Orienteering European Championships 2002
The fourth European Orienteering Championships , the second since the re-introduction of competition in 2000, took place from 25. September bis 30th September 2002 in the area around Sümeg ( Veszprém County ) in Hungary instead.
For the first time there were eight competitions: one sprint, one medium-distance and one long-distance competition for men and women as well as a men’s and a women’s relay.
Time schedule
- September 25, 2002: Decision of the middle distance
- September 26, 2002: Decision of the relay race
- September 28, 2002: Sprint decision
- September 30, 2002: Long distance decision
Men's
sprint
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | Emil Wingstedt | 13: 26.1 min |
| 2 | SWE | Håkan Petersson | 13: 33.9 min |
| 3 | UKR | Yuri Omelchenko | 13: 37.8 min |
| 4th | GBR | David Brickhill-Jones | 13: 38.0 min |
| 5 | RUS | Mikhail Mamleev | 13: 39.5 min |
| 6th | GBR | Jamie Stevenson | 13: 40.3 min |
| 7th | HUN | Gábor Domonyik | 13: 40.6 min |
| 8th | NOR | Goals Sandvik | 13: 49.1 min |
Sprint: September 28, 2002
Defending champion: (new competition)
Length: 3.2 km
Post: 10
Middle distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS | Mikhail Mamleev | 24:49 min |
| 2 | UKR | Yuri Omelchenko | 25:26 min |
| 3 | GBR | Jamie Stevenson | 25:56 min |
| 4th | OUT | Troy de Haas | 26:01 min |
| 5 | SWE | Emil Wingstedt | 26:02 min |
| 6th | RUS | Roman Efimov | 26:44 min |
| 7th | NOR | Holger Hott | 26:47 min |
| 8th | FRA | Thierry Gueorgiou | 26:53 min |
Middle distance: September 25, 2002
Defending champion: Valentin Novikow
Length: 5.4 km
Post: 15
Long distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Thomas Buehrer | 1:21:18 h |
| 2 | NOR | Bjørnar Valstad | 1:22:20 h |
| SWE | Emil Wingstedt | 1:22:20 h | |
| 4th | FIN | Mats Haldin | 1:22:52 h |
| 5 | UKR | Yuri Omelchenko | 1:23:01 h |
| 6th | SWE | Fredrik Löwegren | 1:23:21 h |
| 7th | SWE | Thomas Asp | 1:23:44 h |
| 8th | FIN | Jani Lakanen | 1:23:46 h |
Long distance: September 30, 2002
Defending champion: Valentin Novikow
Length: 12.4 km
Post: 23
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN |
Jani Lakanen Pasi icons Mats Haldin |
2:14:58 h |
| 2 | SWE |
Johan Näsman Fredrik Löwegren Emil Wingstedt |
2:18:28 h |
| 3 | THE |
Mikkel Lund René Rokkjær Carsten Jørgensen |
2:18:39 h |
| 4th | NOR |
Goals Sandvik Bjørnar Valstad Holger Hott |
2:18:53 h |
| 5 | SUI |
Urs Müller Daniel Hotz Thomas Bührer |
2:18:59 h |
| 6th | RUS |
Yegor Kostylev Roman Efimow Mikhail Mamleev |
2:19:38 h |
| 7th | SVK |
Jozef Wallner Lukas Bartak Marián Dávidík |
2:19:48 h |
| 8th | OUT |
Troy de Haas Rob Walter Grant Bluett |
2:21:18 h |
Season: September 26, 2002
Defending champion: Matthias Niggli , Christoph Plattner , Thomas Bührer
Ladies
sprint
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Vroni King Salmi | 13: 53.1 min |
| 2 | NOR | Elisabeth Ingvaldsen | 14: 02.7 min |
| 3 | NOR | Anne Margrethe Hausken | 14: 11.3 min |
| 4th | GBR | Heather Monro | 14: 20.0 min |
| 5 | AUT | Lucie Rothauer | 14: 22.9 min |
| SWE | Karin Hellman | 14: 22.9 min | |
| 7th | SWE | Katarina Allberg | 14: 24.5 min |
| 8th | SUI | Brigitte Wolf | 14: 32.0 min |
Sprint: September 28, 2002
Defending champion: (new competition)
Length: 2.85 km
Post: 11
Middle distance
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | Gunilla Svärd | 26:02 min |
| 2 | SUI | Brigitte Wolf | 26:25 min |
| 3 | NOR | Birgitte Husebye | 26:35 min |
| 4th | NOR | Elisabeth Ingvaldsen | 26:40 min |
| 5 | SUI | Vroni King Salmi | 27:06 min |
| 6th | NOR | Anne Margrethe Hausken | 27:07 min |
| 7th | SUI | Simone Niggli-Luder | 27:16 min |
| 8th | FIN | Paula Haapakoski | 27:19 min |
Middle distance: September 25, 2002
Defending champion: Jenny Johansson
Length: 4.5 km
Post: 13
Long distance
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Simone Niggli-Luder | 52:01 min |
| 2 | NOR | Hanne Staff | 53:16 min |
| 3 | NOR | Birgitte Husebye | 55:06 min |
| 4th | SUI | Brigitte Wolf | 55:30 min |
| 5 | GBR | Heather Monro | 55:39 min |
| 6th | SUI | Vroni King Salmi | 55:46 min |
| 7th | RUS | Tatiana Ryabkina | 56:16 min |
| 8th | SWE | Karin Hellman | 56:22 min |
Long distance: September 30, 2002
Defending champion: Hanne Staff
Length: 6.7 km
Post: 17
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR |
Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Birgitte Husebye Hanne Staff |
1:52:48 h |
| 2 | SUI |
Brigitte Wolf Vroni König-Salmi Simone Niggli-Luder |
1:55:08 h |
| 3 | LTU |
Giedre Voveriene Vilma Rudzenskaite Ieva Sargautyte |
1:55:17 h |
| 4th | SWE |
Emma Engstrand Katarina Allberg Gunilla Svärd |
1:55:44 h |
| 5 | FIN |
Satu Vesalainen Paula Haapakoski Yvonne Gunell |
2:00:11 h |
| 6th | POLE |
Monika Depta Anna Górnicka-Antonowicz Barbara Bączek-Motała |
2:02:10 h |
| 7th | GER |
Elisa Dresen Luise Kärger Karin Schmalfeld |
2:03:42 h |
| 8th | ROU |
Veronica Minoiu Agnes Simon Zsuzsa Fey |
2:03:42 h |
Sprint: September 26, 2002
Defending champions: Elisabeth Ingvaldsen , Birgitte Husebye , Hanne Staff
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Switzerland
|
3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 2 |
Sweden
|
2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| 3 |
Norway
|
1 | 4th | 2 | 7th |
| 4th |
 Finland
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
|
Russia
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 6th |
 Ukraine
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7th |
 United Kingdom
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | |
.svg){kind=small} Lithuania
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
Web links
- Results Sprint World of O Runners
- Results Middle Distance World of O Runners
- Results long distance World of O Runners
- World of O Runners season results
- EM results on old.orientering.no