World Orienteering Championships 1996
The 11th World Ski Orienteering Championships were held from 19th February bis 25. February 1996 in Lillehammer , Norway instead.
Men's
Short distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | Bjorn Lans | 37:02 min |
| 2 | NOR | Vidar Benjaminsen | 37:09 min |
| 3 | FIN | Raino Pesu | 37:16 min |
| 4th | FIN | Vesa Mäkipää | 37:24 min |
| 5 | SWE | Bertil Nordqvist | 37:28 min |
| 6th | RUS | Vladislav Kormchikov | 38:11 min |
Defending champion: Iwan Kusmin
Length: 8.0 km
Elevation meters: 120
Posts: 14
Participants: 78
Long distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA | Nicolò Corradini | 1:45:00 h |
| 2 | NOR | Vidar Benjaminsen | 1:45:11 h |
| 3 | SWE | Bertil Nordqvist | 1:45:52 h |
| 4th | FIN | Vesa Mäkipää | 1:46:05 h |
| 5 | RUS | Vladislav Kormchikov | 1:46:29 h |
| 6th | NOR | Lars Lystad | 1:46:57 h |
Defending champion: Nicolò Corradini
Length: 22.0 km
Elevation gain: 460
Posts: 25
Participants: 78
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Per-Ove Bergqvist Mikael Lindmark Björn Lans Bertil Nordqvist |
2:50:26 h |
| 2 | FIN |
Arto Lilja Markku Järvinen Raino Pesu Vesa Mäkipää |
2:50:39 h |
| 3 | NOR |
Harald Svergia Kjetil Ulven Lars Lystad Vidar Benjaminsen |
2:53:44 h |
| 4th | RUS | 2:56:18 h | |
| 5 | ITA | 3:02:34 h | |
| 6th | CZE | 3:09:17 h |
Defending champion: Kjetil Ulven , Lars Lystad , Harald Svergia , Vidar Benjaminsen
Length: 4x10 km
Participants: 17 relays
Ladies
Short distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN | Arja Nuolija | 32:24 min |
| 2 | SWE | Annika Zell | 32:54 min |
| 3 | RUS | Svetlana Haustova | 34:34 min |
| 4th | NOR | Valborg Madslien | 35:14 min |
| 5 | NOR | Hilde G. Pedersen | 35:20 min |
| 6th | RUS | Tatiana Naumova | 35:35 min |
Defending champion: Virpi Juutilainen
Length: 6.0 km
Elevation meters: 100
Posts: 12
Participants: 53
Long distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | Annika Zell | 1:11:50 h |
| 2 | NOR | Hilde G. Pedersen | 1:13:31 h |
| 3 | FIN | Arja Nuolioja | 1:16:29 h |
| 4th | NOR | Valborg Madslien | 1:16:45 h |
| 5 | FIN | Terhi holster | 1:17:00 h |
| 6th | FIN | Virpi Juutilainen | 1:18:21 h |
Defending champion: Pepa Miluschewa
Length: 14.0 km Elevation
meters: 320
Posts: 18
Participants: 51
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Ann-Charlotte Carlsson Erica Johansson Annika Zell |
1:57:55 h |
| 2 | RUS |
Ekaterina Petrowa Natalja Frei Svetlana Haustova |
2:00:32 h |
| 3 | FIN |
Terhi holster Virpi Juutilainen Arja Nuolija |
2:02:01 h |
| 4th | NOR | 2:04:51 h | |
| 5 | EST | 2:07:00 h | |
| 6th | CZE | 2:13:53 h |
Defending champions: Ann-Charlotte Carlsson , Annika Zell , Lena Hasselström
Length: 4x8 km
Participants: 12 relays
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sweden
|
4th | 1 | 1 | 6th |
| 2 |
Finland
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |
Italy
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 4th |
Norway
|
- | 3 | 1 | 4th |
| 5 |
Russia
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Most successful participant
| space | Athlete | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bjorn Lans
|
2 | - | - | 2 |
| 1 |
Annika Zell
|
2 | - | - | 2 |
| 3 |
Bertil Nordqvist
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |
Arja Nuolija
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |