# World Rogaining Championships

The World Rogaining Championships are the championships of the International Rogaining Federation (IRF) and the pinnacle rogaining event in the world. The championships are organised by the national rogaining organisation chosen by the IRF as the host of that particular championships.
World championship rogaines are always of 24 hours duration, and are conducted in accordance with standard rogaining rules.
The team with the highest score in each of the three gender classes (Men's, Women's and Mixed teams) are declared the World Rogaining Champions. Within each gender class, all teams participate in the Open age category. Additionally, there are age sub-categories as follows: Youth (up to 23), Veteran (45 and over), Super Veteran (55 and over) and Ultra Veteran (65 and over).
From 1992 to 2012 the World Rogaining Championships were held every two years, from 2012 to 2020 they have been held annually (with the exception of 2018), from 2020 onwards they are again held every other year.

## History of the Championships

| No | Year | Country | Place | Number of teams | Men's teams | Women's teams | Mixed teams |
| 1 | 1992 | Australia | Beechworth | 194 | James Russell, Michael Walters | Drusilla Patkin , Alexandra Tyson | Tony Woolford, Barb Gare |
| 2 | 1996 | Australia | Mt Singleton | 271 | David Rowlands, James Russell | Christine O'Keefe, Jenny Casanova | David Ellis, John Nitschke, Vanessa Walker |
| 3 | 1998 | Canada | Kamloops | 134 | Nigel Aylott, Iiro Kakko | Catherine Hagen, Pam James | Richard Matthews, Helen Bailey |
| 4 | 2000 | New Zealand | Christchurch | 193 | David Rowlands, Greg Barbour | Rachel Smith, Encarna Maturana | Rob Hart, Jenni Adams |
| 5 | 2002 | Czech Republic | Lesná | 182 | David Rowlands, Greg Barbour | Julie Quinn, Kay Haarsma | Guntars Mankus, Raimonds Lapiņš, Anita Liepiņa |
| 6 | 2004 | United States | Arizona | 176 | Mike Kloser, Michael Tobin | Victoria Campbell, Jennifer Knowles | David Baldwin, Julie Quinn |
| 7 | 2006 | Australia | Warrumbungles | 308 | Dennis de Monchy, Chris Forne | Heather Logie, Julie Quinn | Guntars Mankus, Raimonds Lapiņš, Anita Liepiņa |
| 8 | 2008 | Estonia | Karula National Park | 339 | Evgeny Dombrovskiy, Pavel Shestakov | Alīda Ābola, Baiba Ozola | Pavel Sysoev, Irina Safronova |
| 9 | 2010 | New Zealand | Cheviot | 250 | Chris Forne, Marcel Hagener | Gill Fowler, Alexa McAuley | Seppo Mäkinen, Ulla Silventoinen |
| 10 | 2012 | Czech Republic | Prebuz | 333 | Silver Eensaar, Rain Eensaar | Anastasia Galitarova, Irina Safronova | Andrey Shvedov, Anna Shavlakova |
| 11 | 2013 | Russia | Alol | 314 | Silver Eensaar, Rain Eensaar | Anna Shavlakova, Anastasia Rostovtseva | Andrey Shvedov, Natalija Abramova |
| 12 | 2014 | USA | South Dakota | 180 | Silver Eensaar, Rain Eensaar, Timmo Tammemäe | Marina Galkina, Nina Mikheeva | Heiti Hallikma, Viivi-Anne Soots |
| 13 | 2015 | Finland | Saariselkä | 374 | Petteri Muukkonen, Hannu-Pekka Pukema | Anna Shavlakova, Natalija Abramova | Konstantin Ivanov, Natalija Zimina |
| 14 | 2016 | Australia | Alice Springs | 303 | Chris Forne, Greig Hamilton | Georgia Whitla, Lara Prince | Rob Preston, Kathryn Preston |
| 15 | 2017 | Latvia | Rāzna National Park | 426 | Jānis Krūmiņš, Andris Ansabergs | Marina Galkina, Nina Mikheeva | Georgia Whitla, Greig Hamilton |
| 16 | 2019 | Spain | La Molina, Catalonia | 386 | Timmo Tammemäe, Rain Seepõld | Anna Burlinova, Maria Plyashechko | Polina Zakharova, Artem Gorodynets, Ievgenii Tsyren |
| 17 | 2022 | Czech Republic | Paprsek | 257 | Andris Ansabergs, Albert Herrero Casas | Mariann Sulg, Maris Terno | Jaroslav Najman, Marie Zelena |
| 18 | 2023 | USA | Northstar California | 130 | Timmo Tammemäe, Sander Linnus | Polina Zakharova, Anna Hudelaitis | Guntars Mankus, Irita Pukite |
| 19 | 2025 | Spain | Quintanar de la Sierra | | | | |
| 20 | 2027 | Australia | Flinders Ranges, South Australia | | | | |

## Multiple winners

Men's Silver Eensaar - 3 Rain Eensaar - 3 Timmo Tammemäe - 3 David Rowlands - 3 Chris Forne - 3 Greg Barbour - 2 James Russell - 2
Women's Anna Shavlakova - 2 Julie Quinn - 2 Marina Galkina - 2 Nina Mikheeva - 2
Mixed Guntars Mankus - 3 Raimonds Lapiņš - 2 Anita Liepiņa - 2 Andrey Shvedov - 2
Overall Julie Quinn - 3 David Rowlands - 3 Silver Eensaar - 3 Rain Eensaar - 3 Timmo Tammemäe - 3 Guntars Mankus - 3 Chris Forne - 3 Anna Shavlakova - 3 James Russell - 2 Natalija Abramova - 2 Irina Safronova - 2 Andrey Shvedov - 2 Marina Galkina - 2 Nina Mikheeva - 2 Greg Barbour - 2 Georgia Whitla - 2 Greig Hamilton - 2 Raimonds Lapiņš - 2 Anita Liepiņa - 2 Andris Ansabergs - 2 Polina Zakharova - 2