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2008 edition of the World Orienteering Championships From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2008 World Orienteering Championships, the 25th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, 10–20 July 2008.[1]
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2021) |
Host city | Olomouc |
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Country | Czech Republic |
Events | 8 |
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.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's sprint [1] | Andrey Khramov (RUS) | 13:36.9 | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | Martin Johansson (SWE) | ||
Women's sprint [1] | Anne Margrethe Hausken (NOR) | 12:42.2 | Minna Kauppi (FIN) | Helena Jansson (SWE) | ||
Men's middle distance [1] | Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) | 33:49 | Michal Smola (CZE) | Valentin Novikov (RUS) | ||
Women's middle distance [1] | Minna Kauppi (FIN) | 32:35 | Vroni König-Salmi (SUI) | Radka Brožková (CZE) | ||
Men's long distance [1] | Daniel Hubmann (SUI) | 1:46:08 | Anders Nordberg (NOR) | François Gonon (FRA) | ||
Women's long distance [1] | Dana Brožková (CZE) | 1:24:26 | Marianne Andersen (NOR) | Annika Billstam (SWE) | ||
Men's relay[1] | 2:18:17 | |||||
Women's relay[1] | 2:13:14 |
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