Vroni König-Salmi ( German: Vroni König-Salmi ; July 9, 1969 , Wellington , New Zealand ) [1] is a Swiss orienteer , world and European champion in orienteering . [2]
 Wroni König Salmi | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Orienteering | ||
| World Championship | ||
| Gold | Tampere 2001 | Sprint |
| Gold | Rapperswil-Yola 2003 | Relay race |
| Gold | Aichi 2005 | Relay race |
| Silver | Olomouc 2008 | Average |
| Bronze | Grimstad 1997 | Relay race |
| Bronze | Aichi 2005 | Long |
| Bronze | Aarhus 2006 | Relay race |
| Europe championship | ||
| Gold | Sümeg 2002 | Sprint |
| Silver | Sümeg 2002 | Relay race |
| Silver | Otepää 2006 | Relay race |
| Bronze | Primorsko 2010 | Relay race |
For the first time took part in the world championships in 1989. [3] Since then, she has participated in the Swiss team at all world championships with the exception of the World Championships in Kiev . Vroni’s uniqueness lies not only in the fact that she took part in 12 world championships . More impressive is the fact that at the age of 39 she was able to win a silver medal at the World Championships in the Czech Republic in 2008. [four]
Her first gold at the World Championships in 2001 was historic. It was the first championship in which gold medals were played in the sprint discipline. [5] Recall that until 2001, only two individual disciplines were played at the world championships - short and classical. [3]
A year later, she became the first in the sprint and at the European Championship. [6] Thus, she became the first woman who managed to win gold medals in the sprint at both the European and world championships.
For more than 10 years, she played for the Finnish club Turun Suunnistajat, [2] with whom she won the most prestigious Finnish torch in Venla ( fin. Venla ) in 2002. [7]
The 2010 World Cup was the last for König Salmi. In October 2010, she decided that she would not represent Switzerland at the 2011 World Championships in France and would go there exclusively as a spectator. Having completed her career as a top athlete, she returned to Switzerland. Prior to that, she almost always lived in Finland. At home, she works at the National Orienteering Training Center, where she supports various projects related to the preparation of the Swiss national team. [8] In particular, since the fall of 2011, has been Simona Niggley’s personal trainer. [9]
Wrony is married to Finnish orienteer Janni Salmi ( Fin. Janne Salmi ), mother of four children. [2]
Notes
- ↑ Personal facts (English) (inaccessible link) . - Personal site. The date of circulation is January 27, 2009. Archived on February 23, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Profile: Vroni König-Salmi (English) . runners.worldofo.com . The date of circulation is January 27, 2009. Archived on February 23, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 World Orienteering Championships (English) . International Orienteering Federation . The date of circulation is January 27, 2009. Archived June 26, 2011.
- ↑ WOC 2008 (Eng.) . - Official site of the World Cup 2008. The date of appeal is January 27, 2008. Archived March 25, 2012.
- ↑ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (English) (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is January 27, 2009. Archived on February 23, 2011.
- ↑ European Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1962-1964, 2000-2006 (English) (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is January 27, 2009. Archived on February 23, 2011.
- ↑ Asikkala-Jukola 2002, Venlojen Viesti. Final Results . - The results of the 2002 relay race. The date of circulation is January 27, 2009. Archived on February 23, 2011.
- ↑ Vroni now working with Swiss elite (English) . Iof. The appeal date is May 11, 2012. Archived on June 7, 2012.
- ↑ Simone Niggli's new training methods (English) . Iof. The appeal date is May 18, 2012. Archived on June 7, 2012.
Links
- http://www.konig-salmi.com (inaccessible link) . - Personal site. The date of circulation is January 27, 2009. Archived on February 23, 2011.