Nino Schurter

Nino Schurter
Schurter in 2014
Personal information
Born (1986-05-13) 13 May 1986 (age 38)[1]
Tersnaus, Lumnezia, Switzerland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamScott–Sram MTB Racing Team
DisciplineMountain bike racing
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Professional teams
2006–Swisspower MTB Team
2014Orica–GreenEDGE[3]
Major wins
Mountain bike
Olympic Games XC (2016)
World XC Championships (2009, 2012, 2013, 2015–2019, 2021, 2022)
European XC Championships (2020)
National XC Championships (2012–2017, 2019, 2020)
XC World Cup (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017–2019, 2022, 2023)
36 individual wins (2010–2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Cape Epic (2017, 2019)
Medal record
Men's mountain bike racing
Representing   Switzerland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 17 7 1
European Championships 1 4 1
World Cup 9 3 0
European Games 1 0 0
Total 27 15 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Cross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Rotorua Cross-country team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Fort William Cross-country team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Canberra Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2012 Saalfelden Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2013 Pietermaritzburg Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2015 Vallnord Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2016 Nove Mesto Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cairns Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cairns Cross-country team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lenzerheide Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lenzerheide Team relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne Team relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Val di Sole Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2022 Les Gets Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2022 Les Gets Team relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Team relay
Silver medal – second place 2003 Lugano Cross-country team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Les Gets Cross-country team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Val di Sole Cross-country team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Champery Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2011 Champery Cross-country team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hafjell Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hafjell Cross-country team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Cross-country
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Cross-country
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Overall Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2012 Overall Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2013 Overall Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2015 Overall Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2017 Overall Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2018 Overall Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2019 Overall Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2022 Overall Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2023 Overall Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2011 Overall Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2014 Overall Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2016 Overall Cross-country

Nino Schurter (born 13 May 1986) is a Swiss cross-country cyclist who races for the Scott–Sram MTB Racing Team.[4]

Schurter won the world championship in men's cross-country in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 and the overall UCI World Cup in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023 and thus become the first man to hold 9 World Cup overall titles.[5][6] He won the gold medal in mountain biking at the 2016 Olympics, the silver medal 2012 Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics.[7][8] He won the Swiss National Championship in cross-country mountain biking in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.[9][10][11][12] He joined Orica–GreenEDGE for a number of road races during the 2014 season.[3]

  1. ^ Nino Schurter's biography, BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ Nino Schurter's profile, Scott Swisspower Archived 6 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Schurter to race Tours de Suisse and Romandie with Orica GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ Nino Schurter's profile Archived 29 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Cycling News. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. ^ Nino Schurter's profile Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 Archived 11 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  6. ^ Jones, Rob (28 July 2012). "Schurter wins last World Cup of the season". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  7. ^ Pretot, Julien (12 August 2012). "Cycling: Kulhavy sprints to mountain bike gold". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Swiss info (23 August 2008). "Fourth Olympic bronze for Switzerland". swissinfo.ch. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  9. ^ 2012 Swiss National Championships – Men Elite results, MTB Cross Country´. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  10. ^ Schurter defends Swiss cross country national title, 2013 Swiss MTB National Championships´. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. ^ 2014 Swiss National Mountain Bike Championships – XCO-XCE, MTB Cross Country´. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  12. ^ 2015 Swiss National Mountain Bike Championships – XCO-XCE, MTB Cross Country´. Retrieved 11 July 2016.