Orienteering World Championships 2010

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The 27th World Orienteering Championships took place from August 7th to 15th, 2010 in and around Trondheim , Norway . Norway hosted the orienteering world championships for the last time in 1997 .

Men's

sprint

space country athlete time
1 SUI Matthias Müller 16: 10.9 min
2 SUI Fabian Hertner 16: 13.2 min
3 FRA Frédéric Tranchand 16: 13.3 min
4th NOR Øystein Kvaal Østerbø 16: 14.1 min
5 SWE Martin Johansson 16: 15.3 min
6th SWE Emil Wingstedt 16: 15.4 min

Qualification : August 8th, 10:00 am
Location: Sverresborg

Final : August 8th, 2:40 pm
Location: Trondheim city center
Length: 2.7 km
Gradient: 100 m
Post: 21

Middle distance

space country athlete time
1 NOR Carl Waaler Kaas 30:33 min
2 SWE Peter Öberg 30:40 min
3 FRA Thierry Gueorgiou 31:12 min
SUI Daniel Hubmann 31:12 min
5 UKR Oleksandr Kratov 31:23 min
6th RUS Valentin Novikov 31:31 min

Qualification : August 9, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Jervskogen

The later middle distance winner Carl Waaler Kaas in the qualification on August 9th

Final : August 14, 12:40 p.m.
Location: Leinstrandmarka
Length: 5.4 km
Gradient: 240 m
Post: 20

Long distance

space country athlete time
1 NOR Olav Lundanes 1:32:41 h
2 NOR Nordberg is different 1:33:21 h
3 FRA Thierry Gueorgiou 1:36:21 h
4th FRA François Gonon 1:36:48 h
5 SWE Marcus Millegård 1:37:33 h
6th GBR Scott Fraser 1:37:36 h

Qualification : August 10, 4:00 p.m.
Location: Jervskogen

Olav Lundanes celebrates his "home win" over the long distance

Final : August 12, 1:00 p.m.
Location: Leinstrandmarka
Length: 15.0 km
Gradient: 760 m
Post: 29

Season

Date : August 15, 11:30 am
Location: Leinstrandmarka
1st round: 5.4 km in length, 210–220 m ascent, 14 posts
2nd round: 8.9 km in length, 395–430 m ascent, 25 posts
3 Round: 8.9 km in length, 395–430 m ascent, 25 posts

Ladies

sprint

space country Athlete time
1 SUI Simone Niggli-Luder 16:06.2 min
2 SWE Helena Jansson 16:06.9 min
3 NOR Marianne Andersen 16: 12.1 min
4th FIN Minna Kauppi 16: 32.9 min
5 NOR Elise Egseth 16: 35.1 min
6th CZE Eva Juřeníková 16: 56.5 min

Qualification : August 8th, 9:00 am
Location: Sverresborg

Simone Niggli, winner over the sprint distance

Final : August 8, 1:40 p.m.
Location: Trondheim city center
Length: 2.6 km
Gradient: 75 m
Post: 21

Middle distance

space country Athlete time
1 FIN Minna Kauppi 30:01 min
2 SUI Simone Niggli-Luder 30:21 min
3 NOR Marianne Andersen 30:57 min
4th SWE Helena Jansson 31:24 min
5 SWE Annika Billstam 32:05 min
6th FIN Anni-Maija Fincke 32:21 min

Qualification : August 9, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Jervskogen

Final : August 14, 2:15 p.m.
Location: Leinstrandmarka
Length: 4.5 km
Gradient: 190 m
Post: 17

Long distance

space country Athlete time
1 SUI Simone Niggli-Luder 1:12:49 h
2 NOR Marianne Andersen 1:15:02 h
3 SWE Emma Claesson 1:15:07 h
4th SWE Helena Jansson 1:15:38 h
5 FIN Minna Kauppi 1:15:48 h
6th SUI Vroni King Salmi 1:18:08 h

Qualification : August 10, 4:00 p.m.
Location: Jervskogen

Final : August 12, 2:50 p.m.
Location: Leinstrandmarka
Length: 9.9 km
Gradient: 530 m
Post: 23

Season

Award ceremony of the women's relay competition

Date : August 15, 1:15 p.m.
Location: Leinstrandmarka
1st round: 4.7 km in length, 205 m ascent, 12 posts
2nd round: 6.4 km in length, 295–325 m ascent, 20 posts,
3rd round : 6.2 km in length, 295–325 m ascent, 21 posts

Medal table

space country gold silver bronze total
1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 2 2 7th
2 NorwayNorway Norway 2 4th 2 8th
3 FinlandFinland Finland 2 - - 2
4th RussiaRussia Russia 1 - - 1
5 SwedenSweden Sweden - 2 2 4th
6th FranceFrance France - - 3 3

Web links

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