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The homepages of WOC 2006 runners Øystein Kristiansen, Mårten Boström and Anne Konring Olesen have now been included in World of O. All three are among the medal favourites. You can find the latest news from their homepage either here at World of O WOC 2006 Special Edition, or … ...
Read More »WOC 2006: Switzerland team for WOC 2006
The Switzerland WOC 2006 Team consists of 14 runners. Simone Niggli is the best on the World Ranking in the team with a 1st position – and she has also been the number one woman in international orienteering for the last 6 years. The numbers tells it all: 10 WOC ...
Read More »WOC 2006: Norway team for WOC 2006
The Norway WOC 2006 Team consists of 13 runners – a very strong team as always. Marianne Andersen is the best on the World Ranking in the team with a 4th position – and along with Anne Margrethe Hausken Marianne is among the Norwegian women gold favourites. Both Marianne and ...
Read More »WOC 2006: Italy team for WOC 2006
The Italy WOC 2006 Team consists of 8 runners. Michele Tavernaro is the best on the World Ranking in the team with a 36th position. Michele impressed everybody with his 6th place on the hard long distance at the WOC last year in Japan – a race where he run ...
Read More »WOC 2006: Hungary team for WOC 2006
The Hungary WOC 2006 Team consists of 8 runners. Éva Makrai is the best on the World Ranking in the team with a 92th position. Her best result is a 27th place at the WOC in Switzerland in 2003 on the long distance. However, one should look out for the ...
Read More »WOC 2006: Great Britain team for WOC 2006
The Great Britain WOC 2006 Team consists of 13 runners. Jamie Stevenson is the best on the World Ranking in the team with a 22th position. Jamie became one of the world stars by winning the WOC-gold in sprint in Switzerland 2003 – and showed with his silver medal at ...
Read More »WOC 2006: Finland team for WOC 2006
The Finland WOC 2006 Team consists of 13 runners. Heli Jukkola is the best on the World Ranking in the team with a 3rd position. However, all of the Finish team is strong as usually, and all of the team can fight for gold medals on both the individual distances ...
Read More »WOC 2006: WOC 2006 venues and detailed satelite pictures
The main site of WOC 2006 is in Århus in Denmark. In the map you can see the venues of the different competitions on an interactive map. You can zoom in to the venues, and also change the map type to satellite map. Note that the quality of the satelite ...
Read More »WOC 2006: Bulgaria team for WOC 2006
The Bulgaria WOC 2006 Team consists of 9 runners. Iliana Shandurkova is the best on the World Ranking in the team with a 41st position. Iliana had significant improvements after her stay as Au-pair in Norway last year, and did three very good races in WOC in Japan last year ...
Read More »WOC 2006: Austria team for WOC 2006
The Austria WOC 2006 Team consists of 9 runners. Gernot Kerschbaumer is the best on the World Ranking in the team with a 43th position. Gernot is a young and promising athlete who did an impressive performance at last years WOC in Japan, with a 9th place in middle and ...
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