See also: List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (men). This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in women's orienteering.[1] [2]
This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".
| Year | style=background-color:gold | Gold | style=background-color:silver | Silver | style=background-color:#c96 | Bronze | Length and controls |
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| 1966 | 6.6 km, 6 controls | ||||||
| 1968 | 7.8 km, 10 controls | ||||||
| 1970 | 7.5 km, 10 controls | ||||||
| 1972 | 7.1 km, 12 controls | ||||||
| 1974 | 7.9 km, 14 controls | ||||||
| 1976 | 8.9 km, 16 controls | ||||||
| 1978 | 8.6 km, 14 controls | ||||||
| 1979 | 8.3 km, 10 controls | ||||||
| 1981 | 8.7 km, 12 controls | ||||||
| 1983 | 8.1 km, 18 controls | ||||||
| 1985 | 8.4 km, 14 controls | ||||||
| 1987 | 8.8 km, 15 controls | ||||||
| 1989 | 9.7 km, 15 controls | ||||||
| 1991 | 10.5 km, 16 controls | ||||||
| 1993 | 8.6 km, 14 controls | ||||||
| 1995 | 9.7 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 1997 | 8.7 km, 17 controls | ||||||
| 1999 | 10.3 km, 18 controls | ||||||
| 2001 | 9.7 km, 17 controls | ||||||
| 2003 | 11.8 km, 19 controls | ||||||
| 2004 | 11.0 km, 25 controls | ||||||
| 2005 | 8.8 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2006 | 11.7 km, 24 controls | ||||||
| 2007 | 11.95 km, 23 controls | ||||||
| 2008 | 11.9 km, 24 controls | ||||||
| 2009 | 11.8 km, 27 controls | ||||||
| 2010 | 9.9 km, 23 controls | ||||||
| 2011 | 10.3 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2012 | 12.4 km, 23 controls | ||||||
| 2013 | 13.9 km, 23 controls | ||||||
| 2014 | 11 km, 23 controls | ||||||
| 2015 | 9.7 km, 19 controls | ||||||
| 2016 | 11.2 km, 18 controls | ||||||
| 2017 | 11.4 km, 20 controls | ||||||
| 2018 | 9.9 km, 18 controls | ||||||
| 2019 | 11.7 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2021 | 9.5 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2023 | 11.0 km, 23 controls |
This event was first held in 1991. The format was changed and renamed "Middle Distance" in 2003 with the introduction of the Sprint discipline.
| Year | style=background-color:gold | Gold | style=background-color:silver | Silver | style=background-color:#c96 | Bronze | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short distance | |||||||
| 1991 | 5.5 km, 9 controls | ||||||
| 1993 | 3.7 km, 11 controls | ||||||
| 1995 | 4.6 km, 14 controls | ||||||
| 1997 | 3.3 km, 13 controls | ||||||
| 1999 | 3.6 km, 13 controls | ||||||
| 2001 | 3.6 km, 11 controls | ||||||
| Middle distance | |||||||
| 2003 | 4.5 km, 18 controls | ||||||
| 2004 | 5.3 km, 16 controls | ||||||
| 2005 | 4.1 km, 13 controls | ||||||
| 2006 | 5.2 km, 22 controls | ||||||
| 2007 | 5.08 km, 14 controls | ||||||
| 2008 | 4.8 km, 23 controls | ||||||
| 2009 | 5.34 km, 22 controls | ||||||
| 2010 | 4.53 km, 16 controls | ||||||
| 2011 | 3.8 km, 16 controls | ||||||
| 2012 | 5.5 km, 18 controls | ||||||
| 2013 | 5.0 km, 15 controls | ||||||
| 2014 | 5.0 km, 16 controls | ||||||
| 2015 | 5.3 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2016 | 5.1 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2017 | 5.1 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2018 | 4.8 km, 17 controls | ||||||
| 2019 | 5.5 km, 20 controls | ||||||
| 2021 | 4.5 km, 20 controls | ||||||
| 2023 | 4.8 km, 19 controls | ||||||
This event was first held in 2001.
| Year | style=background-color:gold | Gold | style=background-color:silver | Silver | style=background-color:#c96 | Bronze | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.24 km, 10 controls | ||||||
| 2003 | 2.6 km, 17 controls | ||||||
| 2004 | 2.6 km, 11 controls | ||||||
| 2005 | 2.1 km, 12 controls | ||||||
| 2006 | 2.7 km, 15 controls | ||||||
| 2007 | 2.47 km, 14 controls | ||||||
| 2008 | 2.5 km, 17 controls | ||||||
| 2009 | 2.6 km, 18 controls | ||||||
| 2010 | 2.6 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2011 | 2.2 km, 19 controls | ||||||
| 2012 | 3.7 km, 19 controls | ||||||
| 2013 | 3.4 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2014 | 4.05 km, 18 controls | ||||||
| 2015 | 3.8 km, 21 controls | ||||||
| 2016 | 3.6 km, 20 controls | ||||||
| 2017 | 3.4 km, 13 controls | ||||||
| 2018 | 3.8 km, 17 controls | ||||||
| 2021 | 3.5 km, 20 controls | ||||||
| 2022 | 3.8 km, 19 controls | ||||||
| 2024 | 3.8 km, 18 controls |
This event was first held in 2022.
| Year | style=background-color:gold | Gold | style=background-color:silver | Silver | style=background-color:#c96 | Bronze | Length and controls |
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| 2022 | 2.4 km, 11 controls | ||||||
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Women's orienteering. Does not include mixed events. Updated following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.
Updated following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
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| 1 | 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 | |||
| 2 | Tove Alexandersson | 2011 | 2024 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 33 | ||
| 3 | 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |||
| 4 | 2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |||
| 5 | 1983 | 1993 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 6 | 1981 | 1985 | 6 | - | - | 6 | |||
| 7 | 2011 | 2018 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 8 | 2012 | 2018 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 9 | 1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 10 | 1972 | 1981 | 4 | 4 | - | 8 |
Including mixed events. Updated to following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships
| Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
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| 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 | |||
| Tove Alexandersson | 2011 | 2024 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 33 | ||
| 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |||
| 2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |||
| Hanne Staff (by the gold first ranking system) | 1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Marianne Andersen (by total number of medals) | 2005 | 2023 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Natalia Gemperle | 2016 | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2006 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Katalin Oláh (by the gold first ranking system) | 1991 | 1995 | 2 | - | - | 2 | ||
| Sarolta Monspart (by total number of medals) | 1970 | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1993 | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1989 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
(as such only) | 1989 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Lucie Böhm | 1997 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | ||
| Hanny Allston | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Nadiya Volynska | 2015 | 2015 | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Anastasia Denisova | 2016 | 2016 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Frauke Schmitt Gran | 1999 | 1999 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Isia Basset | 2018 | 2018 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Eef van Dongen | 2022 | 2022 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alīda Ābola | 1989 | 1989 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.