Daniel Hubmann

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Daniel Hubmann
Daniel Hubmann WOC2008 long final.jpg
Hubmann with gold medal at WOC 2008
Personal information
Born (1983-04-16) 16 April 1983 (age 41)
Eschlikon
Sport
SportOrienteering
Club
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Olomouc Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Miskolc Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Miskolc Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Savoie Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Inverness Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Inverness Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tartu Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Riga Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Flims Laax Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Aichi Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Aarhus Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Olomouc Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Miskolc Middle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Asiago-Lavarone Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Asiago-Lavarone Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Inverness Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Stromstad Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Riga Middle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Riga Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Aichi Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Olomouc Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Miskolc Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Trondheim Middle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Trondheim Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Stromstad Long
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Stromstad Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Stromstad Middle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Østfold Long
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Kaohsiung Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Cali Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Duisburg Middle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Kaohsiung Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Cali Middle
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 WC Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 WC Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 WC Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 WC Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 WC Overall
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 WC Overall
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 WC Overall
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 WC Overall
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Primorsko Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Ticino Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Otepää Middle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Ventspils Long
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Ventspils Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Ventspils Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Primorsko Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Ticino Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Primorsko Middle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Falun Sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Alicante Long
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Alicante Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Põlva Long
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Põlva Relay

Daniel Hubmann (born 16 April 1983 [1] in Eschlikon, Thurgau) is a Swiss orienteering competitor. Hubmann is the most successful male Swiss orienteer of all time, with 9 Gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships. In 2023, with his victory in the relay at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships, Hubmann became the oldest competitor to win a gold medal at the World Orienteering Championships, at the age of 40 years and 61 days. Hubmann is currently the third most successful male orienteer of all time, behind Thierry Gueorgiou and Olav Lundanes, and has won more medals in total than any other male orienteer.

Contents

Early Life

Hubmann started orienteering at the age of 12. [2] Hubmann originally trained to be a carpenter [3] from 1999-2003. [4] He became Junior World Champion in 2002 in Alicante, both in the long distance and with the Swiss relay team. He first competed at the World Orienteering Championships for Switzerland in 2004- his first year as a senior- where he finished in the top 10 twice. [5]

Career

Early results

Hubmann received a silver medal at the Sprint World Orienteering Championships in 2005, and again in 2006, and a bronze medal in the relay event in 2005 as member of the Swiss Relay team. [6] Hubmann turned professional in 2007. [2]

2008

Hubmann won the men's overall World Cup in 2008, before Thierry Gueorgiou and Matthias Merz. [7] [8]

He won the long distance at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships in Olomouc (before Anders Nordberg), and finished second in the sprint event after Andrey Khramov. He received a bronze medal in the relay event with the Swiss team, together with Baptiste Rollier and Matthias Merz.

He also had success in the European Orienteering Championships, receiving three silver medals.

2009

In the 2009 season, Hubmann, together with teammate Matthias Merz, became the first man to take World Championship medals in all four orienteering disciplines. He accomplished this feat by earning the silver medal in the middle distance at the World Championships in Miskolc, Hungary on 19 August 2009. He followed this up a day later by winning the bronze medal in the sprint distance. In addition Hubmann anchored Kristiansand OK's relay teams to victory in both Tiomila and Jukola. After transferring to Koovee orienteering club he anchored the team to victory in Jukola in 2016 and 2018.

2010-2012

From 2010 to 2012, Hubmann struggled with injuries. In 2012, he missed the World Championships in his home country of Switzerland due to an achilles tendon rupture. Despite this, Hubmann still won medals in the middle distance and the sprint during this time. [3]

2013-2019

From 2013 to 2019, Hubmann had his most dominant period. From 2006 to 2021, Hubmann only finished outside of the top 10 at a World Championships on one occasion- the middle distance in 2014, where he came 11th- and from 2013 to 2017 Hubmann was in the top 3 in the Orienteering World Cup every year, winning two medals in the Sprint distance and one in the Middle distance. From 2008 to 2018, either Hubmann or fellow swiss Matthias Kyburz won the world cup every year.

2020-

In 2023, Hubmann won a gold medal in the relay in the home World Championships in Switzerland, winning with teammates Joey Hadorn and Matthias Kyburz, at the age of 40. This made Hubmann the oldest competitor to win a gold medal at the World Championships. [9]

World ranking

Hubmann was ranked no. 1 on the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) World Ranking per October 2006, [10] and was also ranked no. 1 on the list at the end of the 2008 season (per 10 October 2008). [10] For a brief period in 2015 he was ranked as no. 1 in both Sprint, and Classic orienteering.

World Championship results

Year
AgeLongMiddleSprintRelaySprint
Relay
2004 21——99—
2005 22—2923—
2006 23—624—
2007 24—745—
2008 251423—
2009 261231—
2010 277373—
2011 285—14—
2012 29injured: did not compete
2013 3075—4—
2014 3121122—
2015 322161—
2016 333332—
2017 346515—
2018 354212—
2019 36310—6—
202037—————
2021 384810——
2022 39——12——
2023 406——1—

Personal life

Hubmann married his long-term partner, Annette Kindschi, in June 2015. [11] He is the brother of Martin Hubmann. Daniel also has his own fan club which is run by New Zealand Orienteer Joseph Lynch.

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References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Hubmann". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 21 December 2005.
  2. 1 2 Kocbach, Jan. "Interview with Daniel Hubmann". worldofo.com. World of O. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Daniel Hubmann". worldofo.com. World of O. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "About Me". danielhubmann.ch. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Eventor: Daniel Hubmann". eventor.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. ↑ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 31 December 2007)
  7. ↑ "Results – World Cup 2008". International Orienteering Federation . Retrieved 10 October 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Hubmann - "It's really great"". Orienteering World Cup. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "World Champs Relays". ontheredline.org.uk. On the Red Line. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. 1 2 IOF World Ranking – Daniel Hubmann Archived 6 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 31 December 2007)(Re-accessed on 10 October 2008)
  11. ↑ "Daniel Hubmann hat geheiratet und wird im Herbst erstmals Vater". Tagbladd. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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