List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (women)

This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in women's orienteering.[1][2]

Individual/Classic/Long

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

Year Gold Silver Bronze Length and controls
1966   Ulla Lindkvist   Katharina Perch-Nielsen   Raila Hovi 6.6 km, 6 controls
1968   Ulla Lindkvist   Ingrid Hadler   Kerstin Granstedt 7.8 km, 10 controls
1970   Ingrid Hadler   Ulla Lindkvist   Kristin Danielsen 7.5 km, 10 controls
1972   Sarolta Monspart   Pirjo Seppä   Birgitta Larsson 7.1 km, 12 controls
1974   Mona Nørgaard   Kristin Cullmann   Outi Borgenström 7.9 km, 14 controls
1976   Liisa Veijalainen   Kristin Cullmann   Anne Lundmark 8.9 km, 16 controls
1978   Anne Berit Eid   Liisa Veijalainen   Wenche Jacobsen 8.6 km, 14 controls
1979   Outi Borgenström   Liisa Veijalainen   Monica Andersson 8.3 km, 10 controls
1981   Annichen Kringstad   Brit Volden   Karin Rabe 8.7 km, 12 controls
1983   Annichen Kringstad   Marita Skogum   Annariitta Kottonen 8.1 km, 18 controls
1985   Annichen Kringstad   Brit Volden   Christina Blomqvist 8.4 km, 14 controls
1987   Arja Hannus   Karin Rabe   Jana Galíková 8.8 km, 15 controls
1989   Marita Skogum   Jana Galíková   Alīda Ābola 9.7 km, 15 controls
1991   Katalin Oláh   Christina Blomqvist   Jana Galíková 10.5 km, 16 controls
1993   Marita Skogum   Annika Viilo   Yvette Hague 8.6 km, 14 controls
1995   Katalin Oláh   Yvette Hague
  Eija Koskivaara
9.7 km, 21 controls
1997   Hanne Staff   Katarina Borg   Hanne Sandstad 8.7 km, 17 controls
1999   Kirsi Boström   Hanne Staff   Johanna Asklöf 10.3 km, 18 controls
2001   Simone Luder   Marika Mikkola   Reeta-Mari Kolkkala 9.7 km, 17 controls
2003   Simone Luder   Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard   Brigitte Wolf 11.8 km, 19 controls
2004   Karolina A Höjsgaard   Hanne Staff   Marika Mikkola 11.0 km, 25 controls
2005   Simone Niggli-Luder   Heli Jukkola   Vroni König Salmi 8.8 km, 21 controls
2006   Simone Niggli-Luder   Marianne Andersen   Dana Brožková 11.7 km, 24 controls
2007   Minna Kauppi
  Heli Jukkola
    Simone Niggli-Luder 11.95 km, 23 controls
2008   Dana Brožková   Marianne Andersen   Annika Billstam 11.9 km, 24 controls
2009   Simone Niggli-Luder   Marianne Andersen   Minna Kauppi 11.8 km, 27 controls
2010   Simone Niggli-Luder   Marianne Andersen   Emma Claesson 9.9 km, 23 controls
2011   Annika Billstam   Dana Brožková   Helena Jansson 10.3 km, 21 controls
2012   Simone Niggli-Luder   Minna Kauppi   Annika Billstam 12.4 km, 23 controls
2013   Simone Niggli-Luder   Tove Alexandersson   Lena Eliasson 13.9 km, 23 controls
2014   Svetlana Mironova   Tove Alexandersson   Judith Wyder 11 km, 23 controls
2015   Ida Bobach   Mari Fasting   Svetlana Mironova 9.7 km, 19 controls
2016   Tove Alexandersson   Natalia Gemperle   Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg 11.2 km, 18 controls
2017   Tove Alexandersson   Maja Alm   Natalia Gemperle 11.4 km, 20 controls
2018   Tove Alexandersson   Maja Alm   Sabine Hauswirth 9.9 km, 18 controls
2019   Tove Alexandersson   Lina Strand   Simona Aebersold 11.7 km, 21 controls
2021   Tove Alexandersson   Natalia Gemperle   Simona Aebersold 9.5 km, 21 controls
2023   Simona Aebersold   Tove Alexandersson   Andrine Benjaminsen 11.0 km, 23 controls

