1979 World Orienteering Championships
Host city | Tampere |
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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[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 | Czechoslovakia (TCH)
|
4:39.46 | ||
Women's relay[1] | 3:00.13 | Norway (NOR)
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3:01.38 | 3:02.26 |
Results[]
Men's individual[]
Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
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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 | Denmark | ||
20 | Denmark |
Women's individual[]
Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
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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 | Great Britain | 1:03.42 | |
8 | Sweden | 1:04.35 | |
9 | Annichen Kringstad | Sweden | 1:04.38 |
10 | Brit Volden | Norway | 1:04.55 |
11 | Denmark | 1:05.16 | |
12 | Irén Rostás | Hungary | 1:06.33 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "World Orienteering Championships 1972". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
Categories:
- World Orienteering Championships
- 1979 in Finnish sport
- International sports competitions hosted by Finland
- September 1979 sports events in Europe
- Orienteering in Finland
- Sports competitions in Tampere