World Orienteering Championship
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1970
The World Orienteering Championships (Engl. World Orienteering Championships , short WOC ) are from the World Orienteering Federation held (IOF) since 1966. Until 2003, world orienteering championships were held every two years (with one exception, the 1979 world championships). They have been held every year since 2003.
Originally there were only two disciplines with an individual competition and a relay. In 1991 another discipline was added to the world championship program with the short distance. Since 2001 there has been a separate sprint competition (winning time about 15 minutes) and in 2003 the short distance was replaced by a middle distance (winning time between 30 and 40 minutes). The former so-called individual competition is now held under the name long distance (winning time between 60 and 90 minutes). In 2014, another competition was introduced with the sprint relay for mixed teams. In return, the qualification runs over the middle and long distance were canceled. Since then, starting places have been allocated in these two competitions via a ranking list (see ranking list for starting place allocation at world orienteering championships ).
The official world championship program is structured as follows:
Sprint (with qualification),
Mixed sprint relay ,
Middle distance ,
Long distance ,
Season .
The junior world championships take place separately from the active players.
Venues
Single / classic / long
This competition was called individual from 1966 to 1989, classical distance from 1991 to 2001 and since 2003 the discipline is called long distance.
Men's
year
gold
silver
bronze
Remarks
1966
Norway Åge Hadler
Finland Aimo Tepsell
Sweden Morelius is different
14.1 km, 11 items
1968
Sweden Karl Johansson
Sweden Stubborn Bjork
Norway Åge Hadler
14.7 km, 18 items
1970
Norway Stig mountains
Switzerland Karl John
Switzerland Dieter Hulliger
14.5 km, 19 items
1972
Norway Åge Hadler
Norway Stig mountains
Sweden Bernt Frilén
13.5 km, 18 items
1974
Sweden Bernt Frilén
Norway Jan Fjærestad
Norway Eystein Weltzien
15.9 km, 26 items
1976
Norway Egil Johansen
Sweden Rolf Pettersson
Norway Svein Jacobsen
15.5 km, 24 items
1978
Norway Egil Johansen
Finland Risto Nuuros
Finland Simo Nurminen
15.7 km, 21 items
1979
Norway Øyvin Thon
Norway Egil Johansen
Norway Tore Sagvolden
15.1 km, 16 items
1981
Norway Øyvin Thon
Norway Tore Sagvolden
Norway Morten Berglia
14.1 km, 18 posts
1983
Norway Morten Berglia
Norway Øyvin Thon
Norway Sigurd Dæhli
14.0 km, 24 items
1985
Finland Kari Sallinen
Norway Tore Sagvolden
Norway Egil Iversen
15.2 km, 23 items
1987
Sweden Kent Olsson
Norway Tore Sagvolden
Switzerland Urs Flühmann
14.6 km, 21 items
1989
Norway Petter Thoresen
Sweden Kent Olsson
Norway Håvard Tveite
17.7 km, 24 items
1991
Sweden Jörgen Mårtensson
Sweden Kent Olsson
Soviet Union Sixten Sild
17.4 km, 25 posts
1993
Denmark Allan Mogensen
Sweden Jörgen Mårtensson
Norway Petter Thoresen
13.5 km, 19 items
1995
Sweden Jörgen Mårtensson
Finland Janne Salmi
Denmark Carsten Jørgensen
16.2 km, 30 items
1997
Norway Petter Thoresen
Sweden Jörgen Mårtensson
Norway Kjetil Bjørlo
13.7 km, 24 items
1999
Norway Bjørnar Valstad
Norway Carl Henrik Bjørseth
Switzerland Alain Berger
15.7 km, 25 items
2001
Norway Jørgen Rostrup
Finland Jani Lakanen
Norway Carl Henrik Bjørseth
14.4 km, 26 posts
2003
Switzerland Thomas Buehrer
Ukraine Yuri Omelchenko
Sweden Emil Wingstedt
16.7 km, 34 items
2004
Norway Bjørnar Valstad
Sweden Mattias Karlsson
Norway Holger Hott Johansen
17.1 km, 28 items
2005
Russia Andrei Khramov
Switzerland Marc Lauenstein
Norway Holger Hott Johansen
12.9 km, 29 items
2006
Finland Jani Lakanen
Switzerland Marc Lauenstein
Russia Andrei Khramov
17.5 km, 32 posts
2007
Switzerland Matthias Merz
Russia Andrei Khramov
Norway Nordberg is different
18.2 km, 28 items
2008
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Norway Nordberg is different
France François Gonon
17.3 km, 36 posts
2009
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Italy Mikhail Mamleev
17.5 km, 33 posts
2010
Norway Olav Lundanes
Norway Nordberg is different
France Thierry Gueorgiou
15.0 km, 29 items
2011
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Finland Pasi icons
France François Gonon
15.8 km, 31 items
2012
Norway Olav Lundanes
Switzerland Matthias Merz
