2009 World Orienteering Championships

The 2009 World Orienteering Championships, the 26th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Miskolc, Hungary, 16 23 August 2009.[1]

2009 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityMiskolc
CountryHungary
Events8

The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long distance (formerly called individual or classic distance) for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's sprint [1]  Andrey Khramov  (RUS)15:10.6  Fabian Hertner  (SUI)  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI)
Women's sprint [1]  Helena Jansson  (SWE)15:07.8  Linnea Gustafsson  (SWE)  Simone Niggli-Luder  (SUI)
Men's middle distance [1]  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA)37:14  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI)  Matthias Merz  (SUI)
Women's middle distance [1]  Dana Brozkova  (CZE)37:09  Marianne Andersen  (NOR)  Simone Niggli-Luder  (SUI)
Men's long distance [1]  Daniel Hubmann  (SUI)1:36:21  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA)  Michael Mamleev  (ITA)
Women's long distance [1]  Simone Niggli-Luder  (SUI)1:17:26  Marianne Andersen  (NOR)  Minna Kauppi  (FIN)
Men's relay[1] 2:22:48
Women's relay[1] 2:13:10

2009 WOC injury

Nordberg, Smola, and Gueorgiou finishing the race after aiding Johansson

An incident occurred during the last leg of the men's relay which involved four of the leading teams. Sweden's Martin Johansson got seriously injured, and three of the other runners stopped for helping, calling for an ambulance and carrying him out of the wood.

References

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