# List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (women)

This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in women's orienteering.

## Individual/Classic/Long

This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 1966 | Ulla Lindkvist | Katharina Perch-Nielsen | Raila Hovi | 6.6 km, 6 controls |
| 1968 | Ulla Lindkvist | Ingrid Hadler | Kerstin Granstedt | 7.8 km, 10 controls |
| 1970 | Ingrid Hadler | Ulla Lindkvist | Kristin Danielsen | 7.5 km, 10 controls |
| 1972 | Sarolta Monspart | Pirjo Seppä | Birgitta Larsson | 7.1 km, 12 controls |
| 1974 | Mona Nørgaard | Kristin Cullmann | Outi Borgenström | 7.9 km, 14 controls |
| 1976 | Liisa Veijalainen | Kristin Cullmann | Anne Lundmark | 8.9 km, 16 controls |
| 1978 | Anne Berit Eid | Liisa Veijalainen | Wenche Jacobsen | 8.6 km, 14 controls |
| 1979 | Outi Borgenström | Liisa Veijalainen | Monica Andersson | 8.3 km, 10 controls |
| 1981 | Annichen Kringstad | Brit Volden | Karin Rabe | 8.7 km, 12 controls |
| 1983 | Annichen Kringstad | Marita Skogum | Annariitta Kottonen | 8.1 km, 18 controls |
| 1985 | Annichen Kringstad | Brit Volden | Christina Blomqvist | 8.4 km, 14 controls |
| 1987 | Arja Hannus | Karin Rabe | Jana Galíková | 8.8 km, 15 controls |
| 1989 | Marita Skogum | Jana Galíková | Alīda Ābola | 9.7 km, 15 controls |
| 1991 | Katalin Oláh | Christina Blomqvist | Jana Galíková | 10.5 km, 16 controls |
| 1993 | Marita Skogum | Annika Viilo | Yvette Hague | 8.6 km, 14 controls |
| 1995 | Katalin Oláh | Yvette Hague Eija Koskivaara | | 9.7 km, 21 controls |
| 1997 | Hanne Staff | Katarina Borg | Hanne Sandstad | 8.7 km, 17 controls |
| 1999 | Kirsi Boström | Hanne Staff | Johanna Asklöf | 10.3 km, 18 controls |
| 2001 | Simone Luder | Marika Mikkola | Reeta-Mari Kolkkala | 9.7 km, 17 controls |
| 2003 | Simone Luder | Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard | Brigitte Wolf | 11.8 km, 19 controls |
| 2004 | Karolina A Höjsgaard | Hanne Staff | Marika Mikkola | 11.0 km, 25 controls |
| 2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Heli Jukkola | Vroni König Salmi | 8.8 km, 21 controls |
| 2006 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Dana Brožková | 11.7 km, 24 controls |
| 2007 | Minna Kauppi Heli Jukkola | | Simone Niggli-Luder | 11.95 km, 23 controls |
| 2008 | Dana Brožková | Marianne Andersen | Annika Billstam | 11.9 km, 24 controls |
| 2009 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Minna Kauppi | 11.8 km, 27 controls |
| 2010 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Emma Claesson | 9.9 km, 23 controls |
| 2011 | Annika Billstam | Dana Brožková | Helena Jansson | 10.3 km, 21 controls |
| 2012 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Minna Kauppi | Annika Billstam | 12.4 km, 23 controls |
| 2013 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Tove Alexandersson | Lena Eliasson | 13.9 km, 23 controls |
| 2014 | Svetlana Mironova | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | 11 km, 23 controls |
| 2015 | Ida Bobach | Mari Fasting | Svetlana Mironova | 9.7 km, 19 controls |
| 2016 | Tove Alexandersson | Natalia Gemperle | Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg | 11.2 km, 18 controls |
| 2017 | Tove Alexandersson | Maja Alm | Natalia Gemperle | 11.4 km, 20 controls |
| 2018 | Tove Alexandersson | Maja Alm | Sabine Hauswirth | 9.9 km, 18 controls |
| 2019 | Tove Alexandersson | Lina Strand | Simona Aebersold | 11.7 km, 21 controls |
| 2021 | Tove Alexandersson | Natalia Gemperle | Simona Aebersold | 9.5 km, 21 controls |
| 2023 | Simona Aebersold | Tove Alexandersson | Andrine Benjaminsen | 11.0 km, 23 controls |

