European Orienteering Championships - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The European Orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...

Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000.

The current championship events are:

Relay - for three-person teams
Long distance
Middle distance
Sprint

Host towns/cities

Year	Date	Place
1962	September 22–23	Løten Løten Løten is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Løten. The parish of Løiten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .-Name:The municipality is named after an old farm... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
1964	September 26–27	Le Brassus Le Brassus Le Brassus is a village in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality Le Chenit.-References:... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
2000	June 30 - July 4	Truskavets Truskavets Truskavets is a city in western Ukraine's Lviv Oblast , near the border with Poland. The city is designated as a separate raion within the oblast.... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
2002	September 25–30	Sümeg Sümeg Sümeg is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. Sümeg is mostly known for its castle. It is 20 kilometres north of Lake Balaton.-Twin towns — Sister cities:Sümeg is twinned with:- External links :*... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
2004	July 10–17	Roskilde Roskilde Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
2006	May 7–14	Otepää Otepää Otepää is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it's the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Town has a population of 2,189 . Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia... , Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
2008	May 25 - June 1	Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Courland historical region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2006, Ventspils had a population of 43,806. Ventspils is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port... , Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
2010	May 27 - June 6	Primorsko Primorsko Primorsko is a town and seaside resort in southeastern Bulgaria, part of Burgas Province. A well-known resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, it is located on a gore 52 km south of Burgas and has a beach strip of about 1 km². The average temperature is 27°C in July, often reaching... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
2012	May 14 - May 20	Falun Falun Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

Men

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Notes
1962	Magne Lystad Magne Lystad Magne Lystad was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He used to be called "the king of the forest"....	Bertil Norman Bertil Norman Bertil Norman is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1966, as a member of the Swedish winning team....	Sivar Nordström Sivar Nordström Sivar Nordström is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1962 European Orienteering Championships in Løten.-References:...	16.5 km, 13 controls (individual event)
1964	Erkki Kohvakka Erkki Kohvakka Erkki Kohvakka is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal in the individual 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus, and also a gold medal with the Finnish relay team...	Alex Schwager Alex Schwager Alex Schwager is a Swiss orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the individual event at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus.-References:...	Aimo Tepsell Aimo Tepsell Aimo Tepsell is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received two silver medals at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships. He also received a bronze medal at the 1964 Euoropean championship.-See also:...	15.0 km, 15 controls (individual event)
2000	Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov is a Russian orienteering competitor.-World championships:He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance, and third in 2007...	Marian Davidik Marian Davidik Marián Dávidík is a Slovak orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the classic distance at the 2000 European Orienteering Championships in Truskavets.-References:...	Bjørnar Valstad Bjørnar Valstad Bjørnar Valstad is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won 4 World Orienteering Championships gold medals.He retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where he became world champion in both the long and relay events, despite this he failed to make the Orienteering...	Classic distance
2002	Thomas Bührer Thomas Bührer Thomas Bührer is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2003 World Orienteering Championships, Long distance. He is also three times Relay world champion, as a member of the Swiss winning teams in 1991, 1993 and 1995....	Bjørnar Valstad Bjørnar Valstad Bjørnar Valstad is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won 4 World Orienteering Championships gold medals.He retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where he became world champion in both the long and relay events, despite this he failed to make the Orienteering...	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	12.4 km, 23 controls
2004	Kalle Dalin Kalle Dalin Kalle Dalin is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion. He received a gold medal in long distance at the 2004 European Orienteering Championships, and also a bronze medal in the relay event.-References:...	Mats Haldin Mats Haldin Mats Haldin is a Finnish orienteering competitor and two times European champion with the Finnish relay team. He received a silver medal with the Finnish relay team at the 2003 World Orienteering Championships in Rapperswil/Jona, and again in 2006 in Aarhus.He received a bronze medal in relay at...	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	14.5 km, 29 controls
2006	Jani Lakanen Jani Lakanen Jani Lakanen is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2006 World Orienteering Championships ....	Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in the long course and winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2008.-2009:...	Olle Kärner Olle Kärner Olle Kärner is an Estonian orienteering competitor from Tartu. He received a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2006 European Orienteering Championships in Otepää.-International results:...	16.21 km, 33 controls
2008	Dmitry Tsvetkov	Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in the long course and winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2008.-2009:...	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	16.9 km, 33 controls
2010	Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in the long course and winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2008.-2009:...	Philippe Adamski Philippe Adamski Philippe Adamski is a French orienteering competitor. He's member of the French club Tous Azimuts Douai since his beginning. He's also running for Kaelvan Rasti, Finland...	Fabian Hertner Fabian Hertner Fabian Hertner is a Swiss orienteering competitor. He became Junior World Champion in the middle distance in 2005.He won a silver medal in sprint at the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc, Hungary.-References:...	17.3 km, 30 controls

Women

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Notes
1962	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Marit Økern Marit Økern Marit Økern Jensen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the first European Orienteering Championships in 1962, where she received a silver medal in the individual event, and also a silver medal in the unofficial relay event....	Emy Gauffin Emy Gauffin Emy Gauffin is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She received a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1962 European Orienteering Championships in Løten. She was also member of the Swedish team that won the relay competition, although not officially part of the championship.-References:...	7.5 km, 7 controls (individual event)
1964	Margrit Thommen Margrit Thommen Margrit Thommen is a Swiss orienteering competitor and European champion. She won the gold medal in the individual event at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships, and also a silver medal in the relay event.-References:...	Ann-Marie Wallsten Ann-Marie Wallsten Ann-Marie Wallsten is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion. She received a silver medal in the individual event and a gold medal in the relay event at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus.-References:...	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	8.1 km, 10 controls (individual event)
2000	Hanne Staff Hanne Staff Hanne Staff is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships medals.She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club...	Brigitte Wolf Brigitte Wolf Brigitte Wolf is a Swiss orienteering competitor and ski mountaineer.- Orienteering :Wolf is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swiss winning team in 2003, as well as having a bronze medal from 1997...	Yvette Baker Yvette Baker Yvette Baker is Britain's most successful orienteer. At the 1999 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness she won the short distance event.- Biography :...	Classic distance
2002	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Hanne Staff Hanne Staff Hanne Staff is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships medals.She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club...	Birgitte Husebye Birgitte Husebye Birgitte Husebye is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion from 1999, and has three bronze medals from the 2001, 2003 and 2004 Relay World Championships.-References:...	6.7 km, 17 controls
2004	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Emma Engstrand Emma Engstrand Emma Claesson is a Swedish orienteering competitor from Borlänge. She received a silver medal on the relay at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, and a bronze medal in 2005...	Tatiana Riabkina	9.6 km, 21 controls
2006	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 2007 Long distance World Orienteering Championships, and finished second in 2005. In the Middle distance she finished second 2007, and third 2003 and 2004...	Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi is a Finnish orienteer. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion, including five golds from relays....	10.93 km, 25 controls
2008	Anne Margrethe Hausken Anne Margrethe Hausken Anne Margrethe Hausken is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.-World championships:...	Tatiana Riabkina	Emma Engstrand Emma Engstrand Emma Claesson is a Swedish orienteering competitor from Borlänge. She received a silver medal on the relay at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, and a bronze medal in 2005...	11.0 km, 24 controls
2010	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Dana Brozkova Dana Brožková Dana Brožková is a Czech orienteering competitor. She is the 2008 World Champion in the long distance and 2009 World Champion in the middle distance. She received a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2006 World Orienteering Championships in Aarhus...	Helena Jansson Helena Jansson Helena Jansson is a Swedish orienteer who became World Champion in the sprint distance in Miskolc, Hungary in 2009...	11.0 km, 26 controls

Men

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Notes
2002	Michael Mamleev Michael Mamleev Michael Mamleev is an ex-Russian orienteering competitor and European champion.-Results for Russia:He received a gold medal in the middle distance at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships...	Yuri Omeltchenko Yuri Omeltchenko Yuri Omeltchenko is a Ukrainian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1995 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance. He also obtained silver in the 2003 Long distance World Championships, and shared silver on Sprint distance in 2004. He works in a school in southeast Sweden...	Jamie Stevenson Jamie Stevenson Jamie Stevenson is a British orienteering champion. He appeared on the TV sports quiz They Think It's All Over in 2003 after winning the gold medal in the sprint distance at the World Orienteering Championships....	5.2 km, 15 controls
2004	Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.-Clubs:Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne...	Jarkko Huovila Jarkko Huovila Jarkko Huovila is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. He participated on the Finnish winning team in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships...	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	6.4 km, 22 controls
2006	Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.-Clubs:Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne...	Martins Sirmais Martins Sirmais Martins Sirmais is a Latvian orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2006 European Orienteering Championships in Otepää, and again at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils.-References:...	Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov is a Russian orienteering competitor.-World championships:He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance, and third in 2007...	6.7 km, 18 controls
2008	Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.-Clubs:Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne...	Martins Sirmais Martins Sirmais Martins Sirmais is a Latvian orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2006 European Orienteering Championships in Otepää, and again at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils.-References:...	Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2001 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance, and also silver on the Sprint distance same year. In France 2011, he won silver on the long distance. He also has a Relay bronze medal from 2007.-See also:Finnish orienteers* List...	6.7 km, 22 controls
2010	Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov is a Russian orienteering competitor.-World championships:He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance, and third in 2007...	Matthias Merz Matthias Merz Matthias Merz is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, Long distance, and also obtained a silver medal on the Sprint distance in the same championship. He has a bronze medal from the 2005 Relay Championships in Aichi, Japan, as...	Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in the long course and winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2008.-2009:...	6.4 km, 22 controls

