Ruth Baumberger is a

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

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

competitor. She competed at the

1974 World Orienteering Championships Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

in Viborg, where she placed 11th in the individual contest, and fourth in the relay with the Swiss team. She participated on the Swiss team at the 1976 World Championships in Aviemore, where they placed sixth in the relay. At the World Championships in

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in 1978 she placed seventh in the individual course, and won a bronze medal in the ''relay'', together with

Ruth Humbel Ruth Humbel (born 23 July 1957) is a Swiss politician ( CVP) and a member of the Federal Assembly. She is also an orienteering competitor at international level. She won bronze medals in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in 1 ...

and

Hanni Fries Hanni Fries is a Swiss orienteering competitor who won a bronze medal in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg in 1978, together with Ruth Baumberger and Ruth Humbel Ruth Humbel (born 23 July 1957) is a Swiss pol ...

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Swiss female orienteers Swiss foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists 20th-century Swiss women {{Switzerland-orienteering-bio-stub