2008 World Orienteering Championships

2008 edition of the World Orienteering Championships

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2008 World Orienteering ChampionshipsHost city| Olomouc

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Country| Czech Republic
Events| 8

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World Orienteering Championships 2008

The 2008 World Orienteering Championships, the 25th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, 10-20 July 2008.[1]

The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long distance (formerly called individual or classic distance) for men and women, and relays for men and women.

## Medalists

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Medalists at the WOC 2008 women's sprint: Kauppi (silver), Hausken (gold), Jansson (bronze). Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's sprint [1] |  Andrey Khramov  (RUS) | 13:36.9  |  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI) |  |  Martin Johansson (SWE) |
Women's sprint [1] |  Anne Margrethe Hausken  (NOR) | 12:42.2  |  Minna Kauppi  (FIN) |  |  Helena Jansson  (SWE) |
Men's middle distance [1] |  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA) | 33:49  |  Michal Smola  (CZE) |  |  Valentin Novikov  (RUS) |
Women's middle distance [1] |  Minna Kauppi  (FIN) | 32:35  |  Vroni König-Salmi  (SUI) |  |  Radka Brožková  (CZE) |
Men's long distance [1] |  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI) | 1:46:08  |  Anders Nordberg  (NOR) |  |  François Gonon  (FRA) |
Women's long distance [1] |  Dana Brožková  (CZE) | 1:24:26  |  Marianne Andersen  (NOR) |  |  Annika Billstam  (SWE) |
Men's relay[1] |

Great Britain (GBR)

* Graham Gristwood
* Jon Duncan
* Jamie Stevenson

| 2:18:17  |

Russia (RUS)

* Dmitriy Tsvetkov
* Andrey Khramov
* Valentin Novikov

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Switzerland (SUI)

* Baptiste Rollier
* Matthias Merz
* Daniel Hubmann

Women's relay[1] |

Finland (FIN)

* Katri Lindeqvist
* Merja Rantanen
* Minna Kauppi

| 2:13:14  |

Russia (RUS)

* Galina Vinogradova
* Yulia Novikova
* Tatiana Ryabkina

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Sweden (SWE)

* Annika Billstam
* Sofie Johansson
* Helena Jansson

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "World Orienteering Championships 2008". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

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