World Orienteering Championships
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| World Orienteering Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | July–August |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1966 |
| Organised by | IOF |
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The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 (with the exception of 1978 and 1979). 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. In 2014, a sprint relay was added with two men and two women participating and with starting order woman-man-man-woman.
The current championship events are:
- Relay - for three-person teams
- Long distance - previously called classic distance
- Middle distance - previously called short distance
- Sprint
- Sprint relay - four-person teams, two men and two women.
Contents
Venues
| Year | Days | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | October 1–2 |  Fiskars, Finland |
| 1968 | September 28–29 |  Linköping, Sweden |
| 1970 | September 27–29 |  Friedrichroda, GDR |
| 1972 | September 14–16 |  Staré Splavy (Doksy), 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 |  Harriman, New York, 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 | August 8–15 | Trondheim, Norway |
| 2011 | August 13–20 | Savoie, France |
| 2012 | July 14–22 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 2013 | July 6–14 | Vuokatti, Finland |
| 2014 | July 5–13 |  Asiago-Lavarone, Italy |
| 2015 | August 1–7 | Inverness, Great Britain |
| 2016 | August 20–28 | Strömstad, Sweden |
| 2017 | July 1–7 |  Tartu, Estonia |
| 2018 |  Riga, Latvia |
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 | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2010 | Minna Kauppi |
Simone Niggli-Luder |
Marianne Andersen |
4.53 km, 16 controls |
| 2011 | Helena Jansson |
Ida Bobach |
Judith Wyder |
3.8 km, 16 controls |
| 2012 | Minna Kauppi |
Tove Alexandersson |
Tatiana Ryabkina |
5.5 km, 18 controls |
| 2013 | Simone Niggli-Luder |
Tove Alexandersson |
Merja Rantanen |
5.0 km, 15 controls |
| 2014 | Annika Billstam |
Ida Bobach |
Tove Alexandersson |
5.0 km, 16 controls |
| 2015 | Annika Billstam |
Merja Rantanen |
Emma Johansson |
5.3 km, 21 controls |
Sprint
This event was first held in 2001
Men
Women
Relay
Men
2009 Note: ^ In the 3rd leg Martin Johansson (Sweden) was in the lead when he suffered a serious injury; Thierry Gueorgiou (France), Anders Nordberg (Norway), and Michal Smola (Czech Republic) gave up their lead positions and rescued him. Interpretation of International Orienteering Federation (IOF) competition rules was at issue: rule 26.13 states "The organiser must void a competition if at any point it becomes clear that circumstances have arisen which make the competition unfair or dangerous for the competitors." After much deliberation on whether or not to void the relay, the organizers declared that it stood.[1][2]
Women
Sprint Relay
The first event was held in 2014.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
46 | 52 | 51 | 149 |
| 2 | Norway |
41 | 43 | 41 | 125 |
| 3 | Switzerland |
41 | 25 | 28 | 94 |
| 4 | Finland |
24 | 41 | 28 | 93 |
| 5 | France |
13 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Russia |
9 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | Denmark |
8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Czech Republic |
5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Great Britain |
3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Ukraine |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Austria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Latvia |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 |  Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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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
- World Orienteering Championships 2010
- World Orienteering Championships 2011
- World Orienteering Championships 2012
- World Orienteering Championships 2013
- World Orienteering Championships 2014
- World Orienteering Championships 2015
- World Orienteering Championships 2016
- World Orienteering Championships 2017
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