The World Orienteering Championships is an international orienteering competition which has been organized by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) since 1966. The World Orienteering Championships is considered to be the most prestigious competition in competitive orienteering. The races are contested between members of the IOF, which are each aligned to a National Olympic Committee.
The Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) are an annual orienteering competition. They were first held in 1990. Entry is open to national teams aged 20 and below as of 31 December in the year of competition. Representative countries must be members of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF).
Martin Johansson is a Swedish orienteering, ski-orienteering, and cross-country skiing competitor, a medallist at the orienteering world championships, and a 2004 Junior World Champion in relay. He received bronze medals in sprint at the World Orienteering Championships in Kyiv 2007 and Olomouc 2008. His brother, Lars, is a member of the Rockford Icehogs
Ida Bobach is a Danish orienteering competitor who was Junior World Champion in 2009, and became triple Junior World Champion from 2010, when she won the sprint, long distance and the relay. She represents the club OK Pan Århus, and since 2007, has received training from Danish national coach Lars Lindstrøm. In 2015 she won gold medals at the World Championships in the long and Relay.
Tove Alexandersson is a Swedish foot orienteer, ski orienteer, skyrunner, trail runner, ski mountaineer and skysnow runner. Alexandersson has won gold medals at world championships in five different sports plus a silver medal in a sixth sport, and has won a total of 21 gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships, making her the second most successful orienteer in history by number of gold medals at World Championships, behind Simone Niggli-Luder. Alexandersson holds the record for the number of gold medals in a row at the World Orienteering Championships, winning 11 in a row between 2018 and 2022.
Venla Niemi is a Finnish orienteering competitor.
Gustav Bergman is a Swedish orienteering competitor. Bergman has won five gold medals for Sweden in relay events at the World Orienteering Championships, and four medals in individual events.
Eskil Kinneberg is a Norwegian orienteer.
Andrine Benjaminsen is a Norwegian orienteer and ski orienteer.
Julia Jakob, formerly Julia Gross is a Swiss orienteer. She was born in Richterswil and resides in Zürich.
Simona Aebersold is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She is the daughter of Christian Aebersold, who won the World Orienteering Championships 3 times.
Kristian Jones or Kris Jones is a competitor in orienteering and athletics, competing for Great Britain. He also competes for Lillomarka OK in Norway, Forth Valley orienteers and Wales.
Emil Svensk is a Swedish orienteering competitor. His achievements include winning gold medals both in the world championships and the european championships.
Kasper Harlem Fosser is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who represents Norwegian club IL Heming and Swedish club IFK Göteborg.
Aleksandra Hornik is a Polish orienteer. She was born in Poznań.
Ane Dyrkorn is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who represents the club NTNUI.
Evely Kaasiku is an Estonian orienteering competitor who represents the clubs Helsingin Suunnistajat and JOKA.
Jonatan Gustafsson is a Swedish orienteer.
Tino Polsini is a Swiss orienteer who represents the Swiss club OLV Baselland and the Swedish club Södertälje-Nykvarn orientering.
Tuomas Heikkilä is a Finnish orienteering competitor and long-distance runner. His achievements in orienteering include winning national title, and bronze medals at the European Orienteering Championships.
