List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (women)
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This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in women's orienteering.[1][2]
Individual/Classic/Long
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]This event was first held in 2001.
Knock-out Sprint
[edit]This event was first held in 2022.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Tove Alexandersson |
 Megan Carter Davies |
 Eef van Dongen |
2.4 km, 11 controls |
| 2024 | Tove Alexandersson |
Karolin Ohlsson |
 Simona Aebersold |
Relay
[edit]Medal table
[edit]Women's orienteering. Does not include mixed events. Updated following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 46 | 37 | 32 | 115 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 29 | 13 | 22 | 64 |
| 3 |  Finland | 18 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
| 4 |  Norway | 11 | 26 | 19 | 56 |
| 5 |  Denmark | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 |  Russia (1993–present) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic (1993–present) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia (1966–91) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Soviet Union (1966–91) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 124 | 123 | 125 | 372 | |
Multiple medalists
[edit]Updated following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simone Niggli | Switzerland |
2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | Tove Alexandersson | Sweden |
2011 | 2024 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | Minna Kauppi | Finland |
2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Maja Alm | Denmark |
2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Marita Skogum | Sweden |
1983 | 1993 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Annichen Kringstad | Sweden |
1981 | 1985 | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| 7 | Judith Wyder | Switzerland |
2011 | 2018 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Helena Bergman | Sweden |
2012 | 2018 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Hanne Staff | Norway |
1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Liisa Veijalainen | Finland |
1972 | 1981 | 4 | 4 | - | 8 |
Best performers by country
[edit]Including mixed events. Updated to following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships
| Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland |
Simone Niggli-Luder | 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| Sweden |
Tove Alexandersson | 2011 | 2024 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| Finland |
Minna Kauppi | 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Denmark |
Maja Alm | 2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Norway |
Hanne Staff (by the gold first ranking system) |
1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Marianne Andersen (by total number of medals) |
2005 | 2023 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
| Russia |
Natalia Gemperle | 2016 | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Czech Republic |
Dana Brožková | 2006 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Hungary |
Katalin Oláh (by the gold first ranking system) |
1991 | 1995 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Sarolta Monspart (by total number of medals) |
1970 | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| United Kingdom |
Yvette Baker | 1993 | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia Czech Republic |
Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia (as such only) |
Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Austria |
Lucie Böhm* | 1997 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Australia |
Hanny Allston* | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Ukraine |
Nadiya Volynska* | 2015 | 2015 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Belarus |
Anastasia Denisova* | 2016 | 2016 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Germany |
Frauke Schmitt Gran* | 1999 | 1999 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| France |
Isia Basset* | 2018 | 2018 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands |
Eef van Dongen* | 2022 | 2022 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Soviet Union |
Alīda Ābola* | 1989 | 1989 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.
References
[edit]- ^ "Results Archive at World of O Runners". runners.worldofo.com. World of O. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships Medals 1966-2014" (PDF). www.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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