Christian Aebersold

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Christian Aebersold
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Mariánské Lázně Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 West Point Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Detmold Relay

Christian Aebersold (born 22 February 1962 [1] ) is a Swiss orienteering competitor. He is three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Swiss winning teams in 1991, 1993 and 1995. [2] He is also a four time Swiss champion over the long distance (1986 to 1988, and 1990). [3]

Aebersold is the father of Simona Aebersold. [4]

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References

  1. Christian Aebersold profile in the database of the Association of Road Racing Statisticians. URL last accessed 2022-09-29.
  2. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006(Retrieved on December 2, 2007) Archived March 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Swiss Orienteering: Offene Rechnungen und klare Favoritin , with a list of all winners of the Swiss Orienteering Championships (long distance). August 16, 2012. URL last accessed 2012-10-30.
  4. "JWOC 2016 - in brief: Simona Aebersold, Junior World Champion Sprint (SUI)".