List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (men) explained

See also: List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (women). This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in men's orienteering.[1] [2]

Individual/Classic/Long Distance

This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".

Yearstyle=background-color:gold Goldstyle=background-color:silver Silverstyle=background-color:#c96 BronzeLength and controls
1966 14.1 km, 11 controls
1968 14.7 km, 18 controls
1970 14.5 km, 19 controls
1972 13.5 km, 18 controls
1974 15.9 km, 26 controls
1976 15.5 km, 24 controls
1978 15.7 km, 21 controls
1979 15.1 km, 16 controls
1981 14.1 km, 18 controls
1983 14.0 km, 24 controls
1985 15.2 km, 23 controls
1987 14.6 km, 21 controls
1989 17.7 km, 24 controls
1991 17.4 km, 25 controls
1993 13.5 km, 19 controls
1995 16.2 km, 30 controls
1997 13.7 km, 24 controls
1999 15.7 km, 25 controls
2001 14.4 km, 26 controls
2003 16.7 km, 34 controls
2004 17.1 km, 28 controls
2005 12.9 km, 29 controls
2006 17.5 km, 32 controls
2007 18.17 km, 28 controls
2008 17.3 km, 36 controls
2009 17.55 km, 33 controls
2010 15.11 km, 28 controls
2011 15.8 km, 31 controls
2012 18.3 km, 31 controls
2013 19.8 km, 33 controls
2014 16.36 km, 33 controls
2015 15.5 km, 32 controls
2016 15.5 km, 30 controls
2017 17.1 km, 25 controls
2018 16.1 km, 24 controls
2019 16.6 km, 26 controls
2021 13.6 km, 29 controls
2023 14.0 km, 35 controls

Short/Middle Distance

This event was first held in 1991. The format was changed and renamed "Middle Distance" in 2003 with the introduction of the Sprint discipline.

Yearstyle=background-color:gold Goldstyle=background-color:silver Silverstyle=background-color:#c96 BronzeLength and controls
Short Distance
1991 5.8 km, 10 controls
1993 4.7 km, 14 controls
1995 5.6 km, 18 controls
1997 4.2 km, 16 controls
1999 4.5 km, 17 controls
2001 4.1 km, 15 controls
Middle Distance
2003 5.0 km, 21 controls
2004 6.3 km, 18 controls
2005 5.0 km, 13 controls
2006 6.3 km, 23 controls
2007 6.15 km, 17 controls
2008 5.8 km, 27 controls
2009 6.57 km, 25 controls
2010 5.47 km, 19 controls
2011 5.4 km, 21 controls
2012 6.5 km, 20 controls
2013 6.3 km, 19 controls
2014 5.9 km, 19 controls
2015 6.2 km, 25 controls
2016 6.3 km, 25 controls
2017 6.0 km, 24 controls
2018 5.9 km, 19 controls
2019 6.1 km, 21 controls
2021 5.4 km, 24 controls
2023 5.9 km, 22 controls

Sprint

This event was first held in 2001.

Yearstyle=background-color:gold Goldstyle=background-color:silver Silverstyle=background-color:#c96 BronzeLength and controls
2001 2.66 km, 12 controls
2003 2.8 km, 18 controls
2004 3.1 km, 12 controls
2005 2.4 km, 14 controls
2006 3.1 km, 21 controls
2007 3.2 km, 15 controls
2008 3.0 km, 17 controls
2009 3.2 km, 22 controls
2010 2.7 km, 21 controls
2011 2.5 km, 20 controls
2012 4.0 km, 20 controls
2013 3.9 km, 24 controls
2014 4.4 km, 20 controls
2015 4.1 km, 23 controls
2016 4.1 km, 22 controls
2017 4.0 km, 15 controls
2018 4.3 km, 18 controls
2021 3.9 km, 24 controls
2022 4.3 km, 22 controls
2024 4.4 km, 22 controls

Knock-out Sprint

This event was first held in 2022.

Yearstyle=background-color:gold Goldstyle=background-color:silver Silverstyle=background-color:#c96 BronzeLength and controls
2022 2.4 km, 11 controls
2024

Relay

Yearstyle=background-color:gold Goldstyle=background-color:silver Silverstyle=background-color:#c96 Bronze
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2023
2009 Note: In the 3rd leg Martin Johansson (Sweden) was in the lead when he suffered a serious injury; Thierry Gueorgiou (France), Anders Nordberg (Norway), and Michal Smola (Czech Republic) gave up their lead positions and rescued him. Interpretation of International Orienteering Federation (IOF) competition rules was at issue: rule 26.13 states "The organiser must void a competition if at any point it becomes clear that circumstances have arisen which make the competition unfair or dangerous for the competitors." After much deliberation on whether or not to void the relay, the organizers declared that it stood.[3] [4]

Medal table

Men's orienteering. Table updated after the 2024 World Orienteering Championships. Does not include mixed events.

Multiple medalists

Updated to May 2024. Including mixed events.

RankAthleteCountryFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 2003 2017 14 5 4 23
2 2010 2019 10 4 3 17
3 Daniel Hubmann 2005 2019 9 11 9 28
4 Matthias Kyburz 2012 2023 8 6 1 8
5 1979 1989 7 1 - 8
6 2005 2015 6 4 3 13
7 Gustav Bergman 2013 2023 5 4 5 8
8 1989 1997 5 1 2 8
9 2004 2013 4 5 2 11
10 1991 2004 4 3 3 10

Best performers by country

Updated to May 2024. Including mixed events.

CountryAthleteFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2003 2017 14 5 4 23
2010 2019 10 4 3 17
Daniel Hubmann 2005 2019 9 11 9 28
2005 2015 6 4 3 10
2012 2023 5 4 5 14
2014 2015 3 1 - 4
1999 2006 2 5 1 8
2003 2008 2 - 2 4
1995 2004 1 2 - 3
Edgars Bertuks2012 2013 1 - 2 3
Tomáš Dlabaja &<br>Jan Procházka &<br>Jan Šedivý
(by the gold first ranking system)
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
valign=top 1
1
1
Rudolf Ropek
(by total number of medals)
2001 2003 - 1 1 2
Petr Kozak
(by the gold first ranking system)
1991 1991 1 - - 1
Zdenek Lenhart &<br>Jaroslav Kačmarčík
(by total number of medals)
1970
1979
1979
1983
-
-
-
1
2
1
valign=top 2
2
Tim Robertson2018 2021 - 1 1 2
Jannis Bonek2023 2023 - - 1 1
Yannick Michiels2022 2022 - - 1 1
1972
1972
1972
1972
1972
1972
1972
1972
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Mikhail Mamleev2009 2009 - - 1 1
Sixten Sild1991 1991 - - 1 1

An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results Archive at World of O Runners . runners.worldofo.com . World of O . 8 February 2019.
  2. Web site: World Orienteering Championships Medals 1966-2014 . www.orienteering.org . . 8 February 2019.
  3. Web site: WOC2009 Miskolc — Hungary. 2009-08-21. 2009-09-07. 2009-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20090818120846/http://tajfutovb2009.hu/index.php?lang=en. dead.
  4. Web site: Eddie Bergeron. Discussion: WOC relay challenge — just one US taker needed (comment). Attackpoint. 2009-08-21. 2009-09-07.