Julia Jakob

Julia Jakob, formerly Julia Gross, is a Swiss orienteer, born on 15 April 1991 in Richterswil, and she lives in Zurich. She won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 2014 European Orienteering Championships in Palmela. At the 2017 World Orienteering Championships in Tartu, Estonia, she placed 15th in the long distance, 15th in the sprint final and fourth in the relay with the Swiss team. She won a gold medal in the relay at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Latvia, together with Elena Roos and Judith Wyder, and in 2018 she also won the Venla Relay together with Tove Alexandersson, Anna Marsell and Magdalena Olsson.