World Orienteering Championships

The World Orienteering Championships (World Orienteering Championships, short WOC ) are discharged from the World Orienteering Federation ( IOF) since 1966. By 2003 world championships in orienteering biennial wear (with one exception, the World Championships 1979). Since 2003 she has held every year.

Originally there was an individual competition and a relay only two disciplines. 1991 was included in the World Championship program with the short throw another discipline. Since 2001 there is a separate sprint competition ( winning time about 15 minutes) and 2003 the short distance was replaced by a middle distance ( winning time 30-40 minutes). The former so-called individual competition will be held today under the name of long- distance ( winning time between 60 and 90 minutes). From 2014 there is with the sprint relay teams for Mixed another competition. In return, the qualification runs are spread over the middle and long distance. The starting places will be awarded in these two competitions on a ranking list (see rankings for starting place award at World Orienteering Championships ).

The official World Cup program therefore breaks down as follows:

  • Sprint ( with qualifications )
  • Mixed sprint relay,
  • Middle distance,
  • Long distance,
  • Season.

The Junior World Championships find place separately from the assets.

  • 3.1 Men
  • 3.2 Women
  • 4.1 Men
  • 4.2 Women
  • 5.1 Men
  • 5.2 Women
  • 7.1 Men
  • 7.2 Women

Venues

Single / Classic / Lang

This competition was from 1966 to 1989 single called, 1991-2001 Classic distance and since 2003 is called the discipline of long distance.

Gentlemen

Ladies

Short

This contest was held from 1991 to 2001 before it was replaced by the middle distance in the World Cup program.

Gentlemen

Ladies

Means

This competition was included in the World Cup program in 2003.

Gentlemen

Ladies

Sprint

This competition was included in the World Cup 2001 program.

Gentlemen

Ladies

Sprint relay

This competition will be held in 2014 for the first time.

Squadron

Gentlemen

Ladies

Perpetual medal

State after the World Cup 2013:

International Orienteering Federation Finland Fiskars, Finland Friedrichroda Silkeborg Aviemore Kongsberg Australia Bendigo France Skaraborg West Point (New York) Grimstad Inverness Rapperswil Jona Aichi Prefecture 2012 World Orienteering Championships Italy Tanum Aimo Tepsell Karl Johansson Stig Berge Dieter Hulliger Eystein Weltzien Kent Olsson (orienteering) Sixten Sild Allan Mogensen Janne Salmi Yuri Omeltchenko Emil Wingstedt Marc Lauenstein Matthias Merz Anders Nordberg Daniel Hubmann Pasi Ikonen Ulla Lindkvist Ingrid Hadler Kristin Cullmann Anne Lundmark Anne Berit Eid Annichen Kringstad Brit Volden Karin Rabe Marita Skogum Arja Hannus Hanne Staff Marika Mikkola Heli Jukkola Marianne Andersen Minna Kauppi Annika Billstam Emma Claesson Helena Jansson Tove Alexandersson Lena Eliasson Martin Johansson (orienteer b. 1984) Timo Karppinen Anna Bogren Marie-Luce Romanens Yvette Baker Jenny Johansson Chris Terkelsen Jamie Stevenson Fabian Hertner Leonid Novikov Gustav Bergman (orienteering) Ida Bobach Judith Wyder Merja Rantanen Rudolf Ropek Niclas Jonasson Anders Holmberg Matthias Kyburz Jonas Leandersson Johanna Allston Maja Alm Venla Niemi Bertil Norman Erkki Kohvakka Ola Skarholt Markku Salminen Ivar Formo Erik Johansson (ice hockey) Kjell Lauri Harald Thon Christian Aebersold Mats Haldin Peter Öberg (orienteer) David Andersson Tero Föhr Baptiste Rollier Sinikka Kukkonen Cecilia Nilsson (actress) Liisa Anttila
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