2003 World Orienteering Championships

2003 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityRapperswil and Jona
CountrySwitzerland
Events8

The 2003 World Orienteering Championships, the 20th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Rapperswil and Jona, Switzerland, 3 –9 August 2003.

The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long distance (formerly called individual or classic distance) for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's sprint  Jamie Stevenson (GBR)12:43.7  Rudolf Ropek  (CZE)  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA)
Women's sprint  Simone Luder  (SUI)13:21.3  Marie-Luce Romanens  (SUI)  Jenny Johansson  (SWE)
Men's middle distance  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA)30:08  Bjørnar Valstad (NOR)  Øystein Kristiansen  (NOR)
Women's middle distance  Simone Luder (SUI)32:40  Hanne Staff (NOR)  Heli Jukkola  (FIN)
Men's long distance  Thomas Bührer  (SUI)1:48:20  Yuri Omeltchenko (UKR)  Emil Wingstedt  (SWE)
Women's long distance  Simone Luder  (SUI)1:26:14  Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard  (SWE)  Brigitte Wolf  (SUI)
Men's relay
 Sweden (SWE)
 1:58:42
 Finland (FIN)
 Great Britain (GBR)
Women's relay
  Switzerland (SUI)
 1:57:41
 Sweden (SWE)
 1:59:46
 Norway (NOR)

Results

Women's long distance

WOC 2003 – Long – Women
RankCompetitorNationTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Simone Luder Switzerland1:26:14
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Karolina Arewång Höjsgaard Sweden1:29:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Brigitte Wolf Switzerland1:32:52
4Emma Engstrand Sweden1:33:59
5Sara Gemperle Switzerland1:34:28
6Barbara Bączek Poland1:34:31
7Hanne Staff Norway1:34:57
8Marianne Andersen Norway1:36:17
9Karin Schmalfeld Germany1:36:28
10Martina Rakayova Slovakia1:36:29
11Dana Brožková Czech Republic1:36:50
12Yulia Novikova Russia1:36:52
13Terhi Holster Finland1:37:28
14Heather Monro Great Britain1:38:36
15Zsuzsa Fey Romania1:40:00
16Marta Štěrbová Czech Republic1:40:21

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "World Orienteering Championships 2003". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2017.