2012 Orienteering World Cup
World Cup events
Individual13
Men's World Cup
1st Matthias Kyburz (SUI)
2nd Olav Lundanes (NOR)
3rd Matthias Merz (SUI)
Most wins Matthias Kyburz (SUI) (4)
 Olav Lundanes (NOR) (4)
Women's World Cup
1st Simone Niggli-Luder (SUI)
2nd Minna Kauppi (FIN)
3rd Tatiana Ryabkina (RUS)
Most wins Simone Niggli-Luder (SUI) (11)
Team World Cup
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The 2012 Orienteering World Cup was the 18th edition of the Orienteering World Cup. It contained 13 competitions, which took place in Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and Finland. The European Orienteering Championships in Falun, Sweden and the 2012 World Orienteering Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland were included in the World Cup.

Events

Men

Venue Distance Date Winner 2nd 3rd
Round 1 – European Orienteering Championships
1 Sweden Falun Middle (EOC) 17 May Norway Olav Lundanes Russia Valentin Novikov Norway Carl Waaler Kaas
2 Sweden Falun Long (EOC) 18 May Norway Olav Lundanes Switzerland Matthias Merz Russia Valentin Novikov
3 Sweden Falun Sprint (EOC) 19 May Sweden Jonas Leandersson Bulgaria Kiril Nikolov Sweden Jerker Lysell
Round 2 – Switzerland
4 Switzerland St. Gallen Middle 23 June Switzerland Matthias Kyburz Norway Olav Lundanes Switzerland Baptiste Rollier
5 Switzerland St. Gallen Sprint 24 June Sweden Jerker Lysell Switzerland Matthias Kyburz Switzerland Matthias Merz
Round 3 – World Orienteering Championships
6 Switzerland Lausanne Sprint (WOC) 14 July Switzerland Matthias Kyburz Switzerland Matthias Merz Switzerland Matthias Müller
7 Switzerland Lausanne Middle (WOC) 17 July Latvia Edgars Bertuks Russia Valentin Novikov Switzerland Fabian Hertner
8 Switzerland Lausanne Long (WOC) 19 July Norway Olav Lundanes Switzerland Matthias Merz Latvia Edgars Bertuks
Round 4 – Nordic Orienteering Tour (NORT)
9 Norway Holmenkollen Sprint 1 September Norway Olav Lundanes Switzerland Matthias Kyburz Sweden William Lind
10 Norway Holmenkollen Middle 2 September France Thierry Gueorgiou Sweden Peter Öberg Switzerland Matthias Kyburz
11 Sweden Göteborg Knockout Sprint 4 September Switzerland Matthias Kyburz France Frederic Tranchand Sweden Peter Öberg
12 Finland Vuokatti Sprint 7 September Sweden Jonas Leandersson Switzerland Matthias Kyburz Switzerland Fabian Hertner
13 Finland Vuokatti Middle
Chasing start 		7 September Switzerland Matthias Kyburz France Thierry Gueorgiou Norway Olav Lundanes

Women

Venue Distance Date Winner 2nd 3rd
Round 1 – European Orienteering Championships[1]
1 Sweden Falun Middle 17 May Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Finland Minna Kauppi Russia Tatiana Ryabkina
2 Sweden Falun Long 18 May Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Russia Tatiana Ryabkina Finland Minna Kauppi
3 Sweden Falun Sprint 19 May Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Sweden Lena Eliasson Denmark Maja Alm
Round 2 – Switzerland
4 Switzerland St. Gallen Middle 23 June Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Finland Minna Kauppi
Switzerland Judith Wyder 		none
5 Switzerland St. Gallen Sprint 24 June Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Denmark Maja Alm Sweden Tove Alexandersson
Round 3 – World Orienteering Championships[2]
6 Switzerland Lausanne Sprint (WOC) 14 July Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Denmark Maja Alm Sweden Annika Billstam
7 Switzerland Lausanne Middle (WOC) 17 July Finland Minna Kauppi Sweden Tove Alexandersson Russia Tatiana Ryabkina
8 Switzerland Lausanne Long (WOC) 19 July Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Finland Minna Kauppi Sweden Annika Billstam
Round 4 – Nordic Orienteering Tour (NORT)[3]
9 Norway Holmenkollen Sprint 1 September Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Denmark Emma Klingenberg Norway Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg
10 Norway Holmenkollen Middle 2 September Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Switzerland Judith Wyder Russia Tatiana Ryabkina
11 Sweden Göteborg Knockout Sprint 4 September Denmark Emma Klingenberg Russia Tatiana Ryabkina Switzerland Judith Wyder
12 Finland Vuokatti Sprint 7 September Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Sweden Helena Jansson Denmark Emma Klingenberg
13 Finland Vuokatti Middle
Chasing start 		7 September Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder Sweden Helena Jansson Finland Minna Kauppi

Overall standings

This section shows the final standings after all 13 events.[4]

Men[edit]

Rank Name Points
1 Switzerland Matthias Kyburz 784
2 Norway Olav Lundanes 688
3 Switzerland Matthias Merz 553
4 Sweden Jonas Leandersson 376
5 Sweden Jerker Lysell 364
6 France Thierry Gueorgiou 337
7 France Frederic Tranchand 319
8 Sweden Gustav Bergman 292
9 Switzerland Matthias Müller 291
10 Sweden Peter Öberg 279

Women[edit]

Rank Name Points
1 Switzerland Simone Niggli-Luder 934
2 Finland Minna Kauppi 630
3 Russia Tatiana Ryabkina 510
4 Sweden Helena Jansson 476
5 Sweden Tove Alexandersson 432
6 Switzerland Judith Wyder 427
7 Sweden Annika Billstam 391
8 Denmark Maja Alm 389
9 Denmark Ida Bobach 386
10 Norway Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg 354

References

  1. ^ EOC2012 Official web page
  2. ^ WOC2012 Offisial Weboage
  3. ^ Nordicorienteeringtour Offisial Webpage
  4. ^ "Offisial Resultus by IOF". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-02-19.

External links

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