2007 World Orienteering Championships
2007 edition of the World Orienteering Championships
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The 2007 World Orienteering Championships, the 24th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Kyiv, Ukraine, 18 –26 August 2007.[1]
| Host city | Kyiv |
|---|---|
| Country | Ukraine |
| 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.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint [1] |  Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) | 14:44.0 |  Matthias Merz (SUI) |  Martin Johansson (SWE) | ||
| Women's sprint [1] | Simone Niggli (SUI) | 12:06.9 |  Minna Kauppi (FIN) | Lena Eliasson (SWE) | ||
| Men's middle distance [1] | Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) | 32:21 | Tero Föhr (FIN) |  Valentin Novikov (RUS) | ||
| Women's middle distance [1] | Simone Niggli (SUI) | 32:13 | Heli Jukkola (FIN) |  Marianne Andersen (NOR) | ||
| Men's long distance [1] | Matthias Merz (SUI) | 1:44:28 | Andrey Khramov (RUS) | Anders Nordberg (NOR) | ||
| Women's long distance [1] | Minna Kauppi (FIN) | 1:20:17 | Heli Jukkola (FIN) | Simone Niggli (SUI) | ||
| Men's relay[1] | 2:10:26 | |||||
| Women's relay[1] | 1:46:35 | |||||