Matthias Kyburz

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Athlete profile: Matthias Kyburz

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Extreme sprint talent in his early senior years, but gradually improved also in forest orienteering up to a level where he won the overall World Cup the first time in 2012 and also World Cup races in all disciplines. As of June 2017, Matthias Kyburz has won 6 WOC medals, of which 4 are individual medals. In addition he has won 2 EOC medals, of which both are individual medals. With his World Champs title over the middle distance in 2016, Kyburz had taken WOC gold medals in sprint, middle, relay and sprint relay, and as June 2017 only the long distance gold medal was missing.

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The 2016 season was the best season so far for the Swiss runner with three medals at WOC (silver in both sprint and relay in addition to the gold in middle), two individual gold medals at EOC (sprint and middle) and his third overall World Cup victory. Kyburz has been one of the big names in international orienteering from 2012 and on - and an important part of the Swiss team. His running speed is his strenght - and especially his ability to keep up the high speed towards the end of the races when his competitors start to fade. Already as a junior Kyburz was on top in sprint, winning JWOC sprint in Italy in 2009. Two years later - the first year in the senior season - Kyburz surprised everyone by winning the World Cup opening - a sprint race marking the opening of the 2011 edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour. Continued with a 3rd place on the second World Cup race of the season. WOC 2011 was no success - but in 2012 Matthias Kyburz was back stronger than ever: World Champion in sprint on home ground in Switzerland. European Champion in relay in Sweden. Four victories and four more podiums in the World Cup made him win the overall World Cup 2012. Kyburz continued at the same level wining all three individual sprint races in the 2013 World Cup spring season, but then failed at WOC in Finland even if his speed was good enough. However Kyburz managed to win his second overall world cup victory with a win at the final event in Switzerland. In 2014 Kyburz disappointed at EOC In Portugal. At World Champs he was back in shape and took two 5th places in the individual disciplines and won the gold in the first ever sprint-relay and was the last leg runner for the swiss relay team which won the silver medal. In the overall world cup Kyburz took the 3rd place in 2014. In 2015 Kyburz had a great start in the world cup by winning two long distance race at world cup level. At World Champs he was the anchor man of the swiss relay team which won the gold medal. In the overall world cup he finished again on the podium, this time on 2nd place.

Country	Switzerland
WoO Ranking	Overall: 1, Sprint: 1, Middle: 1, Long: 2
World Ranking	Middle/Long 2 / Sprint 10 (as of 21/12/2024)
Club	OLK Fricktal
Born place	Rheinfelden (SUI)
Born year	1990
Lives	Möhlin (SUI)
Webpage	http://matthiaskyburz.ch

World Orienteering Championships (WOC)

8 gold medals

2023, Relay, Flims Laax, Switzerland
2023, Middle, Flims Laax, Switzerland
2022, KO-Sprint, Vejle, Denmark
2021, Middle, Doksy, Czech Republic
2016, Middle, Stromstad, Sweden
2015, Relay, Inverness, Scotland
2014, MixedRelay, Veneto/Trentino, Italy
2012, Sprint, Lausanne, Switzerland

6 silver medals

2023, Long, Flims Laax, Switzerland
2021, Long, Doksy, Czech Republic
2018, Relay, Riga, Latvia
2016, Sprint, Stromstad, Sweden
2016, Relay, Stromstad, Sweden
2014, Relay, Veneto/Trentino, Italy

1 bronze medal

2021, Relay, Doksy, Czech Republic

Best for each discipline:

Long: Silver last time 2023, Flims Laax, Switzerland
Middle: Gold last time 2023, Flims Laax, Switzerland
Sprint: Gold 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland
Relay: Gold last time 2023, Flims Laax, Switzerland
MixedRelay: Gold 2014, Veneto/Trentino, Italy
KO-Sprint: Gold 2022, Vejle, Denmark

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Overall World Cup (WC Overall)

1. place: 3 times

WC Overall 2016
WC Overall 2013
WC Overall 2012

2. place: Once

WC Overall 2015

3. place: Once

WC Overall 2014

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European Orienteering Championships (EOC)

9 gold medals

2023, Sprint, Trentino - Veneto, Italy
2023, KO-Sprint, Trentino - Veneto, Italy
2021, MixedRelay, Neuchatel, Switzerland
2021, KO-Sprint, Neuchatel, Switzerland
2018, Sprint, Tessin, Switzerland
2018, Middle, Tessin, Switzerland
2016, Sprint, Jesenik, Czech Republic
2016, Middle, Jesenik, Czech Republic
2012, Relay, Falun, Sweden

3 silver medals

2023, MixedRelay, Trentino - Veneto, Italy
2018, Relay, Tessin, Switzerland
2018, Long, Tessin, Switzerland

1 bronze medal

2022, Relay, Rakvere, Estonia

Best for each discipline:

Long: Silver 2018, Tessin, Switzerland
Middle: Gold last time 2018, Tessin, Switzerland
Sprint: Gold last time 2023, Trentino - Veneto, Italy
Relay: Gold 2012, Falun, Sweden
MixedRelay: Gold 2021, Neuchatel, Switzerland
KO-Sprint: Gold last time 2023, Trentino - Veneto, Italy

