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Daniel Hubmann

{{short description|Swiss orienteering competitor}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Daniel Hubmann

| image = Daniel Hubmann WOC2008 long final.jpg

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| caption = Hubmann with gold medal at WOC 2008

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|4|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Eschlikon

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| sport = Orienteering

| club = {{unbulleted list|Koovee |OL Regio Wil }}

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{{MedalSport | Men's orienteering }}

{{MedalCountry | {{SUI}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2008 Olomouc | Long }}

{{MedalGold | 2009 Miskolc | Long }}

{{MedalGold | 2009 Miskolc | Relay }}

{{MedalGold | 2011 Savoie | Sprint }}

{{MedalGold | 2015 Inverness | Middle }}

{{MedalGold | 2015 Inverness | Relay }}

{{MedalGold | 2017 Tartu | Sprint }}

{{MedalGold | 2018 Riga | Sprint }}

{{MedalGold | 2023 Flims Laax | Relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 2005 Aichi | Sprint }}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 Aarhus | Sprint }}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Olomouc | Sprint }}

{{MedalSilver | 2009 Miskolc | Middle }}

{{MedalSilver | 2014 Asiago-Lavarone | Sprint }}

{{MedalSilver | 2014 Asiago-Lavarone | Long }}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Inverness | Long }}

{{MedalSilver | 2016 Stromstad | Relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 2018 Riga | Middle }}

{{MedalSilver | 2018 Riga | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2005 Aichi | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2008 Olomouc | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2009 Miskolc | Sprint }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Trondheim | Middle }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Trondheim | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2016 Stromstad | Long }}

{{MedalBronze | 2016 Stromstad | Sprint }}

{{MedalBronze | 2016 Stromstad | Middle }}

{{MedalBronze | 2019 Østfold | Long }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2009 Kaohsiung | Middle }}

{{MedalGold | 2013 Cali | Relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 2005 Duisburg | Middle }}

{{MedalSilver | 2009 Kaohsiung | Sprint }}

{{MedalSilver | 2013 Cali | Middle }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Cup }}

{{MedalGold | 2008 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 2009 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 2010 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 2011 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 2014 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalGold | 2015 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalSilver | 2013 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalSilver | 2016 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalBronze | 2005 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 | WC Overall }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Primorsko | Long }}

{{MedalGold | 2018 Ticino | Sprint }}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 Otepää | Middle }}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Ventspils | Long }}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Ventspils | Sprint }}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Ventspils | Relay }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Primorsko | Sprint }}

{{MedalSilver | 2018 Ticino | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Primorsko | Middle }}

{{MedalBronze | 2012 Falun | Sprint }}

{{MedalCompetition | Junior World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Alicante | Long }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Alicante | Relay }}

{{MedalBronze | 2003 Põlva | Long }}

{{MedalBronze | 2003 Põlva | Relay }}

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Daniel Hubmann (born 16 April 1983{{cite web |url=http://pwt.org/home/runners_show.asp?runner_id=315 |title=Daniel Hubmann |work=Park World Tour |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051221214228/http://pwt.org/home/runners_show.asp?runner_id=315 |archive-date=2005-12-21}} in Eschlikon, Thurgau) is a Swiss orienteering competitor. Hubmann is the most successful male Swiss orienteer of all time, with 9 Gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships. In 2023, with his victory in the relay at the 2023 World Orienteering Championships, Hubmann became the oldest competitor to win a gold medal at the World Orienteering Championships, at the age of 40 years and 61 days. Hubmann is currently the third most successful male orienteer of all time, behind Thierry Gueorgiou and Olav Lundanes, and has won more medals in total than any other male orienteer.

Early life

Hubmann started orienteering at the age of 12.{{cite web |last1=Kocbach |first1=Jan |title=Interview with Daniel Hubmann |url=https://news.worldofo.com/2008/11/22/daniel-hubmann-presentation/ |website=worldofo.com |publisher=World of O |access-date=23 May 2024}} Hubmann originally trained to be a carpenter from 1999-2003.{{cite web |title=About Me |url=https://danielhubmann.ch/ueber-mich |website=danielhubmann.ch |access-date=23 May 2024}} He became Junior World Champion in 2002 in Alicante, both in the long distance and with the Swiss relay team. He first competed at the World Orienteering Championships for Switzerland in 2004- his first year as a senior- where he finished in the top 10 twice.{{cite web |title=Eventor: Daniel Hubmann |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athletes/Details/10849 |website=eventor.orienteering.org |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |access-date=23 May 2024}}

Career

=Early results=

Hubmann received a silver medal at the Sprint World Orienteering Championships in 2005, and again in 2006, and a bronze medal in the relay event in 2005 as member of the Swiss Relay team.[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823154017/http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp |date=23 August 2011 }} (Retrieved on 31 December 2007) Hubmann turned professional in 2007.

=2008=

Hubmann won the men's overall World Cup in 2008, before Thierry Gueorgiou and Matthias Merz.{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/foot_orienteering/world_cup/world_cup_2008 |title=Results – World Cup 2008 |author= |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |date= |accessdate=10 October 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |url=http://www.6prog.org/iof_news/openstory.aspx?k=550 |title=Hubmann - "It's really great" |author= |publisher=Orienteering World Cup |date=5 October 2008 |accessdate=10 October 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

He won the long distance at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships in Olomouc (before Anders Nordberg), and finished second in the sprint event after Andrey Khramov. He received a bronze medal in the relay event with the Swiss team, together with Baptiste Rollier and Matthias Merz.

