2019 World Orienteering Championships
| Country | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
|---|---|
| Events | 6 |
| Dates | 13–17 August 2019 |
| Website | woc2019 |
The 36th World Orienteering Championships were held in Østfold, Norway in August 2019.
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Date | Event | Location |
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| 13 Aug | Middle qualification | |
| 14 Aug | Long distance | |
| 15 Aug | Rest day | |
| 16 Aug | Middle distance final | |
| 17 Aug | Relay | |
Medal summary
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Long distance[2][3] | File:Flag of Norway.svg Olav Lundanes (NOR) | 1:30:09 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Kasper Fosser (NOR) | 1:31:48 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 1:33:07 |
| Middle distance[4] | File:Flag of Norway.svg Olav Lundanes (NOR) | 34:18 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Bergman (SWE) | 34:29 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Magne Daehli (NOR) | 34:47 |
| Relay[5] | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1:40:42 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 1:42:16 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 1:42:25 |
Women
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Long distance[2][6] | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | 1:09:00 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Lina Strand (SWE) | 1:15:16 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona Aebersold (SUI) | 1:15:50 |
| Middle distance[7] | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | 38:20 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona Aebersold (SUI) | 38:25 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Gemperle (RUS) File:Flag of Finland.svg Venla Harju (FIN) |
40:05 |
| Relay[5] | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1:35:49 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 1:35:53 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 1:36:56 |
Results
[edit | edit source]Men's long distance
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Women's long distance
[edit | edit source]Women's middle final
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Men's middle final
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