Riccardo Rancan

Riccardo Rancan, born in 1996, is an orienteering competitor who runs for the Swiss national team. At the 2024 World Orienteering Championships he won a gold medal with the Swiss sprint relay team, together with Natalia Gemperle, Joey Hadorn and Simona Aebersold. The sprint relay is a team event of four runners, two women and two men, who each cover a short and fast leg of a course set in a town or park, and the combined time of the four decides the medals. That world title is the result that defines his career in the article, and it was shared with three teammates, including Simona Aebersold, one of the leading Swiss women in the sport.