| European Orienteering Championships | |
| Status: | active |
| Genre: | sports event |
| Date: | May–June |
| Frequency: | biannual |
| Location: | various |
| Organised: | IOF |
The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000. From 2020, the European Orienteering Championships will be held annually, with sprint events and forest events in alternate years.
The competition format has changed several times. From the beginning in 1962, the World Championships consisted of only two competitions: an individual race and an unofficial relay. The relay event was an official event for the first time in the 1964 European Championships. EOC was not arranged from 1964 to 2000. In 2000, a sprint race (roughly 12–15 minutes winning time). In 2002, a short distance race (roughly 20–25 minutes) was added. The middle distance (roughly 30–35 minutes) replaced the short distance in 2004 On IOF's 23rd congress in Lausanne in 2012, it was decided that a sprint relay event would be added in the 2016 European Orienteering Championships in Jeseník, Czech Republic.[1] The sprint relay are competed in urban areas and consists of four-orienteer mixed-gender teams with starting order woman-man-man-woman.
The current championship events are:
| Long distance | 90–100 min | Previously called classic distance | |
| Middle distance | 30–35 min | Replaced short distance (20–25 min) in 2004 | |
| Relay | 3 × 40 min | Three-person teams |
| Sprint | 12–15 min | ||
| Knock-out sprint | 5–8 min | First held in 2021 | |
| Sprint relay | 4 × 12–15 min | Four-person teams, two men and two women. |
Results: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientierungslauf-Europameisterschaften
| Year | Date | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1962 | September 22–23 |  Løten, Norway | |
| 2 | 1964 | September 26–27 | ||
| 3 | 2000 | June 30 - July 4 |  Truskavets, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 2002 | September 25–30 |  Sümeg, Hungary | |
| 5 | 2004 | July 10–17 | Roskilde, Denmark | |
| 6 | 2006 | May 7–14 |  Otepää, Estonia | |
| 7 | 2008 | May 25 - June 1 | Ventspils, Latvia | |
| 8 | 2010 | May 27 - June 6 | Primorsko,[2] Bulgaria | |
| 9 | 2012 | May 14 - May 20 |  Falun, Sweden[3] | |
| 10 | 2014 | April 9–16 | Palmela, Portugal | |
| 11 | 2016 | May 25–31 |  Jeseník, Czech Republic | |
| 12 | 2018 | May 5–12 | Cadempino, Switzerland | |
| - | 2020[4] | August 16–23 | Rakvere, Estonia | |
| 13 | May 13–16 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | ||
| 14 | 2022 | August 1 - 7 | Rakvere, Estonia | |
| 15 | 2023 | October 4 - 8 |  Verona, Italy[5] | |
| 16 | 2024 | August 15 - 20 | Mór, Hungary | |
| 17 | 2025 | August 20 - 24 |  TBA, Belgium |
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 73 | ||
| 2 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 74 | ||
| 3 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 42 | ||
| 4 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 34 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 8 | – | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | – | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 10 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||
| 11 | – | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 12 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
| 14 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
| 14 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
| 17 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| 17 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.5 km, 13 controls (individual event) | |||
| 1964 | 15.0 km, 15 controls (individual event) | |||
| 2000 | Classic distance | |||
| 2002 | 12.4 km, 23 controls | |||
| 2004 | 14.5 km, 29 controls | |||
