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Challenging forest terrain, interesting routechoices and high temperatures await as European Orienteering Championships (EOC) start in Hungary on Friday with Middle Qualification. The championships continue with Middle Final on Saturday, Long on Sunday and finishes off with the Relay on Tuesday.
The world’s top orienteers return to the forest when the 2024 European Orienteering Championships (EOC) kick off in Hungary on Friday, August 16th – with nearly all top ranked athletes on the start (see list according to World Ranking at the bottom of the article). Coming just one month after the sprint-focused World Championships in Edinburgh, EOC 2024 will test athletes’ forest orienteering skills across challenging, hilly terrain in central Hungary. This forest-only EOC features three medal races over five days of competition. More than 300 athletes from 35 countries will battle for European titles in the Middle distance, Long distance, and Relay events. The championships also count as Round 3 of 4 of this year’s Orienteering World Cup – with the World Cup being decided in Finland in the end of September.
EOC 2024 is centered around the Vértes Mountains, about 80 kilometers west of Budapest. While compact geographically, the competition areas offer varied terrain types that will challenge competitors in different ways. The middle distance qualification on Friday takes place in moderately hilly terrain with many erosion features near Csákberény. Saturday’s middle final and Sunday’s long distance utilize more hilly terrain around Csókakő, with steep valleys up to 75 meters deep. Tuesday’s relay wraps up the championships on similar terrain near Várgesztes.
Across all the competition areas, athletes can expect a mix of open areas, semi-open terrain with bushes and thickets, and forested sections. Runnability is generally good but can be hampered by stony slopes and denser vegetation in places. A well-developed network of paths and forest roads adds route choice complexity.
With daytime highs forecast from 30-37°C – warmest at the start of the championships with some rain expected in the weekend – the heat may present an additional challenge for competitors. The rocky, hilly terrain combined with warm temperatures should make for physically demanding races.
All four individual gold medalists from EOC 2022 in Estonia will be on the start line looking to defend their titles:
- Venla Harju (FIN) – Long distance
- Simona Aebersold (SUI) – Middle distance
- Martin Regborn (SWE) – Long distance
- Albin Ridefelt (SWE) – Middle distance
In the relays, Sweden’s women and Norway’s men enter as the reigning European champions.
Check out Ivarnational Orienteering Podcast for a preview of EOC and all race favourites – always worth a listen ahead of the big races!
Program
The full EOC 2024 program is as follows (all times CEST):
- Friday, August 16th – Middle Qualification
- First start: 09:00
- Last start: 10:40
- Saturday, August 17th – Middle Final
- First start women: 13:22
- Last start women: 15:24
- First start men: 15:03
- Last start men: 17:03
- TV broadcast: 14:20 – 17:50
- Sunday, August 18th – Long Distance
- First start women: 09:30
- Last start women: 14:18
- First start men: 10:15
- Last start men: 16:09
- TV broadcast: 14:00 – 18:00
- Tuesday, August 20th – Relay
- Start men: 14:10 (flower ceremony 15:58)
- Start women: 16:08 (flower ceremony 17:55)
- TV broadcast: 14:00 – 18:00
Links & Live: How to follow the races
Use these links to follow the championships:
- Orienteering.sports live page – here you get live results, GPS tracking, official results, split times and maps after the competitions.
- IOF Web TV – here you can buy a live pass for EUR 25 for all competitions to follow the competitions live on WebTV with English and German commentary.
- The TV-production is also broadcast in several countries – SVT (Sweden), NRK (Norway), YLE (Finland), ORF (Austria), TV8 Montblanc (France), Sport 1 (Hungary), CzTV (Czechia), DUO 5 (Estonia).
- EOC webpage & EOC Eventor page
- EOC Bulletin 4 – detailed information
- WoO results archive which includes both EOC and WOC (via WorldofO.com results archive)
Commentaries on IOF Web TV will be done by the following:
- German commentary by Lukas Deininger and Philipp Sauter
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English commentary by Katherine Bett and Jonas Merz
Race details and reigning champions
Middle distance
Terrain
Qualification (Granas): Moderately hilly area with many erosion features (spurs and small re-entrants), man-made pits and trenches. Most parts have close to no stones, certain areas have many stones and medium-sized rocks and cliffs. Diverse vegetation, ranging from large, open and semi-open areas with irregular thickets and bushes to forested areas. Generally good runnability, reduced in the green areas. Very good visibility in the open and “white” forest areas, while limited in the green parts. Medium density network of paths and forest roads.
Final (Csákberény): Flat highlands and long ridges cut through by 50-75 meter deep valleys, some parts have detailed contours. Flat parts have close to no stones, steeper parts have many stones, dolomite cliffs. The vegetation is mixed deciduous forest together with a few open areas and areas with thicker vegetation. Generally good runnability, reduced by stony and steep slopes and green areas. Very good visibility in the open and “white” forest areas, while limited in the green parts. Developed network of paths and forest roads.
Course details qualification
| Time | Length | Climb | Controls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men-1 | 25 min | 4.5 km | 185 m | 17 |
| Men-2 | 25 min | 4.4 km | 175 m | 17 |
| Men-3 | 25 min | 4.5 km | 185 m | 17 |
| Women-1 | 25 min | 3.9 km | 145 m | 15 |
| Women-2 | 25 min | 3.9 km | 145 m | 15 |
| Women-3 | 25 min | 3.8 km | 150 m | 15 |
Course details final
| Time | Length | Climb | Controls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 35 min | 5.1 km | 390 m | 22 |
| Women | 36 min | 4.5 km | 340 m | 19 |
Qualification rules
The top 20 competitors from each qualification heat qualify for the Middle Distance Final.