Short/Middle

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

Year Gold Silver Bronze Length and controls
Short distance
1991   Jana Cieslarová   Ada Kuchařová   Marita Skogum 5.5 km, 9 controls
1993   Anna Bogren   Marita Skogum   Eija Koskivaara 3.7 km, 11 controls
1995   Marie-Luce Romanens   Yvette Hague   Marlena Jansson
  Anna Bogren
4.6 km, 14 controls
1997   Lucie Böhm   Hanne Sandstad   Hanne Staff
  Marie-Luce Romanens
3.3 km, 13 controls
1999   Yvette Baker   Lucie Böhm   Frauke Schmitt Gran 3.6 km, 13 controls
2001   Hanne Staff   Jenny Johansson   Gunilla Svärd 3.6 km, 11 controls
Middle distance
2003   Simone Luder   Hanne Staff   Heli Jukkola 4.5 km, 18 controls
2004   Hanne Staff   Tatiana Ryabkina   Heli Jukkola 5.3 km, 16 controls
2005   Simone Niggli-Luder   Jenny Johansson   Minna Kauppi 4.1 km, 13 controls
2006   Simone Niggli-Luder   Marianne Andersen   Tatiana Ryabkina 5.2 km, 22 controls
2007   Simone Niggli-Luder   Heli Jukkola   Marianne Andersen 5.08 km, 14 controls
2008   Minna Kauppi   Vroni König-Salmi   Radka Brožková 4.8 km, 23 controls
2009   Dana Brožková   Marianne Andersen   Simone Niggli-Luder 5.34 km, 22 controls
2010   Minna Kauppi   Simone Niggli-Luder   Marianne Andersen 4.53 km, 16 controls
2011   Helena Jansson   Ida Bobach   Judith Wyder 3.8 km, 16 controls
2012   Minna Kauppi   Tove Alexandersson   Tatiana Ryabkina 5.5 km, 18 controls
2013   Simone Niggli-Luder   Tove Alexandersson   Merja Rantanen 5.0 km, 15 controls
2014   Annika Billstam   Ida Bobach   Tove Alexandersson 5.0 km, 16 controls
2015   Annika Billstam   Merja Rantanen   Emma Johansson 5.3 km, 21 controls
2016   Tove Alexandersson   Heidi Bagstevold   Natalia Gemperle 5.1 km, 21 controls
2017   Tove Alexandersson   Marianne Andersen   Venla Harju 5.1 km, 21 controls
2018   Natalia Gemperle   Marika Teini   Isia Basset 4.8 km, 17 controls
2019   Tove Alexandersson   Simona Aebersold   Venla Harju
  Natalia Gemperle
5.5 km, 20 controls
2021   Tove Alexandersson   Andrine Benjaminsen   Simona Aebersold 4.5 km, 20 controls
2023   Tove Alexandersson   Natalia Gemperle   Hanna Lundberg 4.8 km, 19 controls

Sprint

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This event was first held in 2001.

