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The World Orienteering Championships was first held in 1966. It was held bianually up to 2003 (with the exception of 1977 and 1978). Since 2003 it has been held annually.
Originally there were only two disciplines - an individual race and a relay. In 1991 a short distance race (roughly 25 mins) was added and a sprint race was added in 2001.
The current championship events are therefore:
- Relay - for three man teams
- Long distance - previously called classic distance
- Middle distance - previously called short distance
- Sprint
Host towns/cities
| Year | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | October 1-2 | Fiskars, Finland |
| 1968 | September 28-29 | Linköping, Sweden |
| 1970 | September 27-29 | Eisenach, East Germany |
| 1972 | September 14-16 | Jicin, Czechoslovakia |
| 1974 | September 20-22 | Silkeborg, Denmark |
| 1976 | September 24-26 | Aviemore, Great Britain |
| 1978 | September 15-17 | Kongsberg, Norway |
| 1979 | September 2-4 | Tampere, Finland |
| 1981 | September 4-6 | Thun, Switzerland |
| 1983 | September 1-4 | Zalaegerzeg, Hungary |
| 1985 | September 4-6 | Bendigo, Australia |
| 1987 | September 3-5 | Gérardmer, France |
| 1989 | August 17-20 | Skaraborg, Sweden |
| 1991 | August 21-25 | Marianske Lazne, Czechoslovakia |
| 1993 | October 9-14 | West Point, USA |
| 1995 | August 15-20 | Detmold, Germany |
| 1997 | August 11-16 | Grimstad, Norway |
| 1999 | August 1-8 | Inverness, Great Britain |
| 2001 | July 29 - August 4 | Tampere, Finland |
| 2003 | August 3-9 | Rapperswil/Jona, Switzerland |
| 2004 | September 11-19 | Västerås, Sweden |
| 2005 | August 9-15 | Aichi, Japan |
| 2006 | August 1-5 | Aarhus, Denmark |
| 2007 | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 2008 | August 1-5 | Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| 2009 | Miskolc, Hungary | |
Individual/Classic/Long
This event was called Individual from 1966 to 1989 and Classic distance from 1991 to 2001. From 2003 it is called Long distance
Men
Women
Short
This event was held from 1991 to 2001, before it was abandoned and the middle distance replaced it.
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Petr Kozak | Kent Olsson | Martin Johansson | 5.8 km, 10 controls |
| 1993 | Petter Thoresen | Timo Karppinen | Martin Johansson | 4.7 km, 14 controls |
| 1995 | Yuri Omeltchenko | Jörgen Mårtensson | Bjørnar Valstad | 5.6 km, 18 controls |
| 1997 | Janne Salmi | Timo Karppinen | Bjørnar Valstad | 4.2 km, 16 controls |
| 1999 | Jørgen Rostrup | Juha Peltola | Janne Salmi | 4.5 km, 17 controls |
| 2001 | Pasi Ikonen | Tore Sandvik | Jørgen Rostrup | 4,1 km, 15 controls |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Jana Cieslarova | Ada Kucharova | Marita Skogum | 5.5 km, 9 controls |
| 1993 | Anna Bogren | Marita Skogum | Eija Koskivaara | 3.7 km, 11 controls |
| 1995 | Marie-Luce Romanens | Yvette Hague | Marlena Jansson Anna Bogren | 4.6 km, 14 controls |
| 1997 | Lucie Böhm | Hanne Sandstad | Hanne Staff | 3.3 km, 13 controls |
| 1999 | Yvette Baker | Lucie Böhm | Frauke Schmitt Gran | 3.6 km, 13 controls |
| 2001 | Hanne Staff | Jenny Johansson | Gunilla Svärd | 3,6 km, 11 controls |
Middle
This event was first held in 2003
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Bjørnar Valstad | Øystein Kristiansen | 5.0 km, 21 controls |
| 2004 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Valentin Novikov | Anders Nordberg | |
| 2005 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Chris Terkelsen | Jarkko Huovila | |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Simone Luder | Hanne Staff | Heli Jukkola | 4.5 km, 18 controls |
| 2004 | Hanne Staff | Tatjana Ryabkina | Heli Jukkola | |
| 2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Jenny Johansson | Minna Kauppi | |
Sprint
This event was first held in 2001
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jimmy Birklin | Pasi Ikonen | Jörgen Olsson | 2,66 km, 12 controls |
| 2003 | Jamie Stevenson | Rudolf Ropek | Thierry Gueorgiou | 2.8 km, 18 controls |
| 2004 | Niklas Jonasson | Håkan Eriksson | Jurij Omeltsjenko | |
| 2005 | Emil Wingstedt | Daniel Hubmann | Jani Lakanen | 14 controls |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Vroni König-Salmi | Johanna Asklöf | Simone Luder | 2,24 km, 10 controls |
| 2003 | Simone Luder | Marie-Luce Romanens | Jenny Johansson | 2.6 km, 17 controls |
| 2004 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Karolina A Höjsgaard | Elisabeth Ingvaldsen | |
| 2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Heather Monro | |
Relay
Men
Women
External links and references
WOC
"World Orienteering Championships"