Reigning champions
Long distance
Terrain
The terrain for the Long Distance is the same as for the Middle Distance Final (Csákberény): Flat highlands and long ridges cut through by 50-75 meter deep valleys, some parts have detailed contours. Flat parts have close to no stones, steeper parts have many stones, dolomite cliffs. The vegetation is mixed deciduous forest together with a few open areas and areas with thicker vegetation. Generally good runnability, reduced by stony and steep slopes and green areas. Very good visibility in the open and “white” forest areas, while limited in the green parts. Developed network of paths and forest roads.
Course details
| Time | Length | Climb | Controls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 90 min | 13.9 km | 850 m | 25 |
| Women | 90 min | 10.8 km | 630 m | 22 |
Reigning champions
Relay
Terrain
The relay takes place in Várgesztes: Hilly area with many erosion features (spurs and small re-entrants) and a smaller number of man-made pits. Most parts have close to no stones, certain areas have many stones and medium-sized rocks. The vegetation is mixed deciduous forest together with a few open areas and areas with thicker vegetation. Generally good runnability, reduced by stony and steep slopes and green areas. Very good visibility in the open and “white” forest areas, while limited in the green parts. Medium to high density network of paths and forest roads.
Course details
| Time | Length | Climb | Controls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 35 min | 6.6 km | 270 m | 18 |
| Women | 35 min | 5.6 km | 240 m | 17 |
Reigning champions
Registered athletes
Men – placed Top 30 on World Ranking
The only athlete missing in the World Ranking Top 18 is Matthias Kyburz, who is currently recovering after his Olympic Marathon.
| WRE pos sprint |
WRE pos | Name | Country | WRE ID |
| 5 | 2 | Kasper Harlem Fosser |  NOR |
23855 |
| 549 | 3 | Olli Ojanaho |  FIN |
19846 |
| 3 | 4 | Emil Svensk |  SWE |
16905 |
| 11 | 5 | Joey Hadorn |  SUI |
23033 |
| 20 | 6 | Gustav Bergman | SWE |
7562 |
| 16 | 7 | Daniel Hubmann | SUI |
10849 |
| 25 | 8 | Jannis Bonek |  AUT |
23784 |
| 794 | 9 | Albin Ridefelt | SWE |
15472 |
| 49 | 10 | Ruslan Glibov |  UKR |
9910 |
| 9 | 11 | Tomas Krivda |  CZE |
28597 |
| 1 | 12 | Martin Regborn | SWE |
15387 |
| 17 | 13 | Miika Kirmula | FIN |
11767 |
| – | 14 | Eskil Kinneberg | NOR |
11757 |
| 1364 | 15 | Lucas Basset |  FRA |
7403 |
| 1366 | 16 | Anton Johansson | SWE |
20161 |
| – | 17 | Simon Imark | SWE |
22867 |
| 1370 | 18 | Viktor Svensk | SWE |
33940 |
| 533 | 21 | Topi Syrjalainen | FIN |
24296 |
| 45 | 22 | Martin Hubmann | SUI |
10851 |
| 95 | 23 | Milos Nykodym | CZE |
14322 |
| 35 | 24 | Havard Sandstad Eidsmo | NOR |
33052 |
| 39 | 26 | Eirik Langedal Breivik | NOR |
32770 |
| 51 | 28 | Mathieu Perrin | FRA |
22868 |
| 19 | 29 | Loic Capbern | FRA |
8188 |
| 523 | 29 | Axel Elmblad | SWE |
37666 |
Women – placed Top 30 on World Ranking
The Top 7 athletes in the World Ranking are racing the EOC – missing in the top 12 are only retired Elena Howald Roos (8th), Lisa Risby (10th) and Sabine Hauswirth (12th).
| WRE pos sprint |
WRE pos | Name | Country | WRE ID |
| 1 | 1 | Tove Alexandersson | SWE |
65 |
| 2 | 2 | Simona Aebersold | SUI |
23032 |
| 20 | 3 | Andrine Benjaminsen | NOR |
396 |
| 4 | 4 | Sara Hagstrom | SWE |
1997 |
| 3 | 5 | Natalia Gemperle | SUI |
6259 |
| 6 | 6 | Hanna Lundberg | SWE |
37614 |
| 43 | 7 | Marie Olaussen | NOR |
4291 |
| 11 | 9 | Tereza Rauturier | CZE |
28127 |
| 10 | 11 | Venla Harju | FIN |
4150 |
| – | 13 | Johanna Ridefelt | SWE |
21094 |
| 25 | 15 | Karolin Ohlsson | SWE |
4277 |
| 63 | 17 | Marika Teini | FIN |
5868 |
| 32 | 18 | Ane Dyrkorn | NOR |
26755 |
| 18 | 19 | Sandra Grosberga |  LAT |
1865 |
| 79 | 22 | Miia Niittynen | FIN |
4161 |
| 33 | 24 | Paula Gross | SUI |
18906 |
| 551 | 25 | Andrea Svensson | SWE |
20204 |
| 17 | 27 | Maija Sianoja | FIN |
5370 |
| 12 | 28 | Evely Kaasiku |  EST |
2672 |
| 55 | 29 | Ingrid Lundanes | NOR |
25248 |
| 100 | 30 | Hanna Wisniewska |  POL |
6443 |
Men – previous top results forest for starting athletes
| # | Name | Country | Picture | Forest Results | Sprint Results | Forest points |
| 1. | Kasper Fosser | NOR |
 |
Gold WOC Long (2023), Gold WOC Long (2021), Silver WOC Long (2019), Gold WC #2, Middle (2023), Gold WC #5, Long (2023), Gold WC #1, Long (2023), Gold WC #5, Middle (2022), Gold WC #3, Long (2021), Gold WC #5, Long (2021) Ranked Silver in World Ranking. | Gold WOC Sprint (2022), Silver WOC Sprint (2021), Silver EOC Sprint (2023), Bronze EOC KO-Sprint (2021), Bronze EOC Sprint (2021), Gold WC #1, Sprint (2022), Silver WC #6, Sprint (2023), Silver WOC MixedRelay (2021), Bronze WC #2, Sprint (2021) Ranked 5th in Sprint World Ranking. | 2675 |
| 2. | Gustav Bergman | SWE |
 |
Silver WOC Middle (2021), Silver WOC Middle (2019), Bronze EOC Middle (2022), Gold WOC Relay (2021), 5th WOC Middle (2023), Gold WC #2, Long (2019), Gold WC #8, Middle (2019), Gold WC #1, Middle (2019), Gold WOC Relay (2019) Ranked 6th in World Ranking. | Silver WOC Sprint (2022), Bronze EOC Sprint (2021), Gold WOC MixedRelay (2022), Gold WOC MixedRelay (2021), Silver WC #3, Sprint (2023), Silver EOC Sprint (2016), Bronze WC #2, Sprint (2021), Silver EOC MixedRelay (2021), Silver WC #3, Sprint (2016) Ranked 20th in Sprint World Ranking. | 1650 |
| 3. | Joey Hadorn | SUI |
 |
Silver WOC Middle (2023), Gold WOC Relay (2023), Gold WC #4, Long (2021), 7th WOC Long (2023), Gold WC #5, Middle (2019), Silver WC #8, Middle (2019), 5th WC #1, Long (2023), 7th WC #4, Middle (2023), Gold JWOC Long (2016) Ranked 5th in World Ranking. | Silver EOC KO-Sprint (2021), Silver WC #1, KO-Sprint (2021), Silver WC #6, Sprint (2019), Gold EOC MixedRelay (2021), Bronze WOC MixedRelay (2021), Silver EOC MixedRelay (2023), 6th EOC Sprint (2021), 7th EOC Sprint (2023), 4th WOC MixedRelay (2022) Ranked 11th in Sprint World Ranking. | 1407 |
| 4. | Daniel Hubmann | SUI |
 |
Silver WOC Middle (2018), Bronze WOC Long (2019), Gold WOC Middle (2015), Gold WOC Relay (2023), Gold WC #6, Long (2022), Silver WOC Long (2015), Silver WOC Long (2014), 4th WOC Long (2021), 6th WOC Long (2023) Ranked 7th in World Ranking. | Gold WOC Sprint (2018), Gold WOC Sprint (2017), Gold EOC Sprint (2018), Silver WOC Sprint (2014), Bronze WOC Sprint (2016), Gold WC #4, Sprint (2018), Gold WC #1, Sprint (2018), Gold WC #4, Sprint (2017), 10th WOC Sprint (2021) Ranked 16th in Sprint World Ranking. | 1350 |
| 5. | Eskil Kinneberg | NOR |
 |
Gold WOC Middle (2018), Silver EOC Long (2022), 6th WOC Middle (2021), Silver WC #3, Long (2022), Silver WOC Relay (2021), 8th WOC Middle (2023), Gold WC #5, Middle (2018), Gold WOC Relay (2018), Gold WOC Relay (2017) Ranked 14th in World Ranking. | Bronze EOC MixedRelay (2021), 11th WOC Sprint (2016), 25th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 41st EOC Sprint (2021), 25th WC #1, KO-Sprint (2021), 5th WOC MixedRelay (2016), 13th WC #8, Sprint (2017), 15th WC #10, Sprint (2017), 18th WC #1, Sprint (2017) | 1287 |
| 6. | Ruslan Glibov | UKR |
 |
Silver WOC Long (2018), Bronze WOC Middle (2021), 8th WOC Long (2023), 5th WOC Long (2019), 13th WOC Middle (2023), Silver WC #6, Long (2018), 11th WOC Middle (2019), 11th WOC Middle (2018), 5th EOC Middle (2018) Ranked 10th in World Ranking. | 23rd WOC Sprint (2021), 4th EOC Sprint (2018), 24th WOC Sprint (2018), 19th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 12th WOC Sprint (2016), 4th WC #1, Sprint (2018), 25th WOC Sprint (2014), 19th WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 16th WC #7, Sprint (2019) Ranked 49th in Sprint World Ranking. | 1221 |
| 7. | Albin Ridefelt | SWE |
 |
Gold EOC Middle (2022), 4th WOC Middle (2023), Gold WC #4, Middle (2022), Gold WOC Relay (2021), Silver WC #4, Middle (2023), Silver WC #5, Middle (2022), Bronze WOC Relay (2023), 8th WOC Long (2019), 12th WOC Middle (2021) Ranked 9th in World Ranking. | 10th WC #9, Sprint (2019), 26th WC #7, Sprint (2019), 31st WC #6, Sprint (2019), 9th WC #10, Sprint (2016), 10th WC #2, Sprint (2016), 18th WC #1, Sprint (2017), 19th WC #8, Sprint (2017), 17th WC #1, Sprint (2015), 17th WC #14, Sprint (2014) Ranked 794th in Sprint World Ranking. | 1150 |
| 8. | Olli Ojanaho | FIN |
 |
Bronze WOC Long (2023), 6th WOC Middle (2023), Silver WOC Relay (2023), 4th EOC Middle (2022), 11th WOC Long (2021), 6th EOC Long (2022), 4th WC #4, Middle (2022), 4th WC #5, Middle (2022), 4th WC #6, Long (2022) Ranked Bronze in World Ranking. | Gold JWOC Sprint (2017), 37th WC #3, Sprint (2023), 31st WC #11, Sprint (2018), 23rd WC #8, Sprint (2017), 9th JWOC Sprint (2016), 8th JWOC Sprint (2014), 23rd JWOC Sprint (2015) Ranked 549th in Sprint World Ranking. | 1001 |
| 9. | Jannis Bonek | AUT |
 |
Bronze WOC Middle (2023), Gold WC #4, Middle (2023), 11th WOC Long (2023), 20th WOC Middle (2021), 22nd EOC Long (2022), 7th WC #5, Long (2023), 9th WOC Relay (2023), 21st WC #2, Middle (2023), 22nd WC #1, Long (2023) Ranked 8th in World Ranking. | 19th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 20th WOC Sprint (2021), 22nd WOC Sprint (2022), 8th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 8th WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 11th WOC MixedRelay (2022), 10th EOC MixedRelay (2023) Ranked 25th in Sprint World Ranking. | 967 |
| 10. | Martin Regborn | SWE |
 |
Gold EOC Long (2022), Gold WC #3, Long (2022), Gold WC #2, Middle (2017), Bronze WC #1, Long (2023), 22nd WOC Long (2023), Bronze EOC Long (2016), Bronze WC #5, Middle (2019), 23rd WOC Middle (2019), 9th WOC Long (2017) Ranked 12th in World Ranking. | 8th WOC Sprint (2022), Gold EOC MixedRelay (2023), 4th EOC Sprint (2023), 19th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 8th WOC Sprint (2018), 7th WOC Sprint (2017), 7th WOC Sprint (2016), 10th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 4th WC #6, Sprint (2023) Ranked Gold in Sprint World Ranking. | 925 |
| 11. | Emil Svensk | SWE |
 |
4th WOC Long (2023), 5th WOC Long (2021), Silver WC #1, Long (2023), Gold WOC Relay (2019), 4th WOC Middle (2019), 10th WOC Middle (2023), Bronze WOC Relay (2023), 10th WOC Middle (2021), 5th EOC Long (2022) Ranked 4th in World Ranking. | Gold EOC Sprint (2021), Bronze EOC KO-Sprint (2023), Gold WC #2, Sprint (2021), Gold WOC MixedRelay (2021), Gold WOC MixedRelay (2018), Bronze WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 6th WOC Sprint (2018), 17th WOC Sprint (2022), Silver EOC MixedRelay (2021) Ranked Bronze in Sprint World Ranking. | 814 |
| 12. | Lucas Basset | FRA |
 |
Silver WOC Middle (2015), 4th WOC Middle (2021), 5th WOC Middle (2019), 9th WOC Middle (2023), 7th WOC Middle (2018), Bronze EOC Middle (2016), 4th WOC Long (2016), 21st WOC Long (2021), Silver WOC Relay (2017) Ranked 15th in World Ranking. | 25th WOC Sprint (2022), 37th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 17th WOC Sprint (2018), 17th WOC Sprint (2017), 16th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 18th EOC Sprint (2021), 6th WOC MixedRelay (2022), 8th WOC MixedRelay (2021), 20th WOC Sprint (2014) Ranked 1364th in Sprint World Ranking. | 754 |
| 13. | Anton Johansson | SWE |
 |
Silver EOC Middle (2022), Silver WC #4, Middle (2022), 12th WOC Middle (2023), 29th EOC Long (2022), 8th WC #1, Long (2023), Gold JWOC Long (2014), 15th WC #2, Middle (2023), 20th WC #4, Middle (2023), Gold JWOC Relay (2014) Ranked 16th in World Ranking. | 22nd WC #1, Sprint (2022), 20th EOC Sprint (2016), 56th WC #3, Sprint (2023), Bronze JWOC Sprint (2014), 20th WC #3, Sprint (2016), 15th JWOC Sprint (2013) Ranked 1366th in Sprint World Ranking. | 667 |
| 14. | Miika Kirmula | FIN |
 |
Silver WOC Relay (2023), 7th WOC Middle (2021), 9th WOC Long (2023), 9th WOC Long (2021), Silver WOC Relay (2019), 7th WOC Middle (2019), 16th WOC Middle (2023), 7th EOC Middle (2022), 16th WOC Long (2019) Ranked 13th in World Ranking. | 11th WOC Sprint (2022), 11th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 28th WOC Sprint (2018), 6th WC #2, KO-Sprint (2022), 7th WOC MixedRelay (2022), 16th WC #1, Sprint (2022), 8th WOC MixedRelay (2018), 9th EOC MixedRelay (2018), 6th JWOC Sprint (2014) Ranked 17th in Sprint World Ranking. | 630 |
| 15. | Milos Nykodym | CZE |
 |
Gold WC #10, Middle (2018), 8th WOC Long (2021), 10th WOC Long (2023), 21st WOC Middle (2021), 15th WOC Middle (2019), 25th WOC Long (2018), 7th EOC Long (2018), 22nd WOC Long (2017), 5th WOC Relay (2021) Ranked 23rd in World Ranking. | 12th WOC Sprint (2018), 22nd WOC Sprint (2017), 5th WOC MixedRelay (2021), 40th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 5th WOC MixedRelay (2018), 4th WOC MixedRelay (2017), 4th EOC MixedRelay (2021), 6th WOC MixedRelay (2016), 4th EOC MixedRelay (2018) Ranked 95th in Sprint World Ranking. | 526 |
| 16. | Tomas Krivda | CZE |
 |
4th WOC Long (2023), 17th WOC Middle (2023), 36th WOC Middle (2021), 9th EOC Middle (2022), 4th WC #5, Long (2023), 6th WOC Relay (2023), 9th WC #4, Middle (2022), 10th WC #6, Long (2022), 16th WC #2, Middle (2023) Ranked 11th in World Ranking. | 12th WOC Sprint (2022), 13th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 31st WOC Sprint (2021), 10th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 5th WC #3, Sprint (2023), 22nd EOC Sprint (2023), 19th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 10th WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 10th WC #2, KO-Sprint (2022) Ranked 9th in Sprint World Ranking. | 511 |
| 17. | Martin Hubmann | SUI |
 |
6th WOC Long (2021), Bronze WOC Relay (2021), 27th WOC Middle (2023), 11th WOC Long (2019), 6th EOC Long (2018), Gold EOC Relay (2016), 6th WC #5, Long (2023), 7th WC #6, Middle (2021), 6th WOC Relay (2019) Ranked 22nd in World Ranking. | Silver WOC Sprint (2015), Bronze WOC MixedRelay (2021), 16th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), Gold EOC MixedRelay (2018), Bronze EOC Sprint (2014), Gold WOC MixedRelay (2014), Silver WOC MixedRelay (2016), 9th WOC Sprint (2017), 16th WOC Sprint (2018) Ranked 45th in Sprint World Ranking. | 478 |
| 18. | Topi Syrjalainen | FIN |
 |
Silver WOC Relay (2023), 20th WOC Middle (2023), 25th WOC Middle (2019), 11th EOC Long (2022), 8th WC #4, Middle (2023), 10th WC #4, Long (2021), 11th WC #3, Long (2022), 14th WC #5, Middle (2022), 22nd WC #2, Middle (2023) Ranked 21st in World Ranking. | 40th WC #3, Sprint (2023), 80th WC #9, Sprint (2019), 94th WC #6, Sprint (2019), 19th JWOC Sprint (2017) Ranked 533rd in Sprint World Ranking. | 421 |
| 19. | Timo Sild | EST |
