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Romain
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Grosjean
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Six-time winner of the Ironman Hawaii and European triathlon champion.
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Natascha
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Badmann
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Winner of three tennis grand slam tournaments (“Marathon-Stan”).
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Stan
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Wawrinka
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Former figure skater from Valais, two-time World champion and Olympic silver medailst.
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Stéphane
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Lambiel
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Chess player of Russian descent, two-time World Championship finalist (losses to Anatoly Karpov).
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Victor
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Kortchnoi
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Soccer player of Kosovar descent, midfielder for Basel, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Stoke City, Liverpool, Lyon and Chicago.
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Xherdan
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Shaqiri
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Legendary Formula 1 driver from Fribourg, died in a race crash at Brands Hatch in 1971, aged 35.
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Jo
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Siffert
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