World Orienteering Championships
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The World Orienteering Championships was first held in 1966. It was held biennially up to 2003 (with the exception of 1977 and 1978). Since 2003 it has been held annually.
Originally there were only two disciplines - an individual race and a relay. In 1991 a short distance race (roughly 25 minutes) was added and a sprint race was added in 2001.
The current championship events are therefore:
- Relay - for three man teams
- Long distance - previously called classic distance
- Middle distance - previously called short distance
- Sprint
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[edit] Host towns/cities
Year | Date | Place |
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1966 | October 1-2 | ![]() |
1968 | September 28-29 | ![]() |
1970 | September 27-29 | ![]() |
1972 | September 14-16 | ![]() |
1974 | September 20-22 | ![]() |
1976 | September 24-26 | ![]() |
1978 | September 15-17 | ![]() |
1979 | September 2-4 | ![]() |
1981 | September 4-6 | ![]() |
1983 | September 1-4 | ![]() |
1985 | September 4-6 | ![]() |
1987 | September 3-5 | ![]() |
1989 | August 17-20 | ![]() |
1991 | August 21-25 | ![]() |
1993 | October 9-14 | ![]() |
1995 | August 15-20 | ![]() |
1997 | August 11-16 | ![]() |
1999 | August 1-8 | ![]() |
2001 | July 29 - August 4 | ![]() |
2003 | August 3-9 | ![]() |
2004 | September 11-19 | ![]() |
2005 | August 9-15 | ![]() |
2006 | August 1-5 | ![]() |
2007 | August 18-26 | ![]() |
2008 | August 1-5 | ![]() |
2009 | August 18-23 | ![]() |
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[edit] Individual/Classic/Long
This event was called Individual from 1966 to 1989 and Classic distance from 1991 to 2001. From 2003 it is called Long distance
[edit] Men
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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14.1 km, 11 controls |
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14.7 km, 18 controls |
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14.5 km, 19 controls |
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13.5 km, 18 controls |
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15.9 km, 26 controls |
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15.5 km, 24 controls |
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15.7 km, 21 controls |
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15.1 km, 16 controls |
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14.1 km, 18 controls |
1983 | ![]() |
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14.0 km, 24 controls |
1985 | ![]() |
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15.2 km, 23 controls |
1987 | ![]() |
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14.6 km, 21 controls |
1989 | ![]() |
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17.7 km, 24 controls |
1991 | ![]() |
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17.4 km, 25 controls |
1993 | ![]() |
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13.5 km, 19 controls |
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16.2 km, 30 controls |
1997 | ![]() |
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13.7 km, 24 controls |
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15.7 km, 25 controls |
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14.4 km, 26 controls |
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16.7 km, 34 controls |
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12.9 km, 29 controls |
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[edit] Women
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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6.6 km, 6 controls |
1968 | ![]() |
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7.8 km, 10 controls |
1970 | ![]() |
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7.5 km, 10 controls |
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7.1 km, 12 controls |
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7.9 km, 14 controls |
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8.9 km, 16 controls |
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8.6 km, 14 controls |
1979 | ![]() |
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8.3 km, 10 controls |
1981 | ![]() |
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8.7 km, 12 controls |
1983 | ![]() |
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8.1 km, 18 controls |
1985 | ![]() |
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8.4 km, 14 controls |
1987 | ![]() |
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8.8 km, 15 controls |
1989 | ![]() |
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9.7 km, 15 controls |
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10.5 km, 16 controls |
1993 | ![]() |
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8.6 km, 14 controls |
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9.7 km, 21 controls | |
1997 | ![]() |
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8.7 km, 17 controls |
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10.3 km, 18 controls |
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9.7 km, 17 controls |
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11.8 km, 19 controls |
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[edit] Short
This event was held from 1991 to 2001, before it was abandoned and the middle distance replaced it.
[edit] Men
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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5.8 km, 10 controls |
1993 | ![]() |
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4.7 km, 14 controls |
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5.6 km, 18 controls |
1997 | ![]() |
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4.2 km, 16 controls |
1999 | ![]() |
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4.5 km, 17 controls |
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4.1 km, 15 controls |
[edit] Women
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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5.5 km, 9 controls |
1993 | ![]() |
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3.7 km, 11 controls |
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4.6 km, 14 controls |
1997 | ![]() |
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3.3 km, 13 controls |
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3.6 km, 13 controls |
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3.6 km, 11 controls |
[edit] Middle
This event was first held in 2003
[edit] Men
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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5.0 km, 21 controls |
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[edit] Women
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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4.5 km, 18 controls |
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[edit] Sprint
This event was first held in 2001
[edit] Men
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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2.66 km, 12 controls |
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2.8 km, 18 controls |
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14 controls |
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[edit] Women
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2.24 km, 10 controls |
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2.6 km, 17 controls |
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Best-ever result by Australian |
[edit] Relay
[edit] Men
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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1966 | ![]() Bertil Norman Karl Johansson Anders Morelius Göran Öhlund |
![]() Erkki Kohvakka Rolf Koskinen Juhani Salmenkylä Aimo Tepsel |
![]() Dagfinn Olsen Ola Skarholt Åge Hadler Stig Berge |
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1968 | ![]() Sture Björk Karl Johansson Sten-Olof Carlström Göran Öhlund |
![]() Rolf Koskiainen Veijo Tahvanainen Juhani Salmenkylä Markku Salminen |
![]() Per Fosser Ola Skarholt Stig Berge Åge Hadler |
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1970 | ![]() Ola Skarholt Stig Berge Per Fosser Åge Hadler |
![]() Björn Nordin Karl Johansson Sture Björk Bernt Frilén |
![]() Zdenek Lenhart Bohuslav Beranek Jaroslav Jasek Svatoslav Galik |
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1972 | ![]() Lennart Carlström Rolf Pettersson Arne Johansson Bernt Frilen |
![]() Dieter Hulliger Dieter Wolf Bernard Marti Karl John |
![]() Zoltán Boros János Sőtér Géza Vajda András Hegedűs |
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1974 | ![]() Rolf Pettersson Gunnar Ohlund Arne Johansson Bernt Frilen |
![]() Hannu Makirinta Markku Salminen Risto Nuuros Seppo Väli-Klemelä |
![]() Svein Jacobsen Jan Fjaerestad Ivar Formo Eystein Weltzien |
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1976 | ![]() Erik Johansson Gert Pettersson A. Johansson Rolf Pettersson |
![]() Jan Fjærestad Øystein Halvorsen Svein Jacobsen Egil Johansen |
![]() Hannu Makirinta Markku Salminen Matti Makinen Kimmo Rauhamäki |
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1978 | ![]() Jan Fjærestad Sven Jacobsen Egil Johansen Eystein Weltzien |
![]() Rolf Pettersson Lars Lonnkvist Kjell Lauri Olle Nabo |
![]() Urho Kujala Jorma Karvonen Simo Nurminen Risto Nuuros |
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1979 | ![]() Rolf Pettersson Kjell Lauri Lars Lonnkvist Bjorn Rosendahl |
![]() Seppo Keskinarkaus Hannu Kottonen Risto Nuuros Ari Anjala |
![]() Petr Uher Zdenek Lenhart Jiri Tichacek Jaroslav Kacmarcik |
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1981 | ![]() Øyvin Thon Harald Thon Tore Sagvolden Sigurd Dæhli |
![]() Lars-Henrik Undeland Bengt Levin Jörgen Mårtensson Lars Lönnkvist |
![]() Kari Sallinen Ari Anjala Seppo Rytkonen Hannu Kottonen |
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1983 | ![]() Morten Berglia Øyvin Thon Tore Sagvolden Harald Thon |
