2019 World Orienteering Championships
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| Country |  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
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
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | Middle qualification | |
| 14 Aug | Long distance | |
| 15 Aug | Rest day | |
| 16 Aug | Middle distance final | |
| 17 Aug | Relay | |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
1:40:42 |  Finland
|
1:42:16 |  France
|
1:42:25 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
1:35:49 |  Switzerland
|
1:35:53 | Russia
|
1:36:56 |
Results
Men's long distance
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Olav Lundanes | Norway |
1:30:09 |
 |
Kasper Fosser | Norway |
1:31:48 |
 |
Daniel Hubmann | Switzerland |
1:33:07 |
| 4 | Matthias Kyburz | Switzerland |
1:33:10 |
| 5 | Ruslan Glibov |  Ukraine |
1:33:24 |
| 6 | Magne Daehli | Norway |
1:35:37 |
| 7 | Vojtěch Král |  Czech Republic |
1:36:03 |
| 8 | Albin Ridefelt | Sweden |
1:36:11 |
| 9 | Gernot Ymsén |  Austria |
1:36:22 |
| 10 | Frédéric Tranchand | France |
1:36:28 |
| 11 | Martin Hubmann | Switzerland |
1:36:45 |
| 12 | Gustav Bergman | Sweden |
1:36:46 |
| 13 | Emil Svensk | Sweden |
1:37:43 |
| 14 | Elias Kuukka | Finland |
1:37:47 |
| 15 | Timo Sild |  Estonia |
1:39:14 |
| 16 | Miika Kirmula | Finland |
1:39:55 |
Women's long distance
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tove Alexandersson | Sweden |
1:09:00 |
|
Lina Strand | Sweden |
1:15:16 |
|
Simona Aebersold | Switzerland |
1:15:50 |
| 4 | Marika Teini | Finland |
1:16:02 |
| 5 | Sabine Hauswirth | Switzerland |
1:18:26 |
| 6 | Karolin Ohlsson | Sweden |
1:19:14 |
| 6 | Venla Harju | Finland |
1:19:14 |
| 8 | Julia Jakob | Switzerland |
1:19:54 |
| 9 | Sara Hagström | Sweden |
1:20:25 |
| 9 | Anastasia Rudnaya | Russia |
1:20:25 |
| 11 | Natalia Gemperle | Russia |
1:21:10 |
| 12 | Vendula Horcicková | Czech Republic |
1:21:25 |
| 13 | Kamilla Olaussen | Norway |
1:21:34 |
| 14 | Svetlana Mironova | Russia |
1:21:42 |
| 15 | Marianne Andersen | Norway |
1:21:59 |
| 16 | Denisa Kosova | Czech Republic |
1:22:07 |
Women's middle final
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tove Alexandersson | Sweden |
38:20 |
|
Simona Aebersold | Switzerland |
38:25 |
|
Natalia Gemperle | Russia |
40:05 |
|
Venla Harju | Finland |
40:05 |
| 5 | Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg | Norway |
40:07 |
| 6 | Sabine Hauswirth | Switzerland |
40:08 |
| 7 | Lina Strand | Sweden |
40:12 |
| 8 | Denisa Kosova | Czech Republic |
40:37 |
| 9 | Marika Teini | Finland |
41:06 |
| 10 | Cecilie Friberg Klysner |  Denmark |
41:27 |
| 11 | Merja Rantanen | Finland |
41:37 |
| 12 | Marianne Andersen | Norway |
42:39 |
| 13 | Anastasia Rudnaya | Russia |
42:54 |
| 14 | Karolin Ohlsson | Sweden |
43:00 |
| 15 | Lenka Mechlová | Czech Republic |
43:15 |
| 16 | Kamilla Olaussen | Norway |
43:18 |
Men's middle final
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Olav Lundanes | Norway |
34:18 |
|
Gustav Bergman | Sweden |
34:29 |
|
Magne Daehli | Norway |
34:47 |
| 4 | Emil Svensk | Sweden |
34:48 |
| 5 | Lucas Basset | France |
35:20 |
| 6 | Frédéric Tranchand | France |
36:09 |
| 7 | Miika Kirmula | Finland |
36:15 |
| 8 | Florian Howald | Switzerland |
36:29 |
| 9 | Andreas Kyburz | Switzerland |
36:37 |
| 10 | Daniel Hubmann | Switzerland |
36:48 |
| 11 | Ruslan Glibov | Ukraine |
36:55 |
| 12 | Aleksi Niemi | Finland |
36:59 |
| 13 | Timo Sild | Estonia |
37:12 |
| 14 | Vojtěch Král | Czech Republic |
37:28 |
| 15 | Milos Nykodym | Czech Republic |
37:53 |
| 16 | Tue Lassen | Denmark |
38:04 |
References
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships moves into new era". orienteering.sport. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b Wednesday 14th LONG
- ^ "Sixth WOC Long Distance gold for Lundanes". orienteering.sport. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Official results Men" (pdf). International Orienteering Federation. 2019-08-16.
- ^ a b "Official results for Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2019 - Relay". International Orienteering Federation. 2019-08-17.
- ^ "Master-class gold show by Tove Alexandersson". orienteering.sport. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Official results Women". International Orienteering Federation. 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Official results Men. World Orienteering Championships 2019. Long distance". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Official results Women. World Orienteering Championships 2019. Long distance". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.