This is a list of medalists from the World Orienteering Championships in men's orienteering.
Individual/Classic/Long Distance This event was called "Individual" from 1966 to 1989 and "Classic distance" from 1991 to 2001. Since 2003 it is called "Long distance".
Year Gold Silver Bronze Length and controls 1966 Åge Hadler Aimo Tepsell Anders Morelius 14.1 km, 11 controls 1968 Kalle Johansson Sture Björk Åge Hadler 14.7 km, 18 controls 1970 Stig Berge Karl John Dieter Hulliger 14.5 km, 19 controls 1972 Åge Hadler Stig Berge Bernt Frilén 13.5 km, 18 controls 1974 Bernt Frilén Jan Fjærestad Eystein Weltzien 15.9 km, 26 controls 1976 Egil Johansen Rolf Pettersson Svein Jacobsen 15.5 km, 24 controls 1978 Egil Johansen Risto Nuuros Simo Nurminen 15.7 km, 21 controls 1979 Øyvin Thon Egil Johansen Tore Sagvolden 15.1 km, 16 controls 1981 Øyvin Thon Tore Sagvolden Morten Berglia 14.1 km, 18 controls 1983 Morten Berglia Øyvin Thon Sigurd Dæhli 14.0 km, 24 controls 1985 Kari Sallinen Tore Sagvolden Egil Iversen 15.2 km, 23 controls 1987 Kent Olsson Tore Sagvolden Urs Flühmann 14.6 km, 21 controls 1989 Petter Thoresen Kent Olsson Håvard Tveite 17.7 km, 24 controls 1991 Jörgen Mårtensson Kent Olsson Sixten Sild 17.4 km, 25 controls 1993 Allan Mogensen Jörgen Mårtensson Petter Thoresen 13.5 km, 19 controls 1995 Jörgen Mårtensson Janne Salmi Carsten Jørgensen 16.2 km, 30 controls 1997 Petter Thoresen Jörgen Mårtensson Kjetil Bjørlo 13.7 km, 24 controls 1999 Bjørnar Valstad Carl Henrik Bjørseth Alain Berger 15.7 km, 25 controls 2001 Jørgen Rostrup Jani Lakanen Carl Henrik Bjørseth 14.4 km, 26 controls 2003 Thomas Bührer Yuri Omeltchenko Emil Wingstedt 16.7 km, 34 controls 2004 Bjørnar Valstad Mattias Karlsson Holger Hott Johansen 17.1 km, 28 controls 2005 Andrey Khramov Marc Lauenstein Holger Hott Johansen 12.9 km, 29 controls 2006 Jani Lakanen Marc Lauenstein Andrey Khramov 17.5 km, 32 controls 2007 Matthias Merz Andrey Khramov Anders Nordberg 18.17 km, 28 controls 2008 Daniel Hubmann Anders Nordberg François Gonon 17.3 km, 36 controls 2009 Daniel Hubmann Thierry Gueorgiou Mikhail Mamleev 17.55 km, 33 controls 2010 Olav Lundanes Anders Nordberg Thierry Gueorgiou 15.11 km, 28 controls 2011 Thierry Gueorgiou Pasi Ikonen François Gonon 15.8 km, 31 controls 2012 Olav Lundanes Matthias Merz Edgars Bertuks 18.3 km, 31 controls 2013 Thierry Gueorgiou Jani Lakanen Edgars Bertuks 19.8 km, 33 controls 2014 Thierry Gueorgiou Daniel Hubmann Olav Lundanes 16.36 km, 33 controls 2015 Thierry Gueorgiou Daniel Hubmann Olav Lundanes 15.5 km, 32 controls 2016 Olav Lundanes Thierry Gueorgiou Daniel Hubmann 15.5 km, 30 controls 2017 Olav Lundanes Leonid Novikov William Lind 17.1 km, 25 controls 2018 Olav Lundanes Ruslan Glebov Fabian Hertner 16.1 km, 24 controls 2019 Olav Lundanes Kasper Fosser Daniel Hubmann 16.6 km, 26 controls 2021 Kasper Harlem Fosser Matthias Kyburz Magne Dæhli 13.6 km, 29 controls 2023 Kasper Harlem Fosser Matthias Kyburz Olli Ojanaho 14.0 km, 35 controls 2025 Kasper Harlem Fosser Martin Regborn Matthias Kyburz 16.0 km, 27 controls
Short/Middle Distance This event was first held in 1991. The format was changed and renamed "Middle Distance" in 2003 with the introduction of the Sprint discipline.
