2019 World Orienteering Championships Explained

The 36th World Orienteering Championships were held in Østfold, Norway in August 2019.

The competitions consisted of middle distance, long distance and relay, for women and men, respectively. Both individual women’s competitions were won by Sweden’s Tove Alexandersson. She won the long distance with a margin of six minutes ahead of Lina Strand, and the middle distance with a margin of five seconds ahead of Simona Aebersold. Norway’s Olav Lundanes won both the long and middle distances for men, ahead of Kasper Fosser and Gustav Bergman, respectively. Sweden won the women’s relay ahead of Switzerland and Russia. Sweden also won the men’s relay, ahead of Finland and France.

Competition format

From 2019 the world championships are split in two (forest and park), each being held every second year. The 2019 edition is a pure "forest" format. The competitions are the middle and long distances, and relay.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Event	Location
13 Aug	Middle qualification
14 Aug	Long distance
15 Aug	Rest day
16 Aug	Middle distance final
17 Aug	Relay

Medal summary

Men

Long distance[2] [3]		1:30:09		1:31:48		1:33:07
Middle distance[4]		34:18		34:29		34:47
Relay[5]		1:40:42		1:42:16		1:42:25

Women

Long distance[6]		1:09:00		1:15:16		1:15:50
Middle distance[7]		38:20		38:25		40:05
Relay		1:35:49		1:35:53		1:36:56

Results

Men's long distance

WOC 2019 – Long – Men (16.6 km, 26 controls)^[8]

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
			1:30:09
			1:31:48
			1:33:07
4			1:33:10
5			1:33:24
6			1:35:37
7			1:36:03
8			1:36:11
9			1:36:22
10			1:36:28
11			1:36:45
12			1:36:46
13			1:37:43
14			1:37:47
15			1:39:14
16			1:39:55

Women's long distance

WOC 2019 – Long – Women (11.7 km, 21 controls)^[9]

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
			1:09:00
			1:15:16
			1:15:50
4			1:16:02
5			1:18:26
6			1:19:14
6			1:19:14
8			1:19:54
9			1:20:25
9			1:20:25
11			1:21:10
12			1:21:25
13			1:21:34
14			1:21:42
15			1:21:59
16			1:22:07

Women's middle final

WOC 2019 – Middle – Women (5.5 km, 20 controls)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
			38:20
			38:25
			40:05
			40:05
5			40:07
6			40:08
7			40:12
8			40:37
9			41:06
10			41:27
11			41:37
12			42:39
13			42:54
14			43:00
15			43:15
16			43:18

Men's middle final

WOC 2019 – Long – Men (6.1 km, 23 controls)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
			34:18
			34:29
			34:47
4			34:48
5			35:20
6			36:09
7			36:15
8			36:29
9			36:37
10			36:48
11			36:55
12			36:59
13			37:12
14			37:28
15			37:53
16			38:04

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships moves into new era . orienteering.sport . 14 August 2019 .
2. https://orienteering.sport/event/world-orienteering-championships/long-distance-final/#current Wednesday 14th LONG
3. Web site: Sixth WOC Long Distance gold for Lundanes . orienteering.sport . 14 August 2019 .
4. Web site: Official results Men. pdf. 2019-08-16. International Orienteering Federation.
5. Web site: Official results for Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2019 - Relay. International Orienteering Federation. 2019-08-17.
6. Web site: Master-class gold show by Tove Alexandersson . orienteering.sport . 14 August 2019 .
7. Web site: Official results Women. International Orienteering Federation. 2019-08-16.
8. Web site: Official results Men. World Orienteering Championships 2019. Long distance . eventor.orienteering.org . 14 August 2019 .
9. Web site: Official results Women. World Orienteering Championships 2019. Long distance. eventor.orienteering.org . 14 August 2019 .