Ruth Humbel

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Ruth Humbel

Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Kongsberg Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Thun Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Bendigo Relay

Ruth Humbel (born 23 July 1957) is a

Federal Assembly from 2003 to 2023.[1] She is also an orienteering competitor at international level. She won bronze medals in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships in 1978,[2] 1981[3] and 1985.[4] She placed fourth in the individual event at the 1981 World Championships, and fifth in the relay in 1979.[5]

Personal life

Humbel lives in the municipality of Birmenstorf in the canton Aargau in Switzerland.[1] She is married to historian Beat Näf, and has two children, born in 1991 and 1994.[6]

Sports career

Humbel was five times individual Swiss Champion in Orienteering. She was part of the Swiss national team from 1975 to 1987, and competed in seven World Orienteering Championships.[6]

At the

Gerardmer in 1987. She placed 18th in the individual competition, and sixth in the relay.[9]

Political career

Humbel was a member (

2007 and later, serving as delegate until 2023. She represented the canton Aargau, and the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland. In the parliament she was a member of the Health Commission (German: Kommission für soziale Sicherheit und Gesundheit NR) and the Staatspolitische Kommission NR, and a former member of the Commission of Justice (German: Gerichtskommission).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Humbel Ruth. Nationalrätin Kanton Aargau" (in German). Die Bundesversammlung – Das Schweizer Parlament. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1981". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1985". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1979". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Nationalrätin Ruth Humbel: Mein Porträt" (in German). Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  8. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1983". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  9. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1987". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

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