2003 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityRapperswil and Jona
CountrySwitzerland
Events8

The 2003 World Orienteering Championships, the 20th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Rapperswil and Jona, Switzerland, 3 9 August 2003.[1]

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 Silver Bronze
Men's sprint [1]  Jamie Stevenson (GBR)12:43.7  Rudolf Ropek  (CZE)  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA)
Women's sprint [1]  Simone Luder  (SUI)13:21.3  Marie-Luce Romanens  (SUI)  Jenny Johansson  (SWE)
Men's middle distance [1]  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA)30:08  Bjørnar Valstad (NOR)  Øystein Kristiansen  (NOR)
Women's middle distance [1]  Simone Luder (SUI)32:40  Hanne Staff (NOR)  Heli Jukkola  (FIN)
Men's long distance [1]  Thomas Bührer  (SUI)1:48:20  Yuri Omeltchenko (UKR)  Emil Wingstedt  (SWE)
Women's long distance [1]  Simone Luder  (SUI)1:26:14  Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard  (SWE)  Brigitte Wolf  (SUI)
Men's relay[1] 1:58:42
Women's relay[1] 1:57:41

Results

Women's long distance

WOC 2003 – Long – Women [1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Simone Luder Switzerland1:26:14
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Karolina Arewång Höjsgaard Sweden1:29:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Brigitte Wolf Switzerland1:32:52
4Emma Engstrand Sweden1:33:59
5Sara Gemperle Switzerland1:34:28
6Barbara Bączek Poland1:34:31
7Hanne Staff Norway1:34:57
8Marianne Andersen Norway1:36:17
9Karin Schmalfeld Germany1:36:28
10Martina Rakayova Slovakia1:36:29
11Dana Brožková Czech Republic1:36:50
12Yulia Novikova Russia1:36:52
13Terhi Holster Finland1:37:28
14Heather Monro Great Britain1:38:36
15Zsuzsa Fey Romania1:40:00
16Marta Štěrbová Czech Republic1:40:21

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "World Orienteering Championships 2003". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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