Simone Niggli-Luder

Simone Niggli -Luder at the 2006 World Cup in Aarhus, Denmark

Simone Niggli -Luder ( born January 9, 1978 in Burgdorf ) is a Swiss orienteer. Considered the best orienteer of all time and won 23 world titles since 2001. Niggli -Luder has announced her resignation at the end of this season. Your last international competition they played in the World Cup final in Baden on 5/6 October 2013, where she won both races and also the ninth overall World Cup title was won

Life

Niggli -Luder comes from Burgdorf in the Canton of Bern. She studied biology and married 2003 Matthias Niggli, which is also orienteers. Both live together with their three children (* 2008; twins * 2011) in Münsingen.

Sporting career

With 23 gold, two silver and six bronze medals at world championships and ten gold medals, four silver and one bronze medal at the European Championships she is the most successful runner of all time in this sport. For a great sensation it caused at the World Championships in Switzerland in 2003, as they (sprint, middle and long distance relay) won gold in all disciplines. This feat has been widely regarded as unrepeatable and returned to the home advantage. At the World Championships in Japan 2005, she repeated this success, however, and won again in all disciplines gold. A total of nine times she won the overall World Cup in their discipline. 2003, 2005 and 2007, she was elected to the Swiss Sportswoman of the Year.

Most important sporting success

• 23- time World Champion
• 9- time World Cup overall winner
• 10 - time European Champion
• Tier 1 World Ranking (as of November 2010)
• Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 2003
• Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 2005
• Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 2007

World Championships

In the World Orienteering Championships Niggli-Luder achieved these rankings:

• 2013 Vuokatti (FIN ): 1st Sprint, first middle distance, long distance 1, Season 3
• 2012 Lausanne ( SUI ): 1st Sprint, 5 middle distance, long distance 1, Season 1
• 2010 Trondheim ( NOR): 1 sprint, 1 long distance, middle distance 2, Season 4
• 2009 Miskolc (HUN ): 3 middle distance, sprint 3, 1 Long Distance, Season 4
• 2007 Kiev (UKR ): 1 middle distance, long distance 3, 1st Sprint, Season 4
• 2006 Aarhus ( DEN): 2 Sprint, first middle distance, long distance 1, Season 3
• 2005 Aichi (JPN ): 1st Sprint, first middle distance, long distance 1, Season 1
• 2004 Västerås (SWE ): 1st Sprint, 6 middle distance, long distance 4, Season 4
• 2003 Rapperswil -Jona (SUI ): 1st Sprint, first middle distance, long distance 1, Season 1
• 2001 Tampere (FIN ): 3 Sprint, 4 middle distance, long distance 1, Season 4
• 1999 Inverness ( SCO): 15 Short Throw

European Championships

In the Orienteering Championships Niggli-Luder achieved these rankings:

• 2012 Falun (SWE ): 1 middle distance, long distance 1, 1st Sprint, 7th Season
• 2010 Primorsko (BUL ): 1 long distance, first middle distance, sprint 2, Season 3
• 2006 Otepaeae (EST ): 1 long distance, Sprint 1, Season 2
• 2004 Roskilde (DEN): 1 long distance, Sprint 1
• 2002 Sümeg (HUN ): 1 Long Distance, Season 2
• 2000 Truskavets (UKR ): 2 middle distance, Season 4

World Cup

• 51 World Cup victories ( 47 single, 4 Season )
• Overall World Cup: 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002

World Games

Park World Tour

11 wins, 1 Ranking 2004, 2 Ranking 2003 Ranking 2002 2

Other Championships

• Nordic Championships: 2007 Bornholm (DK): 1 long distance, middle distance 1, Season 2
• 2005 Notodden (NOR ): 2 long distance, 2 middle distance, sprint 2, Season 3
• 2001 Mikkeli (FIN ): 2 Distance Classic, Season 3
• 1999 Trondheim ( NOR): Season 1

Others

Simone Niggli -Luder belongs to the Swiss orienteering club Hindelbank and the Swedish Association Ulricehamns OK. She's athlete ambassador of development organization Right to Play ambassador, and BioVision, the Foundation for Ecological Development.