2023 World Orienteering Championships

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
LocationSwitzerland Flims/Laax, Switzerland
Dates11–16 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
DateEventComment
12 JulyMiddle – Qualification
13 JulyLong distance
14 JulyRest day
15 JulyMiddle distance – Final
16 JulyRelay

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
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
Event Gold Silver Bronze
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

  *   Host nation (Switzerland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Switzerland*3407
2 Sweden2125
3 Norway1023
4 Finland0112
5 Austria0011
Totals (5 entries)66618

Results

Women's long distance
WOC 2023 – Long – Women (11.0  km, 23 controls)[6]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Simona Aebersold Switzerland1:21:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Tove Alexandersson Sweden1:22:14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Andrine Benjaminsen Norway1:29:03
4Natalia Gemperle Switzerland1:29:09
5Sara Hagström Sweden1:29:23
6Elena Roos Switzerland1:30:09
7Megan Carter Davies Great Britain1:30:50
8Marie Olaussen Norway1:31:47
9Venla Harju Finland1:33:13
10Marianne Andersen Norway1:36:31

Men's long distance
WOC 2023 – Long – Men (14.0  km, 35 controls)[4]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kasper Fosser Norway1:33:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Matthias Kyburz Switzerland1:33:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Olli Ojanaho Finland1:37:37
4Emil Svensk Sweden1:37:51
4Tomas Krivda Czech Republic1:37:51
6Daniel Hubmann Switzerland1:38:30
7Joey Hadorn Switzerland1:38:33
8Ruslan Glibov Ukraine1:39:53
9Miika Kirmula Finland1:41:02
10Milos Nykodym Czech Republic1:42:35

Women's middle distance
WOC 2023 – Middle – Women (4.8  km)[2]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Tove Alexandersson Sweden37:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Natalia Gemperle Switzerland39:44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Hanna Lundberg Sweden40:00
4Ane Dyrkorn Norway41:49
5Andrine Benjaminsen Norway42:01
6Venla Harju Finland43:11
7Sandra Grosberga Latvia43:14
8Tereza Janošíková Czech Republic43:46
9Sara Hagström Sweden44:11
10Evely Kaasiku Estonia44:48

References
  1. "Event information: World Orienteering Championships 2023". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2023 - Middle - final". eventor.orienteering.org. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. "VM-gull på langdistanse for Fosser". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. "World Orienteering Championships. Long Men – Final Results" (PDF). archive.o-worldcuo.ch. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. "Official results for World Orienteering Championships 2023 - Relay". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. Women's Long Distance
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