| 2024 World Orienteering Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Dates | 12–16 July 2024 |
The 2024 World Orienteering Championships was held from 12 to 16 July 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] [2]
The championships consisted of 5 days of races, plus a warm-up event one day prior to the start of the competition. [3]
| Date | Event | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12 July | Sprint | |
| 13 July | Rest day | |
| 14 July | Sprint relay | |
| 15 July | Rest day | |
| 16 July | Knock-out sprint |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Martin Regborn  Sweden | 15:58 | Tino Polsini  Switzerland | 16:21 | Emil Svensk Sweden | 16:25 |
| Knock-out Sprint | Riccardo Rancan Switzerland | 07:35.6 | Jørgen Baklid  Norway | 07:36.7 | Jonatan Gustafsson Sweden | 07:37.5 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Tove Alexandersson Sweden | 16:14 | Simona Aebersold Switzerland | 16:29 | Natalia Gemperle Switzerland | 16:33 |
| Knock-out Sprint | Tove Alexandersson Sweden | 09:05.6 | Karolin Ohlsson Sweden | 09:10.4 | Simona Aebersold Switzerland | 09:11.0 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint relay |  Switzerland Natalia Gemperle Riccardo Rancan Joey Hadorn Simona Aebersold | 58:43.3 |  Finland Maija Sianoja Miika Kirmula Tuomas Heikkila Venla Harju | 59:22.1 | Norway Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad Eirik Langedal Breivik Kasper Fosser Andrine Benjaminsen | 59:46.6 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tove Alexandersson | Sweden | 16:14 |
 | Simona Aebersold | Switzerland | 16:29 |
 | Natalia Gemperle | Switzerland | 16:33 |
| 4 | Aleksandra Hornik |  Poland | 16:38 |
| 5 | Malin Agervig Kristiansson |  Denmark | 16:56 |
| 6 | Grace Molloy |  Great Britain | 17:00 |
| 7 | Isia Basset |  France | 17:12 |
| 8 | Sara Hagström | Sweden | 17:17 |
| 9 | Megan Carter Davies | Great Britain | 17:20 |
| 10 | Eline Gemperle | Switzerland | 17:26 |
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Regborn | Sweden | 15:58 |
| Tino Polsini | Switzerland | 16:21 |
| Emil Svensk | Sweden | 16:25 |
| 4 | Gustav Bergman | Sweden | 16:27 |
| 5 | Francesco Mariani |  Italy | 16:40 |
| 6 | Tim Robertson |  New Zealand | 16:41 |
| 7 | Joseph Lynch | New Zealand | 16:44 |
| 8 | Tuomas Heikkila | Finland | 16:45 |
| 9 | Henry McNulty |  Australia | 16:52 |
| 10 | Daniel Hubmann | Switzerland | 16:53 |
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tove Alexandersson | Sweden | 09:05.6 |
| Karolin Ohlsson | Sweden | 09:10.4 |
| Simona Aebersold | Switzerland | 09:11.0 |
| 4 | Cecile Calandry | France | 09:12.7 |
| 5 | Megan Carter Davies | Great Britain | 09:21.0 |
| 6 | Venla Harju | Finland | 09:27.7 |
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Rancan | Switzerland | 07:35.6 |
| Jørgen Baklid | Norway | 07:36.7 |
| Jonatan Gustafsson | Sweden | 07:37.5 |
| 4 | Joey Hadorn | Switzerland | 07:37.7 |
| 5 | Martin Regborn | Sweden | 07:38.7 |
| 6 | Alvaro Casado |  Spain | 07:44.7 |
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