Canadian participation at the World Orienteering Championships

Canadian teams have competed in every World Orienteering Championships (WOC) since 1972.

Ted de St Croix (Ottawa) placed 10th in WOC 1985 (Australia) - highest placing by a North American male athlete in a WOC

Sandy Hott Johansen (Smith) placed 9th in the Middle Distance at WOC 2005 (Japan) - highest placing by a North American woman in the WOC

Best results by Canadian athletes/teams:

• Individual placings - Men:
  Ted de St Croix 10th - 1985 (Australia)
  Ted de St Croix 20th - 1983 (Hungary)
  Ted de St Croix 27th - 1979 (Finland)
  
• Individual placings - Women:
  Sandy Hott Johansen 9th - 2005 (Japan) Middle Distance
  Denise Demonte 18th - 1985 (Australia)
  Pam James 20th - 1999 (Scotland) Short Distance
  Kitty Jones 25th - 1985 (Hungary)
  Denise Demonte 28th - 1987 (France)
  
• Relay Team - Men
  8th - 1978 (Norway)
  9th - 1987 (France)
  11th - 1979 (Finland)
  
• Relay Team - Women
  10th - 1978 (Norway)
  11th - 1979 (Finland)
  11th - 1981 (Switzerland)

Best results - Percent behind winner:

• Men:
  Ted de St Croix (1985) 6.7%
  Brian Graham (1993) 13.7%
  Ted de St Croix (1983) 17.8%
  
• Women:
  Pam James (1999) 18.1% (Short Distance)
  Sandy Hott Johansen (2005) 18.8% (Middle Distance)
  Denise Demonte (1987) 23.9%
  Denise Demonte (1985) 25.8%
  Magali Robert (1987) 30.0%
  

Other interesting "Canada at the WOC" stats:

• Susan Budge (Montreal), competed in WOC 1976 at the age of 15 years and 3 months - the youngest ever WOC competitor.
• Heather, Sandy, Mike and Wil Smith (Waterside, New Brunswick), were members of the Canadian team at the 2006 World Championships (Denmark) - the first time four members of a family competed in the WOC.
• Sandy, Mike and Wil Smith (Waterside, New Brunswick) and Cherie and Doug Mahoney (Hillsborough, New Brunswick) was the first time two sets of brothers and sisters had represented a nation at the same WOC (1999).

Canadian Team Members