1999 World Orienteering Championships Explained

1999 World Orienteering Championships
Host City:	Inverness
Country:	Scotland
Events:	6
Previous:	1997 Grimstad

The 1999 World Orienteering Championships, the 18th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Inverness, Scotland, 1 - 8 August 1999.^[1]

The championships had six events; the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Medalists

Men's classic distance		1.37.25
Women's classic distance		1.17.56
Men's short distance		25.48
Women's short distance		25.55
Men's relay		3.21.50
Women's relay		2.55.56

Results

Women's classic distance

WOC 1999 – Classic – Women
data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
			1:17:56
			1:18:30
			1:18:33
4			1:19:10
5			1:19:37
6			1:19:46
7			1:19:58

Women's short distance

WOC 1999 – Short – Women
data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
			25:55
			26:57
			27:48
4			27:50
5			27:50
6			27:55
7			28:24

Men's classic distance

WOC 1999 – Classic – Men
data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
			1:37:25
			1:40:20
			1:40:26
4			1:42:30
5			1:42:51
6			1:42:58
7			1:43:15

Men's short distance

WOC 1999 – Short – Men
data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
			25:48
			26:11
			26:14
4			26:15
5			26:24
6			26:44
7			26:59

Notes and References

Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1999 . . 8 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706035219/https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=32 . 6 July 2020.