North American Orienteering Championships

North American Orienteering Championships
Finish line at the 2010 NAOC in Cranbrook, British Columbia
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)May—November
Frequencybiennial
Venuevarious
Location(s)various
CountryCanada, United States
Inaugurated1971 (1971)
Previous event2024
Next event2026
Organised byIOF, Orienteering Canada, Orienteering USA
Websitehttps://www.cal-o-fest.com

The North American Orienteering Championships (NAOC) is a biennial orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation.

Originally, the North American Orienteering Championships consisted of just two forest races. The competition was held in odd-numbered years until 1977, after which it changed to even numbered years starting in 1980. A sprint race was added to the program in 2006. The event's location always alternates between Canada and the United States. The NAOC has been held in conjunction with other orienteering competitions such as the Canadian Orienteering Championships (1990, 1998, 2018, 2024) and the Asia-Pacific Orienteering Championships (1990, 2002).[1]

The current championship events are a long distance, middle distance, sprint distance, and either a forest relay or sprint relay. The events can take place in any order.[2] The competition has open age and gender categories as well as an elite category. Throughout the competition, points earned by Canadian and American competitors in the elite categories are added up. The team with the most points is declared the winner and is awarded the Bjorn Kjellstrom Cup, first awarded in 1980.[3]

Competition format
Distance Winning Time Notes
Long distance 70–80 min (women)
90–100 min (men)
Middle distance 30–35 min
Sprint 12–15 min
Forest Relay 105–135 min Three-person teams
Sprint Relay 55–60 min Mixed four-person teams

Venues and winning teams

Year Dates Location Host Club(s) Winning Team
1971 6—7 November Dumfries, Virginia Quantico Orienteering Club
1973 1—2 September Gatineau Park, Quebec Ottawa Orienteering Club
1975 24—25 May Bear Brook State Park, New Hampshire New England Orienteering Club
1977 8—9 October Lachute, Quebec Ramblers Orienteering Club
1980 1—2 November Brecksville Reservation, Ohio Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club Canada
1982 21—22 August Carberry, Manitoba Manitoba Orienteering Association United States
1984 6—7 October Harriman State Park, New York Hudson Valley Orienteering Club Canada
1986 16—17 August Milton and Barrie, Ontario Hamilton King's Foresters Canada
1988 29—30 October Hickory Run State Park, Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Orienteering Club Canada
1990 11—12 August Caroline, Alberta Alberta Orienteering Association
Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club 		Canada
1992 7—8 November Prince William Forest Park, Virginia Quantico Orienteering Club Canada
1994 20—21 August Barrie, Ontario Hamilton King's Foresters Canada
1996 19—20 October Meramec State Park, Missouri St. Louis Orienteering Club Canada
1998 2—3 August Bonaparte Provincial Park and Merritt, British Columbia Sage Orienteering Club Canada
2000 28—29 October Harriman State Park, New York Hudson Valley Orienteering Canada
2002 13—14 July Dalmuir, Alberta Foothills Wanderes Orienteering Club
Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club 		Canada
2004 29—30 May Cleveland, Ohio Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club Canada
2006 6—9 October Hamilton and Milton, Ontario Golden Horseshoe Orienteering Canada
2008 26—28 September Altmar and Fayetteville, New York Central New York Orienteering Canada
2010 2—4 July Cranbrook, British Columbia Kootenay Orienteering Club
Foothills Wanderers Orienteering Club
Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club 		United States
2012 18—21 October Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Orienteering Club United States
2014 10—13 October Arnprior, Ontario Orienteering Ottawa United States
2016 23—25 September Hanover, New Hampshire Orienteering USA Canada
2018 18—21 August Whitehorse and Carcross, Yukon Yukon Orienteering Association United States
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022
2023 28–31 July Truckee, California Bay Area Orienteering Club
Cascade Orienteering Club 		United States
2024 6—11 August Kingston and Calabogie, Ontario Orienteering Ottawa Canada

References

  1. ^ "Discussion: North American OC chronicle". Attackpoint. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Competition Rules for International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Foot Orienteering Events". International Orienteering Federation. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Bjorn Kjellstrom Cup". Orienteering USA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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