World Orienteering Championships
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The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 (with the exception of 1977 and 1978). Since 2003, competitions have been held annually.
Originally there were only two disciplines - an individual race and a relay. In 1991 a short distance race (roughly 25 minutes) was added and a sprint race was added in 2001.
The current championship events are therefore:
- Relay - for three-person teams
- Long distance - previously called classic distance
- Middle distance - previously called short distance
- Sprint
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[edit] Host towns/cities
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | October 1-2 |  Fiskars, Finland |
| 1968 | September 28-29 |  Linköping, Sweden |
| 1970 | September 27-29 |  Eisenach, East Germany |
| 1972 | September 14-16 |  Jicin, Czechoslovakia |
| 1974 | September 20-22 |  Silkeborg, Denmark |
| 1976 | September 24-26 |  Aviemore, Great Britain |
| 1978 | September 15-17 |  Kongsberg, Norway |
| 1979 | September 2-4 | Tampere, Finland |
| 1981 | September 4-6 |  Thun, Switzerland |
| 1983 | September 1-4 |  Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |
| 1985 | September 4-6 |  Bendigo, Australia |
| 1987 | September 3-5 |  Gérardmer, France |
| 1989 | August 17-20 | Skaraborg, Sweden |
| 1991 | August 21-25 | Marianske Lazne, Czechoslovakia |
| 1993 | October 9-14 |  West Point, USA |
| 1995 | August 15-20 |  Detmold, Germany |
| 1997 | August 11-16 | Grimstad, Norway |
| 1999 | August 1-8 | Inverness, Great Britain |
| 2001 | July 29 - August 4 | Tampere, Finland |
| 2003 | August 3-9 | Rapperswil/Jona, Switzerland |
| 2004 | September 11-19 | Västerås, Sweden |
| 2005 | August 9-15 |  Aichi, Japan |
| 2006 | August 1-5 | Aarhus, Denmark |
| 2007 | August 18-26 |  Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2008 | August 1-5 |  Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| 2009 | August 18-23 | Miskolc, Hungary |
| 2010 | Trondheim, Norway |
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| 2011 | France |
[edit] Individual/Classic/Long
This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance from" 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".
[edit] Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Åge Hadler |
Aimo Tepsell |
Anders Morelius |
14.1 km, 11 controls |
| 1968 | Kalle Johansson |
Sture Björk |
Åge Hadler |
14.7 km, 18 controls |
| 1970 | Stig Berge |
Karl John |
Dieter Hulliger |
14.5 km, 19 controls |
| 1972 | Åge Hadler |
Stig Berge |
Bernt Frilén |
13.5 km, 18 controls |
| 1974 | Bernt Frilén |
Jan Fjærestad |
Eystein Weltzien |
15.9 km, 26 controls |
| 1976 | Egil Johansen |
Rolf Pettersson |
Svein Jacobsen |
15.5 km, 24 controls |
| 1978 | Egil Johansen |
Risto Nuuros |
Simo Nurminen |
15.7 km, 21 controls |
| 1979 | Øyvin Thon |
Egil Johansen |
Tore Sagvolden |
15.1 km, 16 controls |
| 1981 | Øyvin Thon |
Tore Sagvolden |
Morten Berglia |
14.1 km, 18 controls |
| 1983 | Morten Berglia |
Øyvin Thon |
Sigurd Dæhli |
14.0 km, 24 controls |
| 1985 | Kari Sallinen |
Tore Sagvolden |
Egil Iversen |
15.2 km, 23 controls |
| 1987 | Kent Olsson |
Tore Sagvolden |
Urs Flühmann |
14.6 km, 21 controls |
| 1989 | Petter Thoresen |
Kent Olsson |
Håvard Tveite |
17.7 km, 24 controls |
| 1991 | Jörgen Mårtensson |
Kent Olsson |
 Sixten Sild |
17.4 km, 25 controls |
| 1993 | Allan Mogensen |
Jörgen Mårtensson |
Petter Thoresen |
13.5 km, 19 controls |
| 1995 | Jörgen Mårtensson |
Janne Salmi |
Carsten Jörgensen |
16.2 km, 30 controls |
| 1997 | Petter Thoresen |
Jörgen Mårtensson |
Kjetil Bjørlo |
13.7 km, 24 controls |
| 1999 | Bjørnar Valstad |
Carl-Henrik Bjørseth |
Alain Berger |
15.7 km, 25 controls |
| 2001 | Jørgen Rostrup |
Jani Lakanen |
Carl Henrik Bjørseth |
14.4 km, 26 controls |
| 2003 | Thomas Bührer |
Yuri Omeltchenko |
Emil Wingstedt |
16.7 km, 34 controls |
| 2004 | Bjørnar Valstad |
Mattias Karlsson |
Holger Hott Johansen |
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| 2005 |  Andrej Khramov |
Marc Lauenstein |
Holger Hott Johansen |
12.9 km, 29 controls |
| 2006 | Jani Lakanen |
Marc Lauenstein |
Andrey Khramov |
17.5 km, 32 controls |
| 2007 | Matthias Merz |
Andrey Khramov |
Anders Nordberg |
18.17 km, 28 controls |
[edit] Women
[edit] Short
This event was held from 1991 to 2001, before it was abandoned and the middle distance replaced it.
