1979 World Orienteering Championships
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| 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[edit]
| 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] | 4:12.12 | 4:27.37 | 4:39.46 | |||
| Women's relay[1] | 3:00.13 | 3:01.38 | 3:02.26 | |||
Results[edit]
Men's individual[edit]
| 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 |
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| 12 | Jaroslav Kacmarcik |  Czechoslovakia |
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| 13 | Hannu Kottonen | Finland |
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| 14 | Pavel Ditrych | Czechoslovakia |
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| 15 | Jörgen Mårtensson | Sweden |
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| 16 | Martin Howald | Switzerland |
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| 17 | Jiří Ticháček | Czechoslovakia |
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| 18 | Willi Müller | Switzerland |
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| 19 | Klaus Madsen |  Denmark |
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| 20 | Ivan Kristensen | Denmark |
Women's individual[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ 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.