Women

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Notes
2002	Gunilla Svärd Gunilla Svärd Gunilla Svärd is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is two times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1997 and 2004, as well as having silver medals from 2001 and 2003, and a bronze medal from 1999. She obtained bronze in the Short distance World Championship in 2001...	Brigitte Wolf Brigitte Wolf Brigitte Wolf is a Swiss orienteering competitor and ski mountaineer.- Orienteering :Wolf is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swiss winning team in 2003, as well as having a bronze medal from 1997...	Birgitte Husebye Birgitte Husebye Birgitte Husebye is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion from 1999, and has three bronze medals from the 2001, 2003 and 2004 Relay World Championships.-References:...	4.5 km, 13 controls
2004	Hanne Staff Hanne Staff Hanne Staff is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships medals.She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club...	Dainora Alšauskaitė Dainora Alšauskaite Dainora Alšauskaitė is a Lithuanian orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2004 European Orienteering Championships in Roskilde.-References:...	Tatiana Ryabkina Tatiana Ryabkina Tatiana Ryabkina is a Russian orienteering competitor.-World championships:...	5.3 km, 21 controls
2006	Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi is a Finnish orienteer. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion, including five golds from relays....	Marianne Andersen Marianne Andersen Marianne Andersen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She has received twelve medals in the world and European championships, as well as winning nine national championships....	Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 2007 Long distance World Orienteering Championships, and finished second in 2005. In the Middle distance she finished second 2007, and third 2003 and 2004...	5.679 km, 15 controls
2008	Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 2007 Long distance World Orienteering Championships, and finished second in 2005. In the Middle distance she finished second 2007, and third 2003 and 2004...	Merja Rantanen Merja Rantanen Merja Rantanen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils...	Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi is a Finnish orienteer. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion, including five golds from relays....	5.2 km, 16 controls
2010	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Signe Soes	Lena Eliasson Lena Eliasson Lena Marie Eliasson is a Swedish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor.She received a bronze medal in sprint at the World Orienteering Championships in Kiev in 2007....	5.4 km, 22 controls

Men

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Notes
2000	Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov is a Russian orienteering competitor.-World championships:He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance, and third in 2007...	Yuri Omeltchenko Yuri Omeltchenko Yuri Omeltchenko is a Ukrainian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1995 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance. He also obtained silver in the 2003 Long distance World Championships, and shared silver on Sprint distance in 2004. He works in a school in southeast Sweden...	Tore Sandvik Tore Sandvik Tore Sandvik is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1999 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness with the Norwegian Relay team.-International results:...	Short distance
2002	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	Håkan Pettersson Håkan Pettersson Håkan Pettersson is a Swedish orienteering competitor.He received a silver medal in the sprint distance at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships in Sümeg.He is junior world champion in the classic distance from 1998.-References:...	Yuri Omeltchenko Yuri Omeltchenko Yuri Omeltchenko is a Ukrainian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1995 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance. He also obtained silver in the 2003 Long distance World Championships, and shared silver on Sprint distance in 2004. He works in a school in southeast Sweden...	3.2 km, 10 controls
2004	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	Andrey Khramov Andrey Khramov Andrey Khramov is a Russian orienteering competitor. He is winner of the 2005 World Orienteering Championships, Long distance, and finished third in 2006, and second in 2007...	Mårten Boström Mårten Boström Mårten Boström is a Finnish orienteering competitor and long distance runner. He reached the podium in the junior race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in 2001, taking the bronze. He received a bronze medal in sprint at the 2004 European Orienteering Championships in Roskilde...	3.0 km, 20 controls
2006	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	Jamie Stevenson Jamie Stevenson Jamie Stevenson is a British orienteering champion. He appeared on the TV sports quiz They Think It's All Over in 2003 after winning the gold medal in the sprint distance at the World Orienteering Championships....	Andrey Khramov Andrey Khramov Andrey Khramov is a Russian orienteering competitor. He is winner of the 2005 World Orienteering Championships, Long distance, and finished third in 2006, and second in 2007...	3.07 km, 17 controls
2008	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in the long course and winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2008.-2009:...	Andrey Khramov Andrey Khramov Andrey Khramov is a Russian orienteering competitor. He is winner of the 2005 World Orienteering Championships, Long distance, and finished third in 2006, and second in 2007...	3.3 km, 19 controls
2010	Fabian Hertner Fabian Hertner Fabian Hertner is a Swiss orienteering competitor. He became Junior World Champion in the middle distance in 2005.He won a silver medal in sprint at the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc, Hungary.-References:...	Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in the long course and winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2008.-2009:...	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	3.3 km, 24 controls

Women

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Notes
2000	Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 2004, as well as having silver medals from 2001, 2003 and 2006, and bronze medal from 2005...	Simone Luder	Anna Górnicka-Antonowicz Anna Górnicka-Antonowicz Anna Górnicka-Antonowicz is a Polish orienteering competitor. She received a bronze medal in the short distance at the 2000 European Orienteering Championships in Truskavets, behind Jenny Johansson and Simone Luder. Her best result in the World Championships was 8th in the middle distance in...	Short distance
2002	Vroni König-Salmi Vroni König-Salmi Vroni König-Salmi is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won the 2001 Sprint distance World Orienteering Championships, and is two times Relay World Champion, from 2003 and 2005, as member of the Swiss winning teams. Also an individual bronze medal from 2005 , and Relay bronze medals from 1997...	Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal in the 1999 World Orienteering Championships with the Norwegian Relay team. She received a silver medal in 1997 and bronze medals in 2001, 2003 and 2004.-References:...	Anne Margrethe Hausken Anne Margrethe Hausken Anne Margrethe Hausken is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.-World championships:...	2.85 km, 11 controls
2004	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 2004, as well as having silver medals from 2001, 2003 and 2006, and bronze medal from 2005...	Emma Engstrand Emma Engstrand Emma Claesson is a Swedish orienteering competitor from Borlänge. She received a silver medal on the relay at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, and a bronze medal in 2005...	2.5 km, 16 controls
2006	Simone Niggli	Marianne Andersen Marianne Andersen Marianne Andersen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She has received twelve medals in the world and European championships, as well as winning nine national championships....	Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi is a Finnish orienteer. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion, including five golds from relays....	2.73 km, 14 controls
2008	Anne Margrethe Hausken Anne Margrethe Hausken Anne Margrethe Hausken is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.-World championships:...	Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 2007 Long distance World Orienteering Championships, and finished second in 2005. In the Middle distance she finished second 2007, and third 2003 and 2004...	Helena Jansson Helena Jansson Helena Jansson is a Swedish orienteer who became World Champion in the sprint distance in Miskolc, Hungary in 2009...	2.5 km, 14 controls
2010	Helena Jansson Helena Jansson Helena Jansson is a Swedish orienteer who became World Champion in the sprint distance in Miskolc, Hungary in 2009...	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Maja Alm Maja Alm Maja Alm is a Danish orienteering competitor and medalist from the Junior World Championships. She is since 2006 coached by Danish national coach Lars Lindstrøm-Junior career:...	2.8 km, 21 controls