## Short/Middle

This event was first held in 1991. The format was changed and renamed "Middle Distance" in 2003 with the introduction of the Sprint discipline.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| Short distance |||||
| 1991 | Jana Cieslarová | Ada Kuchařová | Marita Skogum | 5.5 km, 9 controls |
| 1993 | Anna Bogren | Marita Skogum | Eija Koskivaara | 3.7 km, 11 controls |
| 1995 | Marie-Luce Romanens | Yvette Hague | Marlena Jansson Anna Bogren | 4.6 km, 14 controls |
| 1997 | Lucie Böhm | Hanne Sandstad | Hanne Staff Marie-Luce Romanens | 3.3 km, 13 controls |
| 1999 | Yvette Baker | Lucie Böhm | Frauke Schmitt Gran | 3.6 km, 13 controls |
| 2001 | Hanne Staff | Jenny Johansson | Gunilla Svärd | 3.6 km, 11 controls |
| Middle distance |||||
| 2003 | Simone Luder | Hanne Staff | Heli Jukkola | 4.5 km, 18 controls |
| 2004 | Hanne Staff | Tatiana Ryabkina | Heli Jukkola | 5.3 km, 16 controls |
| 2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Jenny Johansson | Minna Kauppi | 4.1 km, 13 controls |
| 2006 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Tatiana Ryabkina | 5.2 km, 22 controls |
| 2007 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Heli Jukkola | Marianne Andersen | 5.08 km, 14 controls |
| 2008 | Minna Kauppi | Vroni König-Salmi | Radka Brožková | 4.8 km, 23 controls |
| 2009 | Dana Brožková | Marianne Andersen | Simone Niggli-Luder | 5.34 km, 22 controls |
| 2010 | Minna Kauppi | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | 4.53 km, 16 controls |
| 2011 | Helena Jansson | Ida Bobach | Judith Wyder | 3.8 km, 16 controls |
| 2012 | Minna Kauppi | Tove Alexandersson | Tatiana Ryabkina | 5.5 km, 18 controls |
| 2013 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Tove Alexandersson | Merja Rantanen | 5.0 km, 15 controls |
| 2014 | Annika Billstam | Ida Bobach | Tove Alexandersson | 5.0 km, 16 controls |
| 2015 | Annika Billstam | Merja Rantanen | Emma Johansson | 5.3 km, 21 controls |
| 2016 | Tove Alexandersson | Heidi Bagstevold | Natalia Gemperle | 5.1 km, 21 controls |
| 2017 | Tove Alexandersson | Marianne Andersen | Venla Harju | 5.1 km, 21 controls |
| 2018 | Natalia Gemperle | Marika Teini | Isia Basset | 4.8 km, 17 controls |
| 2019 | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | Venla Harju Natalia Gemperle | 5.5 km, 20 controls |
| 2021 | Tove Alexandersson | Andrine Benjaminsen | Simona Aebersold | 4.5 km, 20 controls |
| 2023 | Tove Alexandersson | Natalia Gemperle | Hanna Lundberg | 4.8 km, 19 controls |

## Sprint

This event was first held in 2001.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2001 | Vroni König-Salmi | Johanna Asklöf | Simone Luder | 2.24 km, 10 controls |
| 2003 | Simone Luder | Marie-Luce Romanens | Jenny Johansson | 2.6 km, 17 controls |
| 2004 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Karolina A Höjsgaard | Elisabeth Ingvaldsen | 2.6 km, 11 controls |
| 2005 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Heather Monro | 2.1 km, 12 controls |
| 2006 | Hanny Allston | Simone Niggli-Luder | Kajsa Nilsson | 2.7 km, 15 controls |
| 2007 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Minna Kauppi | Lena Eliasson | 2.47 km, 14 controls |
| 2008 | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Minna Kauppi | Helena Jansson | 2.5 km, 17 controls |
| 2009 | Helena Jansson | Linnéa Gustafsson | Simone Niggli-Luder | 2.6 km, 18 controls |
| 2010 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Helena Jansson | Marianne Andersen | 2.6 km, 21 controls |
| 2011 | Linnea Gustafsson | Helena Jansson | Lena Eliasson | 2.2 km, 19 controls |
| 2012 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Maja Alm | Annika Billstam | 3.7 km, 19 controls |
| 2013 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Annika Billstam | Venla Niemi | 3.4 km, 21 controls |
| 2014 | Judith Wyder | Tove Alexandersson | Maja Alm | 4.05 km, 18 controls |
| 2015 | Maja Alm | Nadiya Volynska | Galina Vinogradova | 3.8 km, 21 controls |
| 2016 | Maja Alm | Judith Wyder | Anastasia Denisova | 3.6 km, 20 controls |
| 2017 | Maja Alm | Natalia Gemperle | Galina Vinogradova | 3.4 km, 13 controls |
| 2018 | Maja Alm | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | 3.8 km, 17 controls |
| 2021 | Tove Alexandersson | Natalia Gemperle | Maja Alm | 3.5 km, 20 controls |
| 2022 | Megan Carter Davies | Simona Aebersold | Alice Leake | 3.8 km, 19 controls |
| 2024 | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | Natalia Gemperle | 3.8 km, 18 controls |

