| Host city | Inverness |
|---|---|
| Country |  Scotland |
| Opening | 1 August 2015 |
| Closing | 7 August 2015 |
| Website | woc2015 |
The 32nd World Orienteering Championships were held in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom. [1]
| Host city | Inverness |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Opening | 1 August 2015 |
| Closing | 7 August 2015 |
| Website | woc2015 |
The 32nd World Orienteering Championships were held in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom. [1]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Jonas Leandersson (SWE) | 13:12.1 |
| Silver |  Martin Hubmann (SUI) | 13:14.0 |
| Bronze | Jerker Lysell (SWE) | 13:16.6 |
6.2 km, 25 controls [4]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 34:23 |
| Silver |  Lucas Basset (FRA) | 34:26 |
| Bronze | Olle Boström (SWE) | 34:36 |
15.4 km, 32 controls [5]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) | 1:39:46 |
| Silver | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 1:40:11 |
| Bronze |  Olav Lundanes (NOR) | 1:40:43 |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Switzerland (Fabian Hertner, Daniel Hubmann, Matthias Kyburz) | 1:41:40 |
| Silver | Norway (Øystein Kvaal Østerbø, Carl Godager Kaas, Magne Dæhli) | 1:43:30 |
| Bronze | France (Vincent Coupat, Lucas Basset, Frédéric Tranchand) | 1:43:52 |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Maja Alm (DEN) | 13:32.5 |
| Silver |  Nadiya Volynska (UKR) | 14:12.3 |
| Bronze |  Galina Vinogradova (RUS) | 14:24.5 |
5.3 km, 21 controls [7]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Annika Billstam (SWE) | 35:46 |
| Silver |  Merja Rantanen (FIN) | 36:36 |
| Bronze | Emma Johansson (SWE) | 37:04 |
9.7 km, 19 controls [8]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ida Bobach (DEN) | 1:15:35 |
| Silver | Mari Fasting (NOR) | 1:18:19 |
| Bronze | Svetlana Mironova (RUS) | 1:18:39 |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Denmark (Maja Alm, Ida Bobach, Emma Klingenberg) | 1:49:06 |
| Silver | Norway (Heidi Bagstevold, Mari Fasting, Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg) | 1:52:08 |
| Bronze | Sweden (Helena Jansson, Annika Billstam, Emma Johansson) | 1:52:17 |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Denmark (Emma Klingenberg, Tue Lassen, Søren Bobach, Maja Alm) | 1:00:54 |
| Silver | Norway (Elise Egseth, Håkon Jarvis Westergård, Øystein Kvaal Østerbø, Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg) | 1:02:15 |
| Bronze | Russia (Tatyana Riabkina, Gleb Tikhonov, Andrey Khramov, Galina Vinogradova) | 1:02:20 |
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