Men

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Notes
1962	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Aimo Tepsell Aimo Tepsell Aimo Tepsell is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received two silver medals at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships. He also received a bronze medal at the 1964 Euoropean championship.-See also:... Esko Vainio Rolf Koskinen Rolf Koskinen Rolf Koskinen was a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus... Erkki Kohvakka Erkki Kohvakka Erkki Kohvakka is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal in the individual 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus, and also a gold medal with the Finnish relay team...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Bertil Norman Bertil Norman Bertil Norman is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1966, as a member of the Swedish winning team.... Per-Olof Skogum Sven Gustafsson Halvard Nilsson	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Per Kristiansen Per Kristiansen Per Kristiansen is a former Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the 1950s and 1960s, and later served as an official for the sport at a national level. He became National Champion both individually and in relay, and was twice the individual medal winner at the Scandinavian Championships... Ola Skarholt Ola Skarholt Ola Skarholt is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1970, as a member of the Norwegian winning team. He also has bronze medals from 1966 and 1968.-References:... Knut Berglia Magne Lystad Magne Lystad Magne Lystad was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He used to be called "the king of the forest"....	not part of the Championship
1964	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Juhani Salmenkylä Juhani Salmenkylä Juhani Salmenkylä is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus.... Rolf Koskinen Rolf Koskinen Rolf Koskinen was a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus... Aimo Tepsell Aimo Tepsell Aimo Tepsell is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received two silver medals at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships. He also received a bronze medal at the 1964 Euoropean championship.-See also:... Erkki Kohvakka Erkki Kohvakka Erkki Kohvakka is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal in the individual 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus, and also a gold medal with the Finnish relay team...	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Ola Skarholt Ola Skarholt Ola Skarholt is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1970, as a member of the Norwegian winning team. He also has bronze medals from 1966 and 1968.-References:... Per Kristiansen Per Kristiansen Per Kristiansen is a former Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the 1950s and 1960s, and later served as an official for the sport at a national level. He became National Champion both individually and in relay, and was twice the individual medal winner at the Scandinavian Championships... Magne Lystad Magne Lystad Magne Lystad was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He used to be called "the king of the forest".... Stig Berge Stig Berge Stig Berge is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and master of science in engineering.Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay. He also won silver at the 1972 World Championships and bronze in the relay in 1966...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Sven-Olof Åsberg Sven Gustavsson Bertil Norman Bertil Norman Bertil Norman is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1966, as a member of the Swedish winning team.... Pontus Carlson
2000	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Mattias Niggli Chrstoph Platner Thomas Bührer Thomas Bührer Thomas Bührer is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2003 World Orienteering Championships, Long distance. He is also three times Relay world champion, as a member of the Swiss winning teams in 1991, 1993 and 1995....	Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... Vladimir Lucan Vladimír Lucan Vladimír Lučan is a Czech orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in relay at the 2000 European Orienteering Championships in Truskavets, together with Michal Jedlicka and Rudolf Ropek... Michal Jedlicka Michal Jedlicka Michal Jedlička is a Czech orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships with the Czech team.... Rudolf Ropek Rudolf Ropek Rudolf Ropek is a Czech orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships with the Czech team, and a silver medal in the sprint distance in 2003....	Sweden 2 Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Fredrik Löwegren Fredrik Löwegren Fredrik Löwegren is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 2000 European Orienteering Championships in Truskavets, and a silver medal in 2002... Thomas Asp Jörgen Olsson Jörgen Olsson Jörgen Olsson, born 1971, is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay at the 1999 World championships, and received a bronze medal in the sprint event at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere....
2002	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Jani Lakanen Jani Lakanen Jani Lakanen is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2006 World Orienteering Championships .... Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2001 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance, and also silver on the Sprint distance same year. In France 2011, he won silver on the long distance. He also has a Relay bronze medal from 2007.-See also:Finnish orienteers* List... Mats Haldin Mats Haldin Mats Haldin is a Finnish orienteering competitor and two times European champion with the Finnish relay team. He received a silver medal with the Finnish relay team at the 2003 World Orienteering Championships in Rapperswil/Jona, and again in 2006 in Aarhus.He received a bronze medal in relay at...	Sweden 2 Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Johan Näsman Fredrik Löwegren Fredrik Löwegren Fredrik Löwegren is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 2000 European Orienteering Championships in Truskavets, and a silver medal in 2002... Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... Mikkel Lund Mikkel Lund Mikkel Lund is a Danish orienteering competitor.He won a bronze medal with the Danish relay team at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships. At the 2006 World Orienteering Championships he placed 8th in the relay with the Danish team. Lund lives in Oslo and represents the club Bækkelagets SK,... René Rokkjær René Rokkjær René Rokkjær is a Danish orienteering competitor. He won a bronze medal with the Danish relay team at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships, and a silver medal in 2004. His best individual result at the World Orienteering Championships is a 13th place in sprint in 2003... Carsten Jørgensen Carsten Jørgensen Carsten Jørgensen is a Danish orienteering competitor and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Orienteering Championships in Grimstad with the Danish Relay team. He received a bronze medal in the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold .He has been quite successful in...
