World Rogaining Championships

The World Rogaining Championships are the championships of the International Rogaining Federation (IRF) and the pinnacle rogaining event in the world. The championships are organised by the national rogaining organisation chosen by the IRF as the host of that particular championships.

World championship rogaines are always of 24 hours duration, and are conducted in accordance with standard rogaining rules.

The team with the highest score in each of the three gender classes (Men's, Women's and Mixed teams) are declared the World Rogaining Champions. Within each gender class, all teams participate in the Open age category. Additionally, there are age sub-categories as follows: Youth (up to 23), Veteran (45 and over), Super Veteran (55 and over) and Ultra Veteran (65 and over).[1]

From 1992 to 2012 the World Rogaining Championships were held every two years, from 2012 to 2020 they have been held annually (with the exception of 2018), from 2020 onwards they are again held every other year.

History of the Championships

No Year Country Place Number of teams Men's teams Women's teams Mixed teams
1 1992 Australia Beechworth 194 James Russell,

Michael Walters

Drusilla Patkin ,

Alexandra Tyson

Tony Woolford, Barb Gare
2 1996 Australia Mt Singleton 271 David Rowlands,

James Russell

Christine O'Keefe,

Jenny Casanova

David Ellis, John Nitschke, Vanessa Walker
3 1998 Canada Kamloops 134 Nigel Aylott,

Iiro Kakko

Catherine Hagen, Pam James Richard Matthews,

Helen Bailey

4 2000 New Zealand Christchurch 193 David Rowlands,

Greg Barbour

Rachel Smith, Encarna Maturana Rob Hart, Jenni Adams
5 2002 Czech Republic Lesná 182 David Rowlands,

Greg Barbour

Julie Quinn, Kay Haarsma Guntars Mankus, Raimonds Lapiņš, Anita Liepiņa
6 2004 United States Arizona 176 Mike Kloser,

Michael Tobin

Victoria Campbell, Jennifer Knowles David Baldwin, Julie Quinn
7 2006 Australia Warrumbungles 308 Dennis de Monchy,

Chris Forne

Heather Logie, Julie Quinn Guntars Mankus, Raimonds Lapiņš, Anita Liepiņa
8 2008 Estonia Karula National Park 339 Evgeny Dombrovskiy,

Pavel Shestakov

Alīda Ābola, Baiba Ozola Pavel Sysoev, Irina Safronova
9 2010 New Zealand Cheviot 250 Chris Forne, Marcel Hagener Gill Fowler, Alexa McAuley Seppo Mäkinen, Ulla Silventoinen
10 2012 Czech Republic Prebuz 333 Silver Eensaar, Rain Eensaar Anastasia Galitarova, Irina Safronova Andrey Shvedov, Anna Shavlakova
11 2013 Russia Alol 314 Silver Eensaar, Rain Eensaar Anna Shavlakova, Anastasia Rostovtseva Andrey Shvedov, Natalija Abramova
12 2014 USA South Dakota 180 Silver Eensaar, Rain Eensaar, Timmo Tammemäe Marina Galkina, Nina Mikheeva Heiti Hallikma, Viivi-Anne Soots
13 2015 Finland Saariselkä 374 Petteri Muukkonen, Hannu-Pekka Pukema Anna Shavlakova, Natalija Abramova Konstantin Ivanov, Natalija Zimina
14 2016 Australia Alice Springs 303 Chris Forne, Greig Hamilton Georgia Whitla, Lara Prince Rob Preston, Kathryn Preston
15 2017 Latvia Rāzna National Park 426 Jānis Krūmiņš, Andris Ansabergs Marina Galkina, Nina Mikheeva Georgia Whitla, Greig Hamilton
16 2019 Spain La Molina, Catalonia 386 Timmo Tammemäe, Rain Seepõld Anna Burlinova, Maria Plyashechko Polina Zakharova, Artem Gorodynets, Ievgenii Tsyren
17 2022 Czech Republic Paprsek 257 Andris Ansabergs, Albert Herrero Casas Mariann Sulg, Maris Terno Jaroslav Najman, Marie Zelena
18 2023 USA Northstar California 130 Timmo Tammemäe, Sander Linnus Polina Zakharova, Anna Hudelaitis Guntars Mankus, Irita Pukite
19 2025 Spain Quintanar de la Sierra 351 Maxim Tsvetkov, Semen Yakimov Silver Eensaar, Helen Jürjo Ekaterina Petukhova, Anna Shliapnikova
20 2027 Australia Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Multiple winners

Men's Silver Eensaar - 3 Rain Eensaar - 3 Timmo Tammemäe - 3 David Rowlands - 3 Chris Forne - 3 Greg Barbour - 2 James Russell - 2

Women's Anna Shavlakova - 2 Julie Quinn - 2 Marina Galkina - 2 Nina Mikheeva - 2

Mixed Guntars Mankus - 3 Raimonds Lapiņš - 2 Anita Liepiņa - 2 Andrey Shvedov - 2

Overall Silver Eensaar - 4 Julie Quinn - 3 David Rowlands - 3 Rain Eensaar - 3 Timmo Tammemäe - 3 Guntars Mankus - 3 Chris Forne - 3 Anna Shavlakova - 3 James Russell - 2 Natalija Abramova - 2 Irina Safronova - 2 Andrey Shvedov - 2 Marina Galkina - 2 Nina Mikheeva - 2 Greg Barbour - 2 Georgia Whitla - 2 Greig Hamilton - 2 Raimonds Lapiņš - 2 Anita Liepiņa - 2 Andris Ansabergs - 2 Polina Zakharova - 2

See also

European Rogaining Championships

References

  1. ^ "IRF Rules of Rogaining".