Annelies Meier is a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...

competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individ ...

. She won a bronze medal in the ''relay'' at the

World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (often abbreviated as WOC) is an international orienteering competition which has been organized by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) since 1966. The World Orienteering Championships is considere ...

Thun Thun () is a List of towns in Switzerland, town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Thun (administrative district), Thun in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern in Switzerland. ...

in 1981, together with

Ruth Schmid Ruth Schmid is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won a bronze medal in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in 1981, together with Annelies Meier, Irene Bucher and Ruth Humbel Ruth Humbel (born 23 July 1957) is a Swiss pol ...

Irene Bucher Irene Bucher is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won a bronze medal in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in Thun Thun () is a List of towns in Switzerland, town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the ...

and

Ruth Humbel Ruth Humbel (born 23 July 1957) is a Swiss politician ( CVP) who was a member of the Federal Assembly from 2003 to 2023. She is also an orienteering competitor at international level. She won bronze medals in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteer ...

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Swiss female orienteers Swiss foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Switzerland-orienteering-bio-stub