Tanja Morel

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Tanja Morel (born October 4, 1975 ) is a Swiss skeleton pilot .

Tanja Morel has competed in skeleton since 1995. The Feldmeilenerin has been part of the Swiss national team since 1998 . She contested her first World Cup race in December 1997 in Winterberg , where she reached 13th place. At the following World Cup at the beginning of the following year in Altenberg , she came eighth for the first time among the top 10. In 2005 she won her first and so far only World Cup in St. Moritz . In the 1999/2000 season she finished eighth in the overall World Cup, in 2003/04 she came fifth, 2004/05 seventh and 2005/06 again eighth.

In 2003 and 2006, both in St. Moritz, she achieved her greatest successes and won bronze at the European Championships. In 2004 and 2005 in Altenberg, respectively, she reached fifth and seventh place respectively. In 2003 she took part in the World Championships in Nagano for the first time and was fourth. Also in 2004 in Königssee and 2007 in St. Moritz, she just barely missed a World Cup medal as fourth. The highlight of Morel's career was her participation in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , where she finished seventh.

At the first Swiss championships for women, Morel was third in 1995, as well as in 1999 and 2002. In 2000 she won the title for the first time, in 2004 and 2008 the title followed again. In 1996 and 2001 she was runner-up behind Ursi Walliser . In 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 she finished second behind Maya Pedersen-Bieri . At all eleven Swiss championships held so far, Morel was able to place among the top three starters.

Morel is a federally certified gymnastics and sports teacher Diplom II, ETH Zurich. From 1994 to 1999 she started for the Skeleton Club Zurich , since then for the Zurich Bobsleigh Club . Your athletic trainer is David Mayer, your track trainer is Snorre Pedersen. After finishing fourth at the 2007 World Cup, Morel ended her international career and now became a full-time teacher at the Küsnacht Zentrum school , where she had only held half a position until then.

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SURNAME Morel, Tanja
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss skeleton skier
DATE OF BIRTH 4th October 1975