1979 World Orienteering Championships
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| Host city | Tampere |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Events | 4 |
The 1979 World Orienteering Championships, the 8th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Tampere, Finland, 2–4 September 1979.[1]
The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual[1] |  Øyvin Thon (NOR) | 1:36.07 | Egil Johansen (NOR) | 1:37.17 | Tore Sagvolden (NOR) | 1:37.27 |
| Women's individual[1] |  Outi Borgenström (FIN) | 59.13 | Liisa Veijalainen (FIN) | 59.47 |  Monica Andersson (SWE) | 1:02.31 |
| Men's relay[1] | 4:12.12 | 4:27.37 | 4:39.46 | |||
| Women's relay[1] | 3:00.13 | 3:01.38 | 3:02.26 | |||
Results
[edit]Men's individual
[edit]| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Øyvin Thon | Norway | 1:36.07 |
| 2 | Egil Johansen | Norway | 1:37.17 |
| 3 | Tore Sagvolden | Norway | 1:37.27 |
| 4 | Kjell Lauri | Sweden | 1:38:54 |
| 5 | Lars Lönnkvist | Sweden | 1:40.28 |
| 6 | Rolf Pettersson | Sweden | 1:41.30 |
| 7 | Risto Nuuros | Finland | 1:42.01 |
| 8 | Dieter Hulliger |  Switzerland | 1:42.26 |
| 9 | Eystein Weltzien | Norway | 1:44.03 |
| 10 | Dieter Wolf | Switzerland | 1:45.40 |
| 11 | Seppo Keskinarkaus | Finland | |
| 12 | Jaroslav Kacmarcik |  Czechoslovakia | |
| 13 | Hannu Kottonen | Finland | |
| 14 | Pavel Ditrych | Czechoslovakia | |
| 15 | Jörgen Mårtensson | Sweden | |
| 16 | Martin Howald | Switzerland | |
| 17 | Jiří Ticháček | Czechoslovakia | |
| 18 | Willi Müller | Switzerland | |
| 19 | Klaus Madsen |  Denmark | |
| 20 | Ivan Kristensen | Denmark | |
Women's individual
[edit]| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outi Borgenström | Finland | 59.13 |
| 2 | Liisa Veijalainen | Finland | 59.47 |
| 3 | Monica Andersson | Sweden | 1:02.31 |
| 4 | Hanni Fries | Switzerland | 1:02.32 |
| 5 | Karin Rabe | Sweden | 1:03.05 |
| 6 | Anne Berit Eid | Norway | 1:03.08 |
| 7 | Carol McNeill |  Great Britain | 1:03.42 |
| 8 | Karin Gunnarsson | Sweden | 1:04.35 |
| 9 | Annichen Kringstad | Sweden | 1:04.38 |
| 10 | Brit Volden | Norway | 1:04.55 |
| 11 | Lis Nielsen | Denmark | 1:05.16 |
| 12 | Irén Rostás |  Hungary | 1:06.33 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "World Orienteering Championships 1979". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2017.