World orienteering championships 1999
The 18th World Orienteering Championships were held from 1. August bis 8. August 1999 in the vicinity of the town Inverness in Scotland instead.
Men
Short distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | Jørgen Rostrup | 25:48 min |
| 2 | FIN | Juha Peltola | 26:11 min |
| 3 | FIN | Janne Salmi | 26:14 min |
| 4th | FIN | Jani Lakanen | 26:15 min |
| 5 | SWE | Håkan Eriksson | 26:24 min |
| 6th | SWE | Johan Ivarsson | 26:44 min |
Defending champion: Janne Salmi
Location: Dallaschyile Wood
Length: 3.6 km
Incline: 50 m
Post: 13
Long distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | Bjørnar Valstad | 1:37:34 h |
| 2 | NOR | Carl Henrik Bjørseth | 1:40:20 h |
| 3 | SUI | Alain Berger | 1:40:26 h |
| 4th | SWE | Jimmy Birklin | 1:42:29 h |
| 5 | SWE | Johan Ivarsson | 1:42:50 h |
| 6th | NOR | Petter Thoresen | 1:42:57 h |
Defending champion: Petter Thoresen
Location: Glen Affric
Length: 15.8 km
Incline: 650 m
Post: 26
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR |
Goals Sandvik Bernt Bjørnsgaard Petter Thoresen Bjørnar Valstad |
3:21:50 h |
| 2 | FIN |
Jani Lakanen Juha Peltola Mikael Boström Janne Salmi |
3:25:27 h |
| 3 | SWE |
Jimmy Birklin Håkan Eriksson Jörgen Olsson Johan Ivarsson |
3:26:50 h |
| 4th | SUI |
Daniel Giger Alain Berger Christoph Plattner Thomas Bührer |
3:28:20 h |
| 5 | GBR |
Jon Duncan Jamie Stevenson Stephen Palmer Steven Hale |
3:29:10 h |
| 6th | LTU |
Svajunas Ambrazas Nerijus Sulcys Marius Mazulis Edgaras Voveris |
3:31:45 h |
Defending champion: Torben Skovlyst , Carsten Jørgensen , Chris Terkelsen , Allan Mogensen
Location: Loch Vaa & Kinchurdy
Length: 7.9 km / 10.4 km
Gradient: 175 m / 210 m
Post:
22/24
Women
Short distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR | Yvette Baker | 25:55 min |
| 2 | AUT | Lucie Boehm | 26:57 min |
| 3 | GER | Frauke Schmitt-Gran | 27:48 min |
| 4th | SWE | Marlena Jansson | 27:50 min |
| FIN | Sanne Nymalm | 27:50 min | |
| 6th | NOR | Hanne Sandstad | 27:55 min |
Defending champion: Lucie Böhm
Location: Dallaschyile Wood
Length: 3.6 km Gradient
: 50 m
Post: 13
Long distance
| Platza | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN | Kirsi Boström | 1:17:56 h |
| 2 | NOR | Hanne Staff | 1:18:29 h |
| 3 | FIN | Johanna Asklöf | 1:18:32 h |
| 4th | GBR | Yvette Baker | 1:19:09 h |
| 5 | NOR | Hanne Sandstad | 1:19:37 h |
| 6th | FIN | Reeta-Mari Kolkkala | 1:19:45 h |
Defending champion: Hanne Staff
Location: Glen Affric
Length: 10.3 km
Incline: 380 m
Post: 18
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR |
Birgitte Husebye Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Sandstad Hanne Staff |
2:55:56 h |
| 2 | FIN |
Reeta-Mari Kolkkala Sanna Nymalm Kirsi Bostrom Johanna Asklöf |
2:56:10 h |
| 3 | SWE |
Katarina Allberg Marlena Jansson Anette Granstedt Gunilla Svärd |
2:57:59 h |
| 4th | GBR |
Kim Buckley Heather Monro Jenny James Yvette Baker |
2:58:05 h |
| 5 | SUI |
Vroni König-Salmi Käthi Widler Brigitte Wolf Sabrina Meister-Fesseler |
2:59:37 h |
| 6th | LTU |
Giedre Voveriene Vilma Rudzenskaite Rasa Jaugliene Danute Månsson |
3:19:11 h |
Defending champions: Anna Bogren , Gunilla Svärd , Cecilia Nilsson , Marlena Jansson
Location: Loch Vaa & Kinchurdy
Length: 6.2 km / 6.3 km
Gradient: 140 m
Post: 16
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norway
|
4th | 2 | - | 6th |
| 2 |
Finland
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 6th |
| 3 |
 United Kingdom
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 4th |
Austria
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 |
Sweden
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 6th |
 Germany
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |