WOC Middle: Maps and Results

Jan Kocbach August 19, 2011 Orienteering News Comments Off on WOC Middle: Maps and Results

– It was a lot easier than what we have trained for, Thierry Gueorgiou commented after crushing everybody in todays WOC middle distance. – I nearly felt disappointed when I realized that the visibility was quite good, as I have felt weak physically yesterday after the long distance. I really had to push hard.

With 3 men among the best 10 in the middle distance just as in the long distance – it may look like the relay gold could already be delivered to the French. But we have all seen what can happen in a relay. – I feel ready for the relay – it is only 35 minutes, Gueorgiou commented after his golden middle distance race.

In the women’s class Helena Jansson took the gold medal – and looking at the GPS tracking for the women it didn’t excatly look like it was too easy. All of the women were doing mistakes – and Jansson won after a stable race with only small mistakes.

Not like a gold race

– It did not feel like a gold race, but it was, a very happy gold medal winner Helena Jansson said after winning the gold medal on the WOC middle distance today. – It is unbelieveable. It was very difficult in the forest, the Swede said after her third medal of three possible.

Neither Helena Jansson nor any of the other runners managed to get through the tricky course without mistakes. Danish Ida Bobach took the silver medal from a very early start position. Her good last loop secured her the silver medal ahead of Swiss Judith Wyder.

Maps

A very tricky middle distance race – giving all the excitement you could ask for. Below you see maps and GPS tracking:

Results

Women
1 JANSSON Helena, SWE 33:10
2 BOBACH Ida, DEN 34:26 (+01:16)
3 WYDER Judith, SUI 35:11 (+02:01)
4 KAUPPI Minna, FIN 35:19 (+02:09)
5 VINOGRADOVA Natalia, RUS 35:28 (+02:18)
6 ALM Maja, DEN 35:31 (+02:21)
7 ANDERSEN Marianne, NOR 35:49 (+02:39)
8 RANTANEN Merja, FIN 36:32 (+03:22)
9 BILLSTAM Annika, SWE 36:42 (+03:32)
10 CHATAING Amélie, FRA 36:59 (+03:49)

Men
1 GUEORGIOU Thierry, FRA 34:38
2 ÖBERG Peter, SWE 36:59 (+02:21)
3 LUNDANES Olav, NOR 37:01 (+02:23)
4 KRATOV Oleksandr, UKR 37:30 (+02:52)
5 VYTAUTAS GVILDYS Jonas, LIT 37:45 (+03:07)
6 GONON François, FRA 37:46 (+03:08)
7 LASSEN Tue, DEN 38:26 (+03:48)
8 MUELLER Matthias, SUI 38:40 (+04:02)
9 ADAMSKI Philippe, FRA 38:43 (+04:05)
10 ROLLIER Baptiste, SUI 38:55 (+04:17)