2007 World Orienteering Championships

The 2007 World Orienteering Championships, the 24th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Kiev, Ukraine, 18 –26 August 2007.[1]

2007 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityKiev
CountryUkraine
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
Simone Niggli-Luder and Thierry Gueorgiou, WOC 2007 middle distance champions
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's sprint [1]  Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA)14:44.0  Matthias Merz  (SUI)  Martin Johansson  (SWE)
Women's sprint [1]  Simone Niggli  (SUI)12:06.9  Minna Kauppi  (FIN)  Lena Eliasson  (SWE)
Men's middle distance [1]  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA)32:21  Tero Föhr  (FIN)  Valentin Novikov  (RUS)
Women's middle distance [1]  Simone Niggli  (SUI)32:13  Heli Jukkola  (FIN)  Marianne Andersen  (NOR)
Men's long distance [1]  Matthias Merz  (SUI)1:44:28  Andrey Khramov  (RUS)  Anders Nordberg  (NOR)
Women's long distance [1]  Minna Kauppi  (FIN)1:20:17  Heli Jukkola  (FIN)  Simone Niggli  (SUI)
Men's relay[1] 2:10:26
Women's relay[1] 1:46:35
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References
  1. "World Orienteering Championships 2007". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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