The very first European Universities Orienteering Championship (EUOC) was held from July 23rd to July 27th in the Czech Republic. An organising team led by Jaroslav Smička and Dušan Vystavěl organized the three competitions and additional trainings in Olomouc and its surroundings.
Photo: Tomas Bubela
The first competition took place on Thursday July 25th in the scenic village Bouzov in the surroundings of a local castle. This sprint qualification was won by Sven Hellmuller and Guilhem Elias in men’s category and by Tereza Janošíková and Liga Valdmane in the women’s. For the Sprint Final medal event the athletes moved to Mohelnice. In this typical czech city the most succesful men were those from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Fastest of them was Riccardo Rancan followed by Florian Attinger and Jannis Schönleber. But the Czech fans has good reasons to be happy with Tereza Janošíková, representing Palacký University Olomouc, winning the Sprint Final after also winning the qualification race. Twelve seconds more than Tereza were needed by Virág Weiler from Budapest University of Technology and Economics, to secure her second place. The bronze medal went to another athlete from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Laura Ramstein.
Sprint Final results Women
- Tereza Janosikova, University Palacky Olomouc 11.36
- Virag Weiler, Budapest University of Technology and Economics 11.48 + 0.12
- Laura Ramstein, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 12.21 + 0.45
- Marita Hotz, Bern University of Applied Sciences 12.28 + 0.52
- Johanka Simkova, Mendel University in Brno 12.48 + 1.12
- Deborah Stadler, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 12.49 + 1.13
- Paula Starke, University of Goettingen 13.00 + 1.24
- Liga Valdmane, Latvian Academy of Sport Education 13.00 + 1.24
- Cecilie Andersen, University of Oxford 13.04 + 1.28
- Daria Panchenko, Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation 13.07 + 1.31
Sprint Final results Men
- Riccardo Rancan, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 11.20
- Florian Attinger, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 11.27 + 0.07
- Jannis Schonleber, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 11.36 + 0.16
- Guilhem Elias, University of Clermont Auvergne 11.57 + 0.37
- Philipp Von Arx, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 11.58 + 0.38
- Clement Guillemain, University of Clermont Auvergne 12.03 + 0.43
- Levente Tugyi, University of Miskolc 12.06 + 0.46
- Maxime Rauturier, National Institute of Applied Sciences Lyon 12.08 + 0.48
- Sven Hellmuller, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 12.11 + 0.51
- Marek Schuster, University Palacky Olomouc 12.13 + 0.53
The Championship continued on Friday with competition in the Middle Distance in the forests around Čechy nad Kosířem. Temperatures over 30°C together with hilly terrain made it a challengeto keep focus. Czech athletes Tereza Janošíková with Petr Horvát (University of Technology Brno) showed that they were well prepared and managed victories. Second place among the women went this time to Latvia thanks to Liga Valdmane from Latvian Academy of Sport Education. Another medal was won for the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich via Hanna Müller. The men’s race was again very succesful for Zürich athletes. with Florian Attinger and Jannis Schönleber switching their places from the day before.
Middle Distance results Women
- Tereza Janosikova University Palacky Olomouc 33.27
- Liga Valdmane Latvian Academy of Sport Education 35.47 + 2.20
- Hanna Muller Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 36.01 + 2.34
- Virag Weiler Budapest University of Technology and Economics 36.24 + 2.57
- Deborah Stadler Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 36.55 + 3.28
- Cecilie Andersen University of Oxford 37.06 + 3.39
- Petra Hancova Brno University of Technology 37.12 + 3.45
- Laura Ramstein Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 37.53 + 4.26
- Lisa Schubnell Zurich University of Applied Sciences 38.22 + 4.55
- Zsofia Sarkozy University of Physical Education 38.34 + 5.07
Middle Distance results Men
- Petr Horvat Brno University of Technology 32.47
- Jannis Schonleber Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 33.56 + 1.09
- Florian Attinger Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 34.23 + 1.36
- Alexandre Vergnaud National Institute of Applied Sciences Lyon 35.15 + 2.28
- Sven Hellmuller Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 35.15 + 2.28
- Raphael Masliah National Institute of Applied Sciences Lyon 36.04 + 3.17
- Jan Bednarski University of Warsaw 36.15 + 3.28
- Maxime Rauturier National Institute of Applied Sciences Lyon 36.38 + 3.51
- Daniil Kashin Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation 37.03 + 4.16
- Riccardo Rancan Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 37.18 + 4.31
On the final day of competition, the Sprint Relay, three categories were offered – women, men, and mixed. Using terrain in the city of Olomouc, teams of two ran to legs each. In the men’s category the very promising team of Florian Attinger and Riccardo Rancan were disqualified already on the first leg. This opened up for the many other good orienteers from their alma mater, so the victory stayed with the the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich thanks to duo Sven Hellmüller – Jannis Schönleber. One other team from Zürich made the podium with Silvan Ullmann and Joel Morgenthaler winning bronze. In silver medal position was the team of Tristan Bloemen and Warre De Cuyper from the Catholic University of Leuven.
