1970 World Orienteering Championships

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1970 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityEisenach/Friedrichroda
CountryEast Germany
Events4

The 3rd World Orienteering Championships were held in Eisenach/Friedrichroda, East Germany, in September 1970.[1]

The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.

The men's individual course had 19 controls over 14.5 kilometres, while the women's individual course had 10 controls over 7.5 kilometres.[2]

Medalists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual[1]  Stig Berge (NOR) 1.49.46  Karl John (SUI) 1.51.07,  Dieter Hulliger (SUI) 1.51.46
Women's individual[1]  Ingrid Hadler (NOR) 1.10.39  Ulla Lindkvist (SWE) 1.12.44  Kristin Danielsen (NOR) 1.13.44
Men's relay[1]
 Norway (NOR)
 3.52.00
 Sweden (SWE)
 4.07.06
4.07.20
Women's relay[1]
 Sweden (SWE)
 2.32.39
 Hungary (HUN)
 2.37.13
 Norway (NOR)
 2.38.59

Results[]

Men's individual[]

WOC 1970 – Individual – Men (14.5 km)[1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1 Stig Berge  Norway 1.49.46
2 Karl John  Switzerland 1.51.07
3 Dieter Hulliger  Switzerland 1.51.46
4 Ola Skarholt  Norway 1.51.46
5 Per Fosser  Norway 1.52.42
6  Denmark 1.52.47
7 Jostein Nilsen  Norway 1.54.18
8 Åge Hadler  Norway 1.54.33
9 Karl Johansson  Sweden 1.55.12
10  Finland 1.55.53
11  East Germany 1.57.06
12  Switzerland 1.57.10
12 Bernt Frilen  Sweden 1.57.10
14 Veijo Tahvanainen  Finland 1.57.13
15 Jaroslav Jašek  Czechoslovakia 1.57.24

Women's individual[]

WOC 1970 – Individual – Women (7.5 km)[1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1 Ingrid Hadler  Norway 1.10.39
2 Ulla Lindkvist  Sweden 1.12.44
3 Kristin Danielsen  Norway 1.13.44
4 Pirjo Seppä  Finland 1.14.07
5  Switzerland 1.14.57
6 Agnes Hegedus  Hungary 1.17.17
7 Eivor Steen-Olsson  Sweden 1.17.24
8 Sarolta Monspart  Hungary 1.17.36
9  East Germany 1.17.40
10  Sweden 1.19.15
11 Anna Gavendová-Handzlová  Czechoslovakia 1.21.15
12 Nadezda Mertova-Linhartova  Czechoslovakia 1.21.58
12 Renata Vlachová  Czechoslovakia
14  Denmark
15 Astrid Rødmyr  Norway

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "World Orienteering Championships 1970". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ Berglia, Knut; Brohaug, Tom-Erik; Staver, Kristoffer; Thuesen, Kaare; Strandhagen, Torgeir, eds. (1987). Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norwegian Orienteering Federation. p. 341.
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