2003 World Orienteering Championships Explained

2003 World Orienteering Championships
Host City:Rapperswil and Jona
Country:Switzerland
Events:8
Previous:2001 Tampere

The 2003 World Orienteering Championships, the 20th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Rapperswil and Jona, Switzerland, 3  - 9 August 2003.[1]

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

Men's sprint 12:43.7
Women's sprint 13:21.3
Men's middle distance 30:08
Women's middle distance 32:40
Men's long distance 1:48:20
Women's long distance 1:26:14
Men's relay1:58:42
Women's relay1:57:41

Results

Women's long distance

WOC 2003 – Long – Women
data-sort-type="number" Rank !Competitor Nation Time
1:26:14
1:29:19
1:32:52
4 1:33:59
5 1:34:28
6 1:34:31
7 1:34:57
8 1:36:17
9 1:36:28
10 1:36:29
11 1:36:50
12 1:36:52
13 1:37:28
14 1:38:36
15 1:40:00
16 1:40:21

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 2003 . . 9 September 2017 . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706035406/https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=34 . dead .