Orienteering at the 2022 World Games

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Orienteering
at the 2022 World Games
2022 World Games Orienteering.png
Venue Birmingham Southern College, Oak Mountain State Park, Railroad Park
Dates15–17 July
No. of events5
Competitors77 from 24 nations
  2017
2025  

The orienteering competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, [1] in Birmingham, United States, at the Birmingham Southern College, Oak Mountain State Park and Railroad Park. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Qualification

Participating nations

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 3115
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1113
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1001
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0213
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0112
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0011
Totals (6 entries)55515

Medalists

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Sprint Tim Robertson
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Martin Regborn
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tomáš Křivda
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Middle distance Kasper Fosser
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Matthias Kyburz
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Martin Regborn
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Sprint Simona Aebersold
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Tereza Janošíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Elena Roos
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Middle distance Simona Aebersold
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Karolin Ohlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Ingrid Lundanes
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

Mixed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Sprint relayFlag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Simona Aebersold
Joey Hadorn
Matthias Kyburz
Elena Roos
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad
Håvard Eidsmo
Kasper Fosser
Ingrid Lundanes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Cecilie Andersen
Ralph Street
Jonny Crickmore
Charlotte Ward

References

  1. "The World Games 2022 Sports programme" . Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  2. "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-27.