Matthias Merz

Matthias Merz

Merz at WOC 2007 in Kiev, Ukraine
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing   Switzerland
World Championships
2007 Kiev Long
2009 Miskolc Relay
2007 Kiev Sprint
2012 Lausanne Sprint
2012 Lausanne Long
2005 Aichi Relay
2008 Olomouc Relay
2009 Miskolc Middle
2010 Trondheim Relay
World Cup
2008 WC Overall
2011 WC Overall
European Championships
2010 Primorsko Relay
2008 Ventspils Relay
2010 Primorsko Middle
2012 Falun Long
Nordic Championships
2007 Bornholm Long
2007 Bornholm Sprint
2007 Bornholm Relay
Junior World Championships
2002 Alicante Relay
2003 Põlva Short
2004 Gdańsk Long
2003 Põlva Classic
2004 Gdańsk Middle
2003 Põlva Relay
2004 Gdańsk Relay

Matthias Merz (born 1 February 1984) is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, Long distance, and also earned a silver medal on the Sprint distance in the same championship. He has a bronze medal from the 2005 Relay Championships in Aichi, Japan, as member of the Swiss winning team.[1] When Merz won the bronze medal in the middle distance at the World Championships in Miskolc in 2009, he joined countryman Daniel Hubmann as the only two men to have ever medaled in all four orienteering disciplines at the World Championships.

He is currently (per 30 December 2007) ranked no. 2 on the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) World Ranking.[2]

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