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New Zealand women Georgia Whitla (Christchurch), Angela Simpson (Rotorua) and Kate Morrison (Hawkes Bay) raced superbly to qualify for the Middle distance finals of the Junior World Orienteering Championships in San Martino, Dolomites, Italy.

The steep and technical course at altitude in the Dolomites was popular with the European orienteers - no non-European men qualified for the Finals, and only the three New Zealand women.

Focus on perfect navigation at the expense of speed was the secret of the New Zealander's success in qualifying three women.

Tom Reynolds, top-20 finisher in the Sprint in the 2007 Junior Championships, missed out on a finals berth by only 46 seconds.

The finals take place on Friday, July 10 in San Martino.

Results - Junior World Orienteering Championships - Middle distance qualifications

Men Heat 1

1. Martin Hubmann SUI 26:20 +00:00
20= Dzianis Monich BLR 31:39 +05:19
20= Jerker Lysell SWE 31:39 +05:19
38. Scott McDonald NZL 34:05 +07:45
39. Toby Scott NZL 34:10 +07:50

Men Heat 2

1. Matej Klusacek CZE 26:17 +00:00
20. Vili Niemi FIN 30:52 +04:35
23. Thomas Reynolds NZL 31:37 +05:20
37. Simon Jager NZL 34:51 +08:34

Men Heat 3

1. Matthias Kyburz SUI 26:43 +00:00
20. Rasmus Folino Nielson DEN 30:55 +04:12
24. Jourdan Harvey NZL 31:44 +05:01
33. Andrew Peat NZL 33:27 +06:44

Women Heat 1

1. Mari Jevne Arnesen NOR 25:19 +00:00
19. Angela Simpson NZL 30:18 +04:59 (Qual)
20. Stine Bagger Hagner DEN 31:13 +05:54
35. Rachel Goodwin NZL 37:56 +12:37

Women Heat 2

1. Ivana Bochenkova CZE 23:53 +00:00
20. Bettina Aebi SUI 30:56 +07:03
24. Nicola Peat NZL 31:46 +07:53
33. Greta Knarston NZL 36:16 +12:23

Women Heat 3

1= Vera Madlova CZE 27:20 +00:00
1= Signe Klinting DEN 27:20 +00:00
12. Georgia Whitla NZL 30:49 +03:29 (Qual)
15. Kate Morrison NZL 31:55 +04:35 (Qual)
20. Perrine Obstetard FRA 34:35 +07:15