2019 World Orienteering Championships

The 36th World Orienteering Championships were held in Østfold, Norway in August 2019.

2019 World Orienteering Championships
Country Norway
Events6
Dates13–17 August 2019 (2019-08-13 – 2019-08-17)
Websitewoc2019.no/en

The competitions consisted of middle distance, long distance and relay, for women and men, respectively. Both individual women’s competitions were won by Sweden’s Tove Alexandersson. She won the long distance with a margin of six minutes ahead of Lina Strand, and the middle distance with a margin of five seconds ahead of Simona Aebersold. Norway’s Olav Lundanes won both the long and middle distances for men, ahead of Kasper Fosser and Gustav Bergman, respectively. Sweden won the women’s relay ahead of Switzerland and Russia. Sweden also won the men’s relay, ahead of Finland and France.

Competition format

From 2019 the world championships are split in two (forest and park), each being held every second year. The 2019 edition is a pure "forest" format. The competitions are the middle and long distances, and relay.[1]

Schedule

DateEventLocation
13 AugMiddle qualification
14 AugLong distance
15 AugRest day
16 AugMiddle distance final
17 AugRelay

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Long distance[2][3]  Olav Lundanes (NOR)1:30:09  Kasper Fosser (NOR)1:31:48  Daniel Hubmann (SUI)1:33:07
Middle distance[4]  Olav Lundanes (NOR)34:18  Gustav Bergman (SWE)34:29  Magne Daehli (NOR)34:47
Relay[5]  Sweden
Johan Runesson
Emil Svensk
Gustav Bergman
1:40:42  Finland
Aleksi Niemi
Elias Kuukka
Miika Kirmula
1:42:16  France
Nicolas Rio
Frédéric Tranchand
Lucas Basset
1:42:25

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Long distance[2][6]  Tove Alexandersson (SWE)1:09:00  Lina Strand (SWE)1:15:16  Simona Aebersold (SUI)1:15:50
Middle distance[7]  Tove Alexandersson (SWE)38:20  Simona Aebersold (SUI)38:25  Natalia Gemperle (RUS)
 Venla Harju (FIN)
40:05
Relay[5]  Sweden
Lina Strand
Tove Alexandersson
Karolin Ohlsson
1:35:49  Switzerland
Sabine Hauswirth
Simona Aebersold
Julia Jakob
1:35:53  Russia
Anastasia Rudnaya
Tatiana Ryabkina
Natalia Gemperle
1:36:56

Results

Men's long distance

WOC 2019 – Long – Men (16.6 km, 26 controls)[8]
RankCompetitorNationTime
Olav Lundanes  Norway1:30:09
Kasper Fosser  Norway1:31:48
Daniel Hubmann  Switzerland1:33:07
4Matthias Kyburz  Switzerland1:33:10
5Ruslan Glibov  Ukraine1:33:24
6Magne Daehli  Norway1:35:37
7Vojtěch Král  Czech Republic1:36:03
8Albin Ridefelt  Sweden1:36:11
9Gernot Ymsén  Austria1:36:22
10Frédéric Tranchand  France1:36:28
11Martin Hubmann  Switzerland1:36:45
12Gustav Bergman  Sweden1:36:46
13Emil Svensk  Sweden1:37:43
14Elias Kuukka  Finland1:37:47
15Timo Sild  Estonia1:39:14
16Miika Kirmula  Finland1:39:55

Women's long distance

WOC 2019 – Long – Women (11.7 km, 21 controls)[9]
RankCompetitorNationTime
Tove Alexandersson  Sweden1:09:00
Lina Strand  Sweden1:15:16
Simona Aebersold  Switzerland1:15:50
4Marika Teini  Finland1:16:02
5Sabine Hauswirth  Switzerland1:18:26
6Karolin Ohlsson  Sweden1:19:14
6Venla Harju  Finland1:19:14
8Julia Jakob  Switzerland1:19:54
9Sara Hagström  Sweden1:20:25
9Anastasia Rudnaya  Russia1:20:25
11Natalia Gemperle  Russia1:21:10
12Vendula Horcicková  Czech Republic1:21:25
13Kamilla Olaussen  Norway1:21:34
14Svetlana Mironova  Russia1:21:42
15Marianne Andersen  Norway1:21:59
16Denisa Kosova  Czech Republic1:22:07

Women's middle final

WOC 2019 – Middle – Women (5.5 km, 20 controls)[7]
RankCompetitorNationTime
Tove Alexandersson  Sweden38:20
Simona Aebersold  Switzerland38:25
Natalia Gemperle  Russia40:05
Venla Harju  Finland40:05
5Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg  Norway40:07
6Sabine Hauswirth  Switzerland40:08
7Lina Strand  Sweden40:12
8Denisa Kosova  Czech Republic40:37
9Marika Teini  Finland41:06
10Cecilie Friberg Klysner  Denmark41:27
11Merja Rantanen  Finland41:37
12Marianne Andersen  Norway42:39
13Anastasia Rudnaya  Russia42:54
14Karolin Ohlsson  Sweden43:00
15Lenka Mechlová  Czech Republic43:15
16Kamilla Olaussen  Norway43:18

Men's middle final

WOC 2019 – Long – Men (6.1 km, 23 controls)[4]
RankCompetitorNationTime
Olav Lundanes  Norway34:18
Gustav Bergman  Sweden34:29
Magne Daehli  Norway34:47
4Emil Svensk  Sweden34:48
5Lucas Basset  France35:20
6Frédéric Tranchand  France36:09
7Miika Kirmula  Finland36:15
8Florian Howald  Switzerland36:29
9Andreas Kyburz  Switzerland36:37
10Daniel Hubmann  Switzerland36:48
11Ruslan Glibov  Ukraine36:55
12Aleksi Niemi  Finland36:59
13Timo Sild  Estonia37:12
14Vojtěch Král  Czech Republic37:28
15Milos Nykodym  Czech Republic37:53
16Tue Lassen  Denmark38:04

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