World University Orienteering Championships

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World University Orienteering Championships
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)July–August
Frequencybiannual
Location(s)various
Inaugurated1978
Previous event2022
Next event2024
Organised by FISU, IOF

The World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) is a biannual orienteering competition organized by International University Sports Federation (FISU). Entry is open to athletes aged 17 to 25 who are enrolled in university either the year of or the year before the competition (ie. can compete in the year after they finish study). Representative countries must be members of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). [1]

Contents

Format

The current championship events are:

Host towns/cities

YearDatePlace
1978July 10 Flag of Finland.svg Jyväskylä, Finland
1980July 16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg St. Gallen, Switzerland
1982August 10–15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Česká Lípa, Czechoslovakia
1984August 1–4 Flag of Sweden.svg Jönköping, Sweden
1986August 1–3 Flag of Hungary.svg Miskolc, Hungary
1988July 20–22 Flag of Norway.svg Trondheim, Norway
1990August 1–3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Plavinas, USSR
1992July 26–31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aberdeen, Great Britain
1994September 4–11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fiesch, Switzerland
1996July 16–21 Flag of Hungary.svg Veszprém, Hungary
1998August 10–15 Flag of Norway.svg Trondheim, Norway
2000August 25–September 2 Flag of France.svg Roanne, France
2002August 20–24 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Varna, Bulgaria
2004June 21–27 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Plzeň, Czech Republic
2006August 14–20 Flag of Slovakia.svg Košice, Slovakia
2008July 29 – August 2 Flag of Estonia.svg Tartu, Estonia
2010July 17–24 Flag of Sweden.svg Borlänge, Sweden
2012July 2–7 Flag of Spain.svg Alicante, Spain
2014August 12–16 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Olomouc, Czech Republic
2016July 30 – August 4 Flag of Hungary.svg Miskolc, Hungary
2018July 17–21 Flag of Finland.svg Kuortane, Finland
2022August 17–21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
2024August 1–5 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bansko, Bulgaria

See also

References

  1. "FISU Orienteering". International University Sports Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2020.