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11th WOC Middle (2021), 14th WOC Long (2021), 24th WOC Middle (2023), 8th WOC Middle (2018), 13th WOC Middle (2019), 15th WOC Long (2019), 11th WOC Long (2018), 10th WOC Long (2017), 11th WOC Middle (2017) Ranked 34th in World Ranking. | 21st WOC Sprint (2016), 9th WC #10, Sprint (2017), 34th WC #8, Sprint (2017), 21st WC #6, Sprint (2016), 7th JWOC Sprint (2008), 16th JWOC Sprint (2007) Ranked 834th in Sprint World Ranking. | 413 |
| 20. | Max Peter Bejmer | SWE |
Silver WC #6, Long (2022), Silver EOC Relay (2022), 10th EOC Middle (2022), 23rd EOC Long (2022), 10th WC #4, Middle (2022), 10th WC #5, Long (2021), 8th WC #8, Middle (2019), 12th WC #4, Long (2021), 14th WC #6, Middle (2021) Ranked 31st in World Ranking. | Gold WOC MixedRelay (2022), 5th WOC Sprint (2021), 14th WOC Sprint (2022), 25th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 23rd EOC Sprint (2021), 25th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 6th WC #1, Sprint (2022), 13th WC #3, Sprint (2023), 25th WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023) Ranked 39th in Sprint World Ranking. | 358 | |
| 21. | Lauri Sild | EST |
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20th WOC Middle (2023), 23rd WOC Middle (2021), 32nd WOC Long (2021), 21st WOC Middle (2018), 6th WOC Middle (2014), 13th WOC Middle (2017), 16th EOC Middle (2022), 13th WOC Middle (2015), 14th EOC Middle (2018) Ranked 38th in World Ranking. | 28th WC #10, Sprint (2017), 21st JWOC Sprint (2010) Ranked 477th in Sprint World Ranking. | 355 |
| 22. | Edgars Bertuks | LAT |
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Gold WOC Middle (2012), Bronze WOC Long (2013), 32nd WOC Middle (2021), 25th WOC Middle (2018), Bronze WOC Long (2012), 24th WOC Long (2016), 15th WOC Middle (2015), 5th EOC Middle (2014), 8th WOC Middle (2013) Ranked 237th in World Ranking. | 40th WOC Sprint (2007), 41st WOC Sprint (2006), 31st WC #14, Sprint (2014), 112th WC #6, Sprint (2019) | 349 |
| 23. | Bojan Blumenstein |  GER |
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18th WOC Middle (2023), 31st WOC Middle (2021), 45th WOC Long (2021), 24th WOC Middle (2019), 22nd EOC Middle (2022), 8th WOC Relay (2021), 11th WOC Relay (2023), 22nd WC #4, Middle (2022), 10th WOC Relay (2019) Ranked 55th in World Ranking. | 25th WOC Sprint (2022), 31st WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 88th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 42nd WC #9, Sprint (2019), 22nd WOC MixedRelay (2014), 23rd WOC MixedRelay (2015) Ranked 115th in Sprint World Ranking. | 348 |
| 24. | Mathieu Perrin | FRA |
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25th WOC Middle (2023), 29th WOC Middle (2021), 40th WOC Long (2021), 8th EOC Middle (2022), 5th WOC Relay (2023), Silver JWOC Long (2018), 7th WOC Relay (2021), 8th WC #4, Middle (2022), 16th WC #5, Long (2023) Ranked 28th in World Ranking. | 8th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 13th EOC Sprint (2023), 25th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 8th WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 13th WC #6, Sprint (2023), 25th WC #1, KO-Sprint (2021), 9th JWOC Sprint (2017), 13th JWOC Sprint (2018) Ranked 51st in Sprint World Ranking. | 345 |
| 25. | Tim Robertson |  NZL |
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27th WOC Long (2021), 42nd WOC Middle (2023), 42nd WOC Middle (2021), 39th WOC Middle (2019), 15th WOC Relay (2023), 19th WOC Relay (2019), 20th WC #10, Middle (2018), 17th WOC Relay (2018), 25th WOC Relay (2017) Ranked 80th in World Ranking. | Silver WOC Sprint (2018), Bronze WOC Sprint (2021), 4th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), Silver WC #1, Sprint (2022), Silver WC #2, KO-Sprint (2022), Silver WC #4, Sprint (2018), 21st WOC Sprint (2022), 13th EOC Sprint (2021), 6th WC #3, Sprint (2023) Ranked 8th in Sprint World Ranking. | 319 |
Women – previous top results forest for starting athletes
| # | Name | Country | Picture | Forest Results | Sprint Results | Forest points |
| 1. | Tove Alexandersson | SWE |
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Gold WOC Middle (2023), Gold WOC Long (2021), Gold WOC Middle (2021), Silver WOC Long (2023), Gold WOC Long (2019), Gold WOC Middle (2019), Gold WOC Long (2018), Gold WOC Long (2017), Gold WOC Middle (2017) Ranked Gold in World Ranking. | Gold WOC KO-Sprint (2022), Gold WOC Sprint (2021), Gold EOC KO-Sprint (2023), Gold EOC Sprint (2021), Gold EOC KO-Sprint (2021), Silver WOC Sprint (2018), Silver EOC Sprint (2023), Gold EOC Sprint (2018), Gold WC #3, Sprint (2023) Ranked Gold in Sprint World Ranking. | 3550 |
| 2. | Simona Aebersold | SUI |