2004	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Jarkko Huovila Jarkko Huovila Jarkko Huovila is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. He participated on the Finnish winning team in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships... Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2001 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance, and also silver on the Sprint distance same year. In France 2011, he won silver on the long distance. He also has a Relay bronze medal from 2007.-See also:Finnish orienteers* List... Mats Haldin Mats Haldin Mats Haldin is a Finnish orienteering competitor and two times European champion with the Finnish relay team. He received a silver medal with the Finnish relay team at the 2003 World Orienteering Championships in Rapperswil/Jona, and again in 2006 in Aarhus.He received a bronze medal in relay at...	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... Chris Terkelsen Chris Terkelsen Chris Terkelsen is a Danish orienteering competitor and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Orienteering Championships in Grimstad with the Danish Relay team. He received a silver medal in the 2005 World Orienteering Championships in Aichi... René Rokkjær René Rokkjær René Rokkjær is a Danish orienteering competitor. He won a bronze medal with the Danish relay team at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships, and a silver medal in 2004. His best individual result at the World Orienteering Championships is a 13th place in sprint in 2003... Carsten Jørgensen Carsten Jørgensen Carsten Jørgensen is a Danish orienteering competitor and World champion. He won a gold medal in the 1997 World Orienteering Championships in Grimstad with the Danish Relay team. He received a bronze medal in the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold .He has been quite successful in...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Kalle Dalin Kalle Dalin Kalle Dalin is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion. He received a gold medal in long distance at the 2004 European Orienteering Championships, and also a bronze medal in the relay event.-References:... Johan Modig Johan Modig Johan Modig is a Swedish orienteering competitor.He received a bronze medal in the relay at the 2004 European Orienteering Championships in Roskilde, with Kalle Dalin and Emil Wingstedt.... Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...
2006	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Niclas Jonasson Niclas Jonasson Niclas Jonasson is a Swedish orienteering competitor and world champion.He received a gold medal in sprint at the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, and gold medal in relay in 2003, as a member of the Swedish winning team... Peter Öberg Peter Öberg Peter Öberg is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion.He received a gold medal in relay at the European Orienteering Championships in 2006 in Otepää, together with Niclas Jonasson and David Andersson.... David Andersson David Andersson David Andersson is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion.He received a gold medal in relay at the European Orienteering Championships in 2006 in Otepää, together with Niclas Jonasson and Peter Öberg.He received a silver medal in relay at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... Francois Gonon François Gonon François Gonon is a French orienteering competitor. He has received silver medals with the French relay team in both world championships and European championships.... Damien Renard Damien Renard Damien Renard is a French orienteering competitor. He has received silver medals with the French relay team in both world championships and European championships.... Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.-Clubs:Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne...	Norway 2 Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Lars Skjeset Lars Skjeset Lars Skjeset is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, and medal winner from World Games, European Championships and Junior World Championships... Carl Waaler Kaas Carl Waaler Kaas Carl Waaler Kaas is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, and medal winner from both World Orienteering Championships and European Orienteering Championships.... Øystein Kvaal Østerbø Øystein Kvaal Østerbø Øystein Kvaal Østerbø is a Norwegian orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor. He finished overall third in the Orienteering World Cup in 2004, and has a silver medal in relay from the 2004 World Ski Orienteering Championships.-World cup, orienteering:Østerbø finished third overall at the 2004...
2008	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Dmitry Tsvetkov Andrey Khramov Andrey Khramov Andrey Khramov is a Russian orienteering competitor. He is winner of the 2005 World Orienteering Championships, Long distance, and finished third in 2006, and second in 2007... Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov is a Russian orienteering competitor.-World championships:He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance, and third in 2007...	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Baptiste Rollier Baptiste Rollier Baptiste Rollier is a Swiss orienteering competitor.He received a silver medal with the Swiss team in the relay event at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils, with Matthias Merz and Daniel Hubmann... Matthias Merz Matthias Merz Matthias Merz is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, Long distance, and also obtained a silver medal on the Sprint distance in the same championship. He has a bronze medal from the 2005 Relay Championships in Aichi, Japan, as... Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in the long course and winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2008.-2009:...	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Jarkko Huovila Jarkko Huovila Jarkko Huovila is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. He participated on the Finnish winning team in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships... Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2001 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance, and also silver on the Sprint distance same year. In France 2011, he won silver on the long distance. He also has a Relay bronze medal from 2007.-See also:Finnish orienteers* List... Mats Haldin Mats Haldin Mats Haldin is a Finnish orienteering competitor and two times European champion with the Finnish relay team. He received a silver medal with the Finnish relay team at the 2003 World Orienteering Championships in Rapperswil/Jona, and again in 2006 in Aarhus.He received a bronze medal in relay at...
2010	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Matthias Müller Matthias Müller (orienteering) Matthias Müller is a Swiss orienteering competitor.He participated at the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc, where he placed 7th in the sprint and fourth in the middle distance.... Fabian Hertner Fabian Hertner Fabian Hertner is a Swiss orienteering competitor. He became Junior World Champion in the middle distance in 2005.He won a silver medal in sprint at the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc, Hungary.-References:... Matthias Merz Matthias Merz Matthias Merz is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, Long distance, and also obtained a silver medal on the Sprint distance in the same championship. He has a bronze medal from the 2005 Relay Championships in Aichi, Japan, as...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... Frédéric Tranchand Frédéric Tranchand Frédéric Tranchand is a French orienteering competitor.He won a silver medal in the relay with the French team at the 2010 European Orienteering Championships in Primorsko. He won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 2010 World Orienteering Championships in Trondheim.-References:... Philippe Adamski Philippe Adamski Philippe Adamski is a French orienteering competitor. He's member of the French club Tous Azimuts Douai since his beginning. He's also running for Kaelvan Rasti, Finland... Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.-Clubs:Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne...	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Holger Hott Carl Waaler Kaas Carl Waaler Kaas Carl Waaler Kaas is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, and medal winner from both World Orienteering Championships and European Orienteering Championships.... Olav Lundanes Olav Lundanes Olav Lundanes is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He is World Champion once and four times Junior World Champion.-Junior career:...

