Orienteering World Championships 2003
The 20th World Orienteering Championships were held from 3. August bis 9. August 2003 in Switzerland instead. The sprint races were held in Rapperswil , the middle distance races in Trin , the long distance races on the Eschenberg in Winterthur and the relays in Egg . The organizational center of the world championships was Rapperswil.
Men
sprint
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR | Jamie Stevenson | 12: 44.7 min |
| 2 | CZE | Rudolf Ropek | 13: 02.8 min |
| 3 | FRA | Thierry Gueorgiou | 13:04.2 min |
| 4th | UKR | Yuri Omelchenko | 13:08.7 min |
| 5 | RUS | Mikhail Mamleev | 13:09.4 min |
| 6th | SUI | David Schneider | 13: 18.1 min |
Defending champion: Jimmy Birklin
Location: Rapperswil
Length: 2.8 km
Gradient: 60 m
Post: 18
Middle distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA | Thierry Gueorgiou | 30:08 min |
| 2 | NOR | Bjørnar Valstad | 32:45 min |
| 3 | NOR | Øystein Kristiansen | 33:08 min |
| 4th | FIN | Pasi icons | 33:18 min |
| 5 | NOR | Jørgen Rostrup | 33:37 min |
| 6th | SVK | Marián Dávidík | 33:41 min |
Defending champion: Pasi Ikonen
Location: Bot Fiena, Trin
Length: 5.0 km Gradient
: 290 m
Post: 21
Long distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Thomas Buehrer | 1:48:20 h |
| 2 | UKR | Yuri Omelchenko | 1:50:35 h |
| 3 | SWE | Emil Wingstedt | 1:51:01 h |
| 4th | THE | Carsten Jørgensen | 1:51:42 h |
| 5 | RUS | Mikhail Mamleev | 1:51:55 h |
| 6th | NOR | Bjørnar Valstad | 1:52:00 h |
Defending champion: Jørgen Rostrup
Location: Eschenberg , Winterthur
Length: 14.4 km
Gradient: 500 m
Post: 26
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Niclas Jonasson Mattias Karlsson Emil Wingstedt |
1:58:42 h |
| 2 | FIN |
Jani Lakanen Jarkko Huovila Mats Haldin |
1:59:27 h |
| 3 | GBR |
Daniel Marston Jon Duncan Jamie Stevenson |
2:01:04 h |
| 4th | SUI |
David Schneider Thomas Bührer Marc Lauenstein |
2:01:21 h |
| 5 | RUS |
Valentin Novikow Roman Efimow Mikhail Mamleev |
2:02:07 h |
| 6th | UKR |
Pavlo Uschkwarok Vyacheslav Muchidinow Yuri Omelchenko |
2:02:21 h |
Defending champion: Jani Lakanen , Jarkko Huovila , Juha Peltola , Janne Salmi
Location: Vorder Guldenen, Egg
Length: 5.6 km / 8.4 km / 7.2 km
Gradient: 200 m / 370 m / 330 m
Post: 11/19 / 18th
Women
sprint
| Platza | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Simone Luder | 13: 21.3 min |
| 2 | SUI | Marie-Luce Romanes | 13: 30.8 min |
| 3 | SWE | Jenny Johansson | 13: 40.1 min |
| 4th | SUI | Vroni King Salmi | 13: 47.1 min |
| 5 | SWE | Gunilla Svärd | 14: 24.6 min |
| 6th | NOR | Anne Margrethe Hausken | 14: 24.7 min |
Defending champion: Vroni König-Salmi
Location: Rapperswil
Length: 2.6 km
Gradient: 60 m
Post: 17
Middle distance
| Platza | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Simone Luder | 32:40 min |
| 2 | NOR | Hanne Staff | 32:57 min |
| 3 | FIN | Heli Jukkola | 33:32 min |
| 4th | SWE | Jenny Johansson | 35:08 min |
| 5 | NOR | Elisabeth Ingvaldsen | 36:16 min |
| 6th | SWE | Anette Granstedt | 36:41 min |
Defending champion: Hanne Staff
Location: Bot Fiena, Trin
Length: 4.5 km Gradient
: 250 m
Post: 18
Long distance
| Platza | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Simone Luder | 1:26:14 h |
| 2 | SWE | Karolina Arewang Höjsgaard | 1:29:19 h |
| 3 | SUI | Brigitte Wolf | 1:32:52 h |
| 4th | SWE | Emma Engstrand | 1:33:59 h |
| 5 | SUI | Sara Gemperle | 1:34:28 h |
| 6th | POLE | Barbara Baczek | 1:34:31 h |
Defending champion: Simone Luder
Location: Eschenberg , Winterthur
Length: 11.8 km
Gradient: 350 m
Post: 19
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI |
Brigitte Wolf Vroni König-Salmi Simone Luder |
1:57:41 h |
| 2 | SWE |
Gunilla Svärd Karolina Arewang Höjsgaard Jenny Johansson |
1:59:46 h |
| 3 | NOR |
Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Birgitte Husebye Hanne Staff |
2:05:18 h |
| 4th | LTU |
Giedre Voveriene Vilma Rudzenskaite Ieva Sargautyte |
2:07:51 h |
| 5 | CZE |
Dana Brožková Marta Štěrbová Martina Dočkalová |
2:09:15 h |
| 6th | GBR |
Sarah Rollins Hannah Wootton Heather Monro |
2:09:31 h |
Defending champions: Reeta Kolkkala , Liisa Anttila , Marika Mikkola , Johanna Asklöf
Location: Vorder Guldenen, Egg
Length: 5.2 km / 7.0 km / 6.4 km
Gradient: 180 m / 320 m / 260 m
Post: 13/20 / 16
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Switzerland
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 7th |
| 2 |
Sweden
|
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |
 France
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
 United Kingdom
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 |
Norway
|
- | 2 | 2 | 4th |
| 6th |
Finland
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7th |
 Czech Republic
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
 Ukraine
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |