2004 World Orienteering Championships
| Host city | Västerås |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Events | 8 |
The 2004 World Orienteering Championships, the 21st World Orienteering Championships, were held in Västerås, Sweden, 11 –19 September 2004.[1]
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[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint [1] |  Niclas Jonasson (SWE) |
13.06,5 | Håkan Eriksson (SWE) Yuri Omeltchenko (UKR) |
13.09,0 | ||
| Women's sprint [1] |  Simone Niggli-Luder (SUI) |
12.32,2 | Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard (SWE) |
13.01,1 |  Elisabeth Ingvaldsen (NOR) |
13.19,5 |
| Men's middle distance [1] |  Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) |
32.45,9 |  Valentin Novikov (RUS) |
33.07,1 | Anders Nordberg (NOR) |
33.12,3 |
| Women's middle distance [1] | Hanne Staff (NOR) |
33.03,1 | Tatiana Ryabkina (RUS) |
33.14,9 |  Heli Jukkola (FIN) |
33.30,3 |
| Men's long distance [1] | Bjørnar Valstad (NOR) |
1:45.25,3 | Mattias Karlsson (SWE) |
Holger Hott Johansen (NOR) |
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| Women's long distance [1] | Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard (SWE) |
1:22.25,4 | Hanne Staff (NOR) |
Marika Mikkola (FIN) |
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| Men's relay[1] | 2:08.08,5 | |||||
| Women's relay[1] | 1:53.41,0 | |||||