Fabian Hertner

Fabian Hertner (born 24 February 1985) is a Swiss orienteers. In 2010 he was European champion in the sprint distance, a year earlier he won silver at the World Championships in this competition.

Hertner heard the clubs SC Liestal and Basel OLV country from Switzerland and Kalevan Rasti on from the Finnish city of Joensuu. With the latter Hertner started in 2008 when Jukola relay race. When Jukola 2012 he won the title with the club.

Hertner made ​​in 2005 with his victory at the Junior World Championships over the middle distance attention. So before he joined the Swiss team and played his first 2006 European and World Championships for Men. At the European Championships in Otepaeae he had a good ninth place in the sprint at the World Championships in Denmark, it was enough for a 26th place. After the seasons 2007 and 2008 went rather unsuccessful, but he succeeded in 2009 then the breakthrough. He won World Championship silver and finished the World Cup season on a sixth. In 2010 he won in Bulgaria finally the European Championship title in the sprint and long distance races to the bronze medal. In the relay race he won with Switzerland 's second gold medal.

Placements

Legend: WM = World Championships; EM = European Championships; OWC = Total World Cup