David Schneider (born 27 April 1981) 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 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, indivi ...

. He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' at the 1996

Junior World Orienteering Championships The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) are an annual orienteering competition. They were first held in 1990. Entry is open to national teams aged 20 and below as of 31 December in the year of competition. Representative countries must ...

in Govora. He finished 4th in the ''relay'' with the Swiss team at the 2003

World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 20 ...

in Rapperswil/Jona (with

Thomas Bührer Thomas Bührer (born 30 January 1968) is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2003 World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the Internati ...

and

Marc Lauenstein Marc Lauenstein (born September 15, 1980 in Cormondréche, Neuchâtel) is a Swiss orienteering competitor and runner. He received a silver medal on the long distance at the 2005 World Orienteering Championships in Aichi, and again in Aarhus ...

), and sixth in the ''sprint distance'' the same year. He finished 4th in the ''long distance'' at the 2005

in Aichi.

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* * * * 1981 births Living people Swiss male orienteers Swiss foot orienteers Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Switzerland-orienteering-bio-stub