List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (women)
Appearance
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This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in women's orienteering.[1][2]
Individual/Classic/Long[edit]
This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".
Short/Middle[edit]
This event was first held in 1991. The format was changed and renamed "Middle Distance" in 2003 with the introduction of the Sprint discipline.
Sprint[edit]
This event was first held in 2001.
Knock-out Sprint[edit]
This event was first held in 2022.
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Tove Alexandersson | Megan Carter Davies | Eef van Dongen | 2.4 km, 11 controls |
Relay[edit]
Medal table[edit]
Women's orienteering. Does not include mixed events. Updated to May 2024.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 44 | 36 | 32 | 112 |
2 | Switzerland | 29 | 12 | 20 | 61 |
3 | Finland | 18 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
4 | Norway | 11 | 26 | 19 | 56 |
5 | Denmark | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
6 | Russia (1993–present) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
7 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
8 | Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
9 | Czech Republic (1993–present) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
10 | Czechoslovakia (1966–91) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
11 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Soviet Union (1966–91) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 122 | 121 | 123 | 366 |
Multiple medalists[edit]
Updated to May 2024.
Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Simone Niggli | Switzerland | 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
2 | Tove Alexandersson | Sweden | 2011 | 2023 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
3 | Minna Kauppi | Finland | 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
4 | Maja Alm | Denmark | 2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
5 | Marita Skogum | Sweden | 1983 | 1993 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Annichen Kringstad | Sweden | 1981 | 1985 | 6 | - | - | 6 |
7 | Judith Wyder | Switzerland | 2011 | 2018 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
8 | Helena Bergman | Sweden | 2012 | 2018 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
9 | Hanne Staff | Norway | 1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
10 | Liisa Veijalainen | Finland | 1972 | 1981 | 4 | 4 | - | 8 |
Best performers by country[edit]
Including mixed events. Updated to May 2024.
Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Switzerland | Simone Niggli-Luder | 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
Sweden | Tove Alexandersson | 2011 | 2023 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
Finland | Minna Kauppi | 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
Denmark | Maja Alm | 2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Norway | Hanne Staff (by the gold first ranking system) |
1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Marianne Andersen (by total number of medals) |
2005 | 2023 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
Russia | Natalia Gemperle | 2016 | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
Czech Republic | Dana Brožková | 2006 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Hungary | 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 | |
United Kingdom | Yvette Baker | 1993 | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Czechoslovakia Czech Republic |
Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Czechoslovakia (as such only) |
Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Austria | Lucie Böhm* | 1997 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Australia | Hanny Allston* | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Ukraine | Nadiya Volynska* | 2015 | 2015 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Belarus | Anastasia Denisova* | 2016 | 2016 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Germany | Frauke Schmitt Gran* | 1999 | 1999 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
France | Isia Basset* | 2018 | 2018 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | Eef van Dongen* | 2022 | 2022 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Soviet Union | Alīda Ābola* | 1989 | 1989 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.
References[edit]
- ^ "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.