| Host city | Tampere |
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| Country | Finland |
| Events | 8 |
| ← 1999 Inverness2003 Rapperswil/Jona → | |
The 2001 World Orienteering Championships, the 19th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Tampere, Finland, 26 July – 4 August 2001.
The championships had eight events; sprint (new) for men and women, the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's sprint |  Jimmy Birklin (SWE) |
10.55,9 |  Pasi Ikonen (FIN) |
Jörgen Olsson (SWE) |
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| Women's sprint |  Vroni König-Salmi (SUI) |
10.54,9 | Johanna Asklöf (FIN) |
Simone Luder (SUI) |
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| Men's classic distance |  Jørgen Rostrup (NOR) |
1.29.43 | Jani Lakanen (FIN) |
Carl Henrik Bjørseth (NOR) |
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| Women's classic distance | Simone Luder (SUI) |
1.14.57 | Marika Mikkola (FIN) |
Reeta Kolkkala (FIN) |
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| Men's short distance | Pasi Ikonen (FIN) |
23.41 | Tore Sandvik (NOR) |
Jørgen Rostrup (NOR) |
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| Women's short distance | Hanne Staff (NOR) |
25.41 | Jenny Johansson (SWE) |
Gunilla Svärd (SWE) |
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| Men's relay |
Finland (FIN)
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2.48.53 |
Norway (NOR)
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 Czech Republic (CZE)
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| Women's relay |
Finland (FIN)
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2.37.01 |
Sweden (SWE)
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Norway (NOR)
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References
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 2001". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2017.