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Gold WOC Long (2023), Silver WOC Middle (2019), Gold EOC Middle (2022), Bronze WOC Middle (2021), Bronze WOC Long (2021), Bronze WOC Long (2019), Gold WC #6, Long (2022), Gold WC #4, Middle (2022), Gold WC #3, Long (2021) Ranked Silver in World Ranking. | Silver WOC Sprint (2022), Silver EOC KO-Sprint (2021), Bronze EOC Sprint (2023), Bronze EOC Sprint (2021), 4th WOC Sprint (2021), 5th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), Silver WC #1, KO-Sprint (2021), Silver WC #9, Sprint (2019), Bronze WC #6, Sprint (2023) Ranked Silver in Sprint World Ranking. | 2425 |
| 3. | Natalia Gemperle | SUI |
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Silver WOC Middle (2023), Silver WOC Long (2021), Gold WOC Middle (2018), Bronze WOC Middle (2019), Silver WOC Long (2016), Bronze WOC Long (2017), 4th WOC Long (2023), Silver EOC Long (2018), Bronze WOC Middle (2016) Ranked 5th in World Ranking. | Silver WOC Sprint (2021), Silver WOC Sprint (2017), Bronze EOC KO-Sprint (2023), Silver WC #3, Sprint (2023), Bronze EOC Sprint (2018), 4th EOC Sprint (2023), Bronze WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 4th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), Silver WC #4, Sprint (2017) Ranked Bronze in Sprint World Ranking. | 2375 |
| 4. | Andrine Benjaminsen | NOR |
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Silver WOC Middle (2021), Bronze WOC Long (2023), 4th WOC Long (2021), 5th WOC Middle (2023), Silver WC #5, Middle (2022), Silver WC #6, Long (2022), Silver WC #3, Long (2021), Bronze WOC Relay (2023), 6th WOC Long (2018) Ranked Bronze in World Ranking. | Bronze EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 4th WOC Sprint (2022), Silver WOC MixedRelay (2021), 10th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 10th WOC Sprint (2021), Bronze WC #2, KO-Sprint (2022), Bronze WC #1, KO-Sprint (2021), Bronze WOC MixedRelay (2022), 6th EOC Sprint (2021) Ranked 20th in Sprint World Ranking. | 1625 |
| 5. | Venla Harju | FIN |
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Gold EOC Long (2022), Bronze WOC Middle (2019), Bronze WOC Middle (2017), Bronze EOC Middle (2022), Gold WC #3, Long (2022), 6th WOC Middle (2023), 9th WOC Long (2023), 6th WOC Long (2019), Bronze WC #4, Middle (2022) Ranked 11th in World Ranking. | 9th WOC Sprint (2022), 4th WOC Sprint (2017), 16th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), Bronze WOC Sprint (2013), Bronze EOC MixedRelay (2023), 11th EOC Sprint (2023), 9th WOC Sprint (2014), 7th WOC MixedRelay (2022), 4th WC #4, Sprint (2017) Ranked 10th in Sprint World Ranking. | 1275 |
| 6. | Marika Teini | FIN |
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Silver WOC Middle (2018), Gold EOC Middle (2018), Bronze EOC Long (2022), 4th WOC Long (2019), Gold WC #2, Middle (2018), Silver WC #2, Long (2019), Silver WC #5, Middle (2018), Bronze WC #3, Long (2022), 9th WOC Middle (2019) Ranked 17th in World Ranking. | 12th WOC Sprint (2022), 25th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 11th WOC Sprint (2018), 10th WOC Sprint (2017), 9th WOC Sprint (2016), Bronze WC #2, Sprint (2016), 7th WOC MixedRelay (2022), 16th EOC Sprint (2018), 16th WOC Sprint (2014) Ranked 63rd in Sprint World Ranking. | 1150 |
| 7. | Hanna Lundberg | SWE |
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Bronze WOC Middle (2023), Gold WOC Relay (2023), Gold WC #4, Long (2021), Gold JWOC Long (2022), Gold JWOC Middle (2022), Gold JWOC Middle (2021), 4th WC #2, Middle (2023), 4th WC #6, Middle (2021), 4th WC #3, Long (2021) Ranked 6th in World Ranking. | 4th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), Bronze WC #1, Sprint (2022), 7th EOC Sprint (2023), 7th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 8th EOC Sprint (2021), Silver JWOC Sprint (2021), 4th WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 6th WC #2, KO-Sprint (2022), 7th WC #6, Sprint (2023) Ranked 6th in Sprint World Ranking. | 1065 |
| 8. | Sara Hagstr�m | SWE |
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Gold WC #2, Middle (2023), Gold WOC Relay (2023), Gold WOC Relay (2021), 5th WOC Long (2023), 5th WOC Middle (2021), Silver WC #1, Long (2023), 8th WOC Long (2021), 9th WOC Middle (2023), Bronze WC #5, Long (2023) Ranked 4th in World Ranking. | Gold EOC Sprint (2023), Gold WC #6, Sprint (2023), Gold WOC MixedRelay (2021), 4th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), Gold EOC MixedRelay (2023), Bronze WC #3, Sprint (2023), 5th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 16th WOC Sprint (2022), 5th EOC Sprint (2021) Ranked 4th in Sprint World Ranking. | 950 |
| 9. | Evely Kaasiku | EST |