Year Gold Silver Bronze Length and controls
2001   Vroni König-Salmi   Johanna Asklöf   Simone Luder 2.24 km, 10 controls
2003   Simone Luder   Marie-Luce Romanens   Jenny Johansson 2.6 km, 17 controls
2004   Simone Niggli-Luder   Karolina A Höjsgaard   Elisabeth Ingvaldsen 2.6 km, 11 controls
2005   Simone Niggli-Luder   Anne Margrethe Hausken   Heather Monro 2.1 km, 12 controls
2006   Hanny Allston   Simone Niggli-Luder   Kajsa Nilsson 2.7 km, 15 controls
2007   Simone Niggli-Luder   Minna Kauppi   Lena Eliasson 2.47 km, 14 controls
2008   Anne Margrethe Hausken   Minna Kauppi   Helena Jansson 2.5 km, 17 controls
2009   Helena Jansson   Linnéa Gustafsson   Simone Niggli-Luder 2.6 km, 18 controls
2010   Simone Niggli-Luder   Helena Jansson   Marianne Andersen 2.6 km, 21 controls
2011   Linnea Gustafsson   Helena Jansson   Lena Eliasson 2.2 km, 19 controls
2012   Simone Niggli-Luder   Maja Alm   Annika Billstam 3.7 km, 19 controls
2013   Simone Niggli-Luder   Annika Billstam   Venla Niemi 3.4 km, 21 controls
2014   Judith Wyder   Tove Alexandersson   Maja Alm 4.05 km, 18 controls
2015   Maja Alm   Nadiya Volynska   Galina Vinogradova 3.8 km, 21 controls
2016   Maja Alm   Judith Wyder   Anastasia Denisova 3.6 km, 20 controls
2017   Maja Alm   Natalia Gemperle   Galina Vinogradova 3.4 km, 13 controls
2018   Maja Alm   Tove Alexandersson   Judith Wyder 3.8 km, 17 controls
2021   Tove Alexandersson   Natalia Gemperle   Maja Alm 3.5 km, 20 controls
2022   Megan Carter Davies   Simona Aebersold   Alice Leake 3.8 km, 19 controls
2024   Tove Alexandersson   Simona Aebersold   Natalia Gemperle 3.8 km, 18 controls

Knock-out Sprint

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This event was first held in 2022.

Year Gold Silver Bronze Length and controls
2022   Tove Alexandersson   Megan Carter Davies   Eef van Dongen 2.4 km, 11 controls
2024   Tove Alexandersson   Karolin Ohlsson   Simona Aebersold

