European Orienteering Championships
Sporting competition
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The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000 and have been included in the Orienteering World Cup. From 2020, the European Orienteering Championships are held annually, with sprint events and forest events in alternate years.
Statusactive
Genresports event
DateMay–June
Frequencybiannual
| European Orienteering Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date | May–June |
| Frequency | biannual |
| Location | various |
| Inaugurated | 1962 |
| Organised by | IOF |
Format
The competition format has changed several times. From the beginning in 1962, the World Championships consisted of only two competitions: an individual race and an unofficial relay. The relay event was an official event for the first time in the 1964 European Championships. EOC was not arranged from 1964 to 2000. In 2000, a sprint race (roughly 12–15 minutes winning time). In 2002, a short distance race (roughly 20–25 minutes) was added. The middle distance (roughly 30–35 minutes) replaced the short distance in 2004 On IOF's 23rd congress in Lausanne in 2012, it was decided that a sprint relay event would be added in the 2016 European Orienteering Championships in Jeseník, Czech Republic.[1] The sprint relay are competed in urban areas and consists of four-orienteer mixed-gender teams with starting order woman-man-man-woman.
Current competition format
The current championship events are:
| Distance | Winning Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Long distance | 90–100 min | Previously called classic distance |
| Middle distance | 30–35 min | Replaced short distance (20–25 min) in 2004 |
| Relay | 3 × 40 min | Three-person teams |
| Distance | Winning Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | 12–15 min | |
| Knock-out sprint | 5–8 min | First held in 2021 |
| Sprint relay | 4 × 12–15 min | Four-person teams, two men and two women. |
Editions
| # | Year | Dates | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1962 | September 22–23 |  Løten, Norway |
| 2 | 1964 | September 26–27 |  Le Brassus, Switzerland |
| Not organised 1966 - 1998 because of World Orienteering Championships | |||
| 3 | 2000 | June 30 - July 4 |  Truskavets, Ukraine |
| 4 | 2002 | September 25–30 |  Sümeg, Hungary |
| 5 | 2004 | July 10–17 |  Roskilde, Denmark |
| 6 | 2006 | May 7–14 |  Otepää, Estonia |
| 7 | 2008 | May 25 - June 1 |  Ventspils, Latvia |
| 8 | 2010 | May 27 - June 6 |  Primorsko,[2] Bulgaria |
| 9 | 2012 | May 14 - May 20 |  Falun, Sweden[3] |
| 10 | 2014 | April 9–16 |  Palmela, Portugal |
| 11 | 2016 | May 25–31 |  Jeseník, Czech Republic |
| 12 | 2018 | May 5–12 | Ticino, Switzerland |
| - | 2020[4] | August 16–23 | Rakvere, Estonia |
| 13 | 2021 | May 13–16 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| 14 | 2022 | August 1 - 7 | Rakvere, Estonia |
| 15 | 2023 | October 4 - 8 |  Verona, Italy[5] |
| 16 | 2024 | August 15 - 20 | Mór, Hungary |
| 17 | 2025 | August 20 - 24 |  Hasselt, Belgium |
| 17 | 2026 | September 22-28 |  Druskininkai, Lithuania[6] |
Medals (1962-2022)
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
36 | 24 | 13 | 73 |
| 2 | Sweden |
28 | 22 | 24 | 74 |
| 3 | Norway |
12 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 |  Finland |
12 | 8 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 |  Russia |
8 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 |  France |
3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Denmark |
1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Czech Republic |
– | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Ukraine |
– | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Latvia |
– | 2 | – | 2 |
| 11 |  United Kingdom |
– | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Estonia |
– | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Lithuania |
– | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Belgium |
– | 1 | – | 1 |
| 14 | Bulgaria |
– | 1 | – | 1 |
| 14 |  Slovakia |
– | 1 | – | 1 |
| 17 |  Austria |
– | – | 1 | 1 |
| 17 |  Poland |
– | – | 1 | 1 |
Individual/Classic/Long
Men
Women
Middle
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Michael Mamleev | Yuri Omeltchenko |  Jamie Stevenson | 5.2 km, 15 controls |
| 2004 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Jarkko Huovila | Emil Wingstedt | 6.4 km, 22 controls |
| 2006 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Martins Sirmais | Valentin Novikov | 6.7 km, 18 controls |
| 2008 | Thierry Gueorgiou | Martins Sirmais | Pasi Ikonen | 6.7 km, 22 controls |
| 2010 | Valentin Novikov | Matthias Merz | Daniel Hubmann | 6.4 km, 22 controls |
| 2012 | Olav Lundanes | Valentin Novikov | Carl Waaler Kaas | 6.24 km, 23 controls |
| 2014 | Daniel Hubmann | Fabian Hertner | Thierry Gueorgiou | 7.9 km, 22 controls |
| 2016 | Matthias Kyburz | Gustav Bergman | Lucas Basset | 5.7 km, 24 controls |
| 2018 | Matthias Kyburz | Florian Howald | Olav Lundanes | 5.4 km, 19 controls |