| 2006 | 16.21 km, 33 controls | |||
| 2008 | 16.9 km, 33 controls | |||
| 2010 | 17.3 km, 30 controls | |||
| 2012 | 15.36 km, 33 controls | |||
| 2014 | 20.3 km, 30 controls | |||
| 2016 | 16.1 km, 23 controls | |||
| 2018 | 14.9 km | |||
| 2022 | 17.29 km, 31 controls | |||
| 2024 | 13.9 km, 25 controls | |||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.5 km, 7 controls (individual event) | |||
| 1964 | 8.1 km, 10 controls (individual event) | |||
| 2000 | Classic distance | |||
| 2002 | 6.7 km, 17 controls | |||
| 2004 | 9.6 km, 21 controls | |||
| 2006 | 10.93 km, 25 controls | |||
| 2008 | 11.0 km, 24 controls | |||
| 2010 | 11.0 km, 26 controls | |||
| 2012 | 9.76 km, 24 controls | |||
| 2014 | 13.3 km, 23 controls | |||
| 2016 | 10.3 km, 15 controls | |||
| 2018 | 11.3 km | |||
| 2022 | 12.93 km, 20 controls | |||
| 2024 | 10.8 km, 22 controls | |||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.2 km, 15 controls | ||||
| 2004 | 6.4 km, 22 controls | ||||
| 2006 | 6.7 km, 18 controls | ||||
| 2008 | 6.7 km, 22 controls | ||||
| 2010 | 6.4 km, 22 controls | ||||
| 2012 | 6.24 km, 23 controls | ||||
| 2014 | 7.9 km, 22 controls | ||||
| 2016 | 5.7 km, 24 controls | ||||
| 2018 | 5.4 km, 19 controls | ||||
| 2022 | 6.3 km, 22 controls | ||||
| 2024 | 5.1 km, 22 controls |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.5 km, 13 controls | ||||
| 2004 | 5.3 km, 21 controls | ||||
| 2006 | 5.679 km, 15 controls | ||||
| 2008 | 5.2 km, 16 controls | ||||
| 2010 | 5.4 km, 22 controls | ||||
| 2012 | 5.19 km, 18 controls | ||||
| 2014 | 6.4 km, 17 controls | ||||
| 2016 | 5.0 km, 21 controls | ||||
| 2018 | 4.3 km, 16 controls | ||||
| 2022 | 5.3 km, 20 controls | ||||
| 2024 | 4.5 km, 19 controls |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Short distance | ||||
| 2002 | 3.2 km, 10 controls | ||||
| 2004 | 3.0 km, 20 controls | ||||
| 2006 | 3.07 km, 17 controls | ||||
| 2008 | 3.3 km, 19 controls | ||||
| 2010 | 3.3 km, 24 controls | ||||
| 2012 | 3.54 km, 20 controls | ||||
| 2014 | 2.8 km, 22 controls | ||||
| 2016 | 3.4 km, 22 controls | ||||
| 2018 | 4.2 km, 27 controls | ||||
| 2021 | 4.4 km, 25 controls[6] | ||||
| 2023 | 3.5 km, 21 controls |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Short distance | ||||
| 2002 | 2.85 km, 11 controls | ||||
| 2004 | 2.5 km, 16 controls | ||||
| 2006 | 2.73 km, 14 controls | ||||
| 2008 | 2.5 km, 14 controls | ||||
| 2010 | 2.8 km, 21 controls | ||||
| 2012 | 3.21 km, 16 controls | ||||
| 2014 | 2.3 km, 19 controls | ||||
| 2016 | 3.0 km, 18 controls | ||||
| 2018 | 3.8 km, 23 controls | ||||
| 2021 | 4.0 km, 21 controls[7] | ||||
| 2023 | Sara Hagström | 3.0 km, 19 controls |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Switzerland Margrit Thommen Sonja Ballestad Käthi von Salis | not part of the Championship | |||
| 1964 | Denmark Ellen Berg Bodil Jakobsen Karin Agesen | ||||
| 2000 |  Great BritainJenny James Yvette Baker Heather Monro | ||||
| 2002 |  LithuaniaGiedre Voveriene Vilma Rudzenskaite Ieva Sargautyte | ||||
| 2004 | |||||
| 2006 |  FinlandPaula Haapakoski Heli Jukkola Minna Kauppi | ||||
| 2008 | Sweden Lina Persson Emma Engstrand Helena Jansson | ||||
| 2010 | Sweden Karolina A-Höjsgaard Lena Eliasson Helena Jansson | ||||
| 2012 |  RussiaNatalia Efimova Svetlana Mironova Tatiana Ryabkina | ||||
| 2014 | Switzerland Julia Gross Sabine Hauswirth Judith Wyder | ||||
| 2016 | Finland Sari Anttonen Marika Teini Merja Rantanen | ||||
| 2018 | Switzerland Judith Wyder Elena Roos Julia Gross | ||||
| 2022 | Sweden Lina Strand Sara Hagström Tove Alexandersson | ||||
| 2024 | Switzerland Ines Berger Natalia Gemperle Simona Aebersold |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | |||||
| 2018 | |||||
| 2021[9] | |||||
| 2023 |
