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]
2023 World Orienteering Championships | |
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Location | ![]() |
Dates | 11–16 July 2023 |
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
editDate | Event | Comment |
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12 July | Middle – Qualification | |
13 July | Long distance | |
14 July | Rest day | |
15 July | Middle distance – Final | |
16 July | Relay |
Medal summary
editMen
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Middle distance[2] | Matthias Kyburz Switzerland |
38:19 | Joey Hadorn Switzerland |
40:19 | Jannis Bonek Austria |
40:26 |
Long distance [3][4] | Kasper Fosser Norway |
1:33:06 | Matthias Kyburz Switzerland |
1:33:57 | Olli Ojanaho Finland |
1:37:37 |
Relay[5] | Switzerland Daniel Hubmann Joey Hadorn Matthias Kyburz |
1:57:16 | Finland Topi Syrjäläinen Olli Ojanaho Miika Kirmula |
1:57:59 | Sweden Albin Ridefelt Gustav Bergman Emil Svensk |
1:58:13 |
Women
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Middle distance[2] | Tove Alexandersson Sweden |
37:26 | Natalia Gemperle Switzerland |
39:44 | Hanna Lundberg Sweden |
40:00 |
Long distance[6] | Simona Aebersold Switzerland |
1:21:43 | Tove Alexandersson Sweden |
1:22:14 | Andrine Benjaminsen Norway |
1:29:03 |
Relay[5] | Sweden Hanna Lundberg Sara Hagström Tove Alexandersson |
1:47:26 | Switzerland Elena Roos Natalia Gemperle Simona Aebersold |
1:51:54 | Norway Marianne Andersen Marie Olaussen Andrine Benjaminsen |
1:57:25 |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Switzerland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Switzerland* | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Results
editWomen's long distance
editRank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
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Simona Aebersold | Switzerland | 1:21:43 | |
Tove Alexandersson | Sweden | 1:22:14 | |
Andrine Benjaminsen | Norway | 1:29:03 | |
4 | Natalia Gemperle | Switzerland | 1:29:09 |
5 | Sara Hagström | Sweden | 1:29:23 |
6 | Elena Roos | Switzerland | 1:30:09 |
7 | Megan Carter Davies | Great Britain | 1:30:50 |
8 | Marie Olaussen | Norway | 1:31:47 |
9 | Venla Harju | Finland | 1:33:13 |
10 | Marianne Andersen | Norway | 1:36:31 |
Men's long distance
editRank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
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Kasper Fosser | Norway | 1:33:06 | |
Matthias Kyburz | Switzerland | 1:33:57 | |
Olli Ojanaho | Finland | 1:37:37 | |
4 | Emil Svensk | Sweden | 1:37:51 |
4 | Tomas Krivda | Czech Republic | 1:37:51 |
6 | Daniel Hubmann | Switzerland | 1:38:30 |
7 | Joey Hadorn | Switzerland | 1:38:33 |
8 | Ruslan Glibov | Ukraine | 1:39:53 |
9 | Miika Kirmula | Finland | 1:41:02 |
10 | Milos Nykodym | Czech Republic | 1:42:35 |
Women's middle distance
editRank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
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Tove Alexandersson | Sweden | 37:26 | |
Natalia Gemperle | Switzerland | 39:44 | |
Hanna Lundberg | Sweden | 40:00 | |
4 | Ane Dyrkorn | Norway | 41:49 |
5 | Andrine Benjaminsen | Norway | 42:01 |
6 | Venla Harju | Finland | 43:11 |
7 | Sandra Grosberga | Latvia | 43:14 |
8 | Tereza Janošíková | Czech Republic | 43:46 |
9 | Sara Hagström | Sweden | 44:11 |
10 | Evely Kaasiku | Estonia | 44:48 |
Mens's middle distance
editRank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
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Matthias Kyburz | Switzerland | 38:19 | |
Joey Hadorn | Switzerland | 40:19 | |
Jannis Bonek | Austria | 40:26 | |
4 | Albin Ridefelt | Sweden | 40:51 |
5 | Gustav Bergman | Sweden | 40:59 |
6 | Olli Ojanaho | Finland | 41:03 |
7 | Kasper Harlem Fosser | Norway | 41:43 |
8 | Eskil Kinneberg | Norway | 41:50 |
9 | Lucas Basset | France | 41:54 |
10 | Emil Svensk | Sweden | 42:16 |
References
edit- ^ "Event information: World Orienteering Championships 2023". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2023 - Middle - final". eventor.orienteering.org. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "VM-gull på langdistanse for Fosser". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships. Long Men – Final Results" (PDF). archive.o-worldcuo.ch. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2023 - Relay". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b Women's Long Distance