1979 World Orienteering Championships

1979 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityTampere
CountryFinland
Events4

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
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]
 Sweden (SWE)
 4:12.12
 Finland (FIN)
 4:27.37
4:39.46
Women's relay[1]
 Finland (FIN)
 3:00.13
 Norway (NOR)
 3:01.38
 Sweden (SWE)
 3:02.26

Results

Men's individual

WOC 1979 – Individual – Men (15.1 km)[1]
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

WOC 1979 – Individual – Women (8.3 km)[1]
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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "World Orienteering Championships 1979". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2017.