Peter Grütter is a retired competitive Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 figure skater who currently works as a coach. He was born in Berne

Berne

The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...

. He competed for Switzerland at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics

-Medal table:-Men Singles:Referee:* Henry M. BeattyAssistant Referee:* Oskar MadlJudges: Adolf Walker Gérard Rodrigues Henriques Geoffrey S...

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

Jacques Gerschwiler

Jacques Gerschwiler was a noted Swiss figure skater and coach. He was later elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Among his students were Cecilia Colledge, Jeannette Altwegg, and Sally Stapleford. Born in Arbon, Switzerland, he was the brother of Arnold Gerschwiler and the uncle of...

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His most notable student has been Stéphane Lambiel

Stéphane Lambiel

Stéphane Lambiel is a Swiss figure skater and a choreographer. He is a two-time World Champion, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Champion and a nine-time Swiss national champion...

, 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

Raphaël Bohren is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 2003 Swiss national silver medalist and the 2006 national bronze medalist.-External links:...

, Samuel Contesti

Samuel Contesti

Samuel Contesti is a French-Italian figure skater who competes for Italy. He originally competed for France, then switched to Italy after the 2006-2007 season...

, Laurent Alvarez

Laurent Alvarez

Laurent Alvarez is a Swiss figure skater. He is the 2002 Swiss junior national champion and placed fourth at the 2007 Swiss Figure Skating Championships. He is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix. He is coached by Peter Grütter.-Results:*N = Novice level; J = Junior level-External...

., Paolo Bacchini and Alisson Perticheto.