Our champions

Honouring our international high achievers and national team representation.

International Achievers

In a largely European based international sport, Australia has achieved success in International Orienteering Federation (IOF) World Championships, Junior World Championships, World Cup and World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships.

We honour our medallists and podium (top 6) achievers in these events.

Gold Medallists

Silver Medallists

Bronze Medallists

Podium - 4th to 6th Place

2022 – 5th – Aston Key (VIC) – Sprint Distance – Kolding – Denmark.

2015 – 5th – Hanny Allston (TAS) – Sprint Distance – Inverness – Scotland.

2009 – 5th – Kathryn Ewels (Preston) – Sprint Distance – Miskolc – Hungary.

2007 – 6th – Hanny Allston (TAS) – Long Distance – Kyiv – Ukraine.

2006 – 4th – Hanny Allston (TAS), Jo Allison (ACT), Grace Elson (Crane) (TAS) – Relay – Arhus – Denmark.

2005 – 6th – Hanny Allston (TAS) – Long Distance – Aichi – Japan.

2001 – 6th – Grant Bluett (NSW), Troy de Haas (VIC), Tom Quayle (ACT), Rob Walter (ACT) – Relay – Tampere – Finland.

1997 – 6th – Jo Allison (ACT), Nicki Taws (VIC), Emily Viner (Walter) (VIC), Alix Young (WA) – Relay – Grimstad – Norway.

1981 – 6th – Jenny Bourne (ACT), Sue Key (Neve) (VIC), Madeleine Sevior (VIC), Christine Watson (Marshall) (TAS) – Relay – Thun – Switzerland.

1981 – 6th – Terry Farrell (NSW), Steve Key (VIC), Warren Key (VIC), Maurice Ongania (ACT) – Relay – Thun – Switzerland.

2009 – 4th – World Games – Hanny Allston (TAS), Kathryn Ewels (Preston) (VIC), Simon Uppill (SA), Julian Dent (NSW) – Relay – Kaohsiung – Chinese Taipei.

2009 – 5th – World Games – Rob Walter (ACT), Jo Allison (ACT), Grant Bluett (NSW), Natasha Rowe (Key) (VIC) – Relay – Akita – Japan

2019 – 5th – Aston Key – Middle Distance – Aarhus – Denmark.

2016 – 6th – Henry McNulty (WA) – Sprint Distance – Engadin  – Switzerland.

2007 – 6th – Vanessa Round (SA) – Long Distance – Dubbo – Australia.

2007 – 4th – Simon Uppill (SA) – – Long Distance – Dubbo – Australia.

2006 – 6th – Matthew Parton (NSW) – Sprint Distance – Druskininkai – Lithuania.

2005 – 4th – Julian Dent (NSW) – Long Distance –  Tenero – Switzerland.

2005 – 6th – Julian Dent (NSW) – Middle Distance –  Tenero – Switzerland.

1995 – 4th – Tom Quayle (ACT) – Long Distance – Horsens – Denmark.

1994 – 4th – Tom Quayle (ACT) – Long Distance – Gdynia – Poland.

2009 – 5th – Adrian Jackson (VIC) – Middle Distance – Ben Shemen – Israel.

2008 – 6th – Adrian Jackson (VIC) – Long Distance – Ostroda – Poland.

2008 – 6th – Adrian Jackson (VIC) – Sprint Distance – Ostroda – Poland.

2006 – 6th – Adrian Jackson (VIC) – Long Distance – Joensuu – Finland.

2005 – 6th – Anna Sheldon (QLD) – Middle Distance – Banska Bystrica – Slovakia.

2004 – 6th – Belinda Allison (ACT) – Long Distance – Ballarat – Australia.

2004 – 5th – Emily Viner (Walter) (ACT) – Long Distance – Ballarat – Australia.

2004 – 6th – Emily Viner (Walter) (ACT) – Middle Distance – Ballarat – Australia.

2004 – 6th – Tom Walter (ACT) – Long Distance – Ballarat – Australia.

2002 – 4th – Emily Viner (Walter) (ACT) – Middle Distance – Fontainebleau – France.

2002 – 6th – Carolyn Jackson (VIC), Julie Quinn (ACT), Emily Viner (Walter) (ACT) – Relay – Fontainebleau – France.

2016 – 5th – Lucy Mackie (NSW) – Middle Distance – Agueda – Portugal.

2012 – 5th – Christopher Firman (QLD) – Middle Distance – Veszprem – Hungary.

2010 – 5th – Christopher Firman (QLD), Marc Gluskie (TAS), Luke Poland (ACT) – Relay – Montalegre – Portugal.

International Teams History

Australian orienteering has been sending teams to international competitions since the early days of Australian orienteering. Our first World Orienteering Championships team was in 1973 with Rod Dominish (NSW) as the sole Australian representative in Stare Splavy – Czechoslovakia.

Our first Junior World Orienteering Championships team was in 1990. This was at the first Junior World Championships in Alvsbyn -Sweden.

Our first World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships team was in 2002. This was at the first World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships in Fontainebleau – France.

Teams and Results History

World Orienteering Championships (Coming Soon)

Junior World Orienteering Championships (Coming Soon)

World and Junior Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships

Orienteering World Cup (Coming Soon)

Mountain Bike Orienteering World Cup (Coming Soon)