Orienteering World Championships 2012
The 29th World Orienteering Championships took place from July 14 to 21, 2012 in and around Lausanne ( Switzerland ).
For the third time, Switzerland hosted world championships in orienteering. In 1981 the World Championships took place in Thun and in 2003 in Rapperswil SG .
Competition schedule
- July 14, 2012: Qualification and final sprint in Lausanne
- July 15th, 2012: Long distance qualification in Ballens
- July 16, 2012: Middle distance qualification in Saint-George
- July 17th, 2012: Final middle distance in Saint-Cergue - La Givrine
- July 19, 2012: Long distance final in Le Chalet-à-Gobet
- July 21, 2012: Relay in Le Chalet-à-Gobet
Men's
sprint
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Matthias Kyburz | 15: 32.0 min |
| 2 | SUI | Matthias Merz | 15: 49.5 min |
| 3 | SUI | Matthias Müller | 15: 59.0 min |
| 4th | GBR | Scott Fraser | 16: 11.2 min |
| 5 | RUS | Andrei Khramov | 16: 22.7 min |
| 6th | FIN | Tuomo Mäkelä | 16: 32.9 min |
| 7th | LTU | Jonas Gvildys | 16: 33.8 min |
| 8th | HUN | Zsolt Lenkei | 16: 39.5 min |
Qualification : July 14, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Lausanne
Final : July 14, 2012, 3 p.m.
Location: Lausanne - Ouchy
Length: 4.2 km
Gradient: 80 m
Post: 20th
Middle distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAT | Edgars Bertuks | 36:45 min |
| 2 | RUS | Valentin Novikov | 36:50 min |
| 3 | SUI | Fabian Hertner | 37:10 min |
| 4th | FRA | Thierry Gueorgiou | 37:15 min |
| 5 | FRA | François Gonon | 37:18 min |
| 6th | SWE | Peter Öberg | 37:22 min |
| 7th | NOR | Magne Dæhli | 38:08 min |
| 8th | SWE | Gustav Bergman | 38:33 min |
Qualification : July 16, 2012
Location: Saint-George
Final : July 17th, 2012
Location: Saint-Cergue - La Givrine
Length: 6.5 km
Gradient: 240 m
Post: 20th
Long distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | Olav Lundanes | 1:34:42 h |
| 2 | SUI | Matthias Merz | 1:37:34 h |
| 3 | LAT | Edgars Bertuks | 1:39:13 h |
| 4th | FRA | Philippe Adamski | 1:40:19 h |
| 5 | SWE | Not so Holmberg | 1:41:46 h |
| 6th | BUL | Kiril Nikolov | 1:41:48 h |
| 7th | RUS | Magne Dæhli | 1:43:20 h |
| 8th | FRA | Frédéric Tranchand | 1:43:55 h |
Qualification : July 15, 2012
Location: Ballens
Final : July 19, 2012
Location: Le Chalet-à-Gobet
Length: 18.3 km
Gradient: 450 m
Post: 31
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CZE |
Tomáš Dlabaja Jan Šedivý Jan Procházka |
1:40:00 h |
| 2 | NOR |
Magne Dæhli Carl Waaler Kaas Olav Lundanes |
1:40:06 h |
| 3 | SWE |
Jonas Leandersson Peter Öberg Anders Holmberg |
1:40:11 h |
| 4th | SUI |
Fabian Hertner Matthias Müller Matthias Merz |
1:41:21 h |
| 5 | FRA |
Philippe Adamski Thierry Gueorgiou François Gonon |
1:42:56 h |
| 6th | THE |
Søren Bobach Rasmus Thrane Hansen Tue Lassen |
1:43:08 h |
| 7th | LAT |
Mārtiņš Sirmais Kalvis Mihailovs Edgars Bertuks |
1:45:31 h |
| 8th | LTU |
Vilius Aleliūnas Simonas Krėpšta Jonas Vytautas Gvildys |
1:45:42 h |
July 21, 2012
Location: Le Chalet-à-Gobet
Length: 6.9 km
Gradient: 180 m
Post: 20
Ladies
sprint
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Simone Niggli-Luder | 15: 43.7 min |
| 2 | THE | Maja Alm | 16: 20.2 min |
| 3 | SWE | Annika Billstam | 16: 28.0 min |
| 4th | SWE | Helena Jansson | 16:30.2 min |
| 5 | SUI | Rahel Friederich | 16: 33.1 min |
| 6th | FIN | Venla Niemi | 16: 39.4 min |
| 7th | GBR | Claire Ward | 16: 49.4 min |
| 8th | SWE | Lena Eliasson | 16: 56.9 min |
Qualification : July 14, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Lausanne
Final : July 14, 2012, 4:00 p.m.
Location: Lausanne - Ouchy
Length: 3.7 km
Gradient: 60 m
Post: 19th
Middle distance
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN | Minna Kauppi | 37:37 min |
| 2 | SWE | Tove Alexandersson | 38:09 min |
| 3 | RUS | Tatiana Ryabkina | 39:03 min |
| 4th | THE | Ida Bobach | 39:52 min |
| 5 | SUI | Simone Niggli-Luder | 40:00 min |
| 6th | SWE | Annika Billstam | 40:07 min |
| 7th | SUI | Sara Lüscher | 40:53 min |
| 8th | FIN | Merja Rantanen | 41:03 min |
Qualification : July 16, 2012
Location: Saint-George
Final : July 17th, 2012
Location: Saint-Cergue - La Givrine
Length: 5.5 km
Gradient: 170 m
Post: 18th
Long distance
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Simone Niggli-Luder | 1:15:07 h |
| 2 | FIN | Minna Kauppi | 1:16:38 h |
| 3 | SWE | Annika Billstam | 1:17:13 h |
| 4th | RUS | Tatiana Ryabkina | 1:19:17 h |
| 5 | NOR | Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg | 1:20:05 h |
| 6th | CZE | Eva Jureníková | 1:21:10 h |
| 7th | FIN | Merja Rantanen | 1:22:51 h |
| 8th | THE | Ida Bobach | 1:23:22 h |
Qualification : July 15, 2012
Location: Ballens
Final : July 19, 2012
Location: Le Chalet-à-Gobet
Length: 12.4 km
Gradient: 370 m
Post: 23
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI |
Ines Brodmann Judith Wyder Simone Niggli-Luder |
1:44:54 h |
| 2 | SWE |
Annika Billstam Helena Jansson Tove Alexandersson |
1:47:18 h |
| 3 | NOR |
Silje Ekroll years Mari Fasting Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg |
1:48:11 h |
| 4th | RUS |
Anastasia Tikhonova Svetlana Mironova Tatiana Ryabkina |
1:48:38 h |
| 5 | FIN |
Venla Niemi Merja Rantanen Minna Kauppi |
1:51:41 h |
| 6th | THE |
Emma Klingenberg Ida Bobach Maja Alm |
1:52:21 h |
| 7th | FRA |
Celine Dodin Lea Vercellotti Amélie Chataing |
1:53:13 h |
| 8th | CZE |
Iveta Duchová Dana Šafka Brožková Eva Jureníková |
1:59:54 h |
July 21, 2012
Location: Le Chalet-à-Gobet
Length: 5.9 km
Gradient: 140 m
Post: 18
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Switzerland
|
4th | 2 | 2 | 8th |
| 2 |
 Norway
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
 Finland
|
1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 4th |
 Latvia
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |
 Czech Republic
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 6th |
 Sweden
|
- | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7th |
 Russia
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8th |
 Denmark
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
Web links
- Organizer's website (French and English)