2008 World Orienteering Championships
| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Events | 8 |
The 2008 World Orienteering Championships, the 25th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, 10 –20 July 2008.[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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's sprint [1] |  Andrey Khramov (RUS) |
13:36.9 |  Daniel Hubmann (SUI) |
 Martin Johansson (SWE) |
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| Women's sprint [1] |  Anne Margrethe Hausken (NOR) |
12:42.2 |  Minna Kauppi (FIN) |
Helena Jansson (SWE) |
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| Men's middle distance [1] |  Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) |
33:49 |  Michal Smola (CZE) |
Valentin Novikov (RUS) |
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| Women's middle distance [1] | Minna Kauppi (FIN) |
32:35 | Vroni König-Salmi (SUI) |
Radka Brožková (CZE) |
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| Men's long distance [1] | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) |
1:46:08 | Anders Nordberg (NOR) |
François Gonon (FRA) |
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| Women's long distance [1] | Dana Brožková (CZE) |
1:24:26 | Marianne Andersen (NOR) |
Annika Billstam (SWE) |
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| Men's relay[1] |  Great Britain (GBR)
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2:18:17 | Russia (RUS)
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Switzerland (SUI)
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| Women's relay[1] | Finland (FIN)
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2:13:14 | Russia (RUS)
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Sweden (SWE)
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