1978 World Orienteering Championships
1978 edition of the World Orienteering Championships
Host city | Kongsberg |
---|---|
Country | Norway |
Events | 4 |
← 1976 Aviemore 1979 Tampere → |
The 1978 World Orienteering Championships, the 7th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Kongsberg, Norway, 15–17 September 1978.[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] | Egil Johansen (NOR) | 1:31:44 | Risto Nuuros (FIN) | 1:32:52 | Simo Nurminen (FIN) | 1:34:00 |
Women's individual[1] | Anne Berit Eid (NOR) | 1:01:40 | Liisa Veijalainen (FIN) | 1:01:42 | Wenche Jacobsen (NOR) | 1:02:42 |
Men's relay[1] | Norway (NOR)
| 3:55:33 | Sweden (SWE)
| 4:04:05 | Finland (FIN)
| 4:16:27 |
Women's relay[1] | 2:26:48 | Sweden (SWE)
| 2:26:52 | 2:38:43 |
Results
Men's individual
Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Egil Johansen | Norway | 1:31:44 |
2 | Risto Nuuros | Finland | |
3 | Simo Nurminen | Finland | |
4 | Eystein Weltzien | Norway | |
5 | Olle Nåbo | Sweden | |
6 | Jan Fjærestad | Norway | |
7 | Lars Lönnkvist | Sweden | |
8 | Jörgen Mårtensson | Sweden | |
9 | Jorma Karvonen | Finland | |
10 | Dieter Wolf | Switzerland |
Women's individual
Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Anne Berit Eid | Norway | 1:01:40 |
2 | Liisa Veijalainen | Finland | 1:01:42 |
3 | Wenche Jacobsen | Norway | 1:02:42 |
4 | Kristin Cullman | Sweden | 1:03:06 |
5 | Karin Rabe | Sweden | 1:05:10 |
6 | Outi Borgenström | Finland | 1:06:06 |
7 | Ruth Baumberger | Switzerland | |
8 | Astrid Carlsson | Norway | |
9 | Monica Andersson | Sweden | |
10 | Bibbi Siljeblad-Fahlen | Sweden |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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