Natalia Gemperle

Natalia Mikhailovna Gemperle (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Гемперле, née Vinogradova, born 9 December 1990) is a Russian-born Swiss orienteering competitor.

[4] At the age of 17, Gemperle was told by a professional orienteering coach after an hour observing her, that she would become a top 5 world athlete within 3 years.

Following this, Gemperle struggled to reach this level of performance for the next four years, matching her fifth place in the long distance at the 2015 World Orienteering Championships.

In 2017, Gemperle participated in The World Games in Wroclaw, Poland winning a silver at the middle-distance race and a bronze medal in the mixed relay.

Gemperle's best performance came in the 2018 World Orienteering Championships, where she won her first individual gold medal in the middle distance after favourite Tove Alexandersson was disqualified.

[9] Despite being banned from Orienteering, Gemperle was still able to compete for Switzerland in athletics during 2022, where she came 7th at the European championships in the Mountain Running Up & Down Senior Race.

Gemperle competing in the Middle Distance at the 2011 World Orienteering Championships , held in Savoie , France .