Relay

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
1966   Sweden
Kerstin Granstedt
Eivor Steen-Olsson
Gunborg Åhling
  Finland
Anja Meldo
Pirjo Ruotsalainen
Raila Hovi
  Norway
Astrid Hansen
Ragnhild Kristensen
Ingrid Thoresen
1968   Norway
Astrid Rødmyr
Astrid Hansen
Ingrid Hadler
  Sweden
Gun-Britt Nyberg
Kerstin Granstedt
Ulla Lindkvist
  Finland
Pirjo Seppä
Tuula Hovi
Raila Kerkelä
1970   Sweden
Birgitta Larsson
Eivor Steen-Olsson
Ulla Lindkvist
  Hungary
Magda Horváth
Ágnes Hegedűs
Sarolta Monspart
  Norway
Astrid Rødmyr
Kristin Danielsen
Ingrid Hadler
1972   Finland
Sinikka Kukkonen
Pirjo Seppä
Liisa Veijalainen
  Sweden
Birgitta Johansson
Ulla Lindkvist
Birgitta Larsson
  Czechoslovakia
Naďa Mertová
Renata Vlachová
Anna Hanzlová
1974   Sweden
Birgitta Larsson
Monica Andersson
Kristin Cullman
  Norway
Kristin Danielsen
Ingrid Hadler
Linda Verde
  Czechoslovakia
Dana Procházková
Anna Handzlová
Renata Vlachová
1976   Sweden
Ingrid Ohlsson
Kristin Cullman
Anne Lundmark
  Finland
Outi Borgenström
Sinikka Kukkonen
Liisa Veijalainen
  Hungary
Irén Rostás
Magdolna Kovács
Sarolta Monspart
1978   Finland
Outi Borgenström
Marita Ruoho
Liisa Veijalainen
  Sweden
Eva Moberg
Karin Rabe
Kristin Cullmann
  Switzerland
Ruth Baumberger
Ruth Humbel
Hanni Fries
1979   Finland
Leena Silvennoinen
Leena Salmenkylä
Liisa Veijalainen
  Norway
Anne Berit Eid
Astrid Carlson
Brit Volden
  Sweden
Anna-Lena Axelsson
Karin Rabe
Monica Andersson
1981   Sweden
Arja Hannus
Barbro Lönnkvist
Karin Rabe
Annichen Kringstad
  Finland
Helena Mannervesi
Marita Ruoho
Liisa Veijalainen
Outi Borgenström
  Switzerland
Ruth Schmid
Annelies Meier
Irene Bucher
Ruth Humbel
1983   Sweden
Karin Rabe
Marita Skogum
Kerstin Månsson
Annichen Kringstad
  Czechoslovakia
Iva Knapová-Kalibánová-Kusynová
Eva Bártová
Jana Galíková-Hlaváčová
Ada Kuchařová
  Denmark
Mette Filskov
Hanne Birke
Karin Jexner
Dorthe Hansen
1985   Sweden
Karin Rabe
Christina Blomqvist
Kerstin Månsson
Annichen Kringstad
  Norway
Ragnhild Bratberg
Hilde Tellesbø
Helle Johansen
Ellen Sofie Olsvik
  Switzerland
Susanne Lüscher
Frauke Sonderegger
Brigitte Zürcher
Ruth Humbel
1987   Norway
Ragnhild Bratberg
Ragnhild Bente Andersen
Ellen Sofie Olsvik
Brit Volden
  Sweden
Arja Hannus
Katarina Borg
Marita Skogum
Karin Rabe
  Czechoslovakia
Iva Knapová-Kalibánová-Kusynová
Iva Slaninová
Ada Kuchařová
Jana Galíková
1989   Sweden
Karin Rabe
Arja Hannus
Kerstin Haglund
Marita Skogum
  Czechoslovakia
Petra Wagnerová
Jana Cieslarová
Ada Kuchařová
Jana Galíková
  Finland
Marja Liisa Portin
Ulla Mänttäri
Annika Viilo
Eija Koskivaara
1991   Sweden
Arja Hannus
Christina Blomqvist
Marlena Jansson
Marita Skogum
  Norway
Hanne Sandstad
Heidi Arnesen
Ragnhild Bratberg
Ragnhild Bente Andersen
  Czech Republic
Marcela Kubatková
Jana Galíková
Ada Kuchařová
Jana Cieslarová
1993   Sweden
Anette Nilsson
Marlena Jansson
Anna Bogren
Marita Skogum
  Finland
Johanna Tiira
Kirsi Tiira
Annika Viilo
Eija Koskivaara
  Czech Republic
Petra Novotná
Mária Honzová
Marcela Kubatková
Jana Cieslarová
1995   Finland
Kirsi Tiira
Reeta-Mari Kolkkala
Eija Koskivaara
Annika Viilo
  Sweden
Anette Granstedt
Maria Gustafsson
Anna Bogren
Marlena Jansson
  Czech Republic
Petra Novotná
Mária Honzová
Marcela Kubatková
Jana Cieslarová
1997   Sweden
Anna Bogren
Gunilla Svärd
Cecilia Nilsson
Marlena Jansson
  Norway
Torunn Fossli Sæthre
Elisabeth Ingvaldsen
Hanne Sandstad
Hanne Staff
  Switzerland
Brigitte Wolf
Marie-Luce Romanens
Vroni König
Sabrina Meister-Fesseler
1999   Norway
Birgitte Husebye
Elisabeth Ingvaldsen
Hanne Sandstad
Hanne Staff
  Finland
Reeta-Mari Kolkkala
Sanna Nymalm
Kirsi Tiira
Johanna Asklöf
  Sweden
Katarina Allberg
Marlena Jansson
Anette Granstedt
Gunilla Svärd
2001   Finland
Reeta-Mari Kolkkala
Liisa Anttila
Marika Mikkola
Johanna Asklöf
  Sweden