He also had success in the European Orienteering Championships, receiving three silver medals.

=2009=

In the 2009 season, Hubmann, together with teammate Matthias Merz, became the first man to take World Championship medals in all four orienteering disciplines. He accomplished this feat by earning the silver medal in the middle distance at the World Championships in Miskolc, Hungary on 19 August 2009. He followed this up a day later by winning the bronze medal in the sprint distance. In addition Hubmann anchored Kristiansand OK's relay teams to victory in both Tiomila and Jukola. After transferring to Koovee orienteering club he anchored the team to victory in Jukola in 2016 and 2018.

=2010-2012=

From 2010 to 2012, Hubmann struggled with injuries. In 2012, he missed the World Championships in his home country of Switzerland due to an achilles tendon rupture. Despite this, Hubmann still won medals in the middle distance and the sprint during this time.{{cite web |title=Daniel Hubmann |url=http://runners.worldofo.com/danielhubmann.html |website=worldofo.com |publisher=World of O |access-date=23 May 2024}}

=2013-2019=

From 2013 to 2019, Hubmann had his most dominant period. From 2006 to 2021, Hubmann only finished outside of the top 10 at a World Championships on one occasion- the middle distance in 2014, where he came 11th- and from 2013 to 2017 Hubmann was in the top 3 in the Orienteering World Cup every year, winning two medals in the Sprint distance and one in the Middle distance. From 2008 to 2018, either Hubmann or fellow swiss Matthias Kyburz won the world cup every year.

=2020-=

In 2023, Hubmann won a gold medal in the relay in the home World Championships in Switzerland, winning with teammates Joey Hadorn and Matthias Kyburz, at the age of 40. This made Hubmann the oldest competitor to win a gold medal at the World Championships.{{cite web |title=World Champs Relays |url=https://www.ontheredline.org.uk/news/world-champs-2023-relays |website=ontheredline.org.uk |publisher=On the Red Line |access-date=23 May 2024}}

World ranking

Hubmann was ranked no. 1 on the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) World Ranking per October 2006,[http://www.6prog.org/iof/wre_athl.asp?n3id=SUI246&how=F IOF World Ranking – Daniel Hubmann] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106153404/http://www.6prog.org/iof/wre_athl.asp?n3id=SUI246&how=F |date=6 January 2008 }} (Retrieved on 31 December 2007)(Re-accessed on 10 October 2008) and was also ranked no. 1 on the list at the end of the 2008 season (per 10 October 2008). For a brief period in 2015 he was ranked as no. 1 in both Sprint, and Classic orienteering.

World Championship results

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|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="10%"|Year

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| width="5%"|Age

| width="5%"|Long

| width="5%"|Middle

| width="5%"|Sprint

| width="5%"|Relay

| width="5%"|Sprint
Relay

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200421——99{{n/a}}
200522—29style="background:silver;"| 2style="background:#c96"| 3{{n/a}}
200623—6style="background:silver;"| 24{{n/a}}
200724—745{{n/a}}
200825style="background:gold;"| 14style="background:silver;"| 2style="background:#c96"| 3{{n/a}}
200926style="background:gold;"| 1style="background:silver;"| 2style="background:#c96"| 3style="background:gold;"| 1{{n/a}}
2010277style="background:#c96"| 37style="background:#c96"| 3{{n/a}}
2011285—style="background:gold;"| 14{{n/a}}
201229colspan=5|injured: did not compete
20133075—4{{n/a}}
201431style="background:silver;"| 211style="background:silver;"| 2style="background:silver;"| 2—
201532style="background:silver;"| 2style="background:gold;"| 16style="background:gold;"| 1—
201633style="background:#c96"| 3style="background:#c96"| 3style="background:#c96"| 3style="background:silver;"| 2—
20173465style="background:gold;"| 15—
2018354style="background:silver;"| 2style="background:gold;"| 1style="background:silver;"| 2—
201936bgcolor=#c96 | 310{{n/a}}6{{n/a}}
202037{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
2021384810——
202239{{n/a}}{{n/a}}12{{n/a}}—
2023406—{{n/a}}style="background:gold;"| 1{{n/a}}
202441{{n/a}}{{n/a}}10{{n/a}}—

Personal life

Hubmann married his long-term partner, Annette Kindschi, in June 2015.{{cite news |title=Daniel Hubmann hat geheiratet und wird im Herbst erstmals Vater |url=https://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/frauenfeld-munchwilen/daniel-hubmann-hat-geheiratet-und-wird-im-herbst-erstmals-vater-ld.775596 |access-date=23 May 2024 |work=Tagbladd |date=29 July 2015}} He is the brother of Martin Hubmann. Daniel also has his own fan club which is run by New Zealand Orienteer Joseph Lynch.

References

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{{Footer Orienteering World Cup Men}}

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Category:1983 births

Category:Living people

Category:Swiss male orienteers

Category:Swiss foot orienteers

Category:World Orienteering Championships medalists

Category:World Games gold medalists for Switzerland

Category:World Games silver medalists for Switzerland

Category:World Games medalists in orienteering

Category:Sportspeople from Thurgau

Category:Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists

Category:Medalists at the 2005 World Games

Category:Medalists at the 2009 World Games

Category:Medalists at the 2013 World Games

Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen