World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sporting event |
Date(s) | July-August |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | various |
Inaugurated | 1966 |
Organised by | IOF |
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 therefore:
- 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
Venues
Year | Days | Venue |
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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
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
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1966 | Ulla Lindkvist | Käthy Perch-Nielsen | Raila Hovi | 6.6 km, 6 controls |
1968 | Ulla Lindkvist | Ingrid Hadler | Kerstin Granstedt | 7.8 km, 10 controls |
1970 | Ingrid Hadler | Ulla Lindkvist | Kristin Danielsen | 7.5 km, 10 controls |
1972 | Sarolta Monspart | Pirjo Seppä | Birgitta Larsson | 7.1 km, 12 controls |
1974 | Mona Nørgaard | Kristin Cullman | Outi Borgenström | 7.9 km, 14 controls |
1976 | Liisa Veijalainen | Kristin Cullman | Anne Lundmark | 8.9 km, 16 controls |
1978 | Anne Berit Eid | Liisa Veijalainen | Wenche Jacobsen | 8.6 km, 14 controls |
1979 | Outi Borgenström | Liisa Veijalainen | Monica Andersson | 8.3 km, 10 controls |
1981 | Annichen Kringstad | Brit Volden | Karin Rabe | 8.7 km, 12 controls |
1983 | Annichen Kringstad | Marita Skogum | Annariita Kottonen | 8.1 km, 18 controls |
1985 | Annichen Kringstad | Brit Volden | Christina Blomqvist | 8.4 km, 14 controls |
1987 | Arja Hannus | Karin Rabe | Jana Galikova | 8.8 km, 15 controls |
1989 | Marita Skogum | Jana Galikova | Alīda Ābola | 9.7 km, 15 controls |
1991 | Katalin Oláh | Christina Blomqvist | Jana Galikova | 10.5 km, 16 controls |
1993 | Marita Skogum | Annika Viilo | Yvette Hague | 8.6 km, 14 controls |
1995 | Katalin Oláh | Yvette Hague Eija Koskivaara | 9.7 km, 21 controls | |
1997 | Hanne Staff | Katarina Borg | Hanne Sandstad | 8.7 km, 17 controls |
1999 | Kirsi Boström | Hanne Staff | Johanna Asklöf | 10.3 km, 18 controls |
2001 | Simone Luder | Marika Mikkola | Reeta Kolkkala | 9.7 km, 17 controls |
2003 | Simone Luder | Karolina Arewang Höjsgaard | Brigitte Wolf | 11.8 km, 19 controls |
2004 | Karolina A Höjsgaard | Hanne Staff | Marika Mikkola | 11.0 km, 25 controls |
2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Heli Jukkola | Vroni König Salmi | 8.8 km, 21 controls |
2006 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Dana Brozková | 11.7 km, 24 controls |
2007 | Minna Kauppi Heli Jukkola | Simone Niggli-Luder | 11.95 km, 23 controls | |
2008 | Dana Brožková | Marianne Andersen | Annika Billstam | 11.9 km, 24 controls |
2009 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Minna Kauppi | 11.8 km, 27 controls |
2010 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Emma Claesson | 9.9 km, 23 controls |
2011 | Annika Billstam | Dana Brozkova | Helena Jansson | 10.3 km, 21 controls |
2012 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Minna Kauppi | Annika Billstam | 12.4 km, 23 controls |
2013 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Tove Alexandersson | Lena Eliasson | 13.9 km, 23 controls |
2014 | Svetlana Mironova | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | 11 km, 23 controls |
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 |
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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 | Length and controls |
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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 | Length and controls |
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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 |
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 |
2012 | Edgars Bertuks | Valentin Novikov | Fabian Hertner | 6.5 km, 20 controls |
2013 | Leonid Novikov | Thierry Gueorgiou | Gustav Bergman | 6.3 km, 19 controls |
2014 | Olav Lundanes | Fabian Hertner | Oleksandr Kratov | 5.9 km, 19 controls |
Women
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
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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 |
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 |
Sprint
This event was first held in 2001
Men
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
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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 | 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 |
2012 | Matthias Kyburz | Matthias Merz | Matthias Müller | 4.0 km, 20 controls |
2013 | Mårten Boström | Scott Fraser | Jonas Leandersson | 3.9 km, 24 controls |
2014 | Søren Bobach | Daniel Hubmann | Tue Lassen | 4.4 km, 20 controls |
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.
References
- ↑ "WOC2009 Miskolc — Hungary". 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ↑ Eddie Bergeron (2009-08-21). "Discussion: WOC relay challenge — just one US taker needed (comment)". Attackpoint. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
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
- 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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