2015 Orienteering World Cup Explained
| Numindividualevents: | 11 |
| Menmostwins: | (4) |
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| Next: | 2016 |
The 2015 Orienteering World Cup was the 21st edition of the Orienteering World Cup. The 2015 Orienteering World Cup consisted of 11 events, all individual competitions. The events were located in Australia, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and Switzerland.[1] The 2015 World Orienteering Championships in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom was included in the World Cup.
Daniel Hubmann of Switzerland won his second consecutive overall title in the men's World Cup, his sixth title in total. Tove Alexandersson of Sweden won her second overall title in the women's World Cup.
Events
Men
| Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third | |
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| Round 1 - Australia |
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| 1 |  Tasmania, Australia | Sprint | 3 January | Matthias Kyburz | Daniel Hubmann |  Gustav Bergman | |
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| 2 | Tasmania, Australia | Middle | 8 January | Daniel Hubmann |  Olav Lundanes | Matthias Kyburz | |
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| 3 | Tasmania, Australia | Long | 13 May | Matthias Kyburz | Daniel Hubmann | Gustav Bergman | |
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| Round 2 - Norway/Sweden |
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| 4 | Halden, Norway | Long | 4 June | Matthias Kyburz |  Thierry Gueorgiou | Gustav Bergman | |
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| 5 | Lysekil, Sweden | Sprint | 6 June | Annulled due to problems with timing | |
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| 6 | Uddevalla, Sweden | Middle | 7 June | Thierry Gueorgiou | William Lind | Matthias Kyburz | |
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| Round 3 - World Championships |
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| 7 |  Inverness, United Kingdom | Sprint (WOC) | 2 August | Jonas Leandersson | Martin Hubmann | Jerker Lysell | |
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| 8 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Middle (WOC) | 4 August | Daniel Hubmann | Lucas Basset | Olle Boström | |
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| 9 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Long (WOC) | 7 August | Thierry Gueorgiou | Daniel Hubmann | Olav Lundanes | |
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| Round 4 - Finals |
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| 10 | Arosa, Switzerland | Long | 2 October | Daniel Hubmann | Carl Godager Kaas | Olav Lundanes | |
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| 11 | Arosa, Switzerland | Middle | 3 October | Daniel Hubmann |  Ruslan Glibov | Baptiste Rollier | | |
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Women
| Venue | Distance | Date | Winner | Second | Third | |
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| Round 1 - Australia |
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| 1 | Tasmania, Australia | Sprint | 3 January | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | Sara Lüscher | [2] |
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| 2 | Tasmania, Australia | Middle | 8 January | Tove Alexandersson | Mari Fasting | Maria Magnusson | [3] |
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| 3 | Tasmania, Australia | Long | 10 January | Tove Alexandersson | Sara Lüscher | Emma Johansson | [4] |
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| Round 2 - Norway/Sweden |
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| 4 | Halden, Norway | Long | 3 June | Ida Bobach | Tove Alexandersson |  Svetlana Mironova | [5] |
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| 5 | Lysekil, Sweden | Sprint | 6 June | Annulled due to problems with timing | |
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| 6 | Uddevalla, Sweden | Middle | 7 June | Helena Jansson | Nadiya Volynska | Emma Johansson | [6] |
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| Round 3 - World Championships |
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| 7 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Sprint (WOC) | 2 August | Tove Alexandersson | Kamilla Olaussen | Karolin Ohlsson | [7] |
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| 8 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Middle (WOC) | 4 August | Annika Billstam |  Merja Rantanen | Emma Johansson | [8] |
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| 9 | Inverness, United Kingdom | Long (WOC) | 7 August | Ida Bobach | Mari Fasting | Svetlana Mironova | [9] |
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| Round 4 - Finals |
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| 10 | Arosa, Switzerland | Long | 2 October | Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg | Sabine Hauswirth | Sara Lüscher | [10] |
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| 11 | Arosa, Switzerland | Middle | 3 October | Catherine Taylor | Nadiya Volynska | Sara Lüscher | [11] | |
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Points distribution
The 40 best runners in each event were awarded points. In the final race (WC 11), the runners were awarded a double number of points.[12]
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
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| Points | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Points Final (WC 11) | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Overall standings
This section shows the final standings after all 11 individual events.
Men
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
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| 1 | | 790 | | 2 | | 605 | | 3 | | 384 | | 4 | | 353 | | 5 | | 322 | | 6 | | 317 | | 7 | | 311 | | 8 | | 271 | | 9 | | 249 | | 10 | | 240 | |
| Women
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
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| 1 | | 540 | | 2 | | 487 | | 3 | | 459 | | 4 | | 421 | | 5 | | 362 | | 6 | | 319 | | 7 | | 311 | | 8 | | 301 | | 9 | | 279 | | 10 | | 275 | |
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Achievements
Only individual competitions.
External links
References
- Web site: Orienteering World Cup 2015. International Orienteering Federation. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 1 Sprint . International Orienteering Federation. 3 January 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 2 Middle Distance. International Orienteering Federation. 8 January 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 3 Long Distance. International Orienteering Federation. 10 January 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 4 Long. International Orienteering Federation. 3 June 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 6 Middle Distance. International Orienteering Federation. 7 June 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 7 Sprint (WOC). International Orienteering Federation. 2 August 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 8 Middle Distance (WOC). International Orienteering Federation. 4 August 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 9 Long Distance (WOC). International Orienteering Federation. 7 August 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 10 Long Distance. International Orienteering Federation. 2 October 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Official results WC 11 Middle Distance. International Orienteering Federation. 3 October 2015. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: Special Rules for the 2018 World Cup in Orienteering. International Orienteering Federation. 15 April 2018.
