1978 World Orienteering Championships

The 1978 World Orienteering Championships, the 7th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Kongsberg, Norway, 15–17 September 1978.[1]

1978 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityKongsberg
CountryNorway
Events4

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

Medalists

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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] 3:55:33 4:04:05 4:16:27
Women's relay[1] 2:26:48 2:26:52 2:38:43

Results

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Men's individual

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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

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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

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  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.