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Silver EOC Middle (2022), Silver WC #4, Middle (2022), 10th WOC Middle (2023), 17th WOC Middle (2021), 22nd WOC Long (2019), 16th WOC Middle (2017), 10th WOC Relay (2023), 20th EOC Middle (2018), 7th WOC Relay (2019) Ranked 28th in World Ranking. | 43rd WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 16th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 33rd WOC Sprint (2017), 33rd EOC Sprint (2021), 16th WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 11th WOC MixedRelay (2021), 15th WOC MixedRelay (2022), 10th WOC MixedRelay (2018), 9th WOC MixedRelay (2016) Ranked 12th in Sprint World Ranking. | 738 |
| 10. | Kamilla Olaussen | NOR |
4th WOC Middle (2021), 5th WOC Long (2018), Silver WC #7, Long (2018), Bronze WOC Relay (2021), Bronze WC #2, Long (2019), 13th WOC Long (2019), 16th WOC Middle (2019), 4th WOC Relay (2019), 5th WC #1, Middle (2019) Ranked 83rd in World Ranking. | 18th WC #11, Sprint (2018), 32nd WC #14, Sprint (2014), 79th JWOC Sprint (2013) | 584 | |
| 11. | Marie Olaussen | NOR |
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7th WOC Long (2021), 8th WOC Long (2023), Bronze WC #1, Long (2023), Bronze WOC Relay (2023), Bronze WOC Relay (2021), 11th WOC Middle (2021), Bronze EOC Relay (2022), 4th WC #6, Long (2022), 5th WC #4, Middle (2023) Ranked 7th in World Ranking. | 19th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 20th EOC Sprint (2023), 50th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 4th EOC MixedRelay (2023), 20th WC #6, Sprint (2023), 20th WC #3, Sprint (2023), 19th JWOC Sprint (2017), 15th JWOC Sprint (2015) Ranked 43rd in Sprint World Ranking. | 578 |
| 12. | Karolin Ohlsson | SWE |
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Gold WOC Relay (2019), Gold WC #10, Middle (2018), 6th WOC Long (2019), Silver WC #8, Middle (2018), Silver WOC Relay (2018), 7th WOC Long (2018), 14th WOC Middle (2019), Bronze WC #7, Long (2018), 21st WOC Middle (2018) Ranked 15th in World Ranking. | Gold WOC MixedRelay (2018), 9th WOC Sprint (2021), 6th WOC Sprint (2018), Silver WC #9, Sprint (2018), 25th WOC Sprint (2022), 9th EOC Sprint (2021), 10th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 11th WOC Sprint (2017), Silver EOC MixedRelay (2018) Ranked 25th in Sprint World Ranking. | 578 |
| 13. | Ane Dyrkorn | NOR |
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4th WOC Middle (2023), 4th EOC Middle (2022), Bronze EOC Relay (2022), 4th WC #4, Middle (2022), 13th WC #5, Long (2023), 18th WC #2, Middle (2023), 16th WC #6, Long (2022), 23rd WC #5, Middle (2022), 22nd JWOC Long (2019) Ranked 18th in World Ranking. | Bronze WOC MixedRelay (2022), 14th WOC Sprint (2022), 25th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 68th EOC Sprint (2021), 11th WC #1, Sprint (2022), 25th WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 25th JWOC Sprint (2019) Ranked 32nd in Sprint World Ranking. | 474 |
| 14. | Tereza Janosikova | CZE |
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8th WOC Middle (2023), 14th WOC Long (2023), 13th WOC Long (2021), Silver EOC Relay (2022), 10th EOC Long (2022), 5th WOC Relay (2023), 15th EOC Middle (2022), 6th WC #4, Middle (2023), 7th WC #6, Long (2022) Ranked 9th in World Ranking. | 7th WOC Sprint (2022), Silver WC #6, Sprint (2019), 10th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 14th WOC Sprint (2021), 6th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 19th WOC Sprint (2018), 14th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 12th EOC Sprint (2021), 24th WOC Sprint (2017) Ranked 11th in Sprint World Ranking. | 469 |
| 15. | Sandra Grosberga | LAT |
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7th WOC Middle (2023), 18th WOC Long (2023), 17th WOC Long (2021), 24th WOC Long (2019), 17th WOC Middle (2018), 15th EOC Long (2022), 21st EOC Middle (2022), 12th WC #1, Long (2023), 11th WOC Relay (2023) Ranked 19th in World Ranking. | 25th WOC Sprint (2021), 7th EOC Sprint (2023), 31st WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 17th WOC Sprint (2018), 10th EOC Sprint (2021), 13th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 20th WOC Sprint (2017), 7th WC #6, Sprint (2023), 10th WC #2, Sprint (2021) Ranked 18th in Sprint World Ranking. | 467 |
| 16. | Denisa Kosova | CZE |
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8th WOC Middle (2021), 8th WOC Middle (2019), 15th WOC Long (2021), 30th WOC Middle (2023), 16th WOC Long (2019), 5th WOC Relay (2023), 5th WOC Relay (2021), 20th WOC Middle (2016), 5th WOC Relay (2019) Ranked 33rd in World Ranking. | 5th WC #3, Sprint (2023), 27th EOC Sprint (2021), 20th WOC Sprint (2016), 37th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 11th WOC Sprint (2015), 4th WOC MixedRelay (2017), 24th EOC Sprint (2016), 15th WC #9, Sprint (2019), 6th WOC MixedRelay (2016) Ranked 51st in Sprint World Ranking. | 462 |
| 17. | Johanna Oberg | SWE |
