North American Orienteering Championships information
Orinteering event
North American Orienteering Championships
Finish line at the 2010 NAOC in Cranbrook, British Columbia
Status
active
Genre
sports event
Date(s)
May—November
Frequency
biennial
Venue
various
Location(s)
various
Country
Canada, United States
Inaugurated
1971 (1971)
Previous event
2023
Next event
2024
Organised by
IOF, Orienteering Canada, Orienteering USA
Website
https://www.cal-o-fest.com
The North American Orienteering Championships (NAOC) is a biennial orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation.
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
^"Discussion: North American OC chronicle". Attackpoint. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^"Competition Rules for International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Foot Orienteering Events". International Orienteering Federation. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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