This is a list of medalists from the

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 ...

in men's

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ...

Individual/Classic/Long Distance

This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".

Short/Middle Distance

This event was first held in 1991. The format was changed and renamed "Middle Distance" in 2003 with the introduction of the Sprint discipline.

Sprint

This event was first held in 2001.

Knock-out Sprint

This event was first held in 2022.

Relay

2009 Note: In the 3rd leg Martin Johansson (Sweden) was in the lead when he suffered a serious injury;

Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou (; born 30 March 1979) is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event eight times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009, 2 ...

(France),

Anders Nordberg Anders Nordberg (born 17 February 1978) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal at the 2004 World Orienteering Championship, and again a bronze medal in 2007.

(Norway), and

Michal Smola Michal Smola (born 21 December 1981) is a Czech orienteering competitor, silver medalist from the world championships, and junior world champion. He became Junior World Champion in the ''short distance'' in Nove Mesto na Morave in 2000, and wit ...

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) gave up their lead positions and rescued him. Interpretation of

International Orienteering Federation The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Karlstad, Sweden. The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orienteering, mountain bike ...

(IOF) competition rules was at issue: rule 26.13 states "The organiser must void a competition if at any point it becomes clear that circumstances have arisen which make the competition unfair or dangerous for the competitors." After much deliberation on whether or not to void the relay, the organizers declared that it stood.

Medal table

Men's orienteering. Table updated after the 2024 World Orienteering Championships. Does not include mixed events.

Multiple medalists

Updated to May 2024. Including mixed events.

Best performers by country

Updated to May 2024. Including mixed events. An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.

References

External links

International Orienteering Federation

World Orienteering Championships, senior statistics 1966–2005
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