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10th WOC Long (2021), 13th WOC Long (2023), 12th WOC Middle (2021), 6th EOC Long (2022), 6th EOC Middle (2022), 6th WC #3, Long (2022), 6th WC #4, Middle (2022), 8th WC #4, Long (2021), 9th WC #6, Long (2022) Ranked 13th in World Ranking. | 53rd WC #9, Sprint (2019), 79th WC #6, Sprint (2019), 24th JWOC Sprint (2016), 13th JWOC Sprint (2015), 24th JWOC Sprint (2014) | 433 |
| 18. | Miri Thrane �dum |  DEN |
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17th WOC Middle (2023), 20th WOC Long (2023), 11th WOC Long (2021), 29th WOC Middle (2021), 18th WOC Long (2019), 12th WOC Long (2018), 6th WOC Relay (2023), 19th EOC Long (2022), 8th WOC Relay (2019) Ranked 32nd in World Ranking. | 19th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 5th WOC MixedRelay (2022), 33rd WC #7, Sprint (2019), Bronze JWOC Sprint (2014), 13th JWOC Sprint (2012) | 417 |
| 19. | Hanna Wisniewska | POL |
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15th WOC Long (2023), 25th WOC Middle (2023), 19th WOC Long (2021), 22nd WOC Middle (2021), 24th WOC Middle (2017), 6th WOC Relay (2021), 12th WOC Relay (2023), 19th WC #1, Long (2023), 20th WC #4, Middle (2023) Ranked 30th in World Ranking. | 31st WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 42nd WOC Sprint (2022), 37th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 45th EOC Sprint (2021), 8th WOC MixedRelay (2022), 9th WOC MixedRelay (2021), 7th EOC MixedRelay (2021), 15th EOC MixedRelay (2023), 19th WOC Sprint (2010) Ranked 100th in Sprint World Ranking. | 412 |
| 20. | Aleksandra Hornik | POL |
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14th WOC Middle (2023), 20th WOC Long (2021), 37th WOC Middle (2021), 20th WOC Middle (2019), 6th WOC Relay (2021), Silver JWOC Middle (2016), 14th WC #5, Long (2023), 12th WOC Relay (2023), 21st WC #4, Middle (2023) Ranked 33rd in World Ranking. | 7th WOC Sprint (2021), 5th EOC Sprint (2023), 18th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 16th WOC Sprint (2018), 11th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 5th WC #6, Sprint (2023), 19th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 19th EOC Sprint (2021), 14th WOC Sprint (2016) Ranked 5th in Sprint World Ranking. | 372 |
| 21. | Carina Polzer | AUT |
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24th WOC Middle (2023), 26th WOC Long (2023), 28th WOC Long (2021), 32nd EOC Long (2022), 9th WOC Relay (2023), 10th WOC Relay (2021), 8th EOC Relay (2022), 15th JWOC Relay (2016), 13th JWOC Relay (2015) Ranked 46th in World Ranking. | 63rd EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 71st EOC Sprint (2021), 54th WC #3, Sprint (2023), 56th WC #1, Sprint (2022) Ranked 282nd in Sprint World Ranking. | 339 |
| 22. | Florence Hanauer | FRA |
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27th WOC Middle (2023), 29th WOC Long (2021), 30th WOC Middle (2021), 46th WOC Middle (2019), 7th WOC Relay (2023), 9th WOC Relay (2021), 15th WOC Relay (2019), 13th JWOC Long (2018), 6th JWOC Relay (2017) Ranked 59th in World Ranking. | 20th WOC Sprint (2021), 25th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 30th WOC Sprint (2022), 25th EOC KO-Sprint (2021), 25th WC #1, KO-Sprint (2021), 4th JWOC Sprint (2018), 13th JWOC Sprint (2015) Ranked 91st in Sprint World Ranking. | 336 |
| 23. | Maija Sianoja | FIN |
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11th WOC Long (2023), 33rd WOC Long (2021), 19th WOC Middle (2018), 4th WOC Relay (2023), 6th EOC Long (2018), 5th WOC Relay (2018), 24th EOC Middle (2018), 6th WC #3, Long (2018), 8th WC #8, Middle (2019) Ranked 27th in World Ranking. | Silver WC #11, Sprint (2018), 27th WOC Sprint (2021), 14th WOC Sprint (2018), 16th EOC Sprint (2023), 14th EOC Sprint (2021), 7th WC #3, Sprint (2023), 7th WOC MixedRelay (2021), 10th EOC Sprint (2018), 16th WC #6, Sprint (2023) Ranked 17th in Sprint World Ranking. | 333 |
| 24. | Jo Shepherd |  GBR |
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31st WOC Long (2023), 30th WOC Long (2021), 21st WOC Long (2019), 24th WOC Middle (2019), 18th WOC Middle (2017), 7th WOC Relay (2021), 21st WC #3, Long (2019), 24th WC #4, Middle (2019), 18th WC #6, Middle (2017) Ranked 69th in World Ranking. | 30th WOC Sprint (2017), 70th EOC Sprint (2021), 70th WC #2, Sprint (2021), 30th WC #4, Sprint (2017), 7th EOC MixedRelay (2016) Ranked 127th in Sprint World Ranking. | 333 |
| 25. | Ana Isabel Toledo Navarro |  ESP |
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43rd WOC Long (2023), 40th WOC Long (2021), 44th WOC Middle (2021), 55th WOC Middle (2023), 13th WOC Relay (2023), 15th EOC Relay (2022), 21st JWOC Relay (2019), 25th JWOC Relay (2018) Ranked 100th in World Ranking. | 9th WOC KO-Sprint (2022), 17th WOC Sprint (2022), 28th WOC Sprint (2021), 16th EOC KO-Sprint (2023), 16th WC #7, KO-Sprint (2023), 14th WOC MixedRelay (2022), 17th WOC MixedRelay (2021), 14th EOC MixedRelay (2023), 24th JWOC Sprint (2019) Ranked 28th in Sprint World Ranking. | 319 |
