Ruth Schmid 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 ...

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

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 1981, together with

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

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

and

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 ...

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