1999 World Orienteering Championships

1999 edition of the World Orienteering Championships

1999 World Orienteering ChampionshipsHost city| Inverness

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Country| Scotland
Events| 6

<- 1997 Grimstad

2001 Tampere ->

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

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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)

* Tore Sandvik
* Bernt Bjørnsgaard
* Petter Thoresen
* Bjørnar Valstad

| 3.21.50  |

Finland (FIN)

* Jani Lakanen
* Mikael Boström
* Juha Peltola
* Janne Salmi

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Sweden (SWE)

* Jimmy Birklin
* Håkan Eriksson
* Jörgen Olsson
* Johan Ivarsson

Women's relay[1] |

Norway (NOR)

* Birgitte Husebye
* Elisabeth Ingvaldsen
* Hanne Sandstad
* Hanne Staff

| 2.55.56  |

Finland (FIN)

* Sanna Nymalm
* Reeta-Mari Kolkkala
* Kirsi Boström
* Johanna Asklöf

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Sweden (SWE)

* Katarina Allberg
* Marlena Jansson
* Anette Granstedt
* Gunilla Svärd

## Results

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### Women's classic distance

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WOC 1999 – Classic – Women [1] Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time

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| Kirsi Boström |  Finland | 1:17:56
| Hanne Staff |  Norway | 1:18:30
| 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

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| Yvette Baker |  Great Britain | 25:55
| Lucie Böhm  |  Austria | 26:57
| 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

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| Bjørnar Valstad |  Norway | 1:37:25
| Carl Henrik Bjørseth |  Norway | 1:40:20
| 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

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| Jørgen Rostrup |  Norway | 25:48
| Juha Peltola |  Finland | 26:11
| 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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