Matthias Merz

Matthias Merz
Merz at WOC 2007 in Kyiv, Ukraine
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1984-02-01) 1 February 1984
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
2007 KyivLong
2009 MiskolcRelay
2007 KyivSprint
2012 LausanneSprint
2012 LausanneLong
2005 AichiRelay
2008 OlomoucRelay
2009 MiskolcMiddle
2010 TrondheimRelay
World Cup
2008WC Overall
2011WC Overall
European Championships
2010 PrimorskoRelay
2008 VentspilsRelay
2010 PrimorskoMiddle
2012 FalunLong
Nordic Championships
2007 BornholmLong
2007 BornholmSprint
2007 BornholmRelay
Junior World Championships
2002 AlicanteRelay
2003 PõlvaShort
2004 GdańskLong
2003 PõlvaClassic
2004 GdańskMiddle
2003 PõlvaRelay
2004 GdańskRelay

Matthias Merz (born 1 February 1984) is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, Long distance, and also earned a silver medal on the Sprint distance in the same championship. He has a bronze medal from the 2005 Relay Championships in Aichi, Japan, as member of the Swiss winning team. When Merz won the bronze medal in the middle distance at the World Championships in Miskolc in 2009, he joined countryman Daniel Hubmann as the only two men to have ever medaled in all four orienteering disciplines at the World Championships.

He on 30 December 2007, he was ranked no. 2 on the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) World Ranking.