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1999 World Orienteering Championships

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1999 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityInverness
CountryScotland
Events6

The 1999 World Orienteering Championships, the 18th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Inverness, Scotland, 1–8 August 1999.[1]

The championships had six events; the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's classic distance [1]  Bjørnar Valstad  (NOR) 1.37.25  Carl Henrik Bjørseth  (NOR)  Alain Berger  (SUI)
Women's classic distance [1]  Kirsi Boström (FIN) 1.17.56  Hanne Staff (NOR)  Johanna Asklöf  (FIN)
Men's short distance [1]  Jørgen Rostrup  (NOR) 25.48  Juha Peltola (FIN)  Janne Salmi  (FIN)
Women's short distance [1]  Yvette Baker (GBR) 25.55  Lucie Böhm  (AUT)  Frauke Schmitt Gran (GER)
Men's relay[1]
 Norway (NOR)
 3.21.50
 Finland (FIN)
 Sweden (SWE)
Women's relay[1]
 Norway (NOR)
 2.55.56
 Finland (FIN)
 Sweden (SWE)

Results

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Women's classic distance

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WOC 1999 – Classic – Women [1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kirsi Boström  Finland 1:17:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hanne Staff  Norway 1:18:30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Johanna Asklöf  Finland 1:18:33
4 Yvette Baker  Great Britain 1:19:10
5 Hanne Sandstad  Norway 1:19:37
6 Reeta-Mari Kolkkala  Finland 1:19:46
7 Kylli Kaljus  Estonia 1:19:58

Women's short distance

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WOC 1999 – Short – Women [1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yvette Baker  Great Britain 25:55
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lucie Böhm  Austria 26:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frauke Schmitt Gran  Germany 27:48
4 Sanna Nymalm  Finland 27:50
5 Marlena Jansson  Sweden 27:50
6 Hanne Sandstad  Norway 27:55
7 Vroni König-Salmi  Switzerland 28:24

Men's classic distance

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WOC 1999 – Classic – Men [1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bjørnar Valstad  Norway 1:37:25
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carl Henrik Bjørseth  Norway 1:40:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alain Berger  Switzerland 1:40:26
4 Jimmy Birklin  Sweden 1:42:30
5 Johan Ivarsson  Sweden 1:42:51
6 Petter Thoresen  Norway 1:42:58
7 Bernt Bjørnsgaard  Norway 1:43:15

Men's short distance

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WOC 1999 – Short – Men [1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jørgen Rostrup  Norway 25:48
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Juha Peltola  Finland 26:11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janne Salmi  Finland 26:14
4 Jani Lakanen  Finland 26:15
5 Håkan Eriksson  Sweden 26:24
6 Johan Ivarsson  Sweden 26:44
7 Petter Thoresen  Norway 26:59

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "World Orienteering Championships 1999". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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