Christine Schaffner
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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, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Ballarat, where she placed 16th in the middle distance and 11th in the long distance. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
She has won the long course at the Swiss mountain bike orienteering championships seven years in a row from 2003.
She lives in the municipality Köniz
, and works as a goldsmith and teacher.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
mountain bike orienteer
Mountain bike orienteering
Mountain bike orienteering is an orienteering endurance racing sport on a mountain bike where navigation is done along trails and tracks. Compared to foot orienteering, competitors usually are not permitted to leave the trail and track network. Navigation tactics are similar to ski-orienteering,...
and world champion. She has participated in all seven World MTB Orienteering Championships
World MTB Orienteering Championships
The World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in mountain bike orienteering. The World Championships were first held in 2002, and from 2004 they have been organized every year...
from 2004 to 2010, and won gold medals in the long distance four times, in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Mountain bike orienteering career
Schaffner competed at the 2004 World MTB Orienteering ChampionshipsWorld MTB Orienteering Championships
The World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in mountain bike orienteering. The World Championships were first held in 2002, and from 2004 they have been organized every year...
Ballarat, where she placed 16th in the middle distance and 11th in the long distance. At the 2005 World MTB Orienteering Championships
World MTB Orienteering Championships
The World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in mountain bike orienteering. The World Championships were first held in 2002, and from 2004 they have been organized every year...
in Banska Bystrica
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
she won a silver medal in the middle distance behind Michaela Gigon
Michaela Gigon
Michaela Gigon is an Austrian mountain bike orienteer and several times world champion. She has competed at all World MTB Orienteering Championships from 2002 to 2010, won individual gold medals in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, and in relay in 2009.-Mountain bike orienteering career:Gigon...
, and placed 16th in the long course. She participated on the Swiss relay team, which placed 8th. At the 2006 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Joensuu
Joensuu
Joensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848...
, she won her first gold medal in the long course, ahead of Ksenia Chernykh
Ksenia Chernykh
Ksenia Chernykh is a Russian mountain bike orienteer and World Champion. She won individual gold medals at the 2007 and 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships, and a relay gold medal in 2006.-Mountain bike orienteering career:...
and Ingrid Stengård
Ingrid Stengård
Ingrid Stengård is a Finnish mountain bike orienteering competitor. She won two individual bronze medals at the 2006 World MTB Orienteering Championships, and won gold medals with the Finnish relay team in 2007 and 2008.-References:...
, and placed 10th in the middle distance. At the 2007 World Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave
Nové Mesto na Morave
Nové Město na Moravě is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has 10,464 inhabitants.-Business in town:Despite its location surrounded by great outdoors, the town has a long tradition of manufacturing...
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. At the 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ostróda
Ostróda
Ostróda is a town in Ostróda County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, with 33,603 inhabitants as of January 1, 2005. It lies in the Masurian Lake District and is a growing tourist site owing to its relaxing natural surroundings.-History:...
she won her second gold medal in the long distance, ahead of Marika Hara
Marika Hara
Marika Hara is a Finnish mountain bike orienteering competitor and world champion.At the 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ostróda, she won a silver medal in the long distance, and a gold medal in the relay, together with Maija Lång and Ingrid Stengård. In Ben Shemen in 2009 she won a...
from Finland. She placed ninth in the sprint. In Ben Shemen
Ben Shemen
Ben Shemen is a moshav in central Israel. Located around four kilometres east of Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 627....
in 2009 she again won a world championship gold medal in the long distance, ahead of Sonja Zinkl
Sonja Zinkl
Sonja Zinkl is an Austrian mountain bike orienteer. At the 2009 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ben Shemen, she won a silver medal in the long distance, and a gold medal in the relay, together with Elisabeth Hohenwarter and Michaela Gigon....
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. 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.
She has won the long course at the Swiss mountain bike orienteering championships seven years in a row from 2003.
She lives in the municipality Köniz
Köniz
Köniz is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. With a population of 38,793 inhabitants , the municipality is one of the 15 most populous cities in Switzerland.- History :...
, and works as a goldsmith and teacher.