1999 World Orienteering Championships

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

1999 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityInverness
CountryScotland
Events6

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]
RankCompetitorNationTime
Kirsi Boström Finland1:17:56
Hanne Staff Norway1:18:30
Johanna Asklöf Finland1:18:33
4Yvette Baker Great Britain1:19:10
5Hanne Sandstad Norway1:19:37
6Reeta-Mari Kolkkala Finland1:19:46
7Kylli Kaljus Estonia1:19:58

Women's short distance
WOC 1999 – Short – Women [1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
Yvette Baker Great Britain25:55
Lucie Böhm  Austria26:57
Frauke Schmitt Gran Germany27:48
4Sanna Nymalm Finland27:50
5Marlena Jansson Sweden27:50
6Hanne Sandstad Norway27:55
7Vroni König-Salmi Switzerland28:24

Men's classic distance
WOC 1999 – Classic – Men [1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
Bjørnar Valstad Norway1:37:25
Carl Henrik Bjørseth Norway1:40:20
Alain Berger Switzerland1:40:26
4Jimmy Birklin Sweden1:42:30
5Johan Ivarsson Sweden1:42:51
6Petter Thoresen Norway1:42:58
7Bernt Bjørnsgaard Norway1:43:15

Men's short distance
WOC 1999 – Short – Men [1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
Jørgen Rostrup Norway25:48
Juha Peltola Finland26:11
Janne Salmi Finland26:14
4Jani Lakanen Finland26:15
5Håkan Eriksson Sweden26:24
6Johan Ivarsson Sweden26:44
7Petter Thoresen Norway26:59

References
  1. "World Orienteering Championships 1999". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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