Robert Merl

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Robert Merl
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Cali Relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Wejherowo Middle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Wejherowo Long

Robert Merl (born 5 June 1991) is an Austrian orienteering competitor and junior world champion.

He won a gold medal in the middle distance at the 2011 Junior World Orienteering Championships.

He competed at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships. In the sprint competition he qualified for the final, where he placed 21st. [1]

At the World Games in 2013 he won a bronze medal in the mixed relay, together with Gernot Kerschbaumer, Ursula Kadan and Anna Nilsson Simkovics. [2]

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References

  1. "World Orienteering Championships 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland. Sprint Final Men Final results" (PDF). woc2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. "Mixed Relay Results". The World Games 2013, Cali. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2024.