Orienteering World Cup

The Orienteering World Cup is a series of orienteering competitions organized annually by the International Orienteering Federation. Two unofficial cups were organized in 1983 and 1984. The official World Cup was held first in 1986, and then every second year up to 2004. From 2004 the World Cup has been held annually.

Hosting nations
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Orienteering World Cup 2008
Host nations for the World Cup in 2008 were Latvia (European Orienteering Championships), Norway (O-Festival), Czech Republic (World Orienteering Championships), Sweden (O-Ringen) and Switzerland (SwissCup). The rules for this IOF event are found in Special Rules for the 2008 World Cup in Orienteering. Both the World Championships and the European Championships were among the races that counted in 2008. Anne Margrethe Hausken won the women's overall cup, before Minna Kauppi and Helen Jansson, after winning seven of the 13 races. Daniel Hubmann won the men's overall cup, before Thierry Gueorgiou and Matthias Mertz. Switzerland had four men among the six overall best.

Orienteering World Cup 2009
Host nations for the World Cup in 2009 are Finland (Open Nordic Championships), Norway (O-Festival), Hungary (World Orienteering Championships), and Switzerland (SwissCup). Also in 2009 the World Championships are included among the World Cup races.-->

== Scoring ==

Individual
The object of the World Cup is to collect points during the season. The total score for an individual is the sum of all points scored in each competition. The 40 best runners in each individual event are awarded points, where the winner is awarded 100 points. Any runner places below 40th is not awarded points. If a tie occurs, both runners are awared the points as if they were placed in the highest of the tied positions. As of 2024, the current points distribution are as follows: * For example, 10th place gains 31 points (-10 + 41 = 31) Runners who are not placed in any given round are awarded points for last place in the given round.

Team
The total team score is the sum of scores from both individual and relay events.

For individual races: the sum of the four best places runners, both men and women.

Relay: The individual table * 10.

Sprint relay: The table above * 20.

Most overall wins
The table shows all winners of the overall World Cup who achieved minimum two top 3 finishes. As of 10 October 2023
 * Active athletes are bolded.

Most race victories
This is a list of the orienteers who have won two or more World Cup races.
 * Results from the World Cup's inception in 1986 until the 1996 are incomplete.
 * Active athletes are bolded.