Year Gold Silver Bronze Length and controls Short Distance 1991 Petr Kozák Kent Olsson Martin Johansson 5.8 km, 10 controls 1993 Petter Thoresen Timo Karppinen Martin Johansson 4.7 km, 14 controls 1995 Yuri Omeltchenko Jörgen Mårtensson Bjørnar Valstad 5.6 km, 18 controls 1997 Janne Salmi Timo Karppinen Bjørnar Valstad 4.2 km, 16 controls 1999 Jørgen Rostrup Juha Peltola Janne Salmi 4.5 km, 17 controls 2001 Pasi Ikonen Tore Sandvik Jørgen Rostrup 4.1 km, 15 controls Middle Distance 2003 Thierry Gueorgiou Bjørnar Valstad Øystein Kristiansen 5.0 km, 21 controls 2004 Thierry Gueorgiou Valentin Novikov Anders Nordberg 6.3 km, 18 controls 2005 Thierry Gueorgiou Chris Terkelsen Jarkko Huovila 5.0 km, 13 controls 2006 Holger Hott Johansen Jarkko Huovila Jamie Stevenson 6.3 km, 23 controls 2007 Thierry Gueorgiou Tero Föhr Valentin Novikov 6.15 km, 17 controls 2008 Thierry Gueorgiou Michal Smola Valentin Novikov 5.8 km, 27 controls 2009 Thierry Gueorgiou Daniel Hubmann Matthias Merz 6.57 km, 25 controls 2010 Carl Waaler Kaas Peter Öberg Thierry Gueorgiou Daniel Hubmann 5.47 km, 19 controls 2011 Thierry Gueorgiou Peter Öberg Olav Lundanes 5.4 km, 21 controls 2012 Edgars Bertuks Valentin Novikov Fabian Hertner 6.5 km, 20 controls 2013 Leonid Novikov Thierry Gueorgiou Gustav Bergman 6.3 km, 19 controls 2014 Olav Lundanes Fabian Hertner Oleksandr Kratov 5.9 km, 19 controls 2015 Daniel Hubmann Lucas Basset Olle Boström 6.2 km, 25 controls 2016 Matthias Kyburz Olav Lundanes Daniel Hubmann 6.3 km, 25 controls 2017 Thierry Gueorgiou Fabian Hertner Oleksandr Kratov 6.0 km, 24 controls 2018 Eskil Kinneberg Daniel Hubmann Florian Howald 5.9 km, 19 controls 2019 Olav Lundanes Gustav Bergman Magne Dæhli 6.1 km, 21 controls 2021 Matthias Kyburz Gustav Bergman Ruslan Glibov 5.4 km, 24 controls 2023 Matthias Kyburz Joey Hadorn Jannis Bonek 5.9 km, 22 controls 2025 Eirik Langedal Breivik Kasper Harlem Fosser Anton Johansson 5.8 km, 18 controls
Sprint This event was first held in 2001.
Year Gold Silver Bronze Length and controls 2001 Jimmy Birklin Pasi Ikonen Jörgen Olsson 2.66 km, 12 controls 2003 Jamie Stevenson Rudolf Ropek Thierry Gueorgiou 2.8 km, 18 controls 2004 Niclas Jonasson Håkan Eriksson Yuri Omeltchenko 3.1 km, 12 controls 2005 Emil Wingstedt Daniel Hubmann Jani Lakanen 2.4 km, 14 controls 2006 Emil Wingstedt Daniel Hubmann Claus Bloch 3.1 km, 21 controls 2007 Thierry Gueorgiou Matthias Merz Martin Johansson 3.2 km, 15 controls 2008 Andrey Khramov Daniel Hubmann Martin Johansson 3.0 km, 17 controls 2009 Andrey Khramov Fabian Hertner Daniel Hubmann 3.2 km, 22 controls 2010 Matthias Müller Fabian Hertner Frédéric Tranchand 2.7 km, 21 controls 2011 Daniel Hubmann Anders Holmberg Matthias Müller 2.5 km, 20 controls 2012 Matthias Kyburz Matthias Merz Matthias Müller 4.0 km, 20 controls 2013 Mårten Boström Scott Fraser Jonas Leandersson 3.9 km, 24 controls 2014 Søren Bobach Daniel Hubmann Tue Lassen 4.4 km, 20 controls 2015 Jonas Leandersson Martin Hubmann Jerker Lysell 4.1 km, 23 controls 2016 Jerker Lysell Matthias Kyburz Daniel Hubmann 4.1 km, 22 controls 2017 Daniel Hubmann Frédéric Tranchand Jerker Lysell 4.0 km, 15 controls 2018 Daniel Hubmann Tim Robertson Andreas Kyburz 4.3 km, 18 controls 2021 Isac von Krusenstierna Kasper Harlem Fosser Tim Robertson 3.9 km, 24 controls 2022 Kasper Harlem Fosser Gustav Bergman Yannick Michiels 4.3 km, 22 controls 2024 Martin Regborn Tino Polsini Emil Svensk 4.4 km, 22 controls 2026 Kasper Harlem Fosser Guilhem Verove Tuomas Heikkila 3.7km, 23 controls
Knock-out Sprint This event was first held in 2022.
