World Orienteering Championships
Appearance
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 (with the exception of 1977 and 1978). Since 2003, competitions have been held annually.
Originally there were only two competitions: an individual race and a relay. In 1991 a short distance race (roughly 25 minutes) was added and a sprint race was added in 2001.
The current championship events are therefore:
- Relay - for three-person teams
- Long distance - previously called classic distance
- Middle distance - previously called short distance
- Sprint
Venues
Year | Days | Venue |
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1966 | October 1-2 | Fiskars, Finland |
1968 | September 28-29 | Linköping, Sweden |
1970 | September 27-29 | Eisenach, East Germany |
1972 | September 14-16 | Jicin, Czechoslovakia |
1974 | September 20-22 | Silkeborg, Denmark |
1976 | September 24-26 | Aviemore, Great Britain |
1978 | September 15-17 | Kongsberg, Norway |
1979 | September 2-4 | Tampere, Finland |
1981 | September 4-6 | Thun, Switzerland |
1983 | September 1-4 | Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |
1985 | September 4-6 | Bendigo, Australia |
1987 | September 3-5 | Gérardmer, France |
1989 | August 17-20 | Skövde, Sweden |
1991 | August 21-25 | Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia |
1993 | October 9-14 | West Point, USA |
1995 | August 15-20 | Detmold, Germany |
1997 | August 11-16 | Grimstad, Norway |
1999 | August 1-8 | Inverness, Great Britain |
2001 | July 29 - August 4 | Tampere, Finland |
2003 | August 3-9 | Rapperswil/Jona, Switzerland |
2004 | September 11-19 | Västerås, Sweden |
2005 | August 9-15 | Aichi, Japan |
2006 | August 1-5 | Aarhus, Denmark |
2007 | August 18-26 | Kiev, Ukraine |
2008 | July 10-20 | Olomouc, Czech Republic |
2009 | August 16-23 | Miskolc, Hungary |
2010 | Trondheim, Norway | |
2011 | Savoie, France | |
2012 | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
2013 | Vuokatti, Finland |
Individual/Classic/Long
This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance from" 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".
Men
Women
Short
This event was held from 1991 to 2001, before it was abandoned and the middle distance replaced it.
Men
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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1991 | Petr Kozak | Kent Olsson | Martin Johansson | 5.8 km, 10 controls |
1993 | Petter Thoresen | Timo Karppinen | Martin Johansson | 4.7 km, 14 controls |
1995 | Yuri Omeltchenko | Jörgen Mårtensson | Bjørnar Valstad | 5.6 km, 18 controls |
1997 | Janne Salmi | Timo Karppinen | Bjørnar Valstad | 4.2 km, 16 controls |
1999 | Jørgen Rostrup | Juha Peltola | Janne Salmi | 4.5 km, 17 controls |
2001 | Pasi Ikonen | Tore Sandvik | Jørgen Rostrup | 4.1 km, 15 controls |
Women
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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1991 | Jana Cieslarová | Ada Kucharova | Marita Skogum | 5.5 km, 9 controls |
1993 | Anna Bogren | Marita Skogum | Eija Koskivaara | 3.7 km, 11 controls |
1995 | Marie-Luce Romanens | Yvette Hague | Marlena Jansson Anna Bogren |
4.6 km, 14 controls |
1997 | Lucie Böhm | Hanne Sandstad | Hanne Staff Marie-Luce Romanens |
3.3 km, 13 controls |
1999 | Yvette Baker | Lucie Böhm | Frauke Schmitt Gran | 3.6 km, 13 controls |
2001 | Hanne Staff | Jenny Johansson | Gunilla Svärd | 3.6 km, 11 controls |
Middle
This event was first held in 2003
Men
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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2003 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Bjørnar Valstad | Øystein Kristiansen | 5.0 km, 21 controls |
2004 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Valentin Novikov | Anders Nordberg | 6.3 km, 18 controls |
2005 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Chris Terkelsen | Jarkko Huovila | 5.0 km, 13 controls |
2006 | Holger Hott Johansen | Jarkko Huovila | Jamie Stevenson | 6.3 km, 23 controls |
2007 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Tero Föhr | Valentin Novikov | 6.15 km, 17 controls |
2008 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Michal Smola | Valentin Novikov | 5.8 km, 27 controls |
2009 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Daniel Hubmann | Matthias Merz | 6.57 km, 25 controls |
Women
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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2003 | Simone Luder | Hanne Staff | Heli Jukkola | 4.5 km, 18 controls |
2004 | Hanne Staff | Tanja Ryabkina | Heli Jukkola | 5.3 km, 16 controls |
2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Jenny Johansson | Minna Kauppi | 4.1 km, 13 controls |
2006 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Tanja Ryabkina | 5.2 km, 22 controls |
2007 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Heli Jukkola | Marianne Andersen | 5.08 km, 14 controls |
2008 | Minna Kauppi | Vroni König-Salmi | Radka Brožková | 4.8 km, 23 controls |
2009 | Dana Brožková | Marianne Andersen | Simone Niggli-Luder | 5.34 km, 22 controls |
Sprint
This event was first held in 2001
Men
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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2001 | Jimmy Birklin | Pasi Ikonen | Jörgen Olsson | 2.66 km, 12 controls |
2003 | Jamie Stevenson | Rudolf Ropek | Thierry Gueorgiou | 2.8 km, 18 controls |
2004 | Niclas Jonasson | Håkan Eriksson Yuri Omeltchenko |
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2005 | Emil Wingstedt | Daniel Hubmann | Jani Lakanen | 2.4 km, 14 controls |
2006 | Emil Wingstedt | Daniel Hubmann | Claus Bloch | 3.1 km, 21 controls |
2007 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Matthias Merz | Martin Johansson | 3.2 km, 15 controls |
2008 | Andrey Khramov | Daniel Hubmann | Martin Johansson | 3.0 km, 17 controls |
2009 | Andrey Khramov | Fabian Hertner | Daniel Hubmann | 3.2 km, 22 controls |
Women
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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2001 | Vroni König-Salmi | Johanna Asklöf | Simone Luder | 2.24 km, 10 controls |
2003 | Simone Luder | Marie-Luce Romanens | Jenny Johansson | 2.6 km, 17 controls |
2004 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Karolina A Höjsgaard | Elisabeth Ingvaldsen | |
2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Heather Monro | 2.1 km, 12 controls |
2006 | Hanny Allston | Simone Niggli-Luder | Kajsa Nilsson | 2.7 km, 15 controls |
2007 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Minna Kauppi | Lena Eliasson | 2.47 km, 14 controls |
2008 | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Minna Kauppi | Helena Jansson | 2.5 km, 17 controls |
2009 | Helena Jansson | Linnéa Gustafsson | Simone Niggli-Luder | 2.6 km, 18 controls |
Relay
Men
Women
See also
- History of orienteering
- Orienteering World Cup
- European Orienteering Championships
- Junior World Orienteering Championships
- World University Orienteering Championships
External links and references
WOC
- World Orienteering Championships 1968
- World Orienteering Championships 2004
- World Orienteering Championships 2005
- World Orienteering Championships 2006
- World Orienteering Championships 2007
- World Orienteering Championships 2008
- World Orienteering Championships 2009