1979 World Orienteering Championships
Appearance
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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 | |||
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Men's individual[1] | ![]() |
1:36.07 | ![]() |
1:37.17 | ![]() |
1:37.27 |
Women's individual[1] | ![]() |
59.13 | ![]() |
59.47 | ![]() |
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 |
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1 | Øyvin Thon | ![]() |
1:36.07 |
2 | Egil Johansen | ![]() |
1:37.17 |
3 | Tore Sagvolden | ![]() |
1:37.27 |
4 | Kjell Lauri | ![]() |
1:38:54 |
5 | Lars Lönnkvist | ![]() |
1:40.28 |
6 | Rolf Pettersson | ![]() |
1:41.30 |
7 | Risto Nuuros | ![]() |
1:42.01 |
8 | Dieter Hulliger | ![]() |
1:42.26 |
9 | Eystein Weltzien | ![]() |
1:44.03 |
10 | Dieter Wolf | ![]() |
1:45.40 |
11 | Seppo Keskinarkaus | ![]() |
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12 | Jaroslav Kacmarcik | ![]() |
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13 | Hannu Kottonen | ![]() |
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14 | Pavel Ditrych | ![]() |
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15 | Jörgen Mårtensson | ![]() |
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16 | Martin Howald | ![]() |
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17 | Jiří Ticháček | ![]() |
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18 | Willi Müller | ![]() |
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19 | Klaus Madsen | ