Orienteering World Cup

The Orienteering World Cup ( IOF World Cup ) is a series of competitions in orienteering organized by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) . A series takes place over the calendar year and includes around twelve races. Also, World and European championships are taken in the standings.

The first World Cup races were held in 1983 and 1984. In 1986, eight official World Cup races took place for the first time. Until 2004 the series of competitions was held in a two-year mode, since 2004 competitions have taken place annually. Relay races were also held between 1994 and 2006.

The most successful athlete to date is the Swiss Simone Niggli-Luder , who won the overall World Cup nine times between 2002 and 2013, and in the men's category, the Swiss Daniel Hubmann is the most successful participant with five successes.

Overview

year	Competitions		Venues
	singles	Season
1986	8th	-	Halden , Ontario , New York State , Raon-l'Étape , Fjärås , Jičín , Eger , Zurich
1988	8th	-	Hong Kong , St. Helens , Scotland , Finland , Czechoslovakia , Szilvásvárad , Austria , Sweden
1990	8th	-	Krakow , Aarhus , Voss , Caroline , Cle Elum , Vallée de Joux , Mouthe , Uslar
1992	8th	-	Örebro , Helsinki , Saint Petersburg , Pécs , Breitenfurt , Montebelluna , Toronto , Boston
1994	6th	3	Auckland , Ballarat , Kristiansand , Jægerspris , Quedlinburg , Jičín
1996	7th	3	Juodkrantė , Cēsis , Mölndal , Vestmarka , Langnau , Leuk , Villard-de-Lans
1998	10	3	Killarney , Lake District , Gävle , Krakow , Tatranská Lomnica , Otepää , Hämeenlinna
2000	9	3	Fuji , Canberra , Truskawez , Lahti , Lisbon
2002	13	4th	Chiny , Freiburg , Lausanne , Røros , Idre , Sümeg , Brno
2004	9	3	Roskilde , Västerås , Dresden
2005	9	3	Surrey Hills , Aichi , Subiaco
2006	9	3	Otepää , Aarhus , Auvergne
2007	10	-	Lapua , Hovden , Mjölby , Kiev , Stein am Rhein
2008	13	-	Ventspils , Siggerud , Olomouc , Dalarna , Zurich
2009	9	-	Salo , Fossum , Miskolc , Zurich
2010	12	-	Primorsko , Tuusula , Stockholm , Raufoss , Trondheim , Annecy , Geneva
2011	10	-	Porvoo , Gothenburg , Oslo , Savoie , Liberec , La Chaux-de-Fonds
2012	13	-	Falun , St. Gallen , Lausanne , Oslo , Gothenburg , Vuokatti
2013	13	-	Feilding , Wellington , Napier , Oslo , Sigtuna , Turku , Vuokatti , Baden
2014	14th	-	Antalya , Murcia , Palmela , Kongsberg , Imatra , Trentino / Veneto , Liestal
2015	11	3	Tasmania , Halden , Lysekil , Uddevalla , Inverness , Arosa
2016	-	-	Jeseník , Wroclaw , Strömstad , Tanum , Aarau

List of overall winners

Men's

year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1986 Kent Olsson Øyvin Thon Michael Wehlin 1988 Øyvin Thon Jörgen Mårtensson Håvard Tveite 1990 Håvard Tveite Niklas Löwegren Jörgen Mårtensson 1992 Joakim Ingelsson Martin Johansson Petter Thoresen 1994 Petter Thoresen Janne Salmi Mika Kuisma 1996 Johan Ivarsson Jörgen Mårtensson Timo Karppinen 1998 Chris Terkelsen Johan Ivarsson Bjørnar Valstad 2000 Jani Lakanen Goals Sandvik Allan Mogensen 2002 Bjørnar Valstad Mikhail Mamleev Mats Haldin 2004 Holger Hott Andrei Khramov Øystein Kvaal Østerbø 2005 Andrei Khramov Thierry Gueorgiou Daniel Hubmann 2006 Thierry Gueorgiou Daniel Hubmann Valentin Novikov 2007 Thierry Gueorgiou Nordberg is different Daniel Hubmann 2008 Daniel Hubmann Thierry Gueorgiou Matthias Merz 2009 Daniel Hubmann Thierry Gueorgiou Peter Öberg 2010 Daniel Hubmann Matthias Müller Thierry Gueorgiou 2011 Daniel Hubmann Thierry Gueorgiou Matthias Merz 2012 Matthias Kyburz Olav Lundanes Matthias Merz 2013 Matthias Kyburz Daniel Hubmann Fabian Hertner 2014 Daniel Hubmann Fabian Hertner Matthias Kyburz

space athlete 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1 Daniel Hubmann 5 2 2 2 Thierry Gueorgiou 2 4th 1 3 Matthias Kyburz 2 - 1 4th Andrei Khramov 1 1 - 4th Johan Ivarsson 1 1 - 4th Øyvin Thon 1 1 - 7th Petter Thoresen 1 - 1 7th Håvard Tveite 1 - 1 7th Bjørnar Valstad 1 - 1 10 Holger Hott 1 - - 10 Joakim Ingelsson 1 - - 10 Jani Lakanen 1 - - 10 Kent Olsson 1 - - 10 Chris Terkelsen 1 - -

Ladies

year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1986 Ellen Sofie Olsvik Jorunn Teigen Karin Rabe 1988 Ragnhild Bratberg Brit Volden Jana Galíková 1990 Ragnhild Bente Andersen Ragnhild Bratberg Katarina Borg 1992 Marita Skogum Jana Cieslarová Yvette Hague 1994 Marlena Jansson Yvette Hague Hanne Staff 1996 Gunilla Svärd Marlena Jansson Hanne Staff 1998 Hanne Staff Johanna Asklöf Katarina Borg 2000 Hanne Staff Simone Luder Heather Monro 2002 Simone Luder Vroni King Salmi Hanne Staff 2004 Simone Niggli-Luder Tatiana Ryabkina Karolina A. Højsgaard 2005 Simone Niggli-Luder Vroni King Salmi Anne Margrethe Hausken 2006 Simone Niggli-Luder Marianne Andersen Minna Kauppi 2007 Simone Niggli-Luder Heli Jukkola Minna Kauppi 2008 Anne Margrethe Hausken Minna Kauppi Helena Jansson 2009 Simone Niggli-Luder Marianne Andersen Helena Jansson 2010 Simone Niggli-Luder Helena Jansson Maja Alm 2011 Helena Jansson Minna Kauppi Lena Eliasson 2012 Simone Niggli-Luder Minna Kauppi Tatiana Ryabkina 2013 Simone Niggli-Luder Tove Alexandersson Annika Billstam 2014 Tove Alexandersson Judith Wyder Maja Alm

space Athlete 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1 Simone Niggli-Luder 9 1 - 2 Hanne Staff 2 - 3 3 Helena Jansson 1 1 2 4th Tove Alexandersson 1 1 - 4th Ragnhild Bratberg 1 1 - 4th Marlena Jansson 1 1 - 7th Anne Margrethe Hausken 1 - 1 8th Ragnhild Bente Andersen 1 - - 8th Ellen Sofie Olsvik 1 - - 8th Marita Skogum 1 - - 8th Gunilla Svärd 1 - -

Web links

• World Cup International Orienteering Federation
• Results World Cup on 6prog.org