| Host city | Aichi |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Events | 8 |
The 2005 World Orienteering Championships, the 22nd World Orienteering Championships, were held in Aichi, Japan, 9 –15 August 2005.[1]
The championships had eight events; sprint for men and women, middle distance for men and women, long distance (formerly called individual or classic distance) for men and women, and relays for men and women.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's sprint [1] |  Emil Wingstedt (SWE) |
14:31.0 |  Daniel Hubmann (SUI) |
 Jani Lakanen (FIN) |
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| Women's sprint [1] | Simone Niggli (SUI) |
14:02.7 |  Anne Margrethe Hausken (NOR) |
 Heather Monro (GBR) |
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| Men's middle distance [1] |  Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) |
33:00.3 |  Chris Terkelsen (DEN) |
Jarkko Huovila (FIN) |
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| Women's middle distance [1] | Simone Niggli (SUI) |
32:46.3 | Jenny Johansson (SWE) |
Minna Kauppi (FIN) |
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| Men's long distance [1] |  Andrey Khramov (RUS) |
1:37:22 | Marc Lauenstein (SUI) |
Holger Hott Johansen (NOR) |
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| Women's long distance [1] | Simone Niggli (SUI) |
1:13:23 | Heli Jukkola (FIN) |
Vroni König-Salmi (SUI) |
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| Men's relay[1] | 2:16:48 | |||||
| Women's relay[1] | 2:07:46 | |||||
