The World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships is the official event for awarding World Champion titles in mountain bike orienteering. The World Championships, also known as WMTBOC, were first held in 2002, and since 2004 they have been organized annually – except in 2020.[1] The programme includes Long distance, Middle distance, Sprint, Mass Start (unofficial in 2016 and official from 2017), and a Relay for both men and women.
| World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports competition |
| Date | July–August |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location | various |
| Inaugurated | 2002 |
| Organised by | IOF |
Host towns and cities
editBelow is a list of towns and cities that have hosted World Championships in mountain bike orienteering. Year, date, place and number of participating countries are shown.
| Year | Date | Place | # Countries | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1–6 July |  Fontainebleau, France | 29 | [2] |
| 2004 | 19–23 October |  Ballarat, Australia | 26 | [3] |
| 2005 | 5–11 September |  Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | 26 | [4] |
| 2006 (in conjunction with TrailO WTOC 2006) | 9–13 July |  Joensuu, Finland | 25 | [5] |
| 2007 | 5–12 August |  Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic | 22 | [6] |
| 2008 | 24–31 August |  Ostróda, Poland | 26 | [7] |
| 2009 | 9–16 August |  Ben Shemen, Israel | 20 | [8] |
| 2010 | 11–17 July |  Montalegre, Portugal | 25 | [9] |
| 2011 | 20–28 August |  Vicenza, Italy | 27 | [10] |
| 2012 | 20–25 August |  Veszprém, Hungary | 30 | [11] |
| 2013 | 26–31 August |  Rakvere, Estonia | 26 | [12] |
| 2014 | 24–31 August | Białystok, Poland | 27 | [13] |
| 2015 | 14–23 August | Liberec, Czech Republic | 28 | [14] |
| 2016 | 24–30 July | Águeda, Portugal | 22 | [15] |
| 2017 | 19–27 August |  Vilnius, Lithuania | 23 | [16] |
| 2018 | 5–12 August |  Zwettl, Austria | 27 | [17] |
| 2019 | 28 July–3 August |  Viborg, Denmark | 24 | [18] |
| 2020 | 17–22 August* | Jeseník, Czech Republic | cancelled | |
| 2021 | 10–18 June | Kuortane, Finland | 16 | [19] |
| 2022 | 15–20 July |  Falun, Sweden | 25 | [20] |
Long distance
editMen
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editMiddle distance
editMen
editWomen
editSprint
editMen
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mika Tervala |  Alain Berger | Jérémie Gillmann | |
| 2007 | Torbjørn Gasbjerg | Jérémie Gillmann |  Anton Foliforov | |
| 2008 | Lasse Brun Pedersen | Jiří Hradil | Tõnis Erm | |
| 2009 | Adrian Jackson | Lasse Brun Pedersen | Ruslan Gritsan | |
| 2010 | Adrian Jackson | Tõnis Erm | Anton Foliforov | |
| 2011 | Anton Foliforov | Jiří Hradil | Erik Skovgaard Knudsen | |
| 2012 | Tobias Breitschädel | Marek Pospíšek | Ruslan Gritsan | Length 6.9 km, Climb 135m, 20 controls |
| 2013 | Tõnis Erm | Lauri Malsroos | Kryštof Bogar | Length 6.1 km, Climb 55m, 22 controls |
| 2014 |  Hans Jorgen Kvale Anton Foliforov | Grigory Medvedev | ||
| 2015 | Luca Dallavalle | Vojtěch Stránský | Lauri Malsroos | |
| 2016 | Anton Foliforov | Luca Dallavalle | Cedric Beill | |
| 2017 | Grigory Medvedev | Jussi Laurila | Lauri Malsroos | |
| 2018 | Anton Foliforov | Grigory Medvedev | Kryštof Bogar | |
| 2019 | Grigory Medvedev | Anton Foliforov | Yoann Courtois | |
| 2021 | Kryštof Bogar | Simon Braendli |  Valeriy Glukhov* | *Neutral athlete from Russia |
Women
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Laure Coupat | Mervi Väisänen |  Antje Bornhak | |
| 2007 | Ksenia Chernykh | Michaela Gigon | Hana Bajtošová | |
| 2008 | Hana Bajtošová | Michaela Gigon | Martina Tichovská | |
| 2009 | Hana Bajtošová | Marika Hara | Michaela Gigon | |
| 2010 | Anna Kaminska | Christine Schaffner | Martina Tichovská | |
| 2011 | Gaelle Barlet | Marika Hara | Michaela Gigon | |
| 2012 | Christine Schaffner |  Emily Benham | Anna Kaminska | Length 5.1 km, Climb 105m, 17 controls |
| 2013 | Cecilia Thomasson | Eeva-Liisa Hakala | Tatiana Repina | Length 5.7 km, Climb 50m, 21 controls |
| 2014 | Marika Hara | Tatiana Repina | Emily Benham | |
| 2015 | Martina Tichovská | Svetlana Poverina | Cecilia Thomasson | |
| 2016 | Emily Benham | Marika Hara | Henna Saarinen | |
| 2017 | Marika Hara | Emily Benham | Olga Vinogradova | |
| 2018 | Henna Saarinen | Martina Tichovská Camilla Soegaard | ||
| 2019 | Emily Benham Kvale | Veronika Kubínová | Clare Dallimore | |
| 2021 | Marika Hara | Svetlana Foliforova* | Anna Tiderman | *Neutral athlete from Russia |
Mass Start
editMen
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Luca Dallavalle | Ruslan Gritsan | Simon Braendli | |
| 2018 | Jussi Laurila | Davide Machado | Kevin Haselsberger | |
| 2019 | Jiří Hradil | Kryštof Bogar | Vojtěch Stránský | |
| 2021 | Samuel Pokala | Jiří Hradil | Anton Foliforov* | *Neutral athlete from Russia |
Women
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Emily Benham | Olga Vinogradova | Gaëlle Barlet | |
| 2018 | Camilla Soegaard | Martina Tichovská | Sonja Zinkl | |
| 2019 | Emily Benham Kvale | Camilla Soegaard | Anastasiya Svir | |
| 2021 | Svetlana Foliforova* | Mervi Pesu | Martina Tichovská | *Neutral athlete from Russia |
Relay
editMen
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | France | Czech Republic | Finland | |
| 2004 | Finland | Czech Republic | Australia | |
| 2005 | Finland | France | Switzerland | |
| 2006 | Finland | Russia | Switzerland | |
| 2007 | France | Czech Republic | Denmark | |
| 2008 | Denmark | Russia | Czech Republic | |
| 2009 | Russia | Czech Republic | Finland | |
| 2010 | Russia | Denmark | Czech Republic | |
| 2011 | Denmark | Czech Republic | Finland | |
| 2012 | Finland | Russia | Austria | |
| 2013 | Czech Republic | Finland | Estonia | |
| 2014 | Estonia | Finland | France | |
| 2015 | Austria | Russia | Finland | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | Russia | France | |
| 2017 | Czech Republic | Finland | Russia | |
| 2018 | Russia | Sweden | Czech Republic | |
| 2019 | Russia | Czech Republic | Finland | |
| 2021 | Finland | Neutral* | Switzerland | *Neutral team from Russia |
Women
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Finland | France | Czech Republic | |
| 2004 | Finland | Austria | Australia | |
| 2005 | Germany | Czech Republic | France | |
| 2006 | Russia | Finland | Czech Republic | |
| 2007 | Finland | Russia | Austria | |
| 2008 | Finland | Russia | Austria | |
| 2009 | Austria | Switzerland | Russia | |
| 2010 | Denmark | Finland | Czech Republic | |
| 2011 | Switzerland | Lituania | Slovakia | |
| 2012 | Finland | Switzerland | Slovakia | |
| 2013 | Finland | Denmark | Switzerland | |
| 2014 | Russia | Finland | Czech Republic | |
| 2015 | Finland | Russia | Czech Republic | |
| 2016 | Finland | Russia | Czech Republic | |
| 2017 | Finland | France | Russia | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | Russia | Finland | |
| 2019 | Russia | Finland | Sweden | |
| 2021 | Denmark | Finland | Neutral* | *Neutral team from Russia |
References
edit- ↑ "MTB Orienteering. Events and Results". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2002". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2004". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2005". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2006". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2007". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2008". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2009". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2010". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2011". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2012". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2013". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "World MTB Orienteering Championships 2014". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2015". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2016". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2017". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2018". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2019 and Junior World MTB Orienteering Championships". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2021 and CX80 MTBO World Cup". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Event information: World MTB Orienteering Championships 2022 & CX80 World Cup in MTB Orienteering". IOF Eventor. International Orienteering Federation’s Event Management Service. Retrieved 21 July 2022.