Women

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Notes
1962	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Siri Lundkvist Emy Gauffin Emy Gauffin Emy Gauffin is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She received a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1962 European Orienteering Championships in Løten. She was also member of the Swedish team that won the relay competition, although not officially part of the championship.-References:... Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Lillis Kielland Babben Enger Marit Økern Marit Økern Marit Økern Jensen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the first European Orienteering Championships in 1962, where she received a silver medal in the individual event, and also a silver medal in the unofficial relay event....	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Margrit Thommen Margrit Thommen Margrit Thommen is a Swiss orienteering competitor and European champion. She won the gold medal in the individual event at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships, and also a silver medal in the relay event.-References:... Sonja Ballestad Käthi von Salis	not part of the Championship
1964	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Ann-Marie Wallsten Ann-Marie Wallsten Ann-Marie Wallsten is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion. She received a silver medal in the individual event and a gold medal in the relay event at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus.-References:... Eivor Steen-Olsson Eivor Steen-Olsson Eivor Steen-Olsson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is two times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1966 and 1970.... Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Käthi von Salis Marlies Saxer Margrit Thommen Margrit Thommen Margrit Thommen is a Swiss orienteering competitor and European champion. She won the gold medal in the individual event at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships, and also a silver medal in the relay event.-References:...	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... Ellen Berg Bodil Jakobsen Karin Agesen
2000	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal in the 1999 World Orienteering Championships with the Norwegian Relay team. She received a silver medal in 1997 and bronze medals in 2001, 2003 and 2004.-References:... Birgitte Husebye Birgitte Husebye Birgitte Husebye is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion from 1999, and has three bronze medals from the 2001, 2003 and 2004 Relay World Championships.-References:... Hanne Staff Hanne Staff Hanne Staff is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships medals.She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Katarina Allberg Katarina Allberg Katarina Smith is a former Swedish, later Canadian orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal for Sweden on the relay at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere, and a bronze medal in 1999.... Maria Sandström Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 2004, as well as having silver medals from 2001, 2003 and 2006, and bronze medal from 2005...	Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... Jenny James Yvette Baker Yvette Baker Yvette Baker is Britain's most successful orienteer. At the 1999 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness she won the short distance event.- Biography :... Heather Monro Heather Monro Heather Monro was the second British female orienteer to win a world championship medal. She came 5th at the World Orienteering Championships in 2001. At the 2003 World Orienteering Championships she was the highest placed British Female coming Fourteenth place over the 11.8 km race...
2002	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal in the 1999 World Orienteering Championships with the Norwegian Relay team. She received a silver medal in 1997 and bronze medals in 2001, 2003 and 2004.-References:... Birgitte Husebye Birgitte Husebye Birgitte Husebye is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion from 1999, and has three bronze medals from the 2001, 2003 and 2004 Relay World Championships.-References:... Hanne Staff Hanne Staff Hanne Staff is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships medals.She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club...	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Brigitte Wolf Brigitte Wolf Brigitte Wolf is a Swiss orienteering competitor and ski mountaineer.- Orienteering :Wolf is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swiss winning team in 2003, as well as having a bronze medal from 1997... Vroni König-Salmi Vroni König-Salmi Vroni König-Salmi is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won the 2001 Sprint distance World Orienteering Championships, and is two times Relay World Champion, from 2003 and 2005, as member of the Swiss winning teams. Also an individual bronze medal from 2005 , and Relay bronze medals from 1997... Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... Giedre Voveriene Giedre Voveriene Giedrė Voverienė is a Lithuanian orienteering competitor. She received a bronze medal in relay at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships in Sümeg, together with Vilma Rudzenskaitė and Ieva Sargautytė... Vilma Rudzenskaite Vilma Rudzenskaite Vilma Rudzenskaitė is a Lithuanian orienteering competitor. She received a bronze medal in relay at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships in Sümeg, together with Giedrė Voverienė and Ieva Sargautytė. The same Lithuanian team finished 4th at the 2003 World Orienteering Championships in... Ieva Sargautyte Ieva Sargautyte Ieva Sargautytė is a Lithuanian orienteering competitor. She received a bronze medal in relay at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships in Sümeg, together with Giedrė Voverienė and Vilma Rudzenskaitė...