Latvia Edgars Bertuks
18.3 km, 31 items
2013
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Finland Jani Lakanen
Latvia Edgars Bertuks
19.8 km, 18 items
2014
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Norway Olav Lundanes
16.4 km, 33 posts
2015
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Norway Olav Lundanes
16.4 km, 32 posts
2016
Norway Olav Lundanes
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
15.5 km, 30 items
2017
Norway Olav Lundanes
Russia Leonid Novikov
Sweden William Lind
17.1 km, 25 items
2018
Norway Olav Lundanes
Ukraine Ruslan Glibov
Switzerland Fabian Hertner
16.1 km, 24 items
Ladies
year
gold
silver
bronze
Remarks
1966
Sweden Ulla Lindkvist
Switzerland Katharina Perch-Nielsen
Finland Raila Hovi
6.6 km, 6 posts
1968
Sweden Ulla Lindkvist
Norway Ingrid Hadler
Sweden Kerstin Granstedt
7.8 km, 10 items
1970
Norway Ingrid Hadler
Sweden Ulla Lindkvist
Norway Kristin Danielsen
7.5 km, 10 items
1972
Hungary 1957 Sarolta Monspart
Finland Pirjo Seppä
Sweden Birgitta Larsson
7.1 km, 12 items
1974
Denmark Mona Nørgaard
Sweden Kristin Cullman
Finland Outi Borgenström
7.9 km, 14 posts
1976
Finland Liisa Veijalainen
Sweden Kristin Cullman
Sweden Anne Lundmark
8.9 km, 16 items
1978
Norway Anne Berit oath
Finland Liisa Veijalainen
Norway Whom Jacobsen
8.6 km, 14 posts
1979
Finland Outi Borgenström
Finland Liisa Veijalainen
Sweden Monica Andersson
8.3 km, 10 items
1981
Sweden Annichen Kringstad
Norway Brit Volden
Sweden Karin Rabe
8.7 km, 12 items
1983
Sweden Annichen Kringstad
Sweden Marita Skogum
Finland Annariita Kottonen
8.1 km, 18 items
1985
Sweden Annichen Kringstad
Norway Brit Volden
Sweden Christina Blomqvist
8.4 km, 14 posts
1987
Sweden Arja Hannus
Sweden Karin Rabe
Czechoslovakia Jana Galíková
8.8 km, 15 items
1989
Sweden Marita Skogum
Czechoslovakia Jana Galíková
Soviet Union Alida Abola
9.7 km, 15 items
1991
Hungary Katalin Oláh
Sweden Christina Blomqvist
Czechoslovakia Jana Galíková
10.5 km, 16 items
1993
Sweden Marita Skogum
Finland Annika Viilo
United Kingdom Yvette Hague
8.6 km, 14 posts
1995
Hungary Katalin Oláh
United Kingdom Yvette Hague Eija Koskivaara Finland
9.7 km, 21 items
1997
Norway Hanne Staff
Sweden Katarina Borg
Norway Hanne Sandstad
8.7 km, 17 items
1999
Finland Kirsi Boström
Norway Hanne Staff
Finland Johanna Asklöf
10.3 km, 18 items
2001
Switzerland Simone Luder
Finland Marika Mikkola
Finland Reeta Kolkkala
9.7 km, 17 items
2003
Switzerland Simone Luder
Sweden Karolina Arewång-Højsgaard
Switzerland Brigitte Wolf
11.8 km, 19 items
2004
Sweden Karolina Arewång-Højsgaard
Norway Hanne Staff
Finland Marika Mikkola
11.02 km, 25 items
2005
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Finland Heli Jukkola
Switzerland Vroni King Salmi
8.8 km, 21 items
2006
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Norway Marianne Andersen
Czech Republic Dana Brožková
11.7 km, 24 items
2007
Finland Minna Kauppi Heli Jukkola Finland
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
11.9 km, 23 items
2008
Czech Republic Dana Brožková
Norway Marianne Andersen
Sweden Annika Billstam
11.9 km, 24 items
2009
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Norway Marianne Andersen
Finland Minna Kauppi
11.8 km, 27 items
2010
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Norway Marianne Andersen
Sweden Emma Claesson
9.9 km, 23 items
2011
Sweden Annika Billstam
Czech Republic Dana Brožková
Sweden Helena Jansson
10.3 km, 21 items
2012
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Finland Minna Kauppi
Sweden Annika Billstam
12.4 km, 23 items
2013
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Sweden Lena Eliasson
13.9 km, 12 items
2014
Russia Svetlana Mironova
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Switzerland Judith Wyder
11.0 km, 23 items
2015
Denmark Ida Bobach
Norway Mari fasting
Russia Svetlana Mironova
9.7 km, 19 items
2016
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Russia Natalia Gemperle
Norway Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg
11.2 km, 18 items
2017
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Denmark Maja Alm
Russia Natalia Gemperle
11.4 km, 20 items
2018
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Denmark Maja Alm
Switzerland Sabine Hauswirth
9.9 km, 18 items
Short
This competition was held from 1991 to 2001 before it was replaced by the middle distance in the World Championship program.
