List of World Orienteering Championships medalists (women)
This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in women's orienteering.[1][2]
Individual/Classic/Long
This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".
Short/Middle
This event was first held in 1991. The format was changed and renamed "Middle Distance" in 2003 with the introduction of the Sprint discipline.
Sprint
This event was first held in 2001.
Relay
Medal table
Table updated after the 2019 Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 37 | 35 | 31 | 103 |
| 2 |  | 28 | 8 | 18 | 54 |
| 3 |  | 18 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
| 4 |  | 11 | 25 | 16 | 52 |
| 5 |  | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 |  | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 |  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 nations) | 113 | 112 | 114 | 339 | |
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simone Niggli | | 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | Tove Alexandersson | | 2011 | 2019 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Minna Kauppi | | 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Maja Alm | | 2012 | 2018 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Marita Skogum | | 1983 | 1993 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Annichen Kringstad | | 1981 | 1985 | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| 7 | Judith Wyder | | 2011 | 2018 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Helena Bergman | | 2012 | 2018 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Hanne Staff | | 1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Liisa Veijalainen | | 1972 | 1981 | 4 | 4 | - | 8 |
Best performers by country
- Including mixed events
| Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Niggli-Luder | 2001 | 2013 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| Tove Alexandersson | 2011 | 2019 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| Minna Kauppi | 2004 | 2013 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Maja Alm | 2012 | 2018 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| Hanne Staff (by the gold first ranking system) | 1997 | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Marianne Andersen (by total number of medals) | 2005 | 2017 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |
| Natalia Gemperle | 2016 | 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Dana Brožková | 2006 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Katalin Oláh (by the gold first ranking system) | 1991 | 1995 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Sarolta Monspart (by total number of medals) | 1970 | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Yvette Baker | 1993 | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
(as such only) | Jana Cieslarová | 1989 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lucie Böhm* | 1997 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Hanny Allston* | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Nadiya Volynska* | 2015 | 2015 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Anastasia Denisova* | 2016 | 2016 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Frauke Schmitt Gran* | 1999 | 1999 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Isia Basset* | 2018 | 2018 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Alīda Ābola* | 1989 | 1989 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.
References
- "Results Archive at World of O Runners". runners.worldofo.com. World of O. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- "World Orienteering Championships Medals 1966-2014" (PDF). www.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
External links
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