# European Orienteering Championships

The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000. From 2020, the European Orienteering Championships will be held annually, with sprint events and forest events in alternate years.

## Format

The competition format has changed several times. From the beginning in 1962, the World Championships consisted of only two competitions: an individual race and an unofficial relay. The relay event was an official event for the first time in the 1964 European Championships. EOC was not arranged from 1964 to 2000. In 2000, a sprint race (roughly 12–15 minutes winning time). In 2002, a short distance race (roughly 20–25 minutes) was added. The middle distance (roughly 30–35 minutes) replaced the short distance in 2004 On IOF's 23rd congress in Lausanne in 2012, it was decided that a sprint relay event would be added in the 2016 European Orienteering Championships in Jeseník, Czech Republic. The sprint relay are competed in urban areas and consists of four-orienteer mixed-gender teams with starting order woman-man-man-woman.

### Current competition format

The current championship events are:
Forest EOC (even years) :
| Distance | Winning Time | Notes |
| Long distance | 90–100 min | Previously called classic distance |
| Middle distance | 30–35 min | Replaced short distance (20–25 min) in 2004 |
| Relay | 3 × 40 min | Three-person teams |
Urban EOC (odd years) :
| Distance | Winning Time | Notes |
| Sprint | 12–15 min | |
| Knock-out sprint | 5–8 min | First held in 2021 |
| Sprint relay | 4 × 12–15 min | Four-person teams, two men and two women. |

## Editions

| # | Year | Date | Place |
| 1 | 1962 | September 22–23 | Løten, Norway |
| 2 | 1964 | September 26–27 | Le Brassus, Switzerland |
| 3 | 2000 | June 30 - July 4 | Truskavets, Ukraine |
| 4 | 2002 | September 25–30 | Sümeg, Hungary |
| 5 | 2004 | July 10–17 | Roskilde, Denmark |
| 6 | 2006 | May 7–14 | Otepää, Estonia |
| 7 | 2008 | May 25 - June 1 | Ventspils, Latvia |
| 8 | 2010 | May 27 - June 6 | Primorsko, Bulgaria |
| 9 | 2012 | May 14 - May 20 | Falun, Sweden |
| 10 | 2014 | April 9–16 | Palmela, Portugal |
| 11 | 2016 | May 25–31 | Jeseník, Czech Republic |
| 12 | 2018 | May 5–12 | Cadempino, Switzerland |
| - | 2020 | August 16–23 | Rakvere, Estonia |
| 13 | 2021 | May 13–16 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| 14 | 2022 | August 1 - 7 | Rakvere, Estonia |
| 15 | 2023 | October 4 - 8 | Verona, Italy |
| 16 | 2024 | August 15 - 20 | Mór, Hungary |
| 17 | 2025 | August 20 - 24 | TBA, Belgium |

## Medals (1962-2022)

| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Switzerland | 36 | 24 | 13 | 73 |
| 2 | Sweden | 28 | 22 | 24 | 74 |
| 3 | Norway | 12 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Finland | 12 | 8 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Russia | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | France | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Denmark | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | – | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Ukraine | – | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Latvia | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | – | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Estonia | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Lithuania | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Belgium | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 14 | Slovakia | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 17 | Austria | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Poland | – | – | 1 | 1 |