Men's
Ladies
medium
This competition was added to the World Cup program in 2003.
Men's
year
gold
silver
bronze
Remarks
2003
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Norway Bjørnar Valstad
Norway Øystein Kristiansen
5.0 km, 21 items
2004
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Russia Valentin Novikov
Norway Nordberg is different
6.3 km, 18 items
2005
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Denmark Chris Terkelsen
Finland Jarkko Huovila
5.0 km, 13 items
2006
Norway Holger Hott Johansen
Finland Jarkko Huovila
United Kingdom Jamie Stevenson
6.3 km, 23 items
2007
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Finland Tero Foehr
Russia Valentin Novikov
6.2 km, 17 items
2008
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Czech Republic Michal Smola
Russia Valentin Novikov
6.8 km, 27 items
2009
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Switzerland Matthias Merz
6.8 km, 25 items
2010
Norway Carl Waaler Kaas
Sweden Peter Öberg
France Thierry Gueorgiou Daniel Hubmann Switzerland
5.4 km, 20 items
2011
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Sweden Peter Öberg
Norway Olav Lundanes
5.4 km, 21 items
2012
Latvia Edgars Bertuks
Russia Valentin Novikov
Switzerland Fabian Hertner
6.5 km, 20 items
2013
Russia Leonid Novikov
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Sweden Gustav Bergman
6.3 km, 9 items
2014
Norway Olav Lundanes
Switzerland Fabian Hertner
Ukraine Oleksandr Kratov
5.9 km, 19 items
2015
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
France Lucas Basset
Sweden Olle Boström
6.2 km, 25 items
2016
Switzerland Matthias Kyburz
Norway Olav Lundanes
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
6.3 km, 25 items
2017
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Switzerland Fabian Hertner
Ukraine Oleksandr Kratov
6.1 km, 24 items
2018
Norway Eskil Kinneberg
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Switzerland Florian Howald
5.9 km, 19 items
Ladies
year
gold
silver
bronze
Remarks
2003
Switzerland Simone Luder
Norway Hanne Staff
Finland Heli Jukkola
4.5 km, 18 items
2004
Norway Hanne Staff
Russia Tatiana Ryabkina
Finland Heli Jukkola
5.2 km,? Post
2005
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Sweden Jenny Johansson
Finland Minna Kauppi
4.1 km, 13 items
2006
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Norway Marianne Andersen
Russia Tatiana Ryabkina
5.2 km, 22 items
2007
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Finland Heli Jukkola
Norway Marianne Andersen
5.1 km, 14 posts
2008
Finland Minna Kauppi
Switzerland Vroni King Salmi
Czech Republic Radka Brožková
4.8 km, 23 items
2009
Czech Republic Dana Brožková
Norway Marianne Andersen
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
5.3 km, 22 items
2010
Finland Minna Kauppi
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Norway Marianne Andersen
4.5 km, 17 posts
2011
Sweden Helena Jansson
Denmark Ida Bobach
Switzerland Judith Wyder
3.8 km, 16 items
2012
Finland Minna Kauppi
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Russia Tatiana Ryabkina
5.5 km, 18 items
2013
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Finland Merja Rantanen
5.1 km, 9 items
2014
Sweden Annika Billstam
Denmark Ida Bobach
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
5.0 km, 16 items
2015
Sweden Annika Billstam
Finland Merja Rantanen
Sweden Emma Johansson
5.3 km, 21 items
2016
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Norway Heidi Bagstevold
Russia Natalia Gemperle
5.1 km, 21 items
2017
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Norway Marianne Andersen
Finland Venla Harju
5.1 km, 21 items
2018
Russia Natalia Gemperle
Finland Marika Teini
France Isia Basset
4.8 km, 17 items
sprint
This competition was added to the World Cup program in 2001.
