2009 World Orienteering Championships

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2009 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityMiskolc
CountryHungary
Events8

The 2009 World Orienteering Championships, the 26th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Miskolc, Hungary, 16–23 August 2009.[1]

The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long distance (formerly called individual or classic distance) for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's sprint [1] File:Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Khramov  (RUS) 15:10.6 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabian Hertner  (SUI) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Hubmann  (SUI)
Women's sprint [1] File:Flag of Sweden.svg Helena Jansson  (SWE) 15:07.8 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Linnea Gustafsson  (SWE) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simone Niggli-Luder  (SUI)
Men's middle distance [1] File:Flag of France.svg Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA) 37:14 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Hubmann  (SUI) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Matthias Merz  (SUI)
Women's middle distance [1] File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dana Brozkova  (CZE) 37:09 File:Flag of Norway.svg Marianne Andersen  (NOR) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simone Niggli-Luder  (SUI)
Men's long distance [1] File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Hubmann  (SUI) 1:36:21 File:Flag of France.svg Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA) File:Flag of Italy.svg Michael Mamleev  (ITA)
Women's long distance [1] File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simone Niggli-Luder  (SUI) 1:17:26 File:Flag of Norway.svg Marianne Andersen  (NOR) File:Flag of Finland.svg Minna Kauppi  (FIN)
Men's relay[1] 2:22:48
Women's relay[1]
2:13:10

2009 WOC injury

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File:Team Fairplay.jpg
Nordberg, Smola, and Gueorgiou finishing the race after aiding Johansson

An incident occurred during the last leg of the men's relay which involved four of the leading teams. Sweden's Martin Johansson got seriously injured, and three of the other runners stopped for helping, calling for an ambulance and carrying him out of the wood.

References

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