2008 World Orienteering Championships

2008 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityOlomouc
CountryCzech Republic
Events8
World Orienteering Championships 2008

The 2008 World Orienteering Championships, the 25th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, 10–20 July 2008.

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

Medalists at the WOC 2008 women's sprint: Kauppi (silver), Hausken (gold), Jansson (bronze).
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's sprint  Andrey Khramov  (RUS)13:36.9  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI)  Martin Johansson (SWE)
Women's sprint  Anne Margrethe Hausken  (NOR)12:42.2  Minna Kauppi  (FIN)  Helena Jansson  (SWE)
Men's middle distance  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA)33:49  Michal Smola  (CZE)  Valentin Novikov  (RUS)
Women's middle distance  Minna Kauppi  (FIN)32:35  Vroni König-Salmi  (SUI)  Radka Brožková  (CZE)
Men's long distance  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI)1:46:08  Anders Nordberg  (NOR)  François Gonon  (FRA)
Women's long distance  Dana Brožková  (CZE)1:24:26  Marianne Andersen  (NOR)  Annika Billstam  (SWE)
Men's relay
 Great Britain (GBR)
 2:18:17
 Russia (RUS)
  Switzerland (SUI)
Women's relay
 Finland (FIN)
 2:13:14
 Russia (RUS)
 Sweden (SWE)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "World Orienteering Championships 2008". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2017.