Katarina Allberg
Jenny Johansson
Cecilia Nilsson
Gunilla Svärd
  Norway
Birgitte Husebye
Linda Antonsen
Elisabeth Ingvaldsen
Hanne Staff
2003   Switzerland
Birgitte Wolf
Vroni König-Salmi
Simone Luder
  Sweden
Gunilla Svärd
Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard
Jenny Johansson
  Norway
Elisabeth Ingvaldsen
Birgitte Husebye
Hanne Staff
2004   Sweden
Gunilla Svärd
Jenny Johansson
Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard
  Finland
Marika Mikkola
Minna Kauppi
Heli Jukkola
  Norway
Birgitte Husebye
Elisabeth Ingvaldsen
Hanne Staff
2005   Switzerland
Lea Müller
Vroni König Salmi
Simone Niggli-Luder
  Norway
Marianne Andersen
Marianne Riddervold
Anne Margrethe Hausken
  Sweden
Jenny Johansson
Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard
Emma Engstrand
2006   Finland
Paula Haapakoski
Heli Jukkola
Minna Kauppi
  Sweden
Jenny Johansson
Kajsa Nilsson
Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard
  Switzerland
Martina Fritschy
Vroni König-Salmi
Simone Niggli-Luder
2007   Finland
Paula Haapakoski
Heli Jukkola
Minna Kauppi
  Sweden
Annika Billstam
Emma Engstrand
Helena Jansson
  Norway
Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien
Marianne Andersen
Anne Margrethe Hausken
2008   Finland
Katri Lindeqvist
Merja Rantanen
Minna Kauppi
  Russia
Galina Vinogradova
Yulia Novikova
Tatiana Ryabkina
  Sweden
Annika Billstam
Sofie Johansson
Helena Jansson
2009   Norway
Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen
Anne Margrethe Hausken
Marianne Andersen
  Sweden
Karolina A. Höjsgaard
Kajsa Nilsson
Helena Jansson
  Finland
Bodil Holmström
Merja Rantanen
Minna Kauppi
2010   Finland
Anni-Maija Fincke
Merja Rantanen
Minna Kauppi
  Norway
Elise Egseth
Anne Margrethe Hausken
Marianne Andersen
  Sweden
Annika Billstam
Emma Claesson
Helena Jansson
2011   Finland
Anni-Maija Fincke
Merja Rantanen
Minna Kauppi
  Czech Republic
Martina Zvěřinová
Eva Juřeníková
Dana Brožková
  Sweden
Helena Jansson
Tove Alexandersson
Annika Billstam
2012   Switzerland
Ines Brodmann
Judith Wyder
Simone Niggli-Luder
  Sweden
Annika Billstam
Helena Jansson
Tove Alexandersson
  Norway
Silje Ekroll Jahren
Mari Fasting
Anne Margrethe Hausken
2013   Norway
Heidi Bagstevold
Mari Fasting
Anne Marghrete Hausken Nordberg
  Finland
Venla Niemi
Anni-Maija Fincke
Minna Kauppi
  Switzerland
Sara Lüscher
Judith Wyder
Simone Niggli-Luder
2014   Switzerland
Sara Lüscher
Sabine Hauswirth
Judith Wyder
  Denmark
Emma Klingenberg
Ida Bobach
Maja Møller Alm
  Sweden
Helena Jansson
Annika Billstam
Tove Alexandersson
2015   Denmark
Maja Møller Alm
Ida Bobach
Emma Klingenberg
  Norway
Heidi Østlid Bagstevold
Mari Fasting
Anne Margrethe Hausken
  Sweden
Helena Jansson
Annika Billstam
Emma Johansson
2016   Russia
Anastasia Rudnaya
Svetlana Mironova
Natalia Gemperle
  Denmark
Signe Klinting
Ida Bobach
Maja Møller Alm
  Finland
Sari Anttonen
Marika Teini
Merja Rantanen
2017   Sweden
Emma Johansson
Helena Jansson
Tove Alexandersson
  Russia
Anastasia Rudnaya
Svetlana Mironova
Natalia Gemperle
  Finland
Venla Harju
Marika Teini
Merja Rantanen
2018   Switzerland
Elena Roos
Julia Jakob
Judith Wyder
  Sweden
Helena Bergman
Karolin Ohlsson
Tove Alexandersson
  Russia
Anastasia Rudnaya
Tatyana Riabkina
Natalia Gemperle
2019   Sweden
Lina Strand
Tove Alexandersson
Karolin Ohlsson
  Switzerland
Sabine Hauswirth
Simona Aebersold
Julia Jakob
  Russia
Anastasia Rudnaya
Tatiana Ryabkina
Natalia Gemperle
2021   Sweden
Lisa Risby
Sara Hagström
Tove Alexandersson
  Switzerland
Elena Roos
Sabine Hauswirth
Simona Aebersold
  Norway
Marie Olaussen
Kamilla Steiwer
Andrine Benjaminsen
2023   Sweden
Hanna Lundberg
Sara Hagström
Tove Alexandersson
  Switzerland
Elena Roos
Natalia Gemperle
Simona Aebersold
  Norway
Marianne Andersen
Marie Olaussen
Andrine Benjaminsen

