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How many runners have claimed a WOC medal in all four disciplines, counting Short and Middle as equivalent for these purposes? Remember Sprint only started in 2001 so many people never had a chance.A quick think about it brings up the obvious candidate: Simone Niggli. After that I was struggling,…
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but some analysis showed that Minna Kauppi has also got one of each. And then at yesterdays Middle race a third person joined the elite group when Vroni Koenig-Salmi claimed silver and completed a full set of Sprint, Middle, Long and Relay medals. The photo shows her on the way to Gold in the Sprint in 2001 in Finland.It also shows what may be the least attractive control site in WOC history: Tampere Greyhound Stadium toilet block, NW corner.So who else could join this group in the near future. Looking just at runners at the 2008 WOC with three types…
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