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:
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| 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 | Asiago-Lavarone, Italy | |
| 2015 | Inverness, Great Britain |
This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".
This event was held from 1991 to 2001, before it was abandoned and the middle distance replaced it.
| 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 |
| 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 |
This event was first held in 2003
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2010 | Carl Waaler Kaas | Peter Öberg | Thierry Gueorgiou Daniel Hubmann |
5.47 km, 19 controls |
| 2011 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Peter Öberg | Olav Lundanes | 5.4 km, 21 controls |
| 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 |
This event was first held in 2001
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.1 km, 12 controls | |
| 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 |
| 2010 | Matthias Müller | Fabian Hertner | Frédéric Tranchand | 2.7 km, 21 controls |
| 2011 | Daniel Hubmann | Anders Holmberg | Matthias Müller | 2.5 km, 20 controls |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.6 km, 11 controls |
| 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 |
| 2010 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Helena Jansson | Marianne Andersen | 2.6 km, 21 controls |
| 2011 | Linnea Gustafsson | Helena Jansson | Lena Eliasson | 2.2 km, 19 controls |
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]
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