## Individual/Classic/Long
### Men

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
| 1962 | Magne Lystad | Bertil Norman | Sivar Nordström | 16.5 km, 13 controls (individual event) |
| 1964 | Erkki Kohvakka | Alex Schwager | Aimo Tepsell | 15.0 km, 15 controls (individual event) |
| 2000 | Valentin Novikov | Marián Dávidík | Bjørnar Valstad | Classic distance |
| 2002 | Thomas Bührer | Bjørnar Valstad | Emil Wingstedt | 12.4 km, 23 controls |
| 2004 | Kalle Dalin | Mats Haldin | Emil Wingstedt | 14.5 km, 29 controls |
| 2006 | Jani Lakanen | Daniel Hubmann | Olle Kärner | 16.21 km, 33 controls |
| 2008 | Dmitry Tsvetkov | Daniel Hubmann | Emil Wingstedt | 16.9 km, 33 controls |
| 2010 | Daniel Hubmann | Philippe Adamski | Fabian Hertner | 17.3 km, 30 controls |
| 2012 | Olav Lundanes | Matthias Merz | Valentin Novikov | 15.36 km, 33 controls |
| 2014 | Daniel Hubmann | Olav Lundanes | Fredrik Johansson | 20.3 km, 30 controls |
| 2016 | Daniel Hubmann | Magne Daehli | Martin Regborn | 16.1 km, 23 controls |
| 2018 | Olav Lundanes | Matthias Kyburz | Gernot Kerschbaumer | 14.9 km |
| 2022 | Martin Regborn | Eskil Kinneberg | Elias Kuukka | 17.29 km, 31 controls |
| 2024 | Kasper Fosser | Daniel Hubmann | Miika Kirmula | 13.9 km, 25 controls |

### Women

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
| 1962 | Ulla Lindkvist | Marit Økern | Emy Gauffin | 7.5 km, 7 controls (individual event) |
| 1964 | Margrit Thommen | Ann-Marie Wallsten | Ulla Lindkvist | 8.1 km, 10 controls (individual event) |
| 2000 | Hanne Staff | Brigitte Wolf | Yvette Baker | Classic distance |
| 2002 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Hanne Staff | Birgitte Husebye | 6.7 km, 17 controls |
| 2004 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Emma Engstrand | Tatiana Ryabkina | 9.6 km, 21 controls |
| 2006 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Heli Jukkola | Minna Kauppi | 10.93 km, 25 controls |
| 2008 | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Tatiana Ryabkina | Emma Engstrand | 11.0 km, 24 controls |
| 2010 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Dana Brožková | Helena Jansson | 11.0 km, 26 controls |
| 2012 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Tatiana Ryabkina | Minna Kauppi | 9.76 km, 24 controls |
| 2014 | Judith Wyder | Svetlana Mironova | Catherine Taylor | 13.3 km, 23 controls |
| 2016 | Tove Alexandersson | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Svetlana Mironova | 10.3 km, 15 controls |
| 2018 | Tove Alexandersson | Natalia Gemperle | Julia Gross | 11.3 km |
| 2022 | Venla Harju | Tove Alexandersson | Marika Teini | 12.93 km, 20 controls |
| 2024 | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | Andrine Benjaminsen | 10.8 km, 22 controls |

## Middle
### Men

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
| 2002 | Michael Mamleev | Yuri Omeltchenko | Jamie Stevenson | 5.2 km, 15 controls |
| 2004 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Jarkko Huovila | Emil Wingstedt | 6.4 km, 22 controls |
| 2006 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Martins Sirmais | Valentin Novikov | 6.7 km, 18 controls |
| 2008 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Martins Sirmais | Pasi Ikonen | 6.7 km, 22 controls |
| 2010 | Valentin Novikov | Matthias Merz | Daniel Hubmann | 6.4 km, 22 controls |
| 2012 | Olav Lundanes | Valentin Novikov | Carl Waaler Kaas | 6.24 km, 23 controls |
| 2014 | Daniel Hubmann | Fabian Hertner | Thierry Gueorgiou | 7.9 km, 22 controls |
| 2016 | Matthias Kyburz | Gustav Bergman | Lucas Basset | 5.7 km, 24 controls |
| 2018 | Matthias Kyburz | Florian Howald | Olav Lundanes | 5.4 km, 19 controls |
| 2022 | Albin Ridefelt | Anton Johansson | Gustav Bergman | 6.3 km, 22 controls |
| 2024 | Eirik Langedal Breivik | Kasper Fosser | Albin Ridefelt | 5.1 km, 22 controls |

### Women

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
| 2002 | Gunilla Svärd | Brigitte Wolf | Birgitte Husebye | 4.5 km, 13 controls |
| 2004 | Hanne Staff | Dainora Alšauskaitė | Tatiana Ryabkina | 5.3 km, 21 controls |
| 2006 | Minna Kauppi | Marianne Andersen | Heli Jukkola | 5.679 km, 15 controls |
| 2008 | Heli Jukkola | Merja Rantanen | Minna Kauppi | 5.2 km, 16 controls |
| 2010 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Signe Soes | Lena Eliasson | 5.4 km, 22 controls |
| 2012 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Minna Kauppi | Tatiana Ryabkina | 5.19 km, 18 controls |
| 2014 | Signe Søes | Maja Alm | Tove Alexandersson | 6.4 km, 17 controls |
| 2016 | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | Marika Teini | 5.0 km, 21 controls |
| 2018 | Marika Teini | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | 4.3 km, 16 controls |
| 2022 | Simona Aebersold | Evely Kaasiku | Venla Harju | 5.3 km, 20 controls |
| 2024 | Simona Aebersold | Natalia Gemperle | Andrine Benjaminsen | 4.5 km, 19 controls |

## Short/Sprint
### Men

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
| 2000 | Valentin Novikov | Yuri Omeltchenko | Tore Sandvik | Short distance |
| 2002 | Emil Wingstedt | Håkan Pettersson | Yuri Omeltchenko | 3.2 km, 10 controls |
| 2004 | Emil Wingstedt | Andrey Khramov | Mårten Boström | 3.0 km, 20 controls |
| 2006 | Emil Wingstedt | Jamie Stevenson | Andrey Khramov | 3.07 km, 17 controls |
| 2008 | Emil Wingstedt | Daniel Hubmann | Andrey Khramov | 3.3 km, 19 controls |
| 2010 | Fabian Hertner | Daniel Hubmann | Emil Wingstedt | 3.3 km, 24 controls |
| 2012 | Jonas Leandersson | Kiril Nikolov | Jerker Lysell Daniel Hubmann | 3.54 km, 20 controls |
| 2014 | Jonas Leandersson | Jerker Lysell | Martin Hubmann | 2.8 km, 22 controls |
| 2016 | Matthias Kyburz | Gustav Bergman | Florian Howald | 3.4 km, 22 controls |
| 2018 | Matthias Kyburz Daniel Hubmann | | Kristian Jones | 4.2 km, 27 controls |
| 2021 | Emil Svensk | Yannick Michiels | Gustav Bergman | 4.4 km, 25 controls |
| 2023 | Matthias Kyburz | Kasper Fosser | Tuomas Heikkila | 3.5 km, 21 controls |

### Women

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
| 2000 | Jenny Johansson | Simone Luder | Anna Górnicka-Antonowicz | Short distance |
| 2002 | Vroni König-Salmi | Elisabeth Ingvaldsen | Anne Margrethe Hausken | 2.85 km, 11 controls |
| 2004 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Jenny Johansson | Emma Engstrand | 2.5 km, 16 controls |
| 2006 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Minna Kauppi | 2.73 km, 14 controls |
| 2008 | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Heli Jukkola | Helena Jansson | 2.5 km, 14 controls |
| 2010 | Helena Jansson | Simone Niggli-Luder | Maja Alm | 2.8 km, 21 controls |
| 2012 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Lena Eliasson | Maja Alm | 3.21 km, 16 controls |
| 2014 | Judith Wyder | Nadiya Volynska | Julia Gross | 2.3 km, 19 controls |
| 2016 | Judith Wyder | Nadiya Volynska | Maja Alm Galina Vinogradova | 3.0 km, 18 controls |
| 2018 | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | Natalia Gemperle | 3.8 km, 23 controls |
| 2021 | Tove Alexandersson | Elena Roos | Simona Aebersold | 4.0 km, 21 controls |
| 2023 | Sara Hagström | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | 3.0 km, 19 controls |

