| Country |  Latvia |
|---|---|
| Events | 9 |
| Dates | August 4–11, 2018 |
| Website | woc2018 |
The 35th World Orienteering Championships were held in Latvia in August 2018. The hosts were Riga, Sigulda and Turaida.
| Country | Latvia |
|---|---|
| Events | 9 |
| Dates | August 4–11, 2018 |
| Website | woc2018 |
The 35th World Orienteering Championships were held in Latvia in August 2018. The hosts were Riga, Sigulda and Turaida.
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug | Sprint | Riga |
| 5 Aug | Sprint relay | Riga |
| 6 Aug | Rest day | |
| 7 Aug | Middle distance | Sigulda |
| 8 Aug | Rest day | |
| 9 Aug | Relay | Turaida |
| 10 Aug | Rest day | |
| 11 Aug | Long distance | Turaida |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (NOR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint [1] | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 14:05.9 | Tim Robertson (NZL) | 14:07.0 | Andreas Kyburz (SUI) | 14:26.0 |
| Middle distance [2] | Eskil Kinneberg (NOR) | 32:59 | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 33:05 | Florian Howald (SUI) | 33:13 |
| Long distance [3] | Olav Lundanes (NOR) | 1:37:43 | Ruslan Glibov (UKR) | 1:40:20 | Fabian Hertner (SUI) | 1:40:47 |
| Relay [4] | Norway Gaute Hallan Steiwer Eskil Kinneberg Magne Dæhli | 1:47:26 | Switzerland Florian Howald Daniel Hubmann Matthias Kyburz | 1:47:30 | France Nicolas Rio Lucas Basset Frédéric Tranchand | 1:47:36 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint [5] | Maja Alm (DEN) | 13:43.1 | Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | 14:00.0 | Judith Wyder (SUI) | 14:10.3 |
| Middle distance [6] | Natalia Gemperle (RUS) | 32:02 | Marika Teini (FIN) | 33:32 | Isia Basset (FRA) | 33:56 |
| Long distance [7] | Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | 1:14:04 | Maja Alm (DEN) | 1:15:31 | Sabine Hauswirth (SUI) | 1:16:30 |
| Relay [8] | Switzerland Elena Roos Julia Jakob Judith Wyder | 1:45:03 | Sweden Helena Bergman Karolin Ohlsson Tove Alexandersson | 1:45:18 | Russia Anastasia Rudnaya Tatyana Riabkina Natalia Gemperle | 1:47:20 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint relay [9] | Sweden Tove Alexandersson Emil Svensk Jonas Leandersson Karolin Ohlsson | 58:27 | Switzerland Elena Roos Florian Howald Fabian Hertner Judith Wyder | 58:58 | Denmark Amanda Falck Weber Tue Lassen Jakob Edsen Maja Alm | 59:14 |
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