Christine Schaffner

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Christine Schaffner
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Medal record
Representing Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Women's mountain bike orienteering
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Joensuu Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Ostróda Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Ben Shemen Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Montalegre Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Banská Bystrica Middle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Ben Shemen Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Montalegre Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Nové Město na Moravě Long
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Ben Shemen Middle

Christine Schaffner (born 3 February 1979) is a Swiss mountain bike orienteer and world champion. She has participated in all seven World MTB Orienteering Championships from 2004 to 2010, and won gold medals in the long distance four times, in 2006, [1] 2008, [2] 2009 [3] and 2010. [4]

Mountain bike orienteering career

Schaffner competed at the 2004 World MTB Orienteering Championships Ballarat, where she placed 16th in the middle distance and 11th in the long distance. [5] At the 2005 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Banska Bystrica she won a silver medal in the middle distance behind Michaela Gigon, and placed 16th in the long course. She participated on the Swiss relay team, which placed 8th. [6] At the 2006 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Joensuu, she won her first gold medal in the long course, ahead of Ksenia Chernykh and Ingrid Stengård, and placed 10th in the middle distance. [1] At the 2007 World Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave she won a bronze medal in the long distance, placed fourth in the middle and fifth in sprint, while the Swiss relay team placed fifth. [7] At the 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ostróda she won her second gold medal in the long distance, ahead of Marika Hara from Finland. She placed ninth in the sprint. [2] In Ben Shemen in 2009 she again won a world championship gold medal in the long distance, ahead of Sonja Zinkl from Austria. She also won a bronze in the middle, placed 6th in the sprint, and won a silver medal in the relay with the Swiss team. [3] Schaffner won her fourth gold medal in the long distance at the 2010 World Championships in Montalegre. She also won a silver medal in the sprint, placed fifth in the middle, and sixth in the relay. [4]

She has won the long course at the Swiss mountain bike orienteering championships seven years in a row from 2003. [8]

She lives in the municipality Köniz, and works as a goldsmith and teacher. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2008". International Orienteering Federation . Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "MTB-WOC 2009 ISR. Ben Shemen, Israel, 9-16 August 2009". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  4. 1 2 "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2010". International Orienteering Federation . Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2004 AUS. Ballarat, Australia, 19-23 October 2004". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2005 SVK. Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, 5-11 September 2005". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "MTB-WOC 2007 CZE. Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, 5-12 August, 2007". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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