![]() V. Uchytil Pavel Ditrych Josef Pollák Jaroslav Kacmarcik |
![]() Bengt Levin Kjell Lauri Lars Lonnkvist Kent Olsson |
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1985 | ![]() Morten Berglia Atle Hansen Tore Sagvolden Øyvin Thon |
![]() Lars Palmqvist Michael Wehlin Kjell Lauri Jörgen Mårtensson |
![]() Willi Müller Martin Howald Urs Fluhmann Alain Gafner |
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1987 | ![]() Morten Berglia Håvard Tveite Tore Sagvolden Øyvin Thon |
![]() Markus Stappung Stefan Bolliger Kaspar Öttli Urs Flühmann |
![]() Kent Olsson Hans Melin Jörgen Mårtensson Michael Wehlin |
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1989 | ![]() Øyvin Thon Rolf Vestre Petter Thoresen Håvard Tveite |
![]() Kent Olsson Michael Wehlin Jörgen Mårtensson Håkan Eriksson |
![]() Keijo Parkkinen Ari Kattainen Peter Ivars Reijo Mattinen |
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1991 | ![]() Thomas Bührer Alain Berger Urs Flühmann Christian Aebersold |
![]() Petter Thoresen Bjørnar Valstad Rolf Vestre Håvard Tveite |
![]() Reijo Mattinen Ari Anjala Miko Kuisma Keijo Parkkinen |
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1993 | ![]() Dominik Humbel Christian Aebersold Urs Flühmann Thomas Bührer |
![]() Jonathan Musgrave Martin Bagness Stephen Palmer Steven Hale |
![]() Keijo Parkkinen Mika Kuisma Petri Forsman Timo Karppinen |
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1995 | ![]() Alain Berger Daniel Hotz Christian Aebersold Thomas Bührer |
![]() Keijo Parkkinen Reijo Mattinen Timo Karppinen Janne Salmi |
![]() Lars Holmqvist Jimmy Birklin Johan Ivarsson Jörgen Mårtensson |
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1997 | ![]() Torben Skovlyst Carsten Jørgensen Chris Therkelsen Allan Mogensen |
![]() Timo Karppinen Juha Peltola Mikael Boström Janne Salmi |
![]() Håvard Tveite Bjørnar Valstad Kjetil Bjørlo Petter Thoresen |
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1999 | ![]() Tore Sandvik Bernt Bjørnsgaard Petter Thoresen Bjørnar Valstad |
![]() Jani Lakanen Juha Peltola Mikael Boström Janne Salmi |
![]() Jimmy Birklin Håkan Eriksson Jörgen Olsson Johan Ivarsson |
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2001 | ![]() Jani Lakanen Jarkko Huovila Juha Peltola Janne Salmi |
![]() Bernt Bjørnsgaard Carl Henrik Bjørseth Tore Sandvik Bjørnar Valstad |
![]() Michal Horacek Michal Jedlicka Radek Novotny Rudolf Ropek |
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2003 | ![]() Niclas Jonasson Mattias Karlsson Emil Wingstedt |
![]() Jani Lakanen Jarkko Huovila Mats Haldin |
![]() Daniel Marston Jon Duncan Jamie Stevenson |
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2004 | ![]() Bjørnar Valstad Øystein Kristiansen Jørgen Rostrup |
![]() Mikhail Mamlejev Andrej Khramov Valentin Novikov |
![]() Mattias Karlsson Emil Wingstedt Niclas Jonasson |
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2005 | ![]() Holger Hott Johansen Øystein Kristiansen Jørgen Rostrup |
![]() Francois Gonon Damien Renard Thierry Gueorgiou |
![]() Matthias Merz Marc Lauenstein Daniel Hubmann |
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2006 | ![]() Roman Efimov Andrey Khramov Valentin Novikov |
![]() Mats Haldin Jarkko Huovila Jani Lakanen |
![]() Niclas Jonasson Emil Wingstedt Mattias Karlsson |
[edit] Women
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Notes |
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1966 | ![]() Kerstin Granstedt Eivor Steen-Olsson Gunborg Ahling |
![]() Anja Meldo Pirjo Ruotsalainen Raila Hovi |
![]() Astrid Hansen Ragnhild Kristensen Ingrid Thoresen |
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1968 | ![]() Astrid Rødmyr Astrid Hansen Ingrid Hadler |
![]() Gun-Britt Nyberg Kerstin Granstedt Ulla Lindkvist |
![]() Pirjo Seppä Tuula Hovi Raila Kerkelä |
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1970 | ![]() Birgitta Larsson Eivor Steen-Olsson Ulla Lindkvist |
![]() Magda Horváth Ágnes Hegedűs Sarolta Monspart |
![]() Astrid Rødmyr Kristin Danielsen Ingrid Hadler |
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1972 | ![]() Sinikka Kukkonen Pirjo Seppa Liisa Veijalainen |
![]() Brigitta Johansson Ulla Lindkvist Birgitta Larsson |
![]() Nada Mertova Renata Vlachova Anna Hanzlova |
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1974 | ![]() Birgitta Larsson Monica Andersson Kristin Cullman |
![]() Kristin Danielsen Ingrid Hadler Linda Verde |
![]() Dana Prochazkova Anna Handzlova Renata Vlachova |