## Knock-out Sprint

This event was first held in 2022.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2022 | Tove Alexandersson | Megan Carter Davies | Eef van Dongen | 2.4 km, 11 controls |
| 2024 | Tove Alexandersson | Karolin Ohlsson | Simona Aebersold | |

## Relay

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1966 | SwedenKerstin Granstedt Eivor Steen-Olsson Gunborg Åhling | FinlandAnja Meldo Pirjo Ruotsalainen Raila Hovi | NorwayAstrid Hansen Ragnhild Kristensen Ingrid Thoresen |
| 1968 | NorwayAstrid Rødmyr Astrid Hansen Ingrid Hadler | SwedenGun-Britt Nyberg Kerstin Granstedt Ulla Lindkvist | FinlandPirjo Seppä Tuula Hovi Raila Kerkelä |
| 1970 | SwedenBirgitta Larsson Eivor Steen-Olsson Ulla Lindkvist | HungaryMagda Horváth Ágnes Hegedűs Sarolta Monspart | NorwayAstrid Rødmyr Kristin Danielsen Ingrid Hadler |
| 1972 | FinlandSinikka Kukkonen Pirjo Seppä Liisa Veijalainen | SwedenBirgitta Johansson Ulla Lindkvist Birgitta Larsson | CzechoslovakiaNaďa Mertová Renata Vlachová Anna Hanzlová |
| 1974 | SwedenBirgitta Larsson Monica Andersson Kristin Cullman | NorwayKristin Danielsen Ingrid Hadler Linda Verde | CzechoslovakiaDana Procházková Anna Handzlová Renata Vlachová |
| 1976 | SwedenIngrid Ohlsson Kristin Cullman Anne Lundmark | FinlandOuti Borgenström Sinikka Kukkonen Liisa Veijalainen | HungaryIrén Rostás Magdolna Kovács Sarolta Monspart |
| 1978 | FinlandOuti Borgenström Marita Ruoho Liisa Veijalainen | SwedenEva Moberg Karin Rabe Kristin Cullmann | SwitzerlandRuth Baumberger Ruth Humbel Hanni Fries |
| 1979 | FinlandLeena Silvennoinen Leena Salmenkylä Liisa Veijalainen | NorwayAnne Berit Eid Astrid Carlson Brit Volden | SwedenAnna-Lena Axelsson Karin Rabe Monica Andersson |
| 1981 | SwedenArja Hannus Barbro Lönnkvist Karin Rabe Annichen Kringstad | FinlandHelena Mannervesi Marita Ruoho Liisa Veijalainen Outi Borgenström | SwitzerlandRuth Schmid Annelies Meier Irene Bucher Ruth Humbel |
| 1983 | SwedenKarin Rabe Marita Skogum Kerstin Månsson Annichen Kringstad | CzechoslovakiaIva Knapová-Kalibánová-Kusynová Eva Bártová Jana Galíková-Hlaváčová Ada Kuchařová | DenmarkMette Filskov Hanne Birke Karin Jexner Dorthe Hansen |
| 1985 | SwedenKarin Rabe Christina Blomqvist Kerstin Månsson Annichen Kringstad | NorwayRagnhild Bratberg Hilde Tellesbø Helle Johansen Ellen Sofie Olsvik | SwitzerlandSusanne Lüscher Frauke Sonderegger Brigitte Zürcher Ruth Humbel |
| 1987 | NorwayRagnhild Bratberg Ragnhild Bente Andersen Ellen Sofie Olsvik Brit Volden | SwedenArja Hannus Katarina Borg Marita Skogum Karin Rabe | CzechoslovakiaIva Knapová-Kalibánová-Kusynová Iva Slaninová Ada Kuchařová Jana Galíková |
| 1989 | SwedenKarin Rabe Arja Hannus Kerstin Haglund Marita Skogum | CzechoslovakiaPetra Wagnerová Jana Cieslarová Ada Kuchařová Jana Galíková | FinlandMarja Liisa Portin Ulla Mänttäri Annika Viilo Eija Koskivaara |
| 1991 | SwedenArja Hannus Christina Blomqvist Marlena Jansson Marita Skogum | NorwayHanne Sandstad Heidi Arnesen Ragnhild Bratberg Ragnhild Bente Andersen | Czech RepublicMarcela Kubatková Jana Galíková Ada Kuchařová Jana Cieslarová |
| 1993 | SwedenAnette Nilsson Marlena Jansson Anna Bogren Marita Skogum | FinlandJohanna Tiira Kirsi Tiira Annika Viilo Eija Koskivaara | Czech RepublicPetra Novotná Mária Honzová Marcela Kubatková Jana Cieslarová |
| 1995 | FinlandKirsi Tiira Reeta-Mari Kolkkala Eija Koskivaara Annika Viilo | SwedenAnette Granstedt Maria Gustafsson Anna Bogren Marlena Jansson | Czech RepublicPetra Novotná Mária Honzová Marcela Kubatková Jana Cieslarová |
| 1997 | SwedenAnna Bogren Gunilla Svärd Cecilia Nilsson Marlena Jansson | NorwayTorunn Fossli Sæthre Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Sandstad Hanne Staff | SwitzerlandBrigitte Wolf Marie-Luce Romanens Vroni König Sabrina Meister-Fesseler |
| 1999 | NorwayBirgitte Husebye Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Sandstad Hanne Staff | FinlandReeta-Mari Kolkkala Sanna Nymalm Kirsi Tiira Johanna Asklöf | SwedenKatarina Allberg Marlena Jansson Anette Granstedt Gunilla Svärd |
| 2001 | FinlandReeta-Mari Kolkkala Liisa Anttila Marika Mikkola Johanna Asklöf | SwedenKatarina Allberg Jenny Johansson Cecilia Nilsson Gunilla Svärd | NorwayBirgitte Husebye Linda Antonsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Staff |
| 2003 | SwitzerlandBirgitte Wolf Vroni König-Salmi Simone Luder | SwedenGunilla Svärd Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard Jenny Johansson | NorwayElisabeth Ingvaldsen Birgitte Husebye Hanne Staff |
| 2004 | SwedenGunilla Svärd Jenny Johansson Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard | FinlandMarika Mikkola Minna Kauppi Heli Jukkola | NorwayBirgitte Husebye Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Staff |
| 2005 | SwitzerlandLea Müller Vroni König Salmi Simone Niggli-Luder | NorwayMarianne Andersen Marianne Riddervold Anne Margrethe Hausken | SwedenJenny Johansson Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard Emma Engstrand |
| 2006 | FinlandPaula Haapakoski Heli Jukkola Minna Kauppi | SwedenJenny Johansson Kajsa Nilsson Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard | SwitzerlandMartina Fritschy Vroni König-Salmi Simone Niggli-Luder |
| 2007 | FinlandPaula Haapakoski Heli Jukkola Minna Kauppi | SwedenAnnika Billstam Emma Engstrand Helena Jansson | NorwayIngunn Hultgreen Weltzien Marianne Andersen Anne Margrethe Hausken |
| 2008 | FinlandKatri Lindeqvist Merja Rantanen Minna Kauppi | RussiaGalina Vinogradova Yulia Novikova Tatiana Ryabkina | SwedenAnnika Billstam Sofie Johansson Helena Jansson |
| 2009 | NorwayBetty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen Anne Margrethe Hausken Marianne Andersen | SwedenKarolina A. Höjsgaard Kajsa Nilsson Helena Jansson | FinlandBodil Holmström Merja Rantanen Minna Kauppi |
| 2010 | FinlandAnni-Maija Fincke Merja Rantanen Minna Kauppi | NorwayElise Egseth Anne Margrethe Hausken Marianne Andersen | SwedenAnnika Billstam Emma Claesson Helena Jansson |
| 2011 | FinlandAnni-Maija Fincke Merja Rantanen Minna Kauppi | Czech RepublicMartina Zvěřinová Eva Juřeníková Dana Brožková | SwedenHelena Jansson Tove Alexandersson Annika Billstam |
| 2012 | SwitzerlandInes Brodmann Judith Wyder Simone Niggli-Luder | SwedenAnnika Billstam Helena Jansson Tove Alexandersson | NorwaySilje Ekroll Jahren Mari Fasting Anne Margrethe Hausken |
| 2013 | NorwayHeidi Bagstevold Mari Fasting Anne Marghrete Hausken Nordberg | FinlandVenla Niemi Anni-Maija Fincke Minna Kauppi | SwitzerlandSara Lüscher Judith Wyder Simone Niggli-Luder |
| 2014 | SwitzerlandSara Lüscher Sabine Hauswirth Judith Wyder | DenmarkEmma Klingenberg Ida Bobach Maja Møller Alm | SwedenHelena Jansson Annika Billstam Tove Alexandersson |
| 2015 | DenmarkMaja Møller Alm Ida Bobach Emma Klingenberg | NorwayHeidi Østlid Bagstevold Mari Fasting Anne Margrethe Hausken | SwedenHelena Jansson Annika Billstam Emma Johansson |
| 2016 | RussiaAnastasia Rudnaya Svetlana Mironova Natalia Gemperle | DenmarkSigne Klinting Ida Bobach Maja Møller Alm | FinlandSari Anttonen Marika Teini Merja Rantanen |
| 2017 | SwedenEmma Johansson Helena Jansson Tove Alexandersson | RussiaAnastasia Rudnaya Svetlana Mironova Natalia Gemperle | FinlandVenla Harju Marika Teini Merja Rantanen |
| 2018 | SwitzerlandElena Roos Julia Jakob Judith Wyder | SwedenHelena Bergman Karolin Ohlsson Tove Alexandersson | RussiaAnastasia Rudnaya Tatyana Riabkina Natalia Gemperle |
| 2019 | SwedenLina Strand Tove Alexandersson Karolin Ohlsson | SwitzerlandSabine Hauswirth Simona Aebersold Julia Jakob | RussiaAnastasia Rudnaya Tatiana Ryabkina Natalia Gemperle |
| 2021 | SwedenLisa Risby Sara Hagström Tove Alexandersson | SwitzerlandElena Roos Sabine Hauswirth Simona Aebersold | NorwayMarie Olaussen Kamilla Steiwer Andrine Benjaminsen |
| 2023 | SwedenHanna Lundberg Sara Hagström Tove Alexandersson | SwitzerlandElena Roos Natalia Gemperle Simona Aebersold | NorwayMarianne Andersen Marie Olaussen Andrine Benjaminsen |

## Medal table

Women's orienteering. Does not include mixed events. Updated following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Sweden | 46 | 37 | 32 | 115 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 29 | 13 | 22 | 64 |
| 3 | Finland | 18 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
| 4 | Norway | 11 | 26 | 19 | 56 |
| 5 | Denmark | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Russia (1993–present) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Czech Republic (1993–present) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia (1966–91) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Soviet Union (1966–91) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 124 | 123 | 125 | 372 |

## Multiple medalists

Updated following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Simone Niggli | Switzerland | 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | Tove Alexandersson | Sweden | 2011 | 2024 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | Minna Kauppi | Finland | 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Maja Alm | Denmark | 2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Marita Skogum | Sweden | 1983 | 1993 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Annichen Kringstad | Sweden | 1981 | 1985 | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| 7 | Judith Wyder | Switzerland | 2011 | 2018 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Helena Bergman | Sweden | 2012 | 2018 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Hanne Staff | Norway | 1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Liisa Veijalainen | Finland | 1972 | 1981 | 4 | 4 | - | 8 |

## Best performers by country

Including mixed events. Updated to following the 2024 World Orienteering Championships
| Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Switzerland | Simone Niggli-Luder | 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| Sweden | Tove Alexandersson | 2011 | 2024 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| Finland | Minna Kauppi | 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Denmark | Maja Alm | 2012 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Norway | Hanne Staff (by the gold first ranking system) | 1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Norway | Marianne Andersen (by total number of medals) | 2005 | 2023 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| Russia | Natalia Gemperle | 2016 | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Czech Republic | Dana Brožková | 2006 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Hungary | Katalin Oláh (by the gold first ranking system) | 1991 | 1995 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Hungary | Sarolta Monspart (by total number of medals) | 1970 | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| United Kingdom | Yvette Baker | 1993 | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia Czech Republic | Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia (as such only) | Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Austria | Lucie Böhm* | 1997 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Australia | Hanny Allston* | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Ukraine | Nadiya Volynska* | 2015 | 2015 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Belarus | Anastasia Denisova* | 2016 | 2016 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | Frauke Schmitt Gran* | 1999 | 1999 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| France | Isia Basset* | 2018 | 2018 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | Eef van Dongen* | 2022 | 2022 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | Alīda Ābola* | 1989 | 1989 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.