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2003 World Orienteering Championships

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2003 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityRapperswil and Jona
CountrySwitzerland
Events8

The 2003 World Orienteering Championships, the 20th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Rapperswil and Jona, Switzerland, 3 –9 August 2003.[1]

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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's sprint [1]  Jamie Stevenson (GBR) 12:43.7  Rudolf Ropek  (CZE)  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA)
Women's sprint [1]  Simone Luder  (SUI) 13:21.3  Marie-Luce Romanens  (SUI)  Jenny Johansson  (SWE)
Men's middle distance [1]  Thierry Gueorgiou  (FRA) 30:08  Bjørnar Valstad (NOR)  Øystein Kristiansen  (NOR)
Women's middle distance [1]  Simone Luder (SUI) 32:40  Hanne Staff (NOR)  Heli Jukkola  (FIN)
Men's long distance [1]  Thomas Bührer  (SUI) 1:48:20  Yuri Omeltchenko (UKR)  Emil Wingstedt  (SWE)
Women's long distance [1]  Simone Luder  (SUI) 1:26:14  Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard  (SWE)  Brigitte Wolf  (SUI)
Men's relay[1] 1:58:42
Women's relay[1] 1:57:41 1:59:46

Results

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Women's long distance

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WOC 2003 – Long – Women [1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Simone Luder  Switzerland 1:26:14
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karolina Arewång Höjsgaard  Sweden 1:29:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brigitte Wolf  Switzerland 1:32:52
4 Emma Engstrand  Sweden 1:33:59
5 Sara Gemperle  Switzerland 1:34:28
6 Barbara Bączek  Poland 1:34:31
7 Hanne Staff  Norway 1:34:57
8 Marianne Andersen  Norway 1:36:17
9 Karin Schmalfeld  Germany 1:36:28
10 Martina Rakayova  Slovakia 1:36:29
11 Dana Brožková  Czech Republic 1:36:50
12 Yulia Novikova  Russia 1:36:52
13 Terhi Holster  Finland 1:37:28
14 Heather Monro  Great Britain 1:38:36
15 Zsuzsa Fey  Romania 1:40:00
16 Marta Štěrbová  Czech Republic 1:40:21

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "World Orienteering Championships 2003". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2017.