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1976 | ![]() Ingrid Ohlsson Kristin Cullman Anne Lundmark |
![]() Outi Borgenström Sinikka Kukkonen Liisa Veijalainen |
![]() Irén Rostás Magda Kovács Sarolta Monspart |
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1978 | ![]() Outi Borgenström Marita Ruoho Liisa Veijalainen |
![]() Eva Moberg Karin Rabe Kristin Cullman |
![]() Ruth Baumberger Ruth Humbel Hanni Fries |
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1979 | ![]() Leena Silvennoinen Leena Salmenkyla Liisa Veijalainen |
![]() Anne Berit Eid Astrid Carlson Brit Volden |
![]() Anna-Lena Axelsson Karin Rabe Monica Andersson |
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1981 | ![]() Arja Hannus Barbro Lonnkvist Karin Rabe Annichen Kringstad |
![]() Helena Mannervesi Marita Ruoho Liisa Veijalainen Outi Borgenström |
![]() Ruth Schmid Annelies Meier Irene Bucher Ruth Humbel |
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1983 | ![]() Karin Rabe Marita Skogum Kerstin Mansson Annichen Kringsta |
![]() Iva Kalibanova Eva Bartova Jana Hlavacova Ada Kucharova |
![]() M. Filskov Hanne Birke Karin Jexner Dorthe Hansen |
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1985 | ![]() Karin Rabe Christina Blomqvist Kerstin Mansson Annichen Kringstad |
![]() Raghnild Bratberg Hilde Tellesbø Helle Johansen Ellen-Sofie Olsvik |
![]() Susanne Luscher Frauke Sonderegger Brigitte Zurcher Ruth Humbel |
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1987 | ![]() Raghnild Bratberg Raghnild Bente Andersen Ellen Sofie Olsvik Brit Volden |
![]() Arja Hannus Katarina Borg Marita Skogum Karin Rabe |
![]() Iva Kalibanova Iva Slaninova Ada Kucharova Jana Galikova |
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1989 | ![]() Karin Rabe Arja Hannus Kerstin Haglund Marita Skogum |
![]() Petra Wagnerova Jana Cieslarova Ada Kucharova Jana Galikova |
![]() Marja Liisa Portin Ulla Manttari Annika Viilo Eija Koskivaara |
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1991 | ![]() Arja Hannus Christina Blomqvist Marlena Jansson Marita Skogum |
![]() Hanne Sandstad Heidi Arnesen Ragnhild Bratberg Ragnhild Bente Andersen |
![]() Marcela Kubatková Jana Galiková Ada Kucharová Jana Cieslarová |
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1993 | ![]() Anette Nilsson Marlena Jansson Anna Bogren Marita Skogum |
![]() Johanna Tiira Kirsi Tiira Annika Viilo Eija Koskivaara |
![]() Petra Novotná Maria Honzová Marcela Kubatková Jana Cieslarová |
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1995 | ![]() Kirsi Tiira Reetta-Mari Kolkkala Eija Koskivaara Annika Viilo |
![]() Anette Granstedt Maria Gustafsson Anna Bogren Marlena Jansson |
![]() Petra Novotná Mária Honzová Marcela Kubatková Jana Cieslarová |
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1997 | ![]() Anna Bogren Gunilla Svärd Cecilia Nilsson Marlena Jansson |
![]() Torunn Fossli Sæthre Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Sandstad Hanne Staff |
![]() Brigitte Wolf Marie-Luce Romanens Vroni König Sabrina Meister-Fesseler |
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1999 | ![]() Birgitte Husebye Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Sandstad Hanne Staff |
![]() Reeta-Mari Kolkkala Sanna Nymalm Kirsi Tiira Johanna Asklöf |
![]() Katarina Allberg Marlena Jansson Annette Granstedt Gunilla Svärd |
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2001 | ![]() Reeta Kolkkala Liisa Anttila Marika Mikkola Johanna Asklöf |
![]() Katarina Allberg Jenny Johansseon Cecilia Nilsson Gunilla Svärd |
![]() Birgitte Husebye Linda Antonsen Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Staff |
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2003 | ![]() Birgitte Wolf Vroni König-Salmi Simone Luder |
![]() Gunilla Svärd Karolina A. Höjsgaard Jenny Johansson |
![]() Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Birgitte Huseby Hanne Staff |
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2004 | ![]() Gunilla Svärd Jenny Johansson Karolina A Höjsgaard |
![]() Marika Mikkola Minna Kauppi Heli Jukkola |
![]() Birgitte Husebye Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Staff |
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2005 | ![]() Lea Müller Vroni König Salmi Simone Niggli-Luder |
![]() Marianne Andersen Marianne Riddervold Anne Margrethe Hausken |
![]() Jenny Johansson Karolina A. Höjsgaard Emma Engstrand |
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2006 | ![]() Paula Haapakoski Heli Jukkola Minna Kauppi |
![]() Jenny Johansson Kajsa Nilsson Karolina A. Höjsgaard |
![]() Martina Fritschy Vroni Koenig-Salmi Simone Niggli-Luder |