2023 World Orienteering Championships Explained
| 2023 World Orienteering Championships |
| Location: | Flims/Laax, Switzerland |
| Dates: | 11 - 16 July 2023 |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 World Orienteering Championships were held from 11 to 16 July 2023 in Flims/Laax in the Canton of the Grisons (German: Graubünden), Switzerland.[1]
The championships consisted of six forest competitions: middle distance, long distance and relay, for women and men, respectively. A total of 18 medals were shared among five nations. The host nation Switzerland won three of the six gold medals, with victories in the women’s long distance, men’s middle distance, and men’s relay. Sweden won two gold medals, winning the women’s relay and the women’s middle distance. Norway won one gold medal, in the men’s long distance. Finland and Austria were also among the medal winners.
Schedule
| Date | Event | Comment |
|---|
| 12 July | Middle - Qualification | |
| 13 July | Long distance | |
| 14 July | Rest day |
| 15 July | Middle distance - Final | |
| 16 July | Relay | | |
Medal summary
Men
| Middle distance | | 38:19 | | 40:19 | | 40:26 |
| Long distance [2] [3] | | 1:33:06 | | 1:33:57 | | 1:37:37 |
| Relay[4] | | 1:57:16 | | 1:57:59 | | 1:58:13 | |
Women
| Middle distance | | 37:26 | | 39:44 | | 40:00 |
| Long distance[5] | | 1:21:43 | | 1:22:14 | | 1:29:03 |
| Relay | | 1:47:26 | | 1:51:54 | | 1:57:25 | |
Medal table
Results
Women's long distance
WOC 2023 – Long – Women (11.0 km, 23 controls)| data-sort-type="number" | Rank ! | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|
| | | 1:21:43 |
| | | 1:22:14 |
| | | 1:29:03 |
| 4 | | | 1:29:09 |
| 5 | | | 1:29:23 |
| 6 | | | 1:30:09 |
| 7 | | | 1:30:50 |
| 8 | | | 1:31:47 |
| 9 | | | 1:33:13 |
| 10 | | | 1:36:31 |
|
Men's long distance
WOC 2023 – Long – Men (14.0 km, 35 controls)| data-sort-type="number" | Rank ! | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|
| | | 1:33:06 |
| | | 1:33:57 |
| | | 1:37:37 |
| 4 | | | 1:37:51 |
| 4 | | | 1:37:51 |
| 6 | | | 1:38:30 |
| 7 | | | 1:38:33 |
| 8 | | | 1:39:53 |
| 9 | | | 1:41:02 |
| 10 | | | 1:42:35 |
|
Women's middle distance
WOC 2023 – Middle – Women (4.8 km)| data-sort-type="number" | Rank ! | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|
| | | 37:26 |
| | | 39:44 |
| | | 40:00 |
| 4 | | | 41:49 |
| 5 | | | 42:01 |
| 6 | | | 43:11 |
| 7 | | | 43:14 |
| 8 | | | 43:46 |
| 9 | | | 44:11 |
| 10 | | | 44:48 |
|
Mens's middle distance
WOC 2023 – Middle – Men(5.9 km)| data-sort-type="number" | Rank ! | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|
| | | 38:19 |
| | | 40:19 |
| | | 40:26 |
| 4 | | | 40:51 |
| 5 | | | 40:59 |
| 6 | | | 41:03 |
| 7 | | | 41:43 |
| 8 | | | 41:50 |
| 9 | | | 41:54 |
| 10 | | | 42:16 |
|
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Event information: World Orienteering Championships 2023 . eventor.orienteering.org . 13 July 2023.
- News: VM-gull på langdistanse for Fosser . no . nrk.no . 13 July 2023.
- Web site: World Orienteering Championships. Long Men - Final Results . archive.o-worldcuo.ch . 13 July 2023 . 15 July 2023.
- Web site: Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2023 - Relay . 2023-07-16.
- https://archive.o-worldcup.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/woc2023/rl_woc2023_long_women.pdf Women's Long Distance
