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The 2003 World Orienteering Championships, the 20th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Rapperswil and Jona, Switzerland, 3 –9 August 2003.[1]
| Host city | Rapperswil and Jona |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Events | 8 |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint [1] |  Jamie Stevenson (GBR) | 12:43.7 |  Rudolf Ropek (CZE) |  Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) | ||
| Women's sprint [1] |  Simone Luder (SUI) | 13:21.3 | Marie-Luce Romanens (SUI) |  Jenny Johansson (SWE) | ||
| Men's middle distance [1] | Thierry Gueorgiou (FRA) | 30:08 |  Bjørnar Valstad (NOR) | Øystein Kristiansen (NOR) | ||
| Women's middle distance [1] | Simone Luder (SUI) | 32:40 | Hanne Staff (NOR) |  Heli Jukkola (FIN) | ||
| Men's long distance [1] | Thomas Bührer (SUI) | 1:48:20 |  Yuri Omeltchenko (UKR) | Emil Wingstedt (SWE) | ||
| Women's long distance [1] | Simone Luder (SUI) | 1:26:14 | Karolina Arewång-Höjsgaard (SWE) | Brigitte Wolf (SUI) | ||
| Men's relay[1] | 1:58:42 | |||||
| Women's relay[1] | 1:57:41 | 1:59:46 | ||||
Women's long distance
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Simone Luder |  Switzerland | 1:26:14 |
 | Karolina Arewång Höjsgaard | Sweden | 1:29:19 |
 | Brigitte Wolf | Switzerland | 1:32:52 |
| 4 | Emma Engstrand | Sweden | 1:33:59 |
| 5 | Sara Gemperle | Switzerland | 1:34:28 |
| 6 | Barbara Bączek |  Poland | 1:34:31 |
| 7 | Hanne Staff | Norway | 1:34:57 |
| 8 | Marianne Andersen | Norway | 1:36:17 |
| 9 | Karin Schmalfeld |  Germany | 1:36:28 |
| 10 | Martina Rakayova |  Slovakia | 1:36:29 |
| 11 | Dana Brožková | Czech Republic | 1:36:50 |
| 12 | Yulia Novikova |  Russia | 1:36:52 |
| 13 | Terhi Holster | Finland | 1:37:28 |
| 14 | Heather Monro | Great Britain | 1:38:36 |
| 15 | Zsuzsa Fey |  Romania | 1:40:00 |
| 16 | Marta Štěrbová | Czech Republic | 1:40:21 |
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