The 2003 World Orienteering Championships, the 20th
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 20 ...
, were held in
Rapperswil
Rapperswil ( Swiss German: or ;Andres Kristol, ''Rapperswil SG (See)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', Centre de dia ...
and
Jona
Jona may refer to:
* Jona, Switzerland, a village of the municipality Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
* Jona (river), in the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen in Switzerland
* Jona (album), ''Jona'' (album), an album by Jona Viray
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, Switzerland, 3 –9 August 2003.
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
Results
Women's long distance
References
{{World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
2003 in Swiss sport
International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland
August 2003 sports events in Europe
Orienteering in Switzerland
Rapperswil-Jona