Orienteering athletes compete on a timed run through
unknown cross-country terrain, checking in at
predetermined control sites while navigating with only
a map and compass [17, 18]. The most common events are
sprint and middle and long distance races, with completion
times of 15–20, 40–50, and 70–90 minutes, respectively.
Different competition modes exist; however, most often the
athletes start individually within short time intervals [11, 19].
Switzerland has a history of successful orienteering athletes.
The final ranking of the 2014 International Orienteering
Federation World Cup [19] displayed Switzerland as the best
nation, with 5 women classified in the top 12 and 7 men in
the top 15. Due to the impressive international success of
Swiss orienteering athletes, an investigation of their injury
and training data is of great interest.