Men's
year
gold
silver
bronze
Remarks
2001
Sweden Jimmy Birklin
Finland Pasi icons
Sweden Jörgen Olsson
2.66 km, 12 posts
2003
United Kingdom Jamie Stevenson
Czech Republic Rudolf Ropek
France Thierry Gueorgiou
2.8 km, 18 items
2004
Sweden Niclas Jonasson
Sweden Håkan Eriksson Yuri Omelchenko Ukraine
3.06 km, 13 posts
2005
Sweden Emil Wingstedt
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Finland Jani Lakanen
2.4 km, 14 posts
2006
Sweden Emil Wingstedt
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Denmark Claus Bloch
3.1 km, 21 items
2007
France Thierry Gueorgiou
Switzerland Matthias Merz
Sweden Martin Johansson
3.2 km, 14 posts
2008
Russia Andrei Khramov
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Sweden Martin Johansson
3 km, 17 posts
2009
Russia Andrei Khramov
Switzerland Fabian Hertner
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
3.2 km, 22 posts
2010
Switzerland Matthias Müller
Switzerland Fabian Hertner
France Frédéric Tranchand
2.7 km, 21 items
2011
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Sweden Not so Holmberg
Switzerland Matthias Müller
2.5 km, 20 posts
2012
Switzerland Matthias Kyburz
Switzerland Matthias Merz
Switzerland Matthias Müller
4.0 km, 20 items
2013
Finland Mårten Boström
United Kingdom Scott Fraser
Sweden Jonas Leandersson
3.9 km, 24 items
2014
Denmark Søren Bobach
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
Denmark Let me do it
4.4 km, 20 items
2015
Sweden Jonas Leandersson
Switzerland Martin Hubmann
Sweden Jerker Lysell
4.1 km, 23 items
2016
Sweden Jerker Lysell
Switzerland Matthias Kyburz
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
4.1 km, 22 posts
2017
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
France Frédéric Tranchand
Sweden Jerker Lysell
4.0 km, 15 items
2018
Switzerland Daniel Hubmann
New Zealand Tim Robertson
Switzerland Andreas Kyburz
4.3 km, 18 items
Ladies
year
gold
silver
bronze
Remarks
2001
Switzerland Vroni King Salmi
Finland Johanna Asklöf
Switzerland Simone Luder
2.24 km, 10 posts
2003
Switzerland Simone Luder
Switzerland Marie-Luce Romanes
Sweden Jenny Johansson
2.6 km, 17 items
2004
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Sweden Karolina Arewång-Højsgaard
Norway Elisabeth Ingvaldsen
2.56 km, 11 posts
2005
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Norway Anne Margrethe Hausken
United Kingdom Heather Monro
2.1 km, 12 items
2006
Australia Hanny Allston
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Sweden Kajsa Nilsson
2.7 km, 15 items
2007
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Finland Minna Kauppi
Sweden Lena Eliasson
2.5 km, 14 posts
2008
Norway Anne Margrethe Hausken
Finland Minna Kauppi
Sweden Helena Jansson
2.5 km, 17 posts
2009
Sweden Helena Jansson
Sweden Linnea Gustafsson
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
2.6 km, 18 posts
2010
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Sweden Helena Jansson
Norway Marianne Andersen
2.6 km, 21 items
2011
Sweden Linnea Gustafsson
Sweden Helena Jansson
Sweden Lena Eliasson
2.2 km, 19 items
2012
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Denmark Maja Alm
Sweden Annika Billstam
3.7 km, 19 items
2013
Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder
Sweden Annika Billstam
Finland Venla Niemi
3.4 km, 21 items
2014
Switzerland Judith Wyder
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Denmark Maja Møller Alm
4.05 km, 18 posts
2015
Denmark Maja Alm
Ukraine Nadiya Volynska
Russia Galina Vinogradova
3.8 km, 21 items
2016
Denmark Maja Alm
Switzerland Judith Wyder
Belarus Anastasia Denisova
3.7 km, 20 items
2017
Denmark Maja Alm
Russia Natalia Gemperle
Russia Galina Vinogradova
3.4 km, 13 items
2018
Denmark Maja Alm
Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Switzerland Judith Wyder
3.8 km, 17 items
Sprint relay
This competition was held for the first time in 2014.
Season
Men's
Ladies
Eternal medal table
Status after the World Championships 2018:
See also
Web links
WOC
World championships organized by the
IOF
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