1978 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityKongsberg
CountryNorway
Events4

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]
 Finland (FIN)
 2:26:48
 Sweden (SWE)
 2:26:52
  Switzerland (SUI)
 2:38:43

Results

Men's individual

WOC 1978 – Individual – Men (15.7 km)[1]
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

WOC 1978 – Individual – Women (8.6 km)[1]
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

  1. ^ 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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