Matthias Merz

Medal record
Matthias Merz. From the World Orienteering Championships 2007 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Competitor for  Switzerland
Men's Orienteering
World Championships
Gold	2007 Kiev	Long
Silver	2009 Miskolc	Middle
Silver	2007 Kiev	Sprint
Bronze	2005 Aichi	Relay
Bronze	2008 Olomouc	Relay
World Cup
Bronze	2008	WC Overall
European Championships
Silver	2008 Ventspils	Relay
Nordic Championships
Gold	2007 Bornholm	Long
Gold	2007 Bornholm	Sprint
Gold	2007 Bornholm	Relay
Junior World Championships
Gold	2002 Alicante	Relay
Gold	2003 Põlva	Short
Gold	2004 Gdansk	Long
Silver	2003 Põlva	Classic
Silver	2004 Gdansk	Middle
Bronze	2003 Põlva	Relay
Bronze	2004 Gdansk	Relay

Matthias Merz (born February 1, 1984) is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, Long distance, and also obtained 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 December 30, 2007) ranked no. 2 on the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) World Ranking.^[2]

References

1. ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 31, 2007)
2. ^ IOF World Ranking – Matthias Merz (Retrieved on December 31, 2007)

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Name	Merz, Matthias
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Date of birth	February 1, 1984
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