# 2011 World Orienteering Championships

The 2011 World Orienteering Championships, the 28th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Savoie, France, 13 –20 August 2011.
The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long distance (formerly called individual or classic distance) for men and women, and relays for men and women.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's sprint | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 13:11.8 | Anders Holmberg (SWE) | 13:37.8 | Matthias Müller (SUI) | 13:41.2 |
| Women's sprint | Linnea Gustafsson (SWE) | 13:14.3 | Helena Jansson (SWE) | 13:22.7 | Lena Eliasson (SWE) | 13:28.5 |
| Men's middle distance | Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) | 34:38 | Peter Öberg (SWE) | 36:59 | Olav Lundanes (NOR) | 37:01 |
| Women's middle distance | Helena Jansson (SWE) | 33:10 | Ida Bobach (DEN) | 34:26 | Judith Wyder (SUI) | 35:11 |
| Men's long distance | Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) | 1:47:29 | Pasi Ikonen (FIN) | 1:51:56 | François Gonon (FRA) | 1:53:35 |
| Women's long distance | Annika Billstam (SWE) | 1:22:26 | Dana Brožková (CZE) | 1:26:54 | Helena Jansson (SWE) | 1:29:55 |
| Men's relay | France (FRA) Philippe AdamskiFrançois GononThierry Gueorgiou | 1:53:48 | Norway (NOR) Carl Waaler KaasAnders NordbergOlav Lundanes | 1:57:02 | Sweden (SWE) Anders HolmbergOlle BoströmDavid Andersson | 1:58:03 |
| Women's relay | Finland (FIN) Anni-Maija FinckeMerja RantanenMinna Kauppi | 1:42:42 | Czech Republic (CZE) Martina ZverinovaEva JurenikovaDana Brozkova | 1:42:43 | Sweden (SWE) Helena JanssonTove AlexanderssonAnnika Billstam | 1:42:44 |

## Results
### Women's middle distance

WOC 2011 – Middle – Women :
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
| | Helena Jansson | Sweden | 33:10 |
| | Ida Bobach | Denmark | 34:26 |
| | Judith Wyder | Switzerland | 35:11 |
| 4 | Minna Kauppi | Finland | 35:19 |
| 5 | Nataliya Vinogradova | Russia | 35:28 |
| 6 | Maja Alm | Denmark | 35:21 |
| 7 | Marianne Andersen | Norway | 35:49 |
| 8 | Merja Rantanen | Finland | 36:32 |
| 9 | Annika Billstam | Sweden | 36:42 |
| 10 | Amélie Chataing | France | 36:59 |

### Men's long distance

WOC 2011 – Long – Men :
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
| | Thierry Gueorgiou | France | 1:47:29 |
| | Pasi Ikonen | Finland | 1:51:56 |
| | François Gonon | France | 1:53:35 |
| 4 | Baptiste Rollier | Switzerland | 1:55:26 |
| 5 | Daniel Hubmann | Switzerland | 1:57:05 |
| 6 | Olle Boström | Sweden | 1:57:40 |
| 7 | Philippe Adamski | France | 1:57:47 |
| 8 | Marc Lauenstein | Switzerland | 1:57:48 |
| 9 | Tero Föhr | Finland | 1:59:28 |
| 10 | Olav Lundanes | Norway | 1:59:43 |
| 11 | Oleksandr Kratov | Ukraine | 2:00:38 |
| 12 | Dmitriy Tsvetkov | Russia | 2:00:56 |
| 13 | Alexey Bortnik | Russia | 2:01:09 |
| 14 | Valentin Novikov | Russia | 2:04:59 |
| 15 | Carl Waaler Kaas | Norway | 2:05:27 |
| 16 | Mikhail Mamleev | Italy | 2:06:42 |

### Women's long distance

WOC 2011 – Long – Women :
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
| | Annika Billstam | Sweden | 1:22:26 |
| | Dana Brožková | Czech Republic | 1:26:54 |
| | Helena Jansson | Sweden | 1:29:55 |
| 4 | Eva Juřeníková | Czech Republic | 1:30:58 |
| 5 | Heidi Østlid Bagstevold | Norway | 1:31:57 |
| 6 | Anni-Maija Fincke | Finland | 1:34:06 |
| 7 | Signe Søes | Denmark | 1:34:51 |
| 8 | Merja Rantanen | Finland | 1:35:56 |
| 9 | Aija Skrastiņa | Latvia | 1:36:34 |
| 10 | Julia Novikova | Russia | 1:37:05 |
| 11 | Rahel Friederich | Switzerland | 1:37:50 |
| 12 | Tone Wigemyr | Norway | 1:38:11 |
| 13 | Lizzie Ingham | New Zealand | 1:39:42 |
| 14 | Nadiya Volynska | Ukraine | 1:39:45 |