Demanding long qualifications
Posted on | August 14, 2011 | Category: News

The first World Orienteering Championships qualification races took place on the tricky terrain of Saint Fracois, Chambery, yesterday. The French men overruled the long qualification taking first places in all three groups while Dana Brožková, Signe Søes, and Minna Kauppi took wins in the women’s races. Qualifications continue today in Saint Francois with Middle distance.
Please see the World Ranking Calendar for complete result lists, and don’t forget to read the ahlete interviews (Thierry, Dana, Minna and others) in the Around the Arena section in the lover left corner of the IOF home page.
Results
Women A
1) Dana Brožková CZE 46:33
2) Merja Rantanen FIN 48:42
3) Helena Jansson SWE 49:05
4) Amélie Chataing FRA 50:01
5) Heidi Østlid Bagstevold NOR 50:23
6) Lizzie Ingham NZL 52:27
Women B
1) Signe Søes DEN 49:51
2) Annika Billstam SWE 52:08
3) Sara Lüscher SUI 52:58
4) Anni-Maija Fincke FIN 55:20
5) Karina Fershalova RUS 56:14
6) Claire Ward GBR 56:24
Women C
1) Minna Kauppi FIN 50:41
2) Tone Wigemyr NOR 51:58
3) Eva Juřeníková CZE 52:21
4) Nadiya Volynska UKR 55:59
5) Emma Claesson SWE 56:18
6) Rachael Rothman GBR 56:19
Men A
1) Francois Gonon FRA 1:07:43
2) Olav Lundanes NOR 1:08:38
3) Pasi Ikonen FIN 1:10:38
4) Valentin Novikov RUS 1:10:59
5) David Andersson SWE 1:11:24
6) Daniel Hubmann SUI 1:12:41
Men B
1) Thierry Gueorgiou FRA 1:03:14
2) Alexey Bortnik RUS 1:09:22
3) Tue Lassen DEN 1:09:56
4) Anders Nordberg NOR 1:10:06
5) Olle Boström SWE 1:11:12
6) Baptiste Rollier SUI 1:11:18
Men C
1) Philippe Adamski FRA 1:08:57
2) Anders Holmberg SWE 1:12:09
3) Tero Föhr FIN 1:12:47
4) Marc Lauenstein SUI 1:13:07
5) Dmitriy Tsvetkov RUS 1:14:17
6) Mikhail Mamleev ITA 1:14:23


















