Matthias Kyburz

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Matthias Kyburz
Matthias Kyburz JWOC 2010.jpg
Kyburz at JWOC 2010
Personal information
Born (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34)
Sport
SportOrienteering
Athletics
EventMarathon
Club
  • OLK Fricktal, IL Tyrving
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Lausanne Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Trentino-Veneto Mixed sprint relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Inverness Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Strömstad/Tanum Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Czech Republic/Doksy Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Triangle region Knock Out
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Flims-Laax Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Flims-Laax Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Trentino-Veneto Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Strömstad/Tanum Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Strömstad/Tanum Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Riga Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Doksy Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Grisons Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Flims-Laax Long
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Doksy Relay
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 WC Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 WC Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 WC Overall
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 WC Overall
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Cali Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Cali Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Cali Mixed sprint relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Wrocław Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Mixed sprint relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Wrocław Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Wrocław Sprint
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Falun Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Jesenik Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Jesenik Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Cadempino Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Cadempino Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Neuchâtel Knock Out Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Neuchâtel Sprint Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Cadempino Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Cadempino Relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Primiero Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Primiero Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Gothenburg Long
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Aalborg Long
World Military Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 South Korea Long
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 South Korea Middle

Matthias Kyburz (born 5 March 1990) is a Swiss competitor in orienteering [1] and athletics. [2] In orienteering, Kyburz has attained gold medals in the Junior World Orienteering Championships, European Orienteering Championships and the World Orienteering Championships. In athletics, Kyburz is a long-distance specialist; Kyburz attained the world record in 50 km on a treadmill of 2:56:35 on 16 April 2020, breaking a record held by Florian Neuschwander. [3] [4] On 7 April 2024 Kyburz ran 2:07:44 in his Marathon debut, becoming the third fastest Swiss athlete of all time over the distance after Tadesse Abraham and his coach Viktor Röthlin, and achieving the qualifying standard for the 2024 Olympic Games. [5] In the Olympic Marathon, Kyburz finished in 30th place. [6]

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Career

Orienteering

Kyburz won a bronze medal in the Long Distance at the 2008 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden before achieving his only gold medal in the Sprint distance in 2009, and a bronze medal in his last year of eligibility in 2010. Following this, Kyburz took two years to win his first gold medal in the World Championships, winning the sprint distance at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships in Lausanne, ahead of Matthias Merz and Matthias Müller. [7]

Following his 2012 success in the Sprint, Kyburz became an important competitor on the world stage, an all round orienteer with the ability to win any of the three individual orienteering disciplines. This has allowed him to win the Orienteering World Cup on six occasions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2023. For eleven years in a row (2008 to 2018) one of the two Swiss orienteers Matthias Kyburz or Daniel Hubmann won the Orienteering World Cup.

Kyburz has won eight World Orienteering Championships gold medals in five different disciplines: Sprint (2012, Lausanne), Sprint Relay (2014, Trentino), Knock Out Sprint (2022, Vejle), Relay (2015, Inverness and 2023, Flims-Laax) and Middle (2016, Strömstad, 2021, Doksy and 2023, Flims-Laax).

Kyburz has also won European Orienteering Championships gold medals in five different disciplines: Relay (2012), Sprint Relay (2021), Sprint (2016, 2018 and 2023), Knock Out Sprint (2021 and 2023), and Middle (2016 and 2018). Kyburz has won eight World Games medals of which three were gold in Cali 2013, one of each color at The World Games 2017, and a gold and a silver in 2022.

2023 was the best season for Kyburz, where he won the 2023 Orienteering World Cup, two gold medals and one silver medal at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships, and two gold medals and one silver medal at the European Orienteering Championships.

Following the introduction of the Knock-out sprint format in the 2021 orienteering season, Kyburz won every international event in the format until 2023, including in the 2021 European Orienteering Championships, the 2022 Orienteering World Cup and 2022 World Orienteering Championships, and the 2023 European Orienteering Championships.

Athletics

Kyburz attained the world record in 50 km on a treadmill of 2:56:35 on 16 April 2020, breaking a record held by Florian Neuschwander. [3] [4] On 26 July 2020, Kyburz broke the course record in the K43-M category at the Swiss Alpine Marathon by 10 minutes, over 42.7 kilometers and 1324 meters of climb. [8] [9] [5] Kyburz also won the Bern Grand Prix over 10 miles in 2022. [5]

In around 2014, a sports doctor reportedly told Kyburz following a performance test that his test results were optimal for marathon running. The same doctor also had former World Championship bronze medallist Viktor Röthlin on his list of patients, and apparently told Röthlin that there was an orienteering competitor that had better results than either Röthlin or Tadesse Abraham. [5] Following a successful 2023 orienteering season, Kyburz called Röthlin and asked Röthlin to coach him for the 2024 Paris Marathon in an attempt to beat the Olympic qualifying time. [5]

In 2024, during his preparation for the Paris Marathon, Kyburz won the Swiss Championships in the Half Marathon in a time of 1:02:25, breaking his personal best by six minutes. [2]

On 7 April 2024 Kyburz finished 7th in the Paris Marathon in a time of 2:07:44, within the qualification standard of 2:08:10 for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. [10]

On 9 June 2024, Kyburz came 21st at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the half marathon in Rome in a time of 1:03:07. [11]

In the In the Olympic Marathon, Kyburz finished in 30th place. [6]

Results

World Championship results

Year
AgeLongMiddleSprintRelaySprint
Relay		Knock Out
Sprint
2011 21——20———
2012 2219—1———
2013 23—454——
2014 245—521—
2015 25640—14—
2016 267122——
2017 27DSQ1045——
2018 288452——
2019 29418————
2021 312183——
2022 32——7—41
2023 3321—1——
2024 34 2024 Summer Olympics; did not compete

World Cup victories

No.DateVenueDistance
116 June 2011 Flag of Finland.svg Porvoo Sprint
223 June 2012 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg St. Gallen Middle Distance
314 July 2012 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne Sprint (WOC)
44 September 2012 Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg Knock-Out Sprint
58 September 2012 Flag of Finland.svg Vuokatti Middle Distance (p)
67 January 2013 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Sprint
71 June 2013 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Sprint
87 June 2013 Flag of Finland.svg Turku Sprint
96 October 2013 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg BadenSprint
103 January 2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tasmania Sprint
1110 January 2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg TasmaniaLong Distance
124 June 2015 Flag of Norway.svg Halden Long Distance
131 May 2016 Flag of Poland.svg Wroclaw Long Distance
1422 May 2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jeseník Sprint (EOC)
1527 May 2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg JeseníkMiddle Distance (EOC)
1623 August 2016 Flag of Sweden.svg Tanum Middle Distance (EOC)
1715 October 2016 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Aarau Long Distance
1829 September 2017 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grindelwald Long Distance
1930 September 2017 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg GrindelwaldMiddle Distance
206 May 2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ticino Sprint
219 May 2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg TessinMiddle Distance
2215 May 2021 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neuchâtel Knock-Out Sprint (EOC)
2328 May 2022 Flag of Sweden.svg Borås Knock-Out Sprint
244 October 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Verona Sprint
258 October 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Verona Knock-Out Sprint

Personal life

His brother, Andreas Kyburz, is also an international orienteering competitor. [12] Kyburz has a child with fellow orienteer Sarina born in January 2024. [5]

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