Orienteering at the 2025 World Games – Men's middle distance

Men's middle distance
at the 2025 World Games
VenueEastern New Area Orienteering Venue, Chengdu, China
Date8 August
Competitors40 from 21 nations
Winning time45:22
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Riccardo Rancan  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Francesco Mariani  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vegard Westergard  Canada

The men's middle-distance competition at the 2025 World Games took place on 8 August at the Eastern New Area Orienteering Venue in Chengdu, China.[1][2]

The competition was characterized by extreme heat, with temperatures of 37 degrees Celsius seen out on the course.[3] During the competition, Italian orienteer Mattia Debertolis collapsed and was taken to hospital, where he died two days later, receiving international attention. He was classified among 12 athletes that did not finish in the official results.[4][5]

Competition format

A total of forty athletes from twenty-one different nations qualified, based on a point system, taking in consideration both the Orienteering World Ranking and the results from the 2024 World Orienteering Championships.

Results

The results were a follows:[6]

Rank Athlete Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Riccardo Rancan  Switzerland 45:22
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Francesco Mariani  Italy 47:43
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vegard Westergard  Canada 47:48
4 Tim Robertson  New Zealand 48:09
5 Michał Olejnik  Poland 48:27
6 Zoltán Bujdosó  Hungary 52:12
7 Jonatan Gustafsson  Sweden 52:24
8 Yannick Michiels  Belgium 53:40
9 Tino Polsini  Switzerland 54:41
10 Jim Bailey  Great Britain 55:25
11 Bojan Blumenstein  Germany 56:13
12 Alastain George  Australia 56:16
13 David Rojas  Spain 56:31
14 Matthias Reiner  Austria 57:58
15 Joseph Lynch  New Zealand 59:33
16 August Mollén  Sweden 59:35
17 Uldis Upītis  Latvia 1:00:14
18 Tang Jianda  China 1:03:07
19 Fabian Aebersold  Switzerland 1:03:11
20 Martin Roháč  Slovakia 1:03:41
21 Douglas Schmitz  Brazil 1:04:49
22 Illia Otreshko  Ukraine 1:05:45
23 Liu Xiaoming  China 1:11:20
24 Freddie Carcas  Great Britain 1:12:09
25 Kento Kato  Japan 1:13:32
26 Damian Konotopetz  Canada 1:13:35
27 Shin Futamata  Japan 1:17:48
28 Ma Lok Hin  Hong Kong 1:20:07
Angus Haines  Australia DSQ
Leandro Nascimento  Brazil DNF
Joshua Au  Hong Kong
Endijs Titomers  Latvia
Piotr Parfianowicz  Poland
Anselm Reichenbach  Germany
Jakub Glonek  Czech Republic
Quim Vich  Spain
Mattia Debertolis  Italy
Tomáš Křivda  Czech Republic
Ferenc Jónás  Hungary
Jannis Bonek  Austria

References

  1. ^ "The World Games 2025, Chengdu (CHN)". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  2. ^ "Orienteering – Schedule" (PDF). twg2025.swisstiming.com. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Úspech v nečakanej disciplíne. Slovensko získalo na Svetových hrách prvú medailu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ^ Ransom, Ian (12 August 2025). "Italian orienteering athlete dies after collapsing at World Games". The Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  5. ^ Hincks, Michael. "Mattia Debertolis: Italian orienteering athlete dies after collapsing at World Games in Chengdu". Olympic News. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ^ "The World Games 2025 – Orienteering – Men's Middle Distance – Results" (PDF). twg2025.swisstiming.com. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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