Marc Lauenstein

{{short description|Swiss orienteering competitor}} {{MedalTableTop | Marc Lauenstein, 2009.jpg | 180px | Lauenstein in 2009 | medals = {{MedalSport | Men's orienteering }} {{MedalCountry| {{SUI}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalSilver | 2005 Aichi | Long }} {{MedalSilver | 2006 Aarhus | Long }} {{MedalBronze | 2005 Aichi | Relay }} }}

'''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 in 2006.<ref name=woc/> He earned a bronze medal in 2005 as a member of the Swiss relay team.<ref name=woc>[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823154017/http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp |date=2011-08-23 }} (Retrieved on March 7, 2008)</ref>

Lauenstein won the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge in 2009 at the Kaisermarathon.<ref>[https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/lauenstein-and-pichrtova-win-kaisermarathon-t IAAF: Lauenstein and Pichrtova win Kaisermarathon titles in Söll.]</ref> He won the Sierre-Zinal race in 2013,<ref>[http://www.sierre-zinal.com/f_vainqueurs.html?1 Sierre-Zinal Winners.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111157/http://www.sierre-zinal.com/f_vainqueurs.html?1 |date=2015-12-08 }}</ref> the Pikes Peak Marathon in 2014<ref>David Ramsey, [http://gazette.com/ramsey-swiss-dentist-marc-lauenstein-rules-americas-mountain-wins-pikes-peak-marathon/article/1535709 "Swiss dentist Marc Lauenstein rules America's Mountain, wins Pikes Peak Marathon"], ''The Gazette'' (Colorado Springs), 17 Aug 2014.</ref> and the Marathon du Mont Blanc in 2015.<ref>[http://www.run247.com/articles/article-6522-a-world-line-up-on-the-podium-of-the-marathon-du-mont-blanc.html "A World Line-up on the Podium of the Marathon du Mont-Blanc"], ''Run247'', 30 Jun 2015.</ref>

In 2015, Lauenstein became the first runner to complete the Otter Run on South Africa's Otter Trail in under four hours.<ref>[http://trailmag.co.za/marc-lauenstein-breaks-otter-four-hour-barrier/ "Marc Lauenstein Breaks 'Impossible' Otter Barrier"], ''Trail Magazine South Africa'', 20 Oct 2015.</ref>

He won the Three Peaks Race in 2016 in a time not far outside the long-standing course record, despite snowy conditions on the peaks.<ref>[http://threepeaksrace.org.uk/Three%20Peaks%20Report%202016.pdf Three Peaks Race Report for 2016.]</ref> Later the same year, he won Giir di Mont from Premana on a route altered by bad weather<ref>[http://www.giirdimont.it/classifiche-ufficiali-giir-mont-2016/ Classifiche ufficiali Giir di Mont 2016.]</ref> and followed this with a victory at the Matterhorn Ultraks race in the Skyrunner World Series.<ref>[https://iancorless.org/2016/08/20/matterhorn-ultraks-46k-2016-race-summary-and-images-skyrunner-world-series/ Matterhorn Ultraks 46k 2016 Race Summary and Images– Skyrunner® World Series.], iancorless.com, 20 Aug 2016.</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lauenstein, Marc}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Neuchâtel Category:Swiss male orienteers Category:Swiss foot orienteers Category:Swiss sky runners Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen Category:World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships winners Category:World Orienteering Championships medalists