In the women’s relay the team of Katrin Muller and Deborah Stadler from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich once again confirmed their qualities and won by 1:41 while at the same time three teams were fighting for silver medal. From the trio Palacký University Olomouc, Latvian Academy of Sport Education and Charles University, the latter was able to finish the fastest, when Petra Aschermannova overtook Pavla Horová of Palacký University and Elizabete Blumentale of the Latvian Academy of Sport on the final leg. The Latvian held onto third place in the end.
The most exciting race was the last one when the three top teams were overtaking each other and switching in the lead. The first to cross the finish line was Marek Schuster from Palacký University Olomouc whose teammate Tereza Janošíková went home with a golden hattrick from the championship. The Silver medal was won by Laura Ramstein with Phillip von Arx from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich. The Bronze medal went to Budapest University of Technology and Economics thanks to Virág Weiler and Mate Dalos.
Photo: Jan Honkys
Sprint Relay Men
- 2 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 51.48
- 1 Catholic University of Leuven 51.58 + 0.10
- 3 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 52.00 + 0.12
- 1 National Institute of Applied Sciences Lyon 52.18 + 0.30
- 1 Brno University of Technology 52.27 + 0.39
- 1 University of Clermont Auvergne 52.38 + 0.50
- 2 National Institute of Applied Sciences Lyon 54.09 + 2.21
- 1 University of Ljubljana 54.37 + 2.49
- 1 Jagiellonian University 54.49 + 3.01
- 1 University of Miskolc 55.32 + 3.44
Sprint Relay Women
- 1 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 56.36
- 1 Charles University 58.17 + 1.41
- 1 Latvian Academy of Sport Education 58.29 + 1.53
- 1 University Palacky Olomouc 58.46 + 2.10
- 2 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 60.38 + 4.02
- 1 University of Clermont Auvergne 61.07 + 4.31
- 1 University of Physical Education 61.34 + 4.58
- 1 University of Oxford 63.43 + 7.07
- 1 Masaryk University 63.53 + 7.17
- 1 University of Goettingen 65.27 + 8.51
Sprint Relay Mixed
- 1 University Palacky Olomouc 51.34
- 1 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich 51.38 + 0.04
- 1 Budapest University of Technology and Economics 51.43 + 0.09
- 1 Bern University of Applied Sciences 54.01 + 2.27
- 1 Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace 54.57 + 3.23
- 1 University of Clermont Auvergne 57.30 + 5.56
- 1 Irkutsk state university 57.48 + 6.14
- 1 University College Dublin 57.53 + 6.19
- 1 Vilnius University 57.57 + 6.23
- 2 University of Clermont Auvergne 58.00 + 6.26
Photo: Tomas Bubela
During the closing ceremony the best universities were awarded. With the clear lead was the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich followed by Palacký University Olomouc and with Budapest University of Technology and Economics on the third place.
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich SUI 421
- Palacky University Olomouc CZE 239
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics HUN 201
- University of Clermont Auvergne FRA 200
- National Institute of Applied Sciences Lyon FRA 170
- Latvian Academy of Sport Education LAT 133
- Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation RUS 131
- Brno University of Technology CZE 118
- Charles University CZE 105
- Bern University of Applied Sciences SUI 90
The next EUOC will take place in two years in St. Gallen, SUI and we are already excited to see who will be the next European Universities Orienteering Champions.
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