Medal table

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Sweden463732115
2  Switzerland29132264
3  Finland18212059
4  Norway11261956
5  Denmark77317
6  Russia (1993–present)371020
7  Hungary3115
8  Great Britain2338
9  Czech Republic (1993–present)2248
10  Czechoslovakia (1966–91)14611
11  Austria1102
12  Australia1001
13  Ukraine0101
14  Belarus0011
  France0011
  Germany0011
  Netherlands0011
  Soviet Union (1966–91)0011
Totals (18 entries)124123125372

Multiple medalists

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Updated following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.

Rank Athlete Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Simone Niggli   Switzerland 2001 2013 23 2 6 31
2 Tove Alexandersson   Sweden 2011 2024 21 9 3 33
3 Minna Kauppi   Finland 2004 2013 9 5 3 17
4 Maja Alm   Denmark 2012 2021 7 7 3 17
5 Marita Skogum   Sweden 1983 1993 6 3 1 10
6 Annichen Kringstad   Sweden 1981 1985 6 - - 6
7 Judith Wyder   Switzerland 2011 2018 5 3 4 12
8 Helena Bergman   Sweden 2012 2018 4 6 8 18
9 Hanne Staff   Norway 1997 2004 4 4 4 12
10 Liisa Veijalainen   Finland 1972 1981 4 4 - 8

Best performers by country

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

Country Athlete From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
  Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder 2001 2013 23 2 6 31
  Sweden Tove Alexandersson 2011 2024 21 9 3 33
  Finland Minna Kauppi 2004 2013 9 5 3 17
  Denmark Maja Alm 2012 2021 7 7 3 17
  Norway 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
  Russia Natalia Gemperle 2016 2021 2 4 5 11
  Czech Republic Dana Brožková 2006 2011 2 2 1 5
  Hungary 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
  United Kingdom Yvette Baker 1993 1999 1 2 1 4
  Czechoslovakia
  Czech Republic
Jana Cieslarová 1989 1995 1 1 3 5
  Czechoslovakia
(as such only)
Jana Cieslarová 1989 1991 1 1 1 3
  Austria Lucie Böhm* 1997 1999 1 1 - 2
  Australia Hanny Allston* 2006 2006 1 - - 1
  Ukraine Nadiya Volynska* 2015 2015 - 1 - 1
  Belarus Anastasia Denisova* 2016 2016 - - 1 1
  Germany Frauke Schmitt Gran* 1999 1999 - - 1 1
  France Isia Basset* 2018 2018 - - 1 1
  Netherlands Eef van Dongen* 2022 2022 - - 1 1
  Soviet Union Alīda Ābola* 1989 1989 - - 1 1

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

References

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  1. ^ "Results Archive at World of O Runners". runners.worldofo.com. World of O. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ "World Orienteering Championships Medals 1966-2014" (PDF). www.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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