Matthias Merz - World of O Runners

Profile: Matthias Merz
Country	Switzerland
Info	NOTE! This info last updated june 2006! Information is outdated! In 2005 he ran very well in relays, but missed out on the great individual results. Also missed out during EOC 2006 due to illness after the first two races. A student in construction-engineering who has skipped some of the international races this year to focus on his studies.
Club	Rajamäen Rykmentti (FIN) / OLG Rymenzburg (SUI)
Born date	01.02.1984
Lives	Beinwil am See

World Orienteering Championships (WOC)

1 gold medal

2007, Long, Kiev, Ukraine

1 silver medal

2007, Sprint, Kiev, Ukraine

1 bronze medal

2005, Relay, Aichi, Japan

Best for each discipline:

Long: Gold 2007, Kiev, Ukraine
Middle: 8. place 2004, Västerås, Sweden
Sprint: Silver 2007, Kiev, Ukraine
Relay: Bronze 2005, Aichi, Japan

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Overall World Cup (WC Overall)

Best result 9. place:

WC Overall 2007

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European Orienteering Championships (EOC)

Best result 9. place:

2006, Middle, Otepää, Estonia

Best for each discipline:

Middle: 9. place 2006, Otepää, Estonia
Sprint: 10. place 2006, Otepää, Estonia

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Open Nordic Orienteering Championships (NOC)

3 gold medals

2007, Sprint, Bornholm, Denmark
2007, Relay, Bornholm, Denmark
2007, Long, Bornholm, Denmark

Best for each discipline:

Long: Gold 2007, Bornholm, Denmark
Middle: 8. place 2007, Bornholm, Denmark
Sprint: Gold 2007, Bornholm, Denmark
Relay: Gold 2007, Bornholm, Denmark

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World Cup (WC)

1. place: Once

2007, WC no. 6, Kiev, UKR, Middle, WOC

2. place: 2 times

2007, WC no. 9, Stein am Rhein - Swisscup, SUI, Middle
2007, WC no. 7, Kiev, UKR, Long, WOC

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Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC)

1. place: 2 times

2004, Long, Gdynia, Poland
2003, Middle, Põlva, Estonia

2. place: 2 times

2004, Middle, Gdynia, Poland
2003, Long, Põlva, Estonia

3. place: 2 times

2004, Relay, Gdynia, Poland
2003, Relay, Põlva, Estonia

Best for each discipline:

Long: 1. place 2004, Gdynia, Poland
Middle: 1. place 2003, Põlva, Estonia
Relay: 3. place last time 2004, Gdynia, Poland

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Other international results

Individual results:
2007: Springcup, 2. place
2006: Springcup, 1. place
2005: Worldgames, 15. place
Relays:
2007: Jukola 2007, 12. place (7. leg, Out: 10. place, In: 12. place, Rajamäen Rykmentti)
2006: Jukola 2006, 15. place (6. leg, Out: 27. place, In: 20. place, Rajamäen Rykmentti)
2002: Jukola 2002, 77. place (5. leg, Out: 38. place, In: 25. place, OK Tisaren)

IOF World Ranking:
World Ranking position: 2 (as of 1/4/2008)
See also all IOF WRE results for Matthias Merz including updated WR position

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