2009 World Orienteering Championships Explained

2009 World Orienteering Championships
Host City:Miskolc
Country:Hungary
Events:8
Previous:2008 Olomouc

The 2009 World Orienteering Championships, the 26th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Miskolc, Hungary, 16 - 23 August 2009.[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 15:10.6
Women's sprint 15:07.8
Men's middle distance 37:14
Women's middle distance 37:09
Men's long distance 1:36:21
Women's long distance 1:17:26
Men's relay2:22:48
Women's relay2:13:10

2009 WOC injury

An incident occurred during the last leg of the men's relay which involved four of the leading teams. Sweden's Martin Johansson got seriously injured, and three of the other runners stopped for helping, calling for an ambulance and carrying him out of the wood.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 2009 . . 10 September 2017 . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706040112/https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=52 . dead .