Sonja Zinkl
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Sonja Zinkl is an Austrian mountain bike orienteer
. At the 2009 World MTB Orienteering Championships
in Ben Shemen
, she won a silver medal in the long distance, and a gold medal in the relay, together with Elisabeth Hohenwarter
and Michaela Gigon
.
Mountain bike orienteering
Mountain bike orienteering is an orienteering endurance racing sport on a mountain bike where navigation is done along trails and tracks. Compared to foot orienteering, competitors usually are not permitted to leave the trail and track network. Navigation tactics are similar to ski-orienteering,...
. At the 2009 World MTB Orienteering Championships
World MTB Orienteering Championships
The World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in mountain bike orienteering. The World Championships were first held in 2002, and from 2004 they have been organized every year...
in Ben Shemen
Ben Shemen
Ben Shemen is a moshav in central Israel. Located around four kilometres east of Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 627....
, she won a silver medal in the long distance, and a gold medal in the relay, together with Elisabeth Hohenwarter
Elisabeth Hohenwarter
Elisabeth Hohenwarter is an Austrian mountain bike orienteer. She won a gold medal in the relay at the 2009 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ben Shemen, together with Sonja Zinkl and Michaela Gigon.-References:...
and Michaela Gigon
Michaela Gigon
Michaela Gigon is an Austrian mountain bike orienteer and several times world champion. She has competed at all World MTB Orienteering Championships from 2002 to 2010, won individual gold medals in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, and in relay in 2009.-Mountain bike orienteering career:Gigon...
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