[edit] Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Petr Kozak |
Kent Olsson |
Martin Johansson |
5.8 km, 10 controls |
| 1993 | Petter Thoresen |
Timo Karppinen |
Martin Johansson |
4.7 km, 14 controls |
| 1995 | Yuri Omeltchenko |
Jörgen Mårtensson |
Bjørnar Valstad |
5.6 km, 18 controls |
| 1997 | Janne Salmi |
Timo Karppinen |
Bjørnar Valstad |
4.2 km, 16 controls |
| 1999 | Jørgen Rostrup |
Juha Peltola |
Janne Salmi |
4.5 km, 17 controls |
| 2001 | Pasi Ikonen |
Tore Sandvik |
Jørgen Rostrup |
4.1 km, 15 controls |
[edit] Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Jana Cieslarová |
Ada Kucharova |
Marita Skogum |
5.5 km, 9 controls |
| 1993 | Anna Bogren |
Marita Skogum |
Eija Koskivaara |
3.7 km, 11 controls |
| 1995 | Marie-Luce Romanens |
Yvette Hague |
Marlena Jansson Anna Bogren |
4.6 km, 14 controls |
| 1997 |  Lucie Böhm |
Hanne Sandstad |
Hanne Staff |
3.3 km, 13 controls |
| 1999 | Yvette Baker |
Lucie Böhm |
Frauke Schmitt Gran |
3.6 km, 13 controls |
| 2001 | Hanne Staff |
Jenny Johansson |
Gunilla Svärd |
3.6 km, 11 controls |
[edit] Middle
This event was first held in 2003
[edit] Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Thierry Gueorgiou |
Bjørnar Valstad |
Øystein Kristiansen |
5.0 km, 21 controls |
| 2004 | Thierry Gueorgiou |
Valentin Novikov |
Anders Nordberg |
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| 2005 | Thierry Gueorgiou |
Chris Terkelsen |
Jarkko Huovila |
5.0 km, 13 controls |
| 2006 | Holger Hott Johansen |
Jarkko Huovila |
Jamie Stevenson |
6.3 km, 23 controls |
| 2007 | Thierry Gueorgiou |
Tero Fohr |
Valentin Novikov |
6.15 km, 17 controls |
[edit] Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Simone Luder |
Hanne Staff |
Heli Jukkola |
4.5 km, 18 controls |
| 2004 | Hanne Staff |
Tanjaa Ryabkina |
Heli Jukkola |
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| 2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder |
Jenny Johansson |
Minna Kauppi |
4.1 km, 13 controls |
| 2006 | Simone Niggli-Luder |
Marianne Andersen |
Tanja Riabkina |
5.2 km, 22 controls |
| 2007 | Simone Niggli-Luder |
Heli Jukkola |
Marianne Andersen |
5.08 km, 14 controls |
[edit] Sprint
This event was first held in 2001
[edit] Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jimmy Birklin |
Pasi Ikonen |
Jörgen Olsson |
2.66 km, 12 controls |
| 2003 | Jamie Stevenson |
Rudolf Ropek |
Thierry Gueorgiou |
2.8 km, 18 controls |
| 2004 | Niklas Jonasson |
Håkan Eriksson |
Yuri Omeltchenko |
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| 2005 | Emil Wingstedt |
Daniel Hubmann |
Jani Lakanen |
2.4 km, 14 controls |
| 2006 | Emil Wingstedt |
Daniel Hubmann |
Claus Bloch |
3.1 km, 21 controls |
| 2007 | Thierry Gueorgiou |
Matthias Merz |
Martin Johansson |
3.2 km, 15 controls |
[edit] Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Vroni König-Salmi |
Johanna Asklöf |
Simone Luder |
2.24 km, 10 controls |
| 2003 | Simone Luder |
Marie-Luce Romanens |
Jenny Johansson |
2.6 km, 17 controls |
| 2004 | Simone Niggli-Luder |
Karolina A Höjsgaard |
Elisabeth Ingvaldsen |
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| 2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder |
Anne Margrethe Hausken |
Heather Monro |
2.1 km, 12 controls |
| 2006 | Hanny Allston |
Simone Niggli-Luder |
Kajsa Nilsson |
2.7 km, 15 controls |
| 2007 | Simone Niggli-Luder |
Minna Kauppi |
Lena Eliasson |
2.47 km, 14 controls |