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World Cup (WC)

1. place: 25 times

2023, WC no. 7, Verona, ITA, KO-Sprint
2023, WC no. 6, Verona, ITA, Sprint
2022, WC no. 2, Boras, SWE, KO-Sprint
2021, WC no. 1, Neuchater, SUI, KO-Sprint
2018, WC no. 2, Tessin, SUI, Middle, EOC
2018, WC no. 1, Tessin, SUI, Sprint, EOC
2017, WC no. 10, Grindelwald, SUI, Sprint
2017, WC no. 9, Grindelwald, SUI, Long
2016, WC no. 9, Switzerland, Long
2016, WC no. 7, Stromstad, SWE, Long, WOC
2016, WC no. 5, Jesenic, CZE, Middle, EOC
2016, WC no. 3, Jesenic, CZE, Sprint, EOC
2016, WC no. 2, Poland, Sprint
2015, WC no. 4, Halden, NOR, Long
2015, WC no. 3, Tasmania, AUS, Long
2015, WC no. 1, Tasmania, AUS, Sprint
2013, WC no. 13, PostFinancesprint, SUI, Sprint
2013, WC no. 7, NORT, FIN, Sprint
2013, WC no. 4, NORT, NOR, Sprint
2013, WC no. 2, New Zealand, NZL, Sprint
2012, WC no. 13, NORT, FIN, Middle
2012, WC no. 11, NORT, SWE, Sprint
2012, WC no. 6, Lausanne, Switzerland, Sprint, WOC
2012, WC no. 4, Postfinancesprint, SUI, Middle
2011, WC no. 1, NORT, FIN, Sprint

2. place: 17 times

2023, WC no. 5, Ceska Lipa, CZE, Long
2023, WC no. 2, Ostfold, NOR, Middle
2021, WC no. 6, Cansiglio, ITA, Middle
2021, WC no. 5, Cansiglio, ITA, Long
2018, WC no. 3, Tessin, SUI, Long, EOC
2017, WC no. 7, Cesis, LAT, Middle
2017, WC no. 1, Lohja, FIN, Sprint
2016, WC no. 10, Switzerland, Sprint
2016, WC no. 6, Stromstad, SWE, Sprint, WOC
2014, WC no. 14, Switzerland, Sprint
2014, WC no. 1, Turkey, TUR, Middle
2013, WC no. 12, PostFinancesprint, SUI, Middle
2013, WC no. 11, Vuokatti, Finland, Middle, WOC
2013, WC no. 8, NORT, FIN, Middle
2012, WC no. 12, NORT, FIN, Sprint
2012, WC no. 9, NORT, NOR, Sprint
2012, WC no. 5, Postfinancesprint, SUI, Sprint

3. place: 12 times

2023, WC no. 4, Ceska Lipa, CZE, Middle
2019, WC no. 7, Basel, SUI, Sprint
2018, WC no. 11, Prague, CZE, Sprint
2018, WC no. 7, Ostfold, NOR, Long
2017, WC no. 8, Cesis, LAT, Sprint
2015, WC no. 6, Munkedal, SWE, Middle
2015, WC no. 2, Tasmania, AUS, Middle
2014, WC no. 7, Kongsberg, NOR, Middle
2013, WC no. 6, NORT, SWE, Sprint
2012, WC no. 10, NORT, NOR, Middle
2011, WC no. 10, Postfinancesprint, SUI, Sprint
2011, WC no. 2, NORT, SWE, Sprint

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Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC)

1. place: Once

2009, Sprint, San Martino, Italy

2. place: Once

2009, Relay, San Martino, Italy

3. place: 2 times

2010, Long, Ålborg, Denmark
2008, Long, Göteborg, Sweden

Best for each discipline:

Long: 3. place last time 2010, Ålborg, Denmark
Middle: 8. place 2009, San Martino, Italy
Sprint: 1. place 2009, San Martino, Italy
Relay: 2. place 2009, San Martino, Italy

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NOCjr (NOCjr)

Best result 6. place:

2009, Sprint, Salo, Finland

Best for each discipline:

Long: 9. place 2009, Salo, Finland
Middle: 28. place 2009, Salo, Finland
Sprint: 6. place 2009, Salo, Finland

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EYOC (EYOC)

Note that some EYOC results may be missing.

1. place: Once

2008, Long, Solothurn, Switzerland

Best for each discipline:

Long: 1. place 2008, Solothurn, Switzerland
Sprint: 5. place 2008, Solothurn, Switzerland

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Other international results

Relays:
2012: Jukola 2012, 8. place (6. leg, Out: 13. place, In: 8. place, OK Tisaren)

IOF World Ranking:
World Ranking position: Middle/Long 2 / Sprint 10 (as of 21/12/2024)
See also all IOF WRE results for Matthias Kyburz including updated WR position

Matthias Kyburz is found under the following names:
Matthias Kyburz (218 times) .

World Championships 2017, Sprint Qualification

World Championships 2016, Sprint Qualification

World Championships 2014, Sprint Qualification

World Championships 2013, Sprint Qualification

World Championships 2013, Middle Qualification

World Championships 2012, Sprint Qualification

World Championships 2012, Long Qualification

World Championships 2011, Sprint Qualification

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