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| 2022 World Orienteering Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Triangle Region, Denmark |
| Dates | 26–30 June |
The 2022 World Orienteering Championships were held from 26 to 30 June 2022 in the Triangle Region, Denmark. This was the first World Orienteering Championships with only sprint races, and the first to include a knock-out sprint event.
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 June | Sprint relay | Kolding |
| 27 June | Rest day | |
| 28 June | Knockout sprint | Fredericia |
| 29 June | Rest day | |
| 30 June | Sprint | Vejle |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knock out sprint [1] | Matthias Kyburz  Switzerland | August Mollén Sweden | Jonatan Gustafsson Sweden | |||
| Sprint | Kasper Fosser Norway | Gustav Bergman Sweden | Yannick Michiels Belgium | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knock out sprint [1] | Tove Alexandersson Sweden | Megan Carter Davies Great Britain | Eef van Dongen Netherlands | |||
| Sprint [2] | Megan Carter Davies Great Britain | Simona Aebersold Switzerland | Alice Leake Great Britain | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint relay [3] | Sweden Lina Strand Max Peter Bejmer Gustav Bergman Tove Alexandersson | 58:39 | United Kingdom Charlotte Ward Ralph Street Kris Jones Megan Carter Davies | +1:02 | Norway Ane Dyrkorn Lukas Liland Kasper Fosser Andrine Benjaminsen | +1:41 |
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