List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (women)
This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in women's orienteering.[1][2]
Individual/Classic/Long[]
This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".
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6.6 km, 6 controls |
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7.8 km, 10 controls |
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7.5 km, 10 controls |
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7.1 km, 12 controls |
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7.9 km, 14 controls |
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8.9 km, 16 controls |
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8.6 km, 14 controls |
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8.3 km, 10 controls |
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8.7 km, 12 controls |
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8.1 km, 18 controls |
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8.4 km, 14 controls |
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8.8 km, 15 controls |
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9.7 km, 15 controls |
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10.5 km, 16 controls |
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8.6 km, 14 controls |
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9.7 km, 21 controls | |
1997 | ![]() |
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8.7 km, 17 controls |
1999 | ![]() |
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10.3 km, 18 controls |
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9.7 km, 17 controls |
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11.8 km, 19 controls |
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11.0 km, 25 controls |
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8.8 km, 21 controls |
2006 | ![]() |
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11.7 km, 24 controls |
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11.95 km, 23 controls | |
2008 | ![]() |
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11.9 km, 24 controls |
2009 | ![]() |
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11.8 km, 27 controls |
2010 | ![]() |
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9.9 km, 23 controls |
2011 | ![]() |
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10.3 km, 21 controls |
2012 | ![]() |
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12.4 km, 23 controls |
2013 | ![]() |
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13.9 km, 23 controls |
2014 | ![]() |
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11 km, 23 controls |
2015 | ![]() |
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9.7 km, 19 controls |
2016 | ![]() |
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11.2 km, 18 controls |
2017 | ![]() |
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11.4 km, 20 controls |
2018 | ![]() |
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9.9 km, 18 controls |
2019 | ![]() |
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11.7 km, 21 controls |
2021 | ![]() |
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9.5 km, 21 controls |
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This event was first held in 1991. The format was changed and renamed "Middle Distance" in 2003 with the introduction of the Sprint discipline.
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5.5 km, 9 controls | |
1993 | ![]() |
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3.7 km, 11 controls | |
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4.6 km, 14 controls | |
1997 | ![]() |
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3.3 km, 13 controls | |
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3.6 km, 13 controls | |
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3.6 km, 11 controls | |
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4.5 km, 18 controls | |
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5.3 km, 16 controls | |
2005 | ![]() |
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4.1 km, 13 controls | |
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5.2 km, 22 controls | |
2007 | ![]() |
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5.08 km, 14 controls | |
2008 | ![]() |
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4.8 km, 23 controls | |
2009 | ![]() |
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5.34 km, 22 controls | |
2010 | ![]() |
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4.53 km, 16 controls | |
2011 | ![]() |
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3.8 km, 16 controls | |
2012 | ![]() |
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5.5 km, 18 controls | |
2013 | ![]() |
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5.0 km, 15 controls | |
2014 | ![]() |
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5.0 km, 16 controls | |
2015 | ![]() |
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5.3 km, 21 controls | |
2016 | ![]() |
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5.1 km, 21 controls | |
2017 | ![]() |
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5.1 km, 21 controls | |
2018 | ![]() |
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4.8 km, 17 controls | |
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5.5 km, 20 controls | |
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4.5 km, 20 controls |
Sprint[]
This event was first held in 2001.
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2.24 km, 10 controls |
2003 | ![]() |
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2.6 km, 17 controls |
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2.6 km, 11 controls |
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2.1 km, 12 controls |
2006 | ![]() |
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2.7 km, 15 controls |
2007 | ![]() |
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2.47 km, 14 controls |
2008 | ![]() |
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2.5 km, 17 controls |
2009 | ![]() |
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2.6 km, 18 controls |
2010 | ![]() |
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2.6 km, 21 controls |
2011 | ![]() |
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2.2 km, 19 controls |
2012 | ![]() |
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3.7 km, 19 controls |
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3.4 km, 21 controls |
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4.05 km, 18 controls |
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3.8 km, 21 controls |
2016 | ![]() |
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3.6 km, 20 controls |
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3.4 km, 13 controls |
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3.8 km, 17 controls |
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3.5 km, 20 controls |
Relay[]
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Medal table[]
Table updated after the 2019 Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 37 | 35 | 31 | 103 |
2 | ![]() | 28 | 8 | 18 | 54 |
3 | ![]() | 18 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
4 | ![]() | 11 | 25 | 16 | 52 |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Totals (17 nations) | 113 | 112 | 114 | 339 |
Multiple medalists[]
Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Simone Niggli | ![]() |
2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
2 | Tove Alexandersson | ![]() |
2011 | 2021 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
3 | Minna Kauppi | ![]() |
2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
4 | Maja Alm | ![]() |
2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
5 | Marita Skogum | ![]() |
1983 | 1993 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Annichen Kringstad | ![]() |
1981 | 1985 | 6 | - | - | 6 |
7 | Judith Wyder | ![]() |
2011 | 2018 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
8 | Helena Bergman | ![]() |
2012 | 2018 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
9 | Hanne Staff | ![]() |
1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
10 | Liisa Veijalainen | ![]() |
1972 | 1981 | 4 | 4 | - | 8 |
Best performers by country[]
- Including mixed events
Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Simone Niggli-Luder | 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
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Tove Alexandersson | 2011 | 2021 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
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Minna Kauppi | 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
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Maja Alm | 2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
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Hanne Staff (by the gold first ranking system) |
1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Marianne Andersen (by total number of medals) |
2005 | 2017 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |
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Natalia Gemperle | 2016 | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
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Dana Brožková | 2006 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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Katalin Oláh (by the gold first ranking system) |
1991 | 1995 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Sarolta Monspart (by total number of medals) |
1970 | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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Yvette Baker | 1993 | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Lucie Böhm* | 1997 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
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Hanny Allston* | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Nadiya Volynska* | 2015 | 2015 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
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Anastasia Denisova* | 2016 | 2016 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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Frauke Schmitt Gran* | 1999 | 1999 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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Isia Basset* | 2018 | 2018 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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Alīda Ābola* | 1989 | 1989 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.
References[]
- ^ "Results Archive at World of O Runners". runners.worldofo.com. World of O. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships Medals 1966-2014" (PDF). www.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- World Orienteering Championships
- Lists of sportswomen