# 2019 World Orienteering Championships

The 36th World Orienteering Championships were held in Østfold, Norway in August 2019.
The competitions consisted of middle distance, long distance and relay, for women and men, respectively. Both individual women’s competitions were won by Sweden’s Tove Alexandersson. She won the long distance with a margin of six minutes ahead of Lina Strand, and the middle distance with a margin of five seconds ahead of Simona Aebersold. Norway’s Olav Lundanes won both the long and middle distances for men, ahead of Kasper Fosser and Gustav Bergman, respectively. Sweden won the women’s relay ahead of Switzerland and Russia. Sweden also won the men’s relay, ahead of Finland and France.

## Competition format

From 2019 the world championships are split in two (forest and park), each being held every second year. The 2019 edition is a pure "forest" format. The competitions are the middle and long distances, and relay.

## Schedule

| Date | Event | Location |
| 13 Aug | Middle qualification | |
| 14 Aug | Long distance | |
| 15 Aug | Rest day | Rest day |
| 16 Aug | Middle distance final | |
| 17 Aug | Relay | |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Long distance | Olav Lundanes (NOR) | 1:30:09 | Kasper Fosser (NOR) | 1:31:48 | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 1:33:07 |
| Middle distance | Olav Lundanes (NOR) | 34:18 | Gustav Bergman (SWE) | 34:29 | Magne Daehli (NOR) | 34:47 |
| Relay | SwedenJohan Runesson Emil Svensk Gustav Bergman | 1:40:42 | FinlandAleksi Niemi Elias Kuukka Miika Kirmula | 1:42:16 | FranceNicolas Rio Frédéric Tranchand Lucas Basset | 1:42:25 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Long distance | Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | 1:09:00 | Lina Strand (SWE) | 1:15:16 | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | 1:15:50 |
| Middle distance | Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | 38:20 | Simona Aebersold (SUI) | 38:25 | Natalia Gemperle (RUS) Venla Harju (FIN) | 40:05 |
| Relay | SwedenLina Strand Tove Alexandersson Karolin Ohlsson | 1:35:49 | SwitzerlandSabine Hauswirth Simona Aebersold Julia Jakob | 1:35:53 | RussiaAnastasia Rudnaya Tatiana Ryabkina Natalia Gemperle | 1:36:56 |

## Results
### Men's long distance

WOC 2019 – Long – Men (16.6 km, 26 controls) :
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
| | Olav Lundanes | Norway | 1:30:09 |
| | Kasper Fosser | Norway | 1:31:48 |
| | Daniel Hubmann | Switzerland | 1:33:07 |
| 4 | Matthias Kyburz | Switzerland | 1:33:10 |
| 5 | Ruslan Glibov | Ukraine | 1:33:24 |
| 6 | Magne Daehli | Norway | 1:35:37 |
| 7 | Vojtěch Král | Czech Republic | 1:36:03 |
| 8 | Albin Ridefelt | Sweden | 1:36:11 |
| 9 | Gernot Ymsén | Austria | 1:36:22 |
| 10 | Frédéric Tranchand | France | 1:36:28 |
| 11 | Martin Hubmann | Switzerland | 1:36:45 |
| 12 | Gustav Bergman | Sweden | 1:36:46 |
| 13 | Emil Svensk | Sweden | 1:37:43 |
| 14 | Elias Kuukka | Finland | 1:37:47 |
| 15 | Timo Sild | Estonia | 1:39:14 |
| 16 | Miika Kirmula | Finland | 1:39:55 |

### Women's long distance

WOC 2019 – Long – Women (11.7 km, 21 controls) :
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
| | Tove Alexandersson | Sweden | 1:09:00 |
| | Lina Strand | Sweden | 1:15:16 |
| | Simona Aebersold | Switzerland | 1:15:50 |
| 4 | Marika Teini | Finland | 1:16:02 |
| 5 | Sabine Hauswirth | Switzerland | 1:18:26 |
| 6 | Karolin Ohlsson | Sweden | 1:19:14 |
| 6 | Venla Harju | Finland | 1:19:14 |
| 8 | Julia Jakob | Switzerland | 1:19:54 |
| 9 | Sara Hagström | Sweden | 1:20:25 |
| 9 | Anastasia Rudnaya | Russia | 1:20:25 |
| 11 | Natalia Gemperle | Russia | 1:21:10 |
| 12 | Vendula Horcicková | Czech Republic | 1:21:25 |
| 13 | Kamilla Olaussen | Norway | 1:21:34 |
| 14 | Svetlana Mironova | Russia | 1:21:42 |
| 15 | Marianne Andersen | Norway | 1:21:59 |
| 16 | Denisa Kosova | Czech Republic | 1:22:07 |

### Women's middle final

WOC 2019 – Middle – Women (5.5 km, 20 controls) :
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
| | Tove Alexandersson | Sweden | 38:20 |
| | Simona Aebersold | Switzerland | 38:25 |
| | Natalia Gemperle | Russia | 40:05 |
| | Venla Harju | Finland | 40:05 |
| 5 | Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg | Norway | 40:07 |
| 6 | Sabine Hauswirth | Switzerland | 40:08 |
| 7 | Lina Strand | Sweden | 40:12 |
| 8 | Denisa Kosova | Czech Republic | 40:37 |
| 9 | Marika Teini | Finland | 41:06 |
| 10 | Cecilie Friberg Klysner | Denmark | 41:27 |
| 11 | Merja Rantanen | Finland | 41:37 |
| 12 | Marianne Andersen | Norway | 42:39 |
| 13 | Anastasia Rudnaya | Russia | 42:54 |
| 14 | Karolin Ohlsson | Sweden | 43:00 |
| 15 | Lenka Mechlová | Czech Republic | 43:15 |
| 16 | Kamilla Olaussen | Norway | 43:18 |

### Men's middle final

WOC 2019 – Long – Men (6.1 km, 23 controls) :
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
| | Olav Lundanes | Norway | 34:18 |
| | Gustav Bergman | Sweden | 34:29 |
| | Magne Daehli | Norway | 34:47 |
| 4 | Emil Svensk | Sweden | 34:48 |
| 5 | Lucas Basset | France | 35:20 |
| 6 | Frédéric Tranchand | France | 36:09 |
| 7 | Miika Kirmula | Finland | 36:15 |
| 8 | Florian Howald | Switzerland | 36:29 |
| 9 | Andreas Kyburz | Switzerland | 36:37 |
| 10 | Daniel Hubmann | Switzerland | 36:48 |
| 11 | Ruslan Glibov | Ukraine | 36:55 |
| 12 | Aleksi Niemi | Finland | 36:59 |
| 13 | Timo Sild | Estonia | 37:12 |
| 14 | Vojtěch Král | Czech Republic | 37:28 |
| 15 | Milos Nykodym | Czech Republic | 37:53 |
| 16 | Tue Lassen | Denmark | 38:04 |