2008 World Orienteering Championships
The 2008 World Orienteering Championships, the 25th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, 10 –20 July 2008.[1]
| Host city | Olomouc |
|---|---|
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Events | 8 |
World Orienteering Championships 2008
The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long distance (formerly called individual or classic distance) for men and women, and relays for men and women.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint [1] |  Andrey Khramov (RUS) | 13:36.9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daniel Hubmann (SUI) |  Martin Johansson (SWE) | ||
| Women's sprint [1] |  Anne Margrethe Hausken (NOR) | 12:42.2 |  Minna Kauppi (FIN) | Helena Jansson (SWE) | ||
| Men's middle distance [1] |  Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) | 33:49 |  Michal Smola (CZE) | Valentin Novikov (RUS) | ||
| Women's middle distance [1] | Minna Kauppi (FIN) | 32:35 | Vroni König-Salmi (SUI) | Radka Brožková (CZE) | ||
| Men's long distance [1] | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 1:46:08 | Anders Nordberg (NOR) | François Gonon (FRA) | ||
| Women's long distance [1] | Dana Brožková (CZE) | 1:24:26 | Marianne Andersen (NOR) | Annika Billstam (SWE) | ||
| Men's relay[1] | 2:18:17 | |||||
| Women's relay[1] | 2:13:14 | |||||
References
- "World Orienteering Championships 2008". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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