List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (women) explained

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

Individual/Classic/Long

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

Yearstyle=background-color:gold Goldstyle=background-color:silver Silverstyle=background-color:#c96 BronzeLength and controls
1966 6.6 km, 6 controls
1968 7.8 km, 10 controls
1970 7.5 km, 10 controls
1972 7.1 km, 12 controls
1974 7.9 km, 14 controls
1976 8.9 km, 16 controls
1978 8.6 km, 14 controls
1979 8.3 km, 10 controls
1981 8.7 km, 12 controls
1983 8.1 km, 18 controls
1985 8.4 km, 14 controls
1987 8.8 km, 15 controls
1989 9.7 km, 15 controls
1991 10.5 km, 16 controls
1993 8.6 km, 14 controls
1995 9.7 km, 21 controls
1997 8.7 km, 17 controls
1999 10.3 km, 18 controls
2001 9.7 km, 17 controls
2003 11.8 km, 19 controls
2004 11.0 km, 25 controls
2005 8.8 km, 21 controls
2006 11.7 km, 24 controls
2007   11.95 km, 23 controls
2008 11.9 km, 24 controls
2009 11.8 km, 27 controls
2010 9.9 km, 23 controls
2011 10.3 km, 21 controls
2012 12.4 km, 23 controls
2013 13.9 km, 23 controls
2014 11 km, 23 controls
2015 9.7 km, 19 controls
2016 11.2 km, 18 controls
2017 11.4 km, 20 controls
2018 9.9 km, 18 controls
2019 11.7 km, 21 controls
2021 9.5 km, 21 controls
2023 11.0 km, 23 controls

Short/Middle

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 5.5 km, 9 controls
1993 3.7 km, 11 controls
1995 4.6 km, 14 controls
1997 3.3 km, 13 controls
1999 3.6 km, 13 controls
2001 3.6 km, 11 controls
Middle distance
2003 4.5 km, 18 controls
2004 5.3 km, 16 controls
2005 4.1 km, 13 controls
2006 5.2 km, 22 controls
2007 5.08 km, 14 controls
2008 4.8 km, 23 controls
2009 5.34 km, 22 controls
2010 4.53 km, 16 controls
2011 3.8 km, 16 controls
2012 5.5 km, 18 controls
2013 5.0 km, 15 controls
2014 5.0 km, 16 controls
2015 5.3 km, 21 controls
2016 5.1 km, 21 controls
2017 5.1 km, 21 controls
2018 4.8 km, 17 controls
2019 5.5 km, 20 controls
2021 4.5 km, 20 controls
2023 4.8 km, 19 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 2.24 km, 10 controls
2003 2.6 km, 17 controls
2004 2.6 km, 11 controls
2005 2.1 km, 12 controls
2006 2.7 km, 15 controls
2007 2.47 km, 14 controls
2008 2.5 km, 17 controls
2009 2.6 km, 18 controls
2010 2.6 km, 21 controls
2011 2.2 km, 19 controls
2012 3.7 km, 19 controls
2013 3.4 km, 21 controls
2014 4.05 km, 18 controls
2015 3.8 km, 21 controls
2016 3.6 km, 20 controls
2017 3.4 km, 13 controls
2018 3.8 km, 17 controls
2021 3.5 km, 20 controls
2022 3.8 km, 19 controls
2024 3.8 km, 18 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

Medal table

Women's orienteering. Does not include mixed events. Updated following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.

Multiple medalists

Updated following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.

RankAthleteCountryFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 2001 2013 23 2 6 31
2 Tove Alexandersson 2011 2024 21 9 3 33
3 2004 2013 9 5 3 17
4 2012 2021 7 7 3 17
5 1983 1993 6 3 1 10
6 1981 1985 6 - - 6
7 2011 2018 5 3 4 12
8 2012 2018 4 6 8 18
9 1997 2004 4 4 4 12
10 1972 1981 4 4 - 8

Best performers by country

Including mixed events. Updated to following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships

CountryAthleteFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2001 2013 23 2 6 31
Tove Alexandersson 2011 2024 21 9 3 33
2004 2013 9 5 3 17
2012 2021 7 7 3 17
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
Natalia Gemperle 2016 2021 2 4 5 11
2006 2011 2 2 1 5
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
1993 1999 1 2 1 4

1989 1995 1 1 3 5

(as such only)
1989 1991 1 1 1 3
Lucie Böhm1997 1999 1 1 - 2
Hanny Allston2006 2006 1 - - 1
Nadiya Volynska2015 2015 - 1 - 1
Anastasia Denisova2016 2016 - - 1 1
Frauke Schmitt Gran1999 1999 - - 1 1
Isia Basset2018 2018 - - 1 1
Eef van Dongen2022 2022 - - 1 1
Alīda Ābola1989 1989 - - 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.