Year Gold Silver Bronze Length and controls 2022 Matthias Kyburz August Mollén Jonatan Gustafsson 2.4 km, 11 controls 2024 Riccardo Rancan Jørgen Baklid Jonatan Gustafsson 2026 Guilhem Verove Akseli Ruohola Isac von Krusenstierna 1.9km, 11 controls
Relay Year Gold Silver Bronze 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2023 2025
2009 Note: In the 3rd leg Martin Johansson (Sweden) was in the lead when he suffered a serious injury; Thierry Gueorgiou (France), Anders Nordberg (Norway), and Michal Smola (Czech Republic) gave up their lead positions and rescued him. Interpretation of International Orienteering Federation (IOF) competition rules was at issue: rule 26.13 states "The organiser must void a competition if at any point it becomes clear that circumstances have arisen which make the competition unfair or dangerous for the competitors." After much deliberation on whether or not to void the relay, the organizers declared that it stood.
Medal table Men's orienteering. Table updated after the 2026 World Orienteering Championships. Does not include mixed events.
Multiple medalists Updated to May 2024. Including mixed events. Rank Athlete Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Thierry Gueorgiou 2003 2017 14 5 4 23 2 Olav Lundanes 2010 2019 10 4 3 17 3 Daniel Hubmann 2005 2019 9 11 9 28 4 Matthias Kyburz 2012 2023 8 6 1 8 5 Øyvin Thon 1979 1989 7 1 - 8 6 Andrey Khramov 2005 2015 6 4 3 13 7 Gustav Bergman 2013 2023 5 4 5 8 8 Petter Thoresen 1989 1997 5 1 2 8 9 Valentin Novikov 2004 2013 4 5 2 11 10 Bjørnar Valstad 1991 2004 4 3 3 10
Best performers by country Updated to May 2024. Including mixed events. Country Athlete From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal Thierry Gueorgiou 2003 2017 14 5 4 23 Olav Lundanes 2010 2019 10 4 3 17 Daniel Hubmann 2005 2019 9 11 9 28 Andrey Khramov 2005 2015 6 4 3 10 Gustav Bergman 2012 2023 5 4 5 14 Søren Bobach 2014 2015 3 1 - 4 Jani Lakanen 1999 2006 2 5 1 8 Jamie Stevenson 2003 2008 2 - 2 4 Yuri Omeltchenko 1995 2004 1 2 - 3 Edgars Bertuks* 2012 2013 1 - 2 3 Tomáš Dlabaja &Jan Procházka &Jan Šedivý(by the gold first ranking system) 201220122012 201220122012 111 --- --- 111 Rudolf Ropek(by total number of medals) 2001 2003 - 1 1 2 Petr Kozak(by the gold first ranking system) 1991 1991 1 - - 1 Zdenek Lenhart &Jaroslav Kačmarčík(by total number of medals) 19701979 19791983 -- -1 21 22 Tim Robertson* 2018 2021 - 1 1 2 Jannis Bonek* 2023 2023 - - 1 1 Yannick Michiels* 2022 2022 - - 1 1 Zoltán Boros &János Sotér &Géza Vajda &András Hegedus 1972197219721972 1972197219721972 ---- ---- 1111 1111 Mikhail Mamleev* 2009 2009 - - 1 1 Sixten Sild* 1991 1991 - - 1 1
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.
References
External links International Orienteering Federation World Orienteering Championships, senior statistics 1966–2005