The 1999 World Orienteering Championships, the 18th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Inverness, Scotland, 1–8 August 1999. ^[1]

The championships had six events; the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's classic distance [1]	Bjørnar Valstad  ( NOR)	1.37.25	Carl Henrik Bjørseth  ( NOR)		Alain Berger  ( SUI)
Women's classic distance [1]	Kirsi Boström ( FIN)	1.17.56	Hanne Staff ( NOR)		Johanna Asklöf  ( FIN)
Men's short distance [1]	Jørgen Rostrup  ( NOR)	25.48	Juha Peltola ( FIN)		Janne Salmi  ( FIN)
Women's short distance [1]	Yvette Baker ( GBR)	25.55	Lucie Böhm  ( AUT)		Frauke Schmitt Gran ( GER)
Men's relay [1]	Norway (NOR) Tore Sandvik Bernt Bjørnsgaard Petter Thoresen Bjørnar Valstad	3.21.50	Finland (FIN) Jani Lakanen Mikael Boström Juha Peltola Janne Salmi		Sweden (SWE) Jimmy Birklin Håkan Eriksson Jörgen Olsson Johan Ivarsson
Women's relay [1]	Norway (NOR) Birgitte Husebye Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Sandstad Hanne Staff	2.55.56	Finland (FIN) Sanna Nymalm Reeta-Mari Kolkkala Kirsi Boström Johanna Asklöf		Sweden (SWE) Katarina Allberg Marlena Jansson Anette Granstedt Gunilla Svärd

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