International Orienteering Federation

International sports governing body organizing orienteering

International Orienteering Federation

Abbreviation| IOF
Formation| May 21, 1961; 64 years ago (1961-05-21)
Type| Federation of national sports associations
Headquarters| Drottninggatan 47
SE-65225 Karlstad
Sweden

Region served

| Worldwide
Membership| 78 national federations

President

| Tom Hollowell

CEO

| Henrik Eliasson

Secretary General

| Sondre Sande Gullord
Affiliations| International Olympic Committee
Website| orienteering.sport

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Karlstad, Sweden.[1] The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orienteering, mountain bike orienteering, ski orienteering, and trail orienteering.[2]

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Orienteering Federation suspended the membership of the Russian Orienteering Federation.[3] The IOF also disallowed Russian orienteering athletes from participating in IOF events, even as neutral athletes, cancelled all organising rights for IOF events and activities in Russia, and suspended all Russian members appointed to IOF official bodies.[3]

## History

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The IOF was founded on 21 May 1961 at a Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark by the orienteering national federations of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.[4] By 1969, the IOF represented 16 countries, including its first two non-European member federations representing Japan and Canada,[5] and in 1977 the IOF was recognised by the International Olympic Committee.[4]

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Orienteering Federation suspended the membership of the Russian Orienteering Federation.[3] The IOF also disallowed Russian orienteering athletes from participating in IOF events, even as neutral athletes, cancelled all organising rights for IOF events and activities in Russia, and suspended all Russian members appointed to IOF official bodies.[3]

## Events

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### Global

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1. World Foot Orienteering Championships since 1966.
2. World Ski Orienteering Championships since 1975.
3. World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships since 2002.
4. World Trail Orienteering Championships since 2004.
5. Junior World Orienteering Championships since 1990.
6. World Masters Orienteering Championships since 1983.
7. World University Orienteering Championships since 1978.
8. Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships since 1994.
9. Orienteering at the World Games since 2001.
10. Orienteering World Cup since 1986.
11. World Cup in Ski Orienteering since 1989.

### Continental

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1. European Orienteering Championships since 1962-1964 and 2000.
2. European Youth Orienteering Championships since 2002.
3. European University Orienteering Championships
4. North American Orienteering Championships since 1971.
5. Asian Orienteering Championships (Seniors and Masters and Junior and Youth and Trail) since 2008.
6. Southeast Asian Orienteering Championships
7. African Orienteering Championships
8. Ocean Orienteering Championships

### Open

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1. Tiomila since 1945 in Sweden.
2. Jukola relay since 1949 in Finland.
3. O-Ringen since 1965 in Sweden.
4. Kainuu Orienteering Week since 1967 in Finland.
5. Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering since 1967 in United Kingdom.
6. Thailand International Orienteering Championships

## Membership

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Map of the members of the IOF according to their region.

As of January 2016, the membership of the IOF comprised 80 national orienteering federations, of which 56 were members, 24 were provisional members,[6] divided into six geographical regions.[7]

### Africa

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6 Members, 1 Provisional Member

* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Mozambique

* Somalia
* South Africa
* Uganda

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### Asia

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17 Members, 1 Provisional Member

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* India

* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* Kazakhstan

* Kyrgyzstan
* Malaysia
* Macau
* Nepal

* North Korea
* Philippines
* South Korea

* Singapore
* Thailand

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### Europe

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40 Members (2 currently suspended), 1 Provisional Member

* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Belarus (suspended since Mar 2022)
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic

* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece

* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia[8]
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Moldova

* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia (suspended since Feb 2022)

* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

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### North America

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5 Members

* Barbados
* Canada
* Jamaica

* Puerto Rico
* United States

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### Oceania

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2 Members

* Australia

* New Zealand

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### South America

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9 Members

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile

* Colombia
* Cuba
* Ecuador

* Panama
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

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## Governance structure

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The IOF is governed by an elected Council consisting of a President, a Senior Vice President, two Vice Presidents, and seven other Council members.[9] Day-to-day operations of the IOF are the responsibility of the IOF Secretary General.[1] Several standing commissions of the IOF are responsible for the development of the sport worldwide. These commissions include: Foot Orienteering, MTB Orienteering, Ski Orienteering, Trail Orienteering, Environment, IT, Map, Medical, and Rules.

### Presidents

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Sources:[10][11]

* Erik Tobé (1961—1975)
* Lasse Heideman (1975—1982)
* Bengt Saltin (1982—1988)
* Heinz Tschudin (1988—1994)
* Sue Harvey (1994—2004)
* Åke Jacobson (2004—2012)
* Brian Porteous (2012—2016)
* Leho Haldna (2016—)

## Affiliations

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Since 1977, the IOF has been recognised by the International Olympic Committee.[4]

The IOF is also a member of the following organisations:[4]

* Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
* International World Games Association (IWGA)
* International Masters Games Association (IMGA)
* SportAccord

## Publications

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The IOF used to publish a wide variety of journals and reference works related to the sport. These include Orienteering World, an annual magazine, The Scientific Journal of Orienteering, the OZine.[12] Official editions of the rules of IOF sanctioned orienteering[13] and specifications for orienteering maps[14] are still published at regular intervals.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Secretariat". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
2. ^ "About the IOF". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
3. ^ a b c d "The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) suspends the membership of its Russian member due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. | International Orienteering Federation".
4. ^ a b c d "History". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
5. ^ Dandenong Ranges Orienteering Club. "Orienteering History". Momentech Software Services. Archived from the original on 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2006-02-19.
6. ^ "National Federations". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
7. ^ "Regions". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
8. ^ "lof.lv". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
9. ^ "Council". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
10. ^ "Past and present Councils". IOF. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
11. ^ "Leho Haldna from Estonia is the new IOF President". IOF. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
12. ^ "Publications". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
13. ^ "Rules". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
14. ^ "Mapping". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-02.

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National members of the International Orienteering Federation

Full members

* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Barbados
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Colombia
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Hong Kong
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Moldova
* Mongolia
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* North Korea
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United States

Provisional members

* Argentina
* Chile
* Cuba
* Ecuador
* Georgia
* Greece
* India
* Indonesia
* Jamaica
* Kenya
* Kyrgyzstan
* Macedonia
* Malaysia
* Mozambique
* Pakistan
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Somalia
* Thailand
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

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Orienteering

* History of orienteering
* List of orienteering events

Sport disciplines|

| IOF-governed|

* Foot orienteering
* Mountain bike orienteering
* Ski orienteering
* Trail orienteering

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IARU-governed|

* Amateur radio direction finding
* Fox Oring
* Radio Orienteering in a Compact Area

Other sports|

* Canoe orienteering
* Car orienteering
* Mountain marathon
* Mounted orienteering
* Rogaining

Related|

* Adventure racing
* Alleycat race
* Fell running
* Relay race
* Transmitter hunting

Equipment|

| Event|

* Control point
* Course
* Map

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Personal|

* Compass
* hand
* protractor
* thumb
* Eye protectors
* Gaiters
* Headlamp

Exceptions|

* Backpacking
* Satellite navigation
* Whistle

Software|

| Proprietary|

* OCAD
* Condes
* SportSoftware

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Open-source|

* OpenOrienteering Mapper
* Purple Pen
* MeOS

Video games|

* Catching Features
* Suunnistussimulaattori
* WinOL / WinOL II Oriantica

Fundamentals|

* Map
* orienteering map
* Navigation
* cardinal direction
* resection
* route choice
* wayfinding
* waypoint
* Racing
* hiking
* running
* walking
* skiing
* mountain biking

Organisations / lists|

* International Orienteering Federation
* members
* List of clubs
* List of orienteers
* by country
* innovators
* List of events

Non-sport related|

* Adventure travel
* Bicycle touring
* Climbing
* Hiking
* Hunting
* Location-based game
* geocaching
* poker run
* Scoutcraft orienteering
* wilderness

Competitions|

| Foot orienteering|

* World Championships
* Junior
* Masters
* University
* World Cup
* World Games
* European Championships
* Youth
* University
* North American Championships
* Open events
* O-Ringen
* Jukola
* Tiomila
* Kainuu Orienteering Week
* Jan Kjellström Festival

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Ski orienteering|

* World Championships
* Junior
* World Cup

Mountain bike orienteering|

* World Championships

Trail orienteering|

* World Championships

* Category
* WikiProject

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International sports federations

ASOIF (30+2)
Summer Olympics Federations|

* AQUA (aquatic sports)
* WA (archery)
* WA (athletics)
* BWF (badminton)
* WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) (associate)
* FIBA (basketball)
* WB2 (boxing)
* ICF (canoeing)
* UCI (cycling)
* WDSF (dance sport) (associate)
* FEI (equestrian)
* FIE (fencing)
* FIFA (football)
* IGF (golf)
* FIG (gymnastics)
* IHF (handball)
* FIH (field hockey)
* IJF (judo)
* UIPM (modern pentathlon)
* WSK (roller sports)
* FISA (rowing)
* WR (rugby union)
* WS (sailing)
* ISSF (shooting)
* IFSC (sport climbing)
* ISA (surfing)
* ITTF (table tennis)
* WT (taekwondo)
* ITF (tennis)
* TRI (triathlon)
* FIVB (volleyball)
* IWF (weightlifting)
* UWW (wrestling)

AIOWF (7)
Winter Olympics Federations|

* IBU (biathlon)
* IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton)
* WC (curling)
* IIHF (ice hockey)
* FIL (luge)
* ISU (skating sports)
* FIS (skiing and snowboarding sports)

ARISF (39)
Others recognised by IOC|

* FAI (air sports)
* IFAF (American football)
* FIA (auto racing)
* FIB (bandy)
* WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5)
* FIPV (basque pelota)
* WCBS (billiards sports)
* CMSB (boules)
* IBF (bowling)
* WBF (bridge)
* ICU (cheer)
* FIDE (chess)
* ICC (cricket)
* WDSF (dance sport)
* IFF (floorball)
* WFDF (flying disc)
* IFI (ice stock sport)
* WKF (karate)
* WAKO (kickboxing)
* IKF (korfball)
* WL (lacrosse)
* ILSF (life saving)
* FIM (motorcycle sport)
* UIAA (mountaineering)
* IFMA (muaythai)
* WN (netball)
* IOF (orienteering)
* FIP (polo)
* UIM (powerboating)
* IRF (racquetball)
* FIAS (sambo)
* ISMF (ski mountaineering)
* WSF (squash)
* IFS (sumo)
* TWIF (tug-of-war)
* CMAS (underwater sports)
* FISU (university sports)
* IWWF (waterski and wakeboard)
* IWUF (wushu)

AIMS (20)
Others in SportAccord|

* IAF (aikido)
* WAF (arm wrestling)
* IFBB (bodybuilding)
* ICSF (casting)
* WDF (darts)
* IDBF (dragon boat)
* FMJD (draughts)
* IFA (fistball)
* IGF (go)
* JJIF (ju-jitsu)
* FIK (kendo)
* WMF (minigolf)
* IPF (powerlifting)
* IPSC (practical shooting)
* FISav (savate)
* ISTAF (sepak takraw)
* ISFF (sleddog)
* ISTF (soft tennis)
* CIPS (sport fishing)
* FITEQ (teqball)

former GAISF
observer members (11)|

* WDA (dodgeball)
* FIFG (footgolf)
* IJRU (jump rope)
* IUKL (kettlebell lifting)
* FISO (obstacle)
* IPF (padel)
* IFMP (poker)
* IPSF (pole dance)
* IRF (rafting)
* IRL (rugby league)
* ITSF (table football/soccer)

Others|

* WEKAF (arnis)
* AFLC (Australian rules football)
* WBGF (backgammon)
* ISBHF (ball hockey)
* IBA (bodyboarding)
* WB (bowls)
* IBA1,2 (boxing)
* SJJIF (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)
* IFBA (broomball)
* WCF (croquet)
* WDBF (dodgeball)
* ICFRA (fullbore rifle)
* IGAA (Gaelic football and hurling)
* ATSX (downhill ice cross)
* IKF2 (kabaddi)
* WK2 (kabaddi)
* IKF (kempo)
* FISLY (landsailing)
* IMMAF (mixed martial arts)
* WMRA (mountain running)
* ORSI (ocean rowing)
* IPF (pickleball)
* IQA (quad ball)
* IFMAR (radio-controlled racing)
* IRF (rogaining)
* WSSF (snowshoe running)
* ISF (skyrunning)
* WSSA (sport stacking)
* ITHF (table hockey)
* ITPF (tent pegging)
* FIT (touch football)
* ITRA (trail running)
* IAU (ultra running)

* International Olympic Committee
* International World Games Association
* SportAccord

* 1 IOC recognition withdrawn
* 2 Contested governance

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Australia
* Spain
* Sweden

Other|

* IdRef

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