The 36th World Orienteering Championships were held in ÃÂstfold, Norway in August 2019.
The competitions consisted of middle distance, long distance and relay, for women and men, respectively. Both individual womenâÂÂs competitions were won by SwedenâÂÂs Tove Alexandersson. She won the long distance with a margin of six minutes ahead of Lina Strand, and the middle distance with a margin of five seconds ahead of Simona Aebersold. NorwayâÂÂs Olav Lundanes won both the long and middle distances for men, ahead of Kasper Fosser and Gustav Bergman, respectively. Sweden won the womenâÂÂs relay ahead of Switzerland and Russia. Sweden also won the menâÂÂs relay, ahead of Finland and France.
From 2019 the world championships are split in two (forest and park), each being held every second year. The 2019 edition is a pure "forest" format. The competitions are the middle and long distances, and relay.