| 2022 | Albin Ridefelt | Anton Johansson | Gustav Bergman | 6.3 km, 22 controls |
| 2024 | Eirik Langedal Breivik | Kasper Fosser | Albin Ridefelt | 5.1 km, 22 controls |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Gunilla Svärd | Brigitte Wolf | Birgitte Husebye | 4.5 km, 13 controls |
| 2004 | Hanne Staff | Dainora Alšauskaitė | Tatiana Ryabkina | 5.3 km, 21 controls |
| 2006 | Minna Kauppi | Marianne Andersen | Heli Jukkola | 5.679 km, 15 controls |
| 2008 | Heli Jukkola | Merja Rantanen | Minna Kauppi | 5.2 km, 16 controls |
| 2010 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Signe Soes | Lena Eliasson | 5.4 km, 22 controls |
| 2012 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Minna Kauppi | Tatiana Ryabkina | 5.19 km, 18 controls |
| 2014 | Signe Søes | Maja Alm | Tove Alexandersson | 6.4 km, 17 controls |
| 2016 | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | Marika Teini | 5.0 km, 21 controls |
| 2018 | Marika Teini | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | 4.3 km, 16 controls |
| 2022 | Simona Aebersold | Evely Kaasiku | Venla Harju | 5.3 km, 20 controls |
| 2024 | Simona Aebersold | Natalia Gemperle | Andrine Benjaminsen | 4.5 km, 19 controls |
Short/Sprint
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Valentin Novikov | Yuri Omeltchenko | Tore Sandvik | Short distance |
| 2002 | Emil Wingstedt | Håkan Pettersson | Yuri Omeltchenko | 3.2 km, 10 controls |
| 2004 | Emil Wingstedt | Andrey Khramov | Mårten Boström | 3.0 km, 20 controls |
| 2006 | Emil Wingstedt | Jamie Stevenson | Andrey Khramov | 3.07 km, 17 controls |
| 2008 | Emil Wingstedt | Daniel Hubmann | Andrey Khramov | 3.3 km, 19 controls |
| 2010 | Fabian Hertner | Daniel Hubmann | Emil Wingstedt | 3.3 km, 24 controls |
| 2012 | Jonas Leandersson | Kiril Nikolov | Jerker Lysell Daniel Hubmann | 3.54 km, 20 controls |
| 2014 | Jonas Leandersson | Jerker Lysell | Martin Hubmann | 2.8 km, 22 controls |
| 2016 | Matthias Kyburz | Gustav Bergman | Florian Howald | 3.4 km, 22 controls |
| 2018 | Matthias Kyburz Daniel Hubmann | Kristian Jones | 4.2 km, 27 controls | |
| 2021 | Emil Svensk | Yannick Michiels | Gustav Bergman | 4.4 km, 25 controls[7] |
| 2023 | Matthias Kyburz | Kasper Fosser | Tuomas Heikkila | 3.5 km, 21 controls |
| 2025 | Mathias Barros Vallet | Kasper Fosser | Eirik Langedal Breivik | 4.1 km, 21 controls |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jenny Johansson | Simone Luder | Anna Górnicka-Antonowicz | Short distance |
| 2002 | Vroni König-Salmi | Elisabeth Ingvaldsen | Anne Margrethe Hausken | 2.85 km, 11 controls |
| 2004 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Jenny Johansson | Emma Engstrand | 2.5 km, 16 controls |
| 2006 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Marianne Andersen | Minna Kauppi | 2.73 km, 14 controls |
| 2008 | Anne Margrethe Hausken | Heli Jukkola | Helena Jansson | 2.5 km, 14 controls |
| 2010 | Helena Jansson | Simone Niggli-Luder | Maja Alm | 2.8 km, 21 controls |
| 2012 | Simone Niggli-Luder | Lena Eliasson | Maja Alm | 3.21 km, 16 controls |
| 2014 | Judith Wyder | Nadiya Volynska | Julia Gross | 2.3 km, 19 controls |
| 2016 | Judith Wyder | Nadiya Volynska | Maja Alm Galina Vinogradova | 3.0 km, 18 controls |
| 2018 | Tove Alexandersson | Judith Wyder | Natalia Gemperle | 3.8 km, 23 controls |
| 2021 | Tove Alexandersson | Elena Roos | Simona Aebersold | 4.0 km, 21 controls[8] |
| 2023 | Sara Hagström | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | 3.0 km, 19 controls |
| 2025 | Pia Young Vik | Hanna Lundberg | Inka Nurminen | 3.6 km, 18 controls |
Knock Out Sprint (2021-)
Men
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Matthias Kyburz | Joey Hadorn | Kasper Fosser | 1.7km, 50m climb, 13 controls |
| 2023 | Matthias Kyburz | Jonatan Gustafsson | Emil Svensk | 1.9 km |
| 2025 | August Mollen | Jonatan Gustafsson | Akseli Ruohola | 2.3 km, 7 starting competitors |
Women
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tove Alexandersson | Simona Aebersold | Andrine Benjaminsen | 1.7km, 50m climb, 13 controls |
| 2023 | Tove Alexandersson | Elena Roos | Natalia Gemperle | 1.9 km |
| 2025 | Cecile Calandry | Pia Young Vik | Simona Aebersold | 2.3 km |
Relay
Men
Women
Sprint relay
See also
- World Orienteering Championships
- Junior World Orienteering Championships
- European Youth Orienteering Championships
- European University Orienteering Championships
- Asian Orienteering Championships
External links and references
- European Orienteering Championships, senior statistics 1962-2004
- EOC 2006 Statistics
- EOC 2006 Official site
- EOC 2008 Official site
- EOC 2010 Official site
- EOC 2012 Official site
- EOC 2014 Official site
- EOC 2016 Official site
- EOC 2018 Official site
- EOC 2020 in IOF Eventor
- EOC 2021 in IOF Eventor
- EOC 2023 in IOF Eventor
- EOC 2024 in IOF Eventor
- EOC 2025 in IOF Eventor
- Hungarian orienteers on the European Championships (9 June 2008)