Orienteering at the 2001 World Games – Women's individual
# Orienteering at the 2001 World Games – Women's individual

The women's individual competition in orienteering at the 2001 World Games took place on 18 August 2001 in the Iijima Forest in Akita, Japan.

## Competition format

A total of 38 athletes entered the competition. Every athlete had to check in at control points, which were located across the course.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Hanne Staff | Norway | 33:38.3 |
| | Anette Granstedt | Sweden | 34:07.8 |
| | Birgitte Husebye | Norway | 34:20.9 |
| 4 | Giedrė Voverienė | Lithuania | 35:34.2 |
| 5 | Simone Luder | Switzerland | 36:17.6 |
| 6 | Katalin Oláh | Hungary | 36:20.3 |
| 7 | Elisabeth Ingvaldsen | Norway | 37:18.3 |
| 8 | Jenny James | Great Britain | 38:16.0 |
| 9 | Vilma Rudzenskaitė | Lithuania | 38:33.6 |
| 10 | Reeta-Mari Kolkkala | Finland | 39:28.3 |
| 11 | Jenny Johansson | Sweden | 39:54.9 |
| 12 | Johanna Asklöf | Finland | 40:09.4 |
| 13 | Joanne Allison | Australia | 40:18.3 |
| 14 | Nina Vinnytska | Ukraine | 40:35.1 |
| 15 | Brigitte Wolf | Switzerland | 40:53.0 |
| 16 | Elo Saue | Estonia | 41:21.9 |
| 17 | Anna Górnicka-Antonowicz | Poland | 41:36.8 |
| 18 | Nataliya Potopalska | Ukraine | 41:41.1 |
| 19 | Heather Monro | Great Britain | 42:11.9 |
| 20 | Bohdana Terova | Czech Republic | 42:32.4 |
| 21 | Anna Folkegard Garin | Spain | 43:07.5 |
| 22 | Zdenka Stará | Czech Republic | 43:21.1 |
| 23 | Laure Coupat | France | 43:21.5 |
| 24 | Helene Hausner | Denmark | 45:17.0 |
| 25 | Katarina Allberg | Sweden | 45:46.8 |
| 26 | Misa Shioda | Japan | 45:49.9 |
| 27 | Elena Voronina | Russia | 46:21.8 |
| 28 | Kirsi Boström | Finland | 48:06.1 |
| 29 | Barbara Bączek | Poland | 48:43.7 |
| 30 | Natasha Key | Australia | 48:59.5 |
| 31 | Liisa Anttila | Finland | 50:54.8 |
| 32 | Anne Konring Olesen | Denmark | 51:06.1 |
| 33 | Anu Annus | Estonia | 52:08.4 |
| 34 | Maia Tcernouchka | Russia | 55:28.6 |
| 35 | Silke Schlittermann | Germany | 57:00.2 |
| 36 | Yuka Kinnami | Japan | 58:52.1 |
| | Juliette Soulard | France | DSQ |
| | Luise Karger | Germany | DSQ |
