North American Orienteering Championships

Summary

The North American Orienteering Championships (NAOC) is a biennial orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation.

North American Orienteering Championships
Finish line at the 2010 NAOC in Cranbrook, British Columbia
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)May—November
Frequencybiennial
Venuevarious
Location(s)various
CountryCanada, United States
Inaugurated1971 (1971)
Previous event2023
Next event2024
Organised byIOF, Orienteering Canada, Orienteering USA
Websitehttps://www.cal-o-fest.com

Originally, the North American Orienteering Championships consisted of just two forest races. The competition was held in odd-numbered years until 1977, after which it changed to even numbered years starting in 1980. A sprint race was added to the program in 2006. The event's location always alternates between Canada and the United States. The NAOC has been held in conjunction with other orienteering competitions such as the Canadian Orienteering Championships (1990, 1998, 2018, 2024) and the Asia-Pacific Orienteering Championships (1990, 2002).[1]

The current championship events are a long distance, middle distance, sprint distance, and either a forest relay or sprint relay. The events can take place in any order.[2] The competition has open age and gender categories as well as an elite category. Throughout the competition, points earned by Canadian and American competitors in the elite categories are added up. The team with the most points is declared the winner and is awarded the Bjorn Kjellstrom Cup.

Competition format
Distance Winning Time Notes
Long distance 70–80 min (women)
90–100 min (men)
Middle distance 30–35 min
Sprint 12–15 min
Forest Relay 105–135 min Three-person teams
Sprint Relay 55–60 min Mixed four-person teams

Venues and winning teams edit

Year Dates Location Host Club(s) Winning Team
1971 6—7 November   Dumfries, Virginia Quantico Orienteering Club
1973 1—2 September   Gatineau Park, Quebec Ottawa Orienteering Club
1975 24—25 May   Bear Brook State Park, New Hampshire New England Orienteering Club
1977 8—9 October   Lachute, Quebec Ramblers Orienteering Club
1980 1—2 November   Brecksville Reservation, Ohio Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club   Canada
1982 21—22 August   Carberry, Manitoba Manitoba Orienteering Association   United States
1984 6—7 October   Harriman State Park, New York Hudson Valley Orienteering Club   Canada
1986 16—17 August   Milton and Barrie, Ontario Hamilton King's Foresters   Canada
1988 29—30 October   Hickory Run State Park, Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Orienteering Club   Canada
1990 11—12 August   Caroline, Alberta Alberta Orienteering Association
Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club
  Canada
1992 7—8 November   Prince William Forest Park, Virginia Quantico Orienteering Club   Canada
1994 20—21 August   Barrie, Ontario Hamilton King's Foresters   Canada
1996 19—20 October   Meramec State Park, Missouri St. Louis Orienteering Club   Canada
1998 2—3 August   Bonaparte Provincial Park and Merritt, British Columbia Sage Orienteering Club   Canada
2000 28—29 October   Harriman State Park, New York Hudson Valley Orienteering   Canada
2002 13—14 July   Dalmuir, Alberta Foothill Wanderes Orienteering Club
Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club
  Canada
2004 29—30 May   Cleveland, Ohio Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club   Canada
2006 6—9 October   Hamilton and Milton, Ontario Golden Horseshoe Orienteering   Canada
2008 26—28 September   Altmar and Fayetteville, New York Central New York Orienteering   Canada
2010 2—4 July   Cranbrook, British Columbia Kootenay Orienteering Club
Foothills Wanderers Orienteering Club
Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club
  United States
2012 18—21 October   Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania Delaware Valley Orienteering Club   United States
2014 10—13 October   Arnprior, Ontario Orienteering Ottawa   Canada
2016 23—25 September   Hanover, New Hampshire Orienteering USA   United States
2018 18—21 August   Whitehorse and Carcross, Yukon Yukon Orienteering Association   United States
2020 cancelled   Truckee, California Bay Area Orienteering Club
Cascade Orienteering Club
  United States
2022 cancelled   Ottawa, Ontario Orienteering Ottawa   United States
2023 28–31 July   Truckee, California Bay Area Orienteering Club
Cascade Orienteering Club
  United States
2024 8—11 August   Kingston and Calabogie, Ontario Orienteering Ottawa TBD

References edit

  1. ^ "Discussion: North American OC chronicle". Attackpoint. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Competition Rules for International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Foot Orienteering Events". International Orienteering Federation. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

External links edit

  • International Orienteering Federation