Orienteering at the 2022 World Games
The orienteering competition at the 2022 World Games took place on July 15, July 16, and July 17 at multiple venues. The sprint competition was held on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College; the middle-distance competition was held at Oak Mountain State Park; and, the sprint relay was held at Railroad Park. Orienteering has been an event since the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan, and the Birmingham edition marked the sixth time orienteering was included as a regular event at the World Games.
Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | |
| Sprint | Tim Robertson | New Zealand | 14:17 | Martin Regborn | Sweden | 14:26 | Tomáš Křivda | Czech Republic | 14:29 |
| Middle distance | Kasper Harlem Fosser | Norway | 33:45 | Matthias Kyburz | Switzerland | 33:52 | Martin Regborn | Sweden | 34:42 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | |
| Sprint | Simona Aebersold | Switzerland | 14:52 | Tereza Janošíková | Czech Republic | 15:18 | Elena Roos | Switzerland | 15:21 |
| Middle distance | Simona Aebersold | Switzerland | 35:12 | Sofia Ohlsson | Sweden | 35:57 | Ingrid Lundanes | Norway | 39:14 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | Athlete | Country | Time | |
| Sprint relay | Simona Aebersold Joey Hadorn Matthias Kyburz Elena Roos |
Switzerland | 46:02 | Victoria Hæstad Bjørnstad Håvard Eidsmo Kasper Fosser Ingrid Lundanes |
Norway | 46:41 | Cecilie Andersen Ralph Street Jonny Crickmore Charlotte Ward |
Great Britain | 47:16 |
External links
- Orienteering at the 2022 World Games official website
- Orienteering at The World Games official website
References
- Wikipedia contributors. (June 15, 2022). Orienteering. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved, July 15, 2022
- Wikipedia contributors. (July 15, 2022). Orienteering at the 2022 World Games. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved, July 15, 2022
- The World Games. Orienteering Full Results.
- City of Birmingham. Significant Street Closures Announced for Duathlon and Orienteering at The World Games 2022.