# 2018 World Masters Orienteering Championships

The World Masters Orienteering Championships 2018 was the 23rd World Masters Orienteering Championships(WMOC) organised and held in Denmark with 4200 participants from 45 countries. The WMOC is an annual international orienteering competition and the official world championship for orienteering runners above the age of 35. This is the largest orienteering event ever held on Danish soil. The champions were coming from 23 countries. The Danish organizers were using the WMOC as a promotional opportunity and arranged around the event several local competitions for the Danish public, which attracted participation in all ages.

## Sprint

The sprint competitions took place in Hørsholm north of Copenhagen (qualifications) and in central Copenhagen (finals).25 champions were celebrated the first final day 8 July 2018.
MEN M35
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Tomas Hendrickx | Roman Ryapolov | Dmitry Krapivko | 3.9 km, 22 controls |
WOMEN W35
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Katarina Lamiova | Samantha Saeger | Emelie Eklof | 3.3 km, 17 controls |
MEN M40
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Rune Olsen | Roman Efimov | Nick Barrable | 3.7 km, 24 controls |
WOMEN W40
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Simone Niggli | Sarah Rollins | Elli Virta | 3.2 km, 18 controls |
MEN M45
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Thomas Greve Jensen | Casper Giding | Matthias Niggli | 3.4 km, 23 controls |
WOMEN W45
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Natasha Key | Kirti Rebane | Silvia Chupekova | 3.1 km, 16 controls |
MEN M50
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Michael Finkenstaedt | Piotr Cych | Jens Knud Maarup | 3.3 km, 17 controls |
WOMEN W50
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Liselotte Freuler | Sirra Toivonen | Anna Gornicka Antonowicz | 2.7 km, 17 controls |
MEN M55
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Lukas Jenzer | Graham Patten | Pekka Kiljunen | 3.0 km, 17 controls |
WOMEN W55
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Laila Hoglund | Jana Smutna | Veronique Guinot | 2.6 km, 13 controls |
MEN M60
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | John Embrey | Keith Tonkin | Ivanas Ziaziulia | 3.1 km, 16 controls |
WOMEN W60
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Gillian Ingham | Arlette Piguet | Katalin Karman | 2.5 km, 12 controls |
MEN M65
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Sigurd Daehli | Keld Johnsen | Mikko Sani | 2.3 km, 13 controls |
WOMEN W65
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Unni Strand Karlsen | Maria Nordwall | Christine Kiddier | 2.1 km, 12 controls |
MEN M70
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Janne Brunstedt | Freddy Sillien | Veikko Loukonen | 2.3 km, 17 controls |
WOMEN W70
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Tamara Ovsiannikova | Mara Plaude | Sheila Carey | 1.7 km, 13 controls |
MEN M75
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Helmut Conrad | Goran Andersson | Knud Soerensen | 1.9 km, 11 controls |
WOMEN W75
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Torid Kvaal | Leena Paatero | Erika Lemnitzer | 1.5 km, 11 controls |
MEN M80
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Alois Laznicka | Jon Tyldum | Roland Karlsson | 1.5 km, 11 controls |
WOMEN W80
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Inge Madsen | Ilse Uus | Gunnel Borjesson | 1.4 km, 10 controls |
MEN M85
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Martin Hutzli | Peo Bengtsson | Atsushi Takahashi | 1.4 km, 10 controls |
WOMEN W85
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Guldborg Sovik | Clarie Ek | Bernice Antonsson | 1.1 km, 9 controls |
MEN M90
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Karleric Fransso | Hermann Wehner | Curth Svensson | 1.1 km, 9 controls |
WOMEN W90
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Sole Nieminen | Signe Nyman | | 1.0 km, 11 controls |
MEN M95
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Unto Nyystila | | | 1.0 km, 11 controls |

## Middle distance

Middle Final took place in Tisvilde Hegn situated on the north coast of the island Zealand. Famous from numerous big events throughout the history, Tisvilde Hegn is legendary in Danish Orienteering for its special vegetation and characteristic contour features. 24 champions were celebrated the second final day 11 July 2018.
MEN M35
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Roman Ryapolov | Pavel Krasko | Ondrej Pijak | 5.9 km, 24 controls |
WOMEN W35
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Emelie Eklof | Rebecka Lindberg | Maria Andersson | 4.7 km, 19 controls |
MEN M40
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Jakob Eng | Petteri Muukkonen | Nick Barrable | 5.8 km, 24 controls |
WOMEN W40
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Simone Niggli | Elli Virta | Anna Quayle | 4.6 km, 19 controls |
MEN M45
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Casper Giding | Thomas Greve Jensen | Matthias Niggli | 4.9 km, 20 controls |
WOMEN W45
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Kirti Rebane | Tenna Norgaard Landsperg | Heidi Salonen | 3.9 km, 19 controls |
MEN M50
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Christian Vogelsang | Jens Knud Maarup | Risto Haikonen | 4.6 km, 20 controls |
WOMEN W50
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Sirra Toivonen | Annika Viilo | Marianne Lynge Krogh | 3.8 km, 17 controls |
MEN M55
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Håkan Eriksson | Petr Henych | Anton Bjartnes | 4.4 km, 20 controls |
WOMEN W55
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Sara Snogerup Linse | Laila Hoglund | Anne Nurmi | 3.6 km, 17 controls |
MEN M60
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Rolf Lund | Per Magnusson | Sixten Westlund | 4.3 km, 18 controls |
WOMEN W60
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Viktoriia Fershalova | Anne Pelto Huikko | Grete S Borge Hovi | 3.5 km, 16 controls |
MEN M65
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Sigurd Daehli | Tom Arild Karlsen | Olof Olofsson | 3.8 km, 18 controls |
WOMEN W65
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Unni Strand Karlsen | Eva Tykesson | Pirkko Kalliola | 3.3 km, 15 controls |
MEN M70
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Freddy Sillien | Pertti Nieminen | Kjell Winther | 3.7 km, 18 controls |
WOMEN W70
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Karin Gustafsson | Sharon Crawford | Eeva Liisa Korkeakangas | 3.0 km, 15 controls |
MEN M75
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Juhani Makinen | Helmut Conrad | Ernst Odermatt | 3.2 km, 15 controls |
WOMEN W75
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Torid Kvaal | Gudrun Broman | Britt Rangert | 2.4 km, 14 controls |
MEN M80
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Roland Karlsson | Jørgen Jensen | Tapio Patana | 2.8 km, 15 controls |
WOMEN W80
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Asta Sjoeberg | Ilse Uus | Eivor Steen Olsson | 1.6 km, 9 controls |
MEN M85
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Peo Bengtsson | Martin Hutzli | Arvo Hyvonen | 1.8 km, 10 controls |
WOMEN W85
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Clarie Ek | Verena Harzenmoser | Aasa Nilsson | 1.4 km, 8 controls |
MEN M90
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Karleric Fransso | Arvo Majoinen | Curth Svensson | 1.6 km, 10 controls |
WOMEN W90
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Signe Nyman | Sole Nieminen | | 1.1 km, 7 controls |

## Long distance

The long distance final took place in the classic Grib forest, which is one of the largest in Denmark. The terrain is typical for eastern Denmark and yet challenging due to its complex varieties of vegetation – from thick spruce forest to hilly, yet fast old beech forest areas. Despite the fact that wood cutting has been extensive over the previous years, large areas of old spruce still provides for fast running. 24 champions were celebrated the third final day 13 July 2018.
MEN M35
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Roman Ryapolov | Ondrej Pijak | Vladyslav Laskarzhevsky | 13.5 km, 31 controls |
WOMEN W35
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Rebecka Lindberg | Emelie Eklof | Tiina Vaere | 8.2 km, 19 controls |
MEN M40
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Petteri Muukkonen | Nick Barrable | Jakob Eng | 12.0 km, 25 controls |
WOMEN W40
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Simone Niggli | Irita Pukite | Elli Virta | 7.2 km, 21 controls |
MEN M45
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Casper Giding | Manu Mutka | Tommy Lindberg | 10.3 km, 21 controls |
WOMEN W45
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Kirti Rebane | Hanka Straube | Charlotte Flansbjer | 6.3 km, 16 controls |
MEN M50
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Jens Knud Maarup | Christian Vogelsang | Nils Schmiedeberg | 9.4 km, 20 controls |
WOMEN W50
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Anna Gornicka Antonowicz | Annika Viilo | Marie Morlon | 6.1 km, 14 controls |
MEN M55
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Håkan Eriksson | Petr Henych | Kent Kragh | 8.1 km, 18 controls |
WOMEN W55
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Sara Snogerup Linse | Laila Hoglund | Jana Smutna | 5.9 km, 15 controls |
MEN M60
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Sixten Westlund | Rolf Lund | Eero Junkala | 7.7 km, 20 controls |
WOMEN W60
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Veronika Lange | Danute Vilkeliene | Katalin Karman | 6.0 km, 16 controls |
MEN M65
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Sigurd Daehli | Mykola Bozhko | Ken Ragnarsson | 7.1 km, 18 controls |
WOMEN W65
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | IngMarie Aasenlund | Christina Hjertson | Christine Kiddier | 5.2 km, 14 controls |
MEN M70
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Freddy Sillien | Veikko Loukonen | Christer Sandh | 6.6 km, 19 controls |
WOMEN W70
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Karin Gustafsson | Kari Timenes Laugen | Tamara Ovsiannikova | 5.0 km, 15 controls |
MEN M75
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Helmut Conrad | Reijo Haaja | Helge Bjaaland | 5.8 km, 15 controls |
WOMEN W75
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Birgitta Olsson | Helen Andertoft | Torid Kvaal | 4.2 km, 13 controls |
MEN M80
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Roland Karlsson | Jurii Grishanov | Rune Carlsson | 5.0 km, 14 controls |
WOMEN W80
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Asta Sjoeberg | Eivor Steen Olsson | Inge Madsen | 2.7 km, 10 controls |
MEN M85
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Peo Bengtsson | Goran Larsson | Martin Hutzli | 3.2 km, 15 controls |
WOMEN W85
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Bernice Antonsson | Clarie Ek | Guldborg Sovik | 2.3 km, 9 controls |
MEN M90
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Karleric Fransso | Arvo Majoinen | Brynjulf Forseth | 2.9 km, 13 controls |
WOMEN W90
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Length and controls |
| 2018 | Signe Nyman | Sole Nieminen | | 1.9 km, 9 controls |