Information about Nino Schurter

Personal facts

About him

• Mountain bike cyclist (cross-country)
• Born May 13, 1986
• Pfäffikon, Switzerland
• 1.73 m (5 feet 8 inches)
• 68 kg (150 pounds)

Accomplishments

Olympic Games

• Gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 2016.
• Silver medal in London, United Kingdom: 2012.
• Bronze medal in Beijing, China: 2008.
• He participated in 3 Olympic Games in Beijing, China (2008), London, United Kingdom (2012) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2016) by representing Switzerland.

World Championships

• Winner 6 times: 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015 to 2017.

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

• Winner 5 times of the overall rankings: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017.
• Winner of approximately 25 events.

National championships (Switzerland)

• Winner 7 times: 2010, 2012 to 2017.

Other victories in cross-country

• He has won many other competitions.

Cycling facts

Mountain bike teams

• SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team and Mitchelton–Scott.

Road cycling team

• Orica GreenEdge

World Ranking

• During the interview (September 9, 2017), he was ranked 1st in the world ranking of the Union cycliste internationale (UCI).