EUSA Year Magazine 2023-2024

The Orienteering Championship
welcomed men and women
athletes to take part in 3
separate race categories: Sprint
Relay, Sprint Finals and Middle-
distance finals, over the course
of the 3-day championship.

After the conclusion of all
three competitions, ETH Zurich
secured the gold medal in
the men’s Sprint Finals. The
University of Applied Sciences
Bern claimed the silver medal,
and ETH Zurich also earned a
spot on the podium by winning
the bronze medal in the same
category.

The Women’s Sprint Finals
saw another competitive race,
where University of Helsinki won
the gold medal, joined by the
University of Applied Sciences
Northwestern Switzerland on
the second position and INSA
Lyon on the third position.

The following races were the
Middle Finals in Gais/Hirschberg,
featuring competitions in
both the men’s and women’s
categories. In the men’s Middle
Finals, the University of Applied
Sciences Bern claimed the top
position, while participants from
ETH Zurich secured both the
silver and bronze medals.

The Women’s Middle Finals also
saw two representatives from
ETH Zürich on the second and
third place on the podium, while
Eötvös Loránd University took
home the gold medal.

The championship was ended
with the Sprint Relay in the town
of Appenzell in extremely rainy

weather, giving the athletes an

extra challenge to overcome

while navigating the 4-legged

course.

In this category, in the men’s

competition, ETH Zürich was

seen in the top spot, winning the

gold medal, while, the University

of Clermont Auvergne went

home with the silver and Aalto

University with the bronze

medal.

As the rain continued to get

heavier, the Women Relay teams

competed for gold, silver and

bronze medals. In this race,

University of Zürich won the

gold medal, the University of

Bern won the silver medal, while

the ETH Zürich won the bronze

medal.

Lastly, 30 mixed teams with

one woman and one man took

part in the 3rd and final category,

mixed relay. This race saw an

exciting and dramatic end to the

championships in Switzerland,

with the University of Bern

dominating from the start to

finish and winning the gold

medal, University of Applied

Sciences Bern held up the

silver medal and University of

Jyväskylä ended up taking home

the bronze medal.

The third European Universities

Orienteering Championship will

take place in Lodz, Poland from

24 to 27 of July, 2025.

PLEASE SEE

http://www.orienteering2023.

eusa.eu

for more information

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FINAL STANDINGS

MIXED TEAM

1. University of Bern SUI


2. University of Applied Sciences Bern SUI


3. University of Jyväskylä FIN

INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDALISTS

SPRINT COMPETITION – MEN

Riccardo Rancan, ETH Zürich SUI

MIDDLE DISTANCE COMPETITION – MEN

Reto Egger, University of Applied Sciences Bern SUI

RELAY COMPETITION – MEN

Attinger & Polsini, ETH Zürich SUI

SPRINT COMPETITION – WOMEN

Hanne Hilo, University of Helsinki FIN

MIDDLE DISTANCE COMPETITION – WOMEN

Zsofia Sárközy, Eötvös Loránd University HUN

RELAY COMPETITION – WOMEN

Brütsch & Roggo, University of Zürich SUI

MIXED RELAY COMPETITION

Simona and Fabian Aebersold, University of Bern SUI