2004	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She won the 2004 Long distance World Orienteering Championships, and has silver medals from 2003 and 2004... Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 2004, as well as having silver medals from 2001, 2003 and 2006, and bronze medal from 2005... Gunilla Svärd Gunilla Svärd Gunilla Svärd is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is two times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1997 and 2004, as well as having silver medals from 2001 and 2003, and a bronze medal from 1999. She obtained bronze in the Short distance World Championship in 2001...	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Marianne Andersen Marianne Andersen Marianne Andersen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. She has received twelve medals in the world and European championships, as well as winning nine national championships.... Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal in the 1999 World Orienteering Championships with the Norwegian Relay team. She received a silver medal in 1997 and bronze medals in 2001, 2003 and 2004.-References:... Hanne Staff Hanne Staff Hanne Staff is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships medals.She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club...	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Natalia Korzhova Natalia Korzhova Natalia Korzhova is a Russian orienteering competitor. She was member of the Russian relay team that received a silver medal in the 2008 European Orienteering Championships, together with Yulia Novikova and Tatiana Ryabkina... Olga Belozerova Tatiana Ryabkina Tatiana Ryabkina Tatiana Ryabkina is a Russian orienteering competitor.-World championships:...
2006	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Paula Haapakoski Paula Haapakoski Paula Haapakoski is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She is two times Relay World Champion, from 2006 and 2007,as member of the Finnish winning teams in the World Orienteering Championships.-See also:Finnish orienteers... Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola Heli Jukkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 2007 Long distance World Orienteering Championships, and finished second in 2005. In the Middle distance she finished second 2007, and third 2003 and 2004... Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi is a Finnish orienteer. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion, including five golds from relays....	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Lea Müller Lea Müller Lea Müller is a Swiss orienteering competitor and World Champion. She participated on the Swiss winning team in the World Orienteering Championships in Aichi 2005. She also won the World Games in 2005 with the Swiss team.-References:... Vroni König-Salmi Vroni König-Salmi Vroni König-Salmi is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won the 2001 Sprint distance World Orienteering Championships, and is two times Relay World Champion, from 2003 and 2005, as member of the Swiss winning teams. Also an individual bronze medal from 2005 , and Relay bronze medals from 1997... Simone Niggli	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Emma Engstrand Emma Engstrand Emma Claesson is a Swedish orienteering competitor from Borlänge. She received a silver medal on the relay at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, and a bronze medal in 2005... Kajsa Nilsson Kajsa Nilsson Kajsa Nilsson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the relay event and a bronze medal in the sprint distance at the 2006 World Orienteering Championships in Aarhus.-References:... Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She won the 2004 Long distance World Orienteering Championships, and has silver medals from 2003 and 2004...
2008	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Lina Persson Lina Persson Lina Persson is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion. She received a gold medal in the relay event at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils, together with Emma Engstrand and Helena Jansson... Emma Engstrand Emma Engstrand Emma Claesson is a Swedish orienteering competitor from Borlänge. She received a silver medal on the relay at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, and a bronze medal in 2005... Helena Jansson Helena Jansson Helena Jansson is a Swedish orienteer who became World Champion in the sprint distance in Miskolc, Hungary in 2009...	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Natalia Korzhova Natalia Korzhova Natalia Korzhova is a Russian orienteering competitor. She was member of the Russian relay team that received a silver medal in the 2008 European Orienteering Championships, together with Yulia Novikova and Tatiana Ryabkina... Yulia Novikova Tatiana Ryabkina Tatiana Ryabkina Tatiana Ryabkina is a Russian orienteering competitor.-World championships:...	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Katri Lindeqvist Katri Lindeqvist Katri Lindeqvist is a Finnish orienteering competitor and world champion.She received a gold medal in the relay at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships in Olomouc, together with Merja Rantanen and Minna Kauppi.... Merja Rantanen Merja Rantanen Merja Rantanen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils... Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi is a Finnish orienteer. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion, including five golds from relays....
2010	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Karolina A-Höjsgaard Lena Eliasson Lena Eliasson Lena Marie Eliasson is a Swedish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor.She received a bronze medal in sprint at the World Orienteering Championships in Kiev in 2007.... Helena Jansson Helena Jansson Helena Jansson is a Swedish orienteer who became World Champion in the sprint distance in Miskolc, Hungary in 2009...	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Merja Rantanen Merja Rantanen Merja Rantanen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils... Anni-Maija Fincke Anni-Maija Fincke Anni-Maija Fincke is a Finnish orienteering competitor.She participated at the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc, where she placed 6th in the sprint and 7th in the middle distance. She won a silver medal in the relay with the Finnish team at the 2010 European Orienteering... Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi is a Finnish orienteer. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion, including five golds from relays....	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... Vroni König-Salmi Vroni König-Salmi Vroni König-Salmi is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won the 2001 Sprint distance World Orienteering Championships, and is two times Relay World Champion, from 2003 and 2005, as member of the Swiss winning teams. Also an individual bronze medal from 2005 , and Relay bronze medals from 1997... Caroline Cejka Caroline Cejka Caroline Cejka is a Swiss orienteering competitor.She competed at the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc, where she placed 26th in the long distance. She won a bronze medal in the relay with the Swiss team at the 2010 European Orienteering Championships in Primorsko.-References:... Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....

External links and references

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.