World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships
| World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports competition |
| Date(s) | July–August |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 2002 |
| Organised by | IOF |
The World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships is the official event for awarding World Champion titles in mountain bike orienteering. The World Championships, also known as WMTBOC, were first held in 2002, and since 2004 they have been organized annually – except in 2020.[1] The programme includes Long distance, Middle distance, Sprint, Mass Start (unofficial in 2016 and official from 2017), and a Relay for both men and women.
Host towns and cities
Below is a list of towns and cities that have hosted World Championships in mountain bike orienteering. Year, date, place and number of participating countries are shown.
| Year | Date | Place | # Countries | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1–6 July |  Fontainebleau, France |
29 | [2] |
| 2004 | 19–23 October |  Ballarat, Australia |
26 | [3] |
| 2005 | 5–11 September |  Banska Bystrica, Slovakia |
26 | [4] |
| 2006 (in conjunction with TrailO WTOC 2006) | 9–13 July |  Joensuu, Finland |
25 | [5] |
| 2007 | 5–12 August |  Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic |
22 | [6] |
| 2008 | 24–31 August |  Ostróda, Poland |
26 | [7] |
| 2009 | 9–16 August |  Ben Shemen, Israel |
20 | [8] |
| 2010 | 11–17 July |  Montalegre, Portugal |
25 | [9] |
| 2011 | 20–28 August |  Vicenza, Italy |
27 | [10] |
| 2012 | 20–25 August |  Veszprém, Hungary |
30 | [11] |
| 2013 | 26–31 August |  Rakvere, Estonia |
26 | [12] |
| 2014 | 24–31 August | Białystok, Poland |
27 | [13] |
| 2015 | 14–23 August | Liberec, Czech Republic |
28 | [14] |
| 2016 | 24–30 July | Águeda, Portugal |
22 | [15] |
| 2017 | 19–27 August |  Vilnius, Lithuania |
23 | [16] |
| 2018 | 5–12 August |  Zwettl, Austria |
27 | [17] |
| 2019 | 28 July–3 August |  Viborg, Denmark |
24 | [18] |
| 2020 | 17–22 August* | Jeseník, Czech Republic |
*Cancelled | |
| 2021 | 10–18 June | Kuortane, Finland |
16 | [19] |
| 2022 | 15–20 July |  Falun, Sweden |
25 | [20] |
Long distance
Men
Women
Middle distance
Men
Women
Sprint
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mika Tervala |
 Alain Berger |
Jérémie Gillmann |
|
| 2007 | Torbjørn Gasbjerg |
Jérémie Gillmann |
 Anton Foliforov |
|
| 2008 | Lasse Brun Pedersen |
Jiri Hradil |
Tõnis Erm |
|
| 2009 | Adrian Jackson |
Lasse Brun Pedersen |
Ruslan Gritsan |
|
| 2010 | Adrian Jackson |
Tõnis Erm |
Anton Foliforov |
|
| 2011 | Anton Foliforov |
Jiri Hradil |
Erik Skovgaard Knudsen |
|
| 2012 | Tobias Breitschädel |
Marek Pospisek |
Ruslan Gritsan |
Length 6.9 km, Climb 135m, 20 controls |
| 2013 | Tõnis Erm |
Lauri Malsroos |
Krystof Bogar |
Length 6.1 km, Climb 55m, 22 controls |
| 2014 |  Hans Jorgen Kvale Anton Foliforov |
Grigory Medvedev |
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| 2015 | Luca Dallavalle |
Vojtech Stransky |
Lauri Malsroos |
|
| 2016 | Anton Foliforov |
Luca Dallavalle |
Cedric Beill |
|
| 2017 | Grigory Medvedev |
Jussi Laurila |
Lauri Malsroos |
|
| 2018 | Anton Foliforov |
Grigory Medvedev |
Krystof Bogar |
|
| 2019 | Grigory Medvedev |
Anton Foliforov |
Yoann Courtois |
|
| 2021 | Krystof Bogar |
Simon Braendli |
 Valeriy Glukhov* |
*Neutral athlete from Russia |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Laure Coupat |
Mervi Väisänen |
 Antje Bornhak |
|
| 2007 | Ksenia Chernykh |
Michaela Gigon |
Hana Bajtošova |
|
| 2008 | Hana Bajtošova |
Michaela Gigon |
Martina Tichovska |
|
| 2009 | Hana Bajtošova |
Marika Hara |
Michaela Gigon |
|
| 2010 | Anna Kaminska |
Christine Schaffner |
Martina Tichovská |
|
| 2011 | Gaelle Barlet |
Marika Hara |
Michaela Gigon |
|
| 2012 | Christine Schaffner |
 Emily Benham |
Anna Kaminska |
Length 5.1 km, Climb 105m, 17 controls |
| 2013 | Cecilia Thomasson |
Eeva-Liisa Hakala |
Tatiana Repina |
Length 5.7 km, Climb 50m, 21 controls |
| 2014 | Marika Hara |
Tatiana Repina |
Emily Benham |
|
| 2015 | Martina Tichovska |
Svetlana Poverina |
Cecilia Thomasson |
|
| 2016 | Emily Benham |
Marika Hara |
Henna Saarinen |
|
| 2017 | Marika Hara |
Emily Benham |
Olga Vinogradova |
|
| 2018 | Henna Saarinen |
Martina Tichovska Camilla Soegaard |
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| 2019 | Emily Benham Kvale |
Veronika Kubinova |
Clare Dallimore |
|
| 2021 | Marika Hara |
Svetlana Foliforova* |
Anna Tiderman |
*Neutral athlete from Russia |
Mass Start
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Luca Dallavalle |
Ruslan Gritsan |
Simon Braendli |
|
| 2018 | Jussi Laurila |
Davide Machado |
Kevin Haselsberger |
|
| 2019 | Jiri Hradil |
Krystof Bogar |
Vojtech Stransky |
|
| 2021 | Samuel Pokala |
Jiri Hradil |
Anton Foliforov* |
*Neutral athlete from Russia |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Emily Benham |
Olga Vinogradova |
Gaëlle Barlet |
|
| 2018 | Camilla Soegaard |
Martina Tichovska |
Sonja Zinkl |
|
| 2019 | Emily Benham Kvale |
Camilla Soegaard |
Anastasiya Svir |
|
| 2021 | Svetlana Foliforova* |
Mervi Pesu |
Martina Tichovska |
*Neutral athlete from Russia |
Relay
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | France |
Czech Republic |
Finland |
|
| 2004 | Finland |
Czech Republic |
Australia |
|
| 2005 | Finland |
France |
Switzerland |
|
| 2006 | Finland |
Russia |
Switzerland |
|
| 2007 | France |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
|
| 2008 | Denmark |
Russia |
Czech Republic |
|
| 2009 | Russia |
Czech Republic |
Finland |
|
| 2010 | Russia |
Denmark |
Czech Republic |
|
| 2011 | Denmark |
Czech Republic |
Finland |
|
| 2012 | Finland |
Russia |
Austria |
|
| 2013 | Czech Republic |
Finland |
Estonia |
|
| 2014 | Estonia |
Finland |
France |
|
| 2015 | Austria |
Russia |
Finland |
|
| 2016 | Czech Republic |
Russia |
France |
|
| 2017 | Czech Republic |
Finland |
Russia |
|
| 2018 | Russia |
Sweden |
Czech Republic |
|
| 2019 | Russia |
Czech Republic |
Finland |
|
| 2021 | Finland |
Neutral* |
Switzerland |
*Neutral team from Russia |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Finland |
France |
Czech Republic |
|
| 2004 | Finland |
Austria |
Australia |
|
| 2005 | Germany |
Czech Republic |
France |
|
| 2006 | Russia |
Finland |
Czech Republic |
|
| 2007 | Finland |
Russia |
Austria |
|
| 2008 | Finland |
Russia |
Austria |
|
| 2009 | Austria |
Switzerland |
Russia |
|
| 2010 | Denmark |
Finland |
Czech Republic |
|
| 2011 | Switzerland |
Lituania |
Slovakia |
|
| 2012 | Finland |
Switzerland |
Slovakia |
|
| 2013 | Finland |
Denmark |
Switzerland |
|
| 2014 | Russia |
Finland |
Czech Republic |
|
| 2015 | Finland |
Russia |
Czech Republic |
|
| 2016 | Finland |
Russia |
Czech Republic |
|
| 2017 | Finland |
France |
Russia |
|
| 2018 | Czech Republic |
Russia |
Finland |
|
| 2019 | Russia |
Finland |
Sweden |
|
| 2021 | Denmark |
Finland |
Neutral* |
*Neutral team from Russia |
References
- ^ "MTB Orienteering. Events and Results". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2002". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2004". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2005". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2006". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2007". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2008". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2009". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2010". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2011". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2012". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2013". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2014". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2015". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2016". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2017". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2018". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2019 and Junior World MTB Orienteering Championships". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2021 and CX80 MTBO World Cup". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2022 & CX80 World Cup in MTB Orienteering". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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