The 2004 World Orienteering Championships, the 21st World Orienteering Championships, were held in Västerås, Sweden, 11 –19 September 2004.[1]
| Host city | Västerås |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Events | 8 |
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 edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint [1] |  Niclas Jonasson (SWE) |
13.06,5 | Håkan Eriksson (SWE) Yuri Omeltchenko (UKR) |
13.09,0 | ||
| Women's sprint [1] |  Simone Niggli-Luder (SUI) |
12.32,2 | Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard (SWE) |
13.01,1 |  Elisabeth Ingvaldsen (NOR) |
13.19,5 |
| Men's middle distance [1] |  Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) |
32.45,9 |  Valentin Novikov (RUS) |
33.07,1 | Anders Nordberg (NOR) |
33.12,3 |
| Women's middle distance [1] | Hanne Staff (NOR) |
33.03,1 | Tatiana Ryabkina (RUS) |
33.14,9 |  Heli Jukkola (FIN) |
33.30,3 |
| Men's long distance [1] | Bjørnar Valstad (NOR) |
1:45.25,3 | Mattias Karlsson (SWE) |
Holger Hott Johansen (NOR) |
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| Women's long distance [1] | Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard (SWE) |
1:22.25,4 | Hanne Staff (NOR) |
Marika Mikkola (FIN) |
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| Men's relay[1] | 2:08.08,5 | |||||
| Women's relay[1] | 1:53.41,0 | |||||