The 2003 World Orienteering Championships, the 20th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Rapperswil and Jona, Switzerland, 3 –9 August 2003.

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.

Medalists Men's sprint 12:43.7 Women's sprint 13:21.3 Men's middle distance 30:08 Women's middle distance 32:40 Men's long distance 1:48:20 Women's long distance 1:26:14 Men's relay 1:58:42 Women's relay 1:57:41 1:59:46

Results Women's long distance + WOC 2003 – Long – Women Rank Competitor Nation Time Simone Luder 1:26:14 Karolina Arewång Höjsgaard 1:29:19 Brigitte Wolf 1:32:52 4 Emma Engstrand 1:33:59 5 Sara Gemperle 1:34:28 6 Barbara Bączek 1:34:31 7 Hanne Staff 1:34:57 8 Marianne Andersen 1:36:17 9 Karin Schmalfeld 1:36:28 10 Martina Rakayova 1:36:29 11 Dana Brožková 1:36:50 12 Yulia Novikova 1:36:52 13 Terhi Holster 1:37:28 14 Heather Monro 1:38:36 15 Zsuzsa Fey 1:40:00 16 Marta Štěrbová 1:40:21

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