# 2017 World Orienteering Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2017_World_Orienteering_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2017_World_Orienteering_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Orienteering_Championships > Source revision: 1177842878 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2017 edition of the World Orienteering Championships 2017 World Orienteering Championships Host city Tartu Country Estonia Opening 30 June 2017 Closing 7 July 2017 Website www.woc2017.ee ← 2016 Strömstad 2018 Riga → The 34th **World Orienteering Championships** were held in [Tartu](/source/Tartu), [Estonia](/source/Estonia) in June/July 2017.[1] The official name of the event is Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2017 after the title sponsor [Nokian Tyres](/source/Nokian_Tyres). ## Event dates and locations Tartu Viljandi Rõuge Elva Event locations within Estonia Date Discipline Location 30.06. Sprint Qualification Tartu Opening Ceremony Tartu 01.07. Sprint Final Tartu 02.07. Sprint Relay Viljandi 03.07. rest day 04.07. Long Distance Rõuge 05.07. rest day 06.07. Middle Distance Vitipalu (Nõo) 07.07. Relay Vitipalu (Nõo) ## Results Event Gold Silver Bronze Men's sprint[2] Daniel Hubmann (SUI) 14:30.6 Frederic Tranchand (FRA) 14:33.5 Jerker Lysell (SWE) 14:35.8 Women's sprint[2] Maja Alm (DEN) 13:55.5 Natalia Gemperle (RUS) 14:32.5 Galina Vinogradova (RUS) 14:34.2 Sprint relay[3] Sweden (SWE) Lina Strand Jerker Lysell Jonas Leandersson Helena Jansson 1:03:32 Denmark (DEN) Cecilie Friberg Klysner Andreas Hougaard Boesen Tue Lassen Maja Alm 1:04:02 Switzerland (SUI) Elena Roos Florian Howald Martin Hubmann Sabine Hauswirth 1:04.26 Men's middle distance[4] Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) 33:12 Fabian Hertner (SUI) 33:37 Oleksandr Kratov (UKR) 33:42 Women's middle distance[4] Tove Alexandersson (SWE) 32:34 Marianne Andersen (NOR) 34:44 Venla Harju (FIN) 36:44 Men's long distance[5] Olav Lundanes (NOR) 1:45:25 Leonid Novikov (RUS) 1:47:15 William Lind (SWE) 1:47:38 Women's long distance[5] Tove Alexandersson (SWE) 1:19:10 Maja Alm (DEN) 1:20:42 Natalia Gemperle (RUS) 1:24:46 Men's relay[6] Norway (NOR) Eskil Kinneberg Olav Lundanes Magne Dæhli 1:34:50 France (FRA) Frederic Tranchand Lucas Basset Thierry Gueorgiou 1:36:06 Sweden (SWE) Johan Runesson William Lind Gustav Bergman 1:36:53 Women's relay[6] Sweden (SWE) Emma Johansson Helena Jansson Tove Alexandersson 1:41:12 Russia (RUS) Anastasia Rudnaya Svetlana Mironova Natalia Gemperle 1:43:53 Finland (FIN) Venla Harju Marika Teini Merja Rantanen 1:45:35 ## Medal summary ### Medal table Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Sweden (SWE) 4 0 3 7 2 Norway (NOR) 2 1 0 3 3 Denmark (DEN) 1 2 0 3 France (FRA) 1 2 0 3 5 Switzerland (SUI) 1 1 1 3 6 Russia (RUS) 0 3 2 5 7 Finland (FIN) 0 0 2 2 8 Ukraine (UKR) 0 0 1 1 Totals (8 entries) 9 9 9 27 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Official webpage](http://www.woc2017.ee/) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sprint_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sprint_2-1) ["Official results for Sprint"](https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=5738&groupBy=EventClass). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sprint-relay_3-0)** ["Official results for Sprint Relay"](https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=5739&groupBy=EventClass). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-middle_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-middle_4-1) ["Official results for Middle"](https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=5741&groupBy=EventClass). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-long_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-long_5-1) ["Official results for Long"](https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=5740&groupBy=EventClass). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-relay_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-relay_6-1) ["Official results for Relay"](https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultList?eventId=5742&groupBy=EventClass). v t e World Orienteering Championships (WOC) Championships Fiskars 1966 Linköping 1968 Friedrichroda 1970 Staré Splavy 1972 Viborg 1974 Aviemore 1976 Kongsberg 1978 Tampere 1979 Thun 1981 Zalaegerszeg 1983 Bendigo 1985 Gérardmer 1987 Skövde 1989 Mariánské Lázně 1991 West Point 1993 Detmold 1995 Grimstad 1997 Inverness 1999 Tampere 2001 Rapperswil/Jona 2003 Västerås 2004 Aichi 2005 Århus 2006 Kyiv 2007 Olomouc 2008 Miskolc 2009 Trondheim 2010 Savoie 2011 Lausanne 2012 Vuokatti 2013 Trentino–Veneto 2014 Inverness 2015 Strömstad–Tanum 2016 Tartu 2017 Riga 2018 Østfold 2019 Triangle Region 2020 Doksy 2021 Triangle Region 2022 Graubünden 2023 Edinburgh 2024 Kuopio 2025 Genova 2026 Medalists Men Women Mixed v t e World championships in 2017 Summer sports & indoor sports American football (women) Archery Aquatics diving high diving open water swimming swimming synchronized swimming water polo Athletics cross country Badminton Baseball (men) Basketball (3x3) Beach soccer Beach volleyball Bowling (9-pin) Bowls Boxing (men) Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cricket (women) Cycling road track mountain bike cyclo-cross BMX Urban Fencing Floorball (women) Futsal (AMF women) Gymnastics artistic rhythmic trampoline Handball men women Inline hockey Judo open Minifootball Modern pentathlon Orienteering trail Rowing Rugby league men women Rugby union (women) Shotgun shooting Softball (men) Squash men women Table tennis Taekwondo Weightlifting Windsurfing Vovinam Wrestling Wushu Winter sports Alpine skiing Bandy (men) Biathlon Bobsleigh / skeleton Curling men women mixed mixed doubles Figure skating Freestyle skiing / snowboarding Ice hockey men women Luge Nordic skiing Speed skating allround sprint single distances short track Cue & mind sports Chess women rapid blitz Darts BDO PDC Draughts men women Russian version Pool Nine-ball Snooker six-red Motor sports Air race Endurance racing F1 Powerboat Formula One Motocross men women team MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 Radio-controlled 1:10 off-road Rally Rallycross Speedway individual team Sidecarcross Superbike Supersport Touring car --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2017 World Orienteering Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Orienteering_Championships) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Orienteering_Championships?action=history)). 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