## Relay
### Men

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
| 1962 | Finland Aimo Tepsell Esko Vainio Rolf Koskinen Erkki Kohvakka | Sweden Bertil Norman Per-Olof Skogum Sven Gustafsson Halvard Nilsson | Norway Per Kristiansen Ola Skarholt Knut Berglia Magne Lystad | not part of the Championship |
| 1964 | Finland Juhani Salmenkylä Rolf Koskinen Aimo Tepsell Erkki Kohvakka | Norway Ola Skarholt Per Kristiansen Magne Lystad Stig Berge | Sweden Sven-Olof Åsberg Sven Gustavsson Bertil Norman Pontus Carlson | |
| 2000 | Switzerland Matthias Niggli Christoph Platner Thomas Bührer | Czech Republic Vladimír Lučan Michal Jedlička Rudolf Ropek | Sweden Fredrik Löwegren Thomas Asp Jörgen Olsson | |
| 2002 | Finland Jani Lakanen Pasi Ikonen Mats Haldin | Sweden Johan Näsman Fredrik Löwegren Emil Wingstedt | Denmark Mikkel Lund René Rokkjær Carsten Jørgensen | |
| 2004 | Finland Jarkko Huovila Pasi Ikonen Mats Haldin | Denmark Chris Terkelsen René Rokkjær Carsten Jørgensen | Sweden Kalle Dalin Johan Modig Emil Wingstedt | |
| 2006 | Sweden Niclas Jonasson Peter Öberg David Andersson | France Francois Gonon Damien Renard Thierry Gueorgiou | Norway Lars Skjeset Carl Waaler Kaas Øystein Kvaal Østerbø | |
| 2008 | Russia Dmitry Tsvetkov Andrey Khramov Valentin Novikov | Switzerland Baptiste Rollier Matthias Merz Daniel Hubmann | Finland Jarkko Huovila Pasi Ikonen Mats Haldin | |
| 2010 | Switzerland Matthias Müller Fabian Hertner Matthias Merz | France Frédéric Tranchand Philippe Adamski Thierry Gueorgiou | Norway Holger Hott Carl Waaler Kaas Olav Lundanes | |
| 2012 | Switzerland Martin Hubmann Matthias Müller Matthias Kyburz | Sweden Jonas Leandersson Fredrik Johansson Anders Holmberg | France Frédéric Tranchand Philippe Adamski François Gonon | |
| 2014 | Sweden Jonas Leandersson Fredrik Johansson Gustav Bergman | Czech Republic Jan Petržela Vojtěch Král Jan Prochazka | France Frédéric Tranchand Lucas Basset Thierry Gueorgiou | |
| 2016 | Switzerland Martin Hubmann Florian Howald Baptiste Rollier | Norway Carl Godager Kaas Magne Daehli Eskil Kinneberg | Czech Republic Vojtěch Král Jan Petrzela Jan Sedivy | |
| 2018 | Norway Eskil Kinneberg Magne Daehli Olav Lundanes | Switzerland Florian Howald Matthias Kyburz Daniel Hubmann | France Nicolas Rio Lucas Basset Frederic Tranchand | |
| 2022 | Norway Magne Daehli Kasper Harlem Fosser Eskil Kinneberg | Sweden Viktor Svensk Isac von Krusenstierna Max Peter Bejmer | Switzerland Daniel Hubmann Florian Howald Matthias Kyburz | |
| 2024 | Norway Eskil Kinneberg Eirik Langedal Breivik Kasper Harlem Fosser | Sweden Viktor Svensk Albin Ridefelt Emil Svensk | Switzerland Daniel Hubmann Fabian Aebersold Joey Hadorn | |

### Women

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
| 1962 | Sweden Siri Lundkvist Emy Gauffin Ulla Lindkvist | Norway Lillis Kielland Babben Enger Marit Økern | Switzerland Margrit Thommen Sonja Ballestad Käthi von Salis | not part of the Championship |
| 1964 | Sweden Ann-Marie Wallsten Eivor Steen-Olsson Ulla Lindkvist | Switzerland Käthi von Salis Marlies Saxer Margrit Thommen | Denmark Ellen Berg Bodil Jakobsen Karin Agesen | |
| 2000 | Norway Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Birgitte Husebye Hanne Staff | Sweden Katarina Allberg Maria Sandström Jenny Johansson | Great Britain Jenny James Yvette Baker Heather Monro | |
| 2002 | Norway Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Birgitte Husebye Hanne Staff | Switzerland Brigitte Wolf Vroni König-Salmi Simone Niggli-Luder | Lithuania Giedre Voveriene Vilma Rudzenskaite Ieva Sargautyte | |
| 2004 | Sweden Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard Jenny Johansson Gunilla Svärd | Norway Marianne Andersen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Staff | Russia Natalia Korzhova Olga Belozerova Tatiana Ryabkina | |
| 2006 | Finland Paula Haapakoski Heli Jukkola Minna Kauppi | Switzerland Lea Müller Vroni König-Salmi Simone Niggli | Sweden Emma Engstrand Kajsa Nilsson Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard | |
| 2008 | Sweden Lina Persson Emma Engstrand Helena Jansson | Russia Natalia Korzhova Yulia Novikova Tatiana Ryabkina | Finland Katri Lindeqvist Merja Rantanen Minna Kauppi | |
| 2010 | Sweden Karolina A-Höjsgaard Lena Eliasson Helena Jansson | Finland Merja Rantanen Anni-Maija Fincke Minna Kauppi | Switzerland Vroni König-Salmi Caroline Cejka Simone Niggli-Luder | |
| 2012 | Russia Natalia Efimova Svetlana Mironova Tatiana Ryabkina | Finland Sofia Haajanen Merja Rantanen Minna Kauppi | Sweden Annika Billstam Lina Strand Tove Alexandersson | |
| 2014 | Switzerland Julia Gross Sabine Hauswirth Judith Wyder | Sweden Lilian Forsgren Karolin Ohlsson Alva Olsson | Russia Julia Novikova Irina Nyberg Natalia Gemperle | |
| 2016 | Finland Sari Anttonen Marika Teini Merja Rantanen | Sweden Lina Strand Emma Johansson Tove Alexandersson | Russia Anastasia Rudnaya Natalia Gemperle Svetlana Mironova | |
| 2018 | Switzerland Judith Wyder Elena Roos Julia Gross | Sweden Lina Strand Sara Hagström Karolin Ohlsson | Denmark Cecilie Klysner Ida Bobach Maja Alm | |
| 2022 | Sweden Lina Strand Sara Hagström Tove Alexandersson | Czech Republic Vendula Horčičková Adéla Finstrlová Tereza Janošíková | Norway Ane Dyrkorn Marie Olaussen Andrine Benjaminsen | |
| 2024 | Switzerland Ines Berger Natalia Gemperle Simona Aebersold | Norway Kamilla Steiwer Marie Olaussen Andrine Benjaminsen | Sweden Johanna Ridefelt Hanna Lundberg Tove Alexandersson | |

### Sprint relay

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2016 | Russia Natalia Gemperle Gleb Tikhonov Andrey Khramov Galina Vinogradova | Denmark Cecilie Klysner Tue Lassen Søren Bobach Maja Alm | Switzerland Judith Wyder Andreas Kyburz Martin Hubmann Rahel Friederich |
| 2018 | Switzerland Judith Wyder Florian Howald Martin Hubmann Elena Roos | Sweden Lina Strand Emil Svensk Jonas Leandersson Karolin Ohlsson | Norway Sigrid Alexandersen Trond Einar Moen Pedersli Øystein Kvaal Østerbø Andrine Benjaminsen |
| 2021 | Switzerland Simona Aebersold Joey Hadorn Matthias Kyburz Elena Roos | Sweden Lina Strand Gustav Bergman Emil Svensk Sara Hagstrom | Norway Victoria Haestad Bjornstad Eskil Kinneberg Kasper Harlem Fosser Andrine Benjaminsen |
| 2023 | Sweden Tove Alexandersson Jonatan Gustafsson Martin Regborn Sara Hagstrom | Switzerland Simona Aebersold Joey Hadorn Matthias Kyburz Elena Roos | Finland Inka Nurminen Teemu Oksanen Tuomas Heikkilä Venla Harju |