2008 World Orienteering Championships

2008 World Orienteering Championships
Host city	Olomouc
Country	Czech Republic
Events	8
	← 2007 Kiev 2009 Miskolc →

The 2008 World Orienteering Championships, the 25th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, 10–20 July 2008.^[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 edit

Medalists at the WOC 2008 women's sprint: Kauppi (silver), Hausken (gold), Jansson (bronze).

Event	Gold		Silver	Bronze
Men's sprint ^[1]	Andrey Khramov (RUS)	13:36.9	Daniel Hubmann (SUI)	Martin Johansson (SWE)
Women's sprint ^[1]	Anne Margrethe Hausken (NOR)	12:42.2	Minna Kauppi (FIN)	Helena Jansson (SWE)
Men's middle distance ^[1]	Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA)	33:49	Michal Smola (CZE)	Valentin Novikov (RUS)
Women's middle distance ^[1]	Minna Kauppi (FIN)	32:35	Vroni König-Salmi (SUI)	Radka Brožková (CZE)
Men's long distance ^[1]	Daniel Hubmann (SUI)	1:46:08	Anders Nordberg (NOR)	François Gonon (FRA)
Women's long distance ^[1]	Dana Brožková (CZE)	1:24:26	Marianne Andersen (NOR)	Annika Billstam (SWE)
Men's relay^[1]	Great Britain (GBR) Graham Gristwood Jon Duncan Jamie Stevenson	2:18:17	Russia (RUS) Dmitriy Tsvetkov Andrey Khramov Valentin Novikov	Switzerland (SUI) Baptiste Rollier Matthias Merz Daniel Hubmann
Women's relay^[1]	Finland (FIN) Katri Lindeqvist Merja Rantanen Minna Kauppi	2:13:14	Russia (RUS) Galina Vinogradova Yulia Novikova Tatiana Ryabkina	Sweden (SWE) Annika Billstam Sofie Johansson Helena Jansson

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "World Orienteering Championships 2008". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[iof-woc2008-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "World Orienteering Championships 2008". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

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