Overview: WOC Teams 2008

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Team Switzerland WOC 2008 - 14 runners

Team Overview - Disciplines*

	Name	Sprint	Middle	Long	Relay
1.	Ines Brodmann		23rd place Qual: 10th place		4th place
2.	Caroline Cejka			19th place Qual: 11st place
3.	Rahel Friedrich	19th place Qual: 9th place
4.	Fabian Hertner		30th place Qual: 14th place
5.	Daniel Hubmann	medal Qual: 1st place	4th place Qual: 6th place	medal Qual: 1st place	medal
6.	Vroni Koenig-Salmi		medal Qual: 5th place		4th place
7.	Marc Lauenstein			14th place Qual: 9th place
8.	Matthias Merz	23rd place Qual: 3rd place		5th place Qual: 5th place	medal
9.	Lea Mueller	14th place Qual: 4th place	9th place Qual: 2nd place		4th place
10.	Matthias Mueller	14th place Qual: 1st place
11.	Baptiste Rollier		12nd place Qual: 1st place		medal
12.	David Schneider			37th place Qual: 1st place
13.	Seline Stalder	12nd place Qual: 4th place		12nd place Qual: 6th place
14.	Angela Wild			22nd place Qual: 5th place

Note! Information regarding planned disciplines may be inaccurate and change within the day before the competition.

Detailed Team information

Ines Brodmann

Club	Södertälje-Nykvarn (SWE)
Born date	01.04.1985
Info/Biography	Did not qualify for the middle final in her debut 2007 in Kiev, but will get another shot at the middle in WOC 2008. Also selected for relay. 11th place at the EOC-spint 2008 shows her potential. Anchored her team SNO to 2nd place in this years Tiomila-relay.
Selected results	23. place, WOC 2008 Middle 4. place, WOC 2008 Relay 11. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 19. place, WC 2008 #10, 24. place, WC 2008 #9, 26. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Caroline Cejka

Club	Göteborg-Majorna (SWE)
Born date	29.10.1985
Info/Biography	The young swiss will make her WOC-debut in 2008. She is selected for the long distance.
Selected results	19. place, WOC 2008 Long 17. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 22. place, EOC 2008 Long 36. place, EOC 2008 Middle 27. place, WC 2008 #10, 29. place, WC 2008 #11, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Rahel Friedrich

Club	OK Ravinen (SWE) / OLG Basel (SUI)
Born date	22.01.1986
Info/Biography	Made her WOC-debut 2008 at the sprint distance, finishing 19th. Studying to become a teacher.
Selected results	19. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 18. place, WC 2008 #10, 22. place, WC 2008 #9, 28. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 30. place, WC 2008 #11, 32. place, WC 2008 #5, Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Fabian Hertner

Club	Kalevan Rasti (FIN) / OLV Baselland (SUI)
Born date	24.02.1985
Info/Biography	Third year in the senior class after his JWOC-gold on homeground in 2005. Showed already in EOC 2006 that he has great potential for the future. Running middle distance at WOC 2008.
Selected results	30. place, WOC 2008 Middle 26. place, WOC 2006 Sprint 45. place, WC 2008 #11, 9. place, EOC 2006 Sprint 11. place, WC 2007 #10, Sprint 5. place, WC 2006 #4, » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Daniel Hubmann

Club	Kristiansand OK (NOR)/ OL Regio Wil (SUI)
Born date	16.04.1983
Info/Biography	Junior World Champion who took the step to the senior class easily. Very strong sprintresults, but Hubmann is a real allrounder. Important relayrunner in a young Swiss team. Surprised a whole orienteering world when he sprinted past Emil Wingstedt to give SUI a bronze medal at WOC-relay 2005. Still waiting for his BIG WIN after four silver medals at EOC and three in WOC. Has two younger brothers: Beat (in the jr. national team) and Martin. Daniels trainers are: Thomas Bührer (national team), Kilian Imhof and Hans Baumann (track and field). Running all four races at WOC 2008, and started with another silver medal on the opening sprint. www.danielhubmann.ch
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Selected results	1. place, WOC 2008 Long 2. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 2. place, EOC 2008 Long 2. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 4. place, WOC 2008 Middle 1. place, WC 2008 #11, » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Vroni Koenig-Salmi

Club	Turun Suunnistajat (FIN)
Born date	06.07.1969
Info/Biography	The 39 year-old will run her 12th WOC in 2008. An incredible career, she has participated in all WOC\'s since 1989, exepct last year in Ukraine. She has now four children, and is married to Finlands national team coach Janne Salmi. She had to wait to her 7th WOC before she took her first gold- a historical one, as she became the first ever World Champion on the new sprint distance in 2001. She was also the first European Champion on sprin the year after. Will run middle and relay in WOC 2008.
Selected results	2. place, WOC 2008 Middle 4. place, WOC 2008 Relay 3. place, WOC 2005 Long 2. place, WC 2006 #4, 7. place, WC 2008 #5, Long 10. place, WOC 2006 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Marc Lauenstein

Club	Vehkalahden Veikot (FIN) / CO Chenau (SUI)
Born date	15.09.1980
Born place	Cormondréche
Info/Biography	Comes from the French speaking part of Switzerland. Had his big breakthru in WOC 2005 with silver and bronze. Did not run EOC 2006 as he was finishing on his studies to be a dentist, but decided his shape was so good that he could do well at WOC. He was rewarded with another Silver. Missed the long final at WOC 2007 with illness, after winning his qualification heat. Has been struggeling with an injury in spring 2008, restricting him to only running shorter races. At WOC he will put all his effort into the long distance, though. Living together with Sandra Zurcher of the USA-team.
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Selected results	2. place, WOC 2006 Long 14. place, WOC 2008 Long 2. place, WOC 2005 Long 4. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 3. place, WC 2007 #2, Middle 27. place, EOC 2008 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Matthias Merz

Club	Rajamäen Rykmentti (FIN) / OLG Rymenzburg (SUI)
Born date	01.02.1984
Info/Biography	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 skipped some of the international races 2007 to focus on his studies. Hit his maximum shape at WOC 2007, winning the long distance in impressive style, and also catching the silver medal on the sprint. Running sprint, long and relay at WOC 2008.
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Selected results	1. place, WOC 2007 Long 2. place, WOC 2007 Sprint 5. place, WOC 2008 Long 2. place, WC 2008 #9, 3. place, WOC 2008 Relay 4. place, EOC 2008 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Lea Mueller

Club	Södertalje-Nykvarn (SWE)
Born date	07.05.1982
Info/Biography	Running sprint, middle and relay at WOC 2008.
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Selected results	9. place, WOC 2008 Middle 14. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 9. place, EOC 2008 Middle 9. place, WOC 2007 Long 4. place, WOC 2008 Relay 11. place, WOC 2007 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Matthias Mueller

Club	Södertälje-Nykvarn (SWE) / Bussola OK (SUI)
Born date	12.09.1982
Info/Biography	Made his WOC-debut in 2005, and showed good form in 2006, too. Surprised many by winning a stage in Swedens Elitserien. Educated in electro-engineering. Struggled with some illness during 2007, but are back again in 2008. Running only sprint at Woc 2008, getting 14th place.
Selected results	14. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 2. place, WC 2007 #10, Sprint 9. place, WOC 2007 Middle 11. place, EOC 2008 Sprint 5. place, WOC 2006 Sprint 18. place, EOC 2008 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Baptiste Rollier

Club	Kristiansand OK (NOR)
Born date	27.09.1982
Info/Biography	Won Tiomila with Kristiansand 2008. Also won Jukola with his former club Vehkaladen Veikot in 2006. Will also get a chance in the Swiss relay team, together with Hubmann and Merz. Also running middle at WOC 2008.
Selected results	2. place, WC 2008 #10, 3. place, WOC 2008 Relay 3. place, WC 2008 #11, 12. place, WOC 2008 Middle 6. place, EOC 2008 Long 2. place, EOC 2008 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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David Schneider

Club	Farum Tisvilde OK (DEN) / OL Regio Wil (SUI)
Born date	27.04.1981
Info/Biography	An all-rounder who are now one of the best long distance runners in orienteering. Physically very strong, with medal from swiss cross country champs. Educated as an electroengineer. Will get a chance on the long distance again in WOC 2008.
Selected results	37. place, WOC 2008 Long 29. place, EOC 2008 Long 9. place, WOC 2006 Long 10. place, WC 2008 #10, 4. place, WOC 2005 Long 13. place, WC 2008 #5, Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile
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Seline Stalder

Club	Turun Suunnistajat (FIN)
Born date	29.07.1984
Info/Biography	Running sprint and long in WOC 2008.
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Selected results	12. place, WOC 2008 Sprint 12. place, WOC 2008 Long 10. place, WOC 2007 Long 26. place, WOC 2007 Middle 30. place, EOC 2008 Long 4. place, WC 2007 #10, Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile

Angela Wild

Club	IF Thor (SWE)
Born date	15.07.1980
Info/Biography	Had her big breakthru with the third place in the Swiss World cup 2007. Running long distance at WOC 2008. An experienced first leg runner on relays.
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Selected results	3. place, WC 2008 #11, 22. place, WOC 2008 Long 3. place, WC 2007 #9, Middle 10. place, WC 2008 #9, 15. place, WC 2008 #10, 28. place, WC 2008 #5, Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile