1999 World Orienteering Championships

1999 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityInverness
CountryScotland
Events6

The 1999 World Orienteering Championships, the 18th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Inverness, Scotland, 1–8 August 1999.[1]

The championships had six events; the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's classic distance [1]  Bjørnar Valstad  (NOR) 1.37.25  Carl Henrik Bjørseth  (NOR)  Alain Berger  (SUI)
Women's classic distance [1]  Kirsi Boström (FIN) 1.17.56  Hanne Staff (NOR)  Johanna Asklöf  (FIN)
Men's short distance [1]  Jørgen Rostrup  (NOR) 25.48  Juha Peltola (FIN)  Janne Salmi  (FIN)
Women's short distance [1]  Yvette Baker (GBR) 25.55  Lucie Böhm  (AUT)  Frauke Schmitt Gran (GER)
Men's relay[1]
 Norway (NOR)
 3.21.50
 Finland (FIN)
 Sweden (SWE)
Women's relay[1]
 Norway (NOR)
 2.55.56
 Finland (FIN)
 Sweden (SWE)

Results

Women's classic distance

WOC 1999 – Classic – Women [1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kirsi Boström  Finland 1:17:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hanne Staff  Norway 1:18:30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Johanna Asklöf  Finland 1:18:33
4 Yvette Baker  Great Britain 1:19:10
5 Hanne Sandstad  Norway 1:19:37
6 Reeta-Mari Kolkkala  Finland 1:19:46
7 Kylli Kaljus  Estonia 1:19:58

Women's short distance

WOC 1999 – Short – Women [1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yvette Baker  Great Britain 25:55
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lucie Böhm  Austria 26:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frauke Schmitt Gran  Germany 27:48
4 Sanna Nymalm  Finland 27:50
5 Marlena Jansson  Sweden 27:50
6 Hanne Sandstad  Norway 27:55
7 Vroni König-Salmi  Switzerland 28:24

Men's classic distance

WOC 1999 – Classic – Men [1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bjørnar Valstad  Norway 1:37:25
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carl Henrik Bjørseth  Norway 1:40:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alain Berger  Switzerland 1:40:26
4 Jimmy Birklin  Sweden 1:42:30
5 Johan Ivarsson  Sweden 1:42:51
6 Petter Thoresen  Norway 1:42:58
7 Bernt Bjørnsgaard  Norway 1:43:15

Men's short distance

WOC 1999 – Short – Men [1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jørgen Rostrup  Norway 25:48
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Juha Peltola  Finland 26:11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janne Salmi  Finland 26:14
4 Jani Lakanen  Finland 26:15
5 Håkan Eriksson  Sweden 26:24
6 Johan Ivarsson  Sweden 26:44
7 Petter Thoresen  Norway 26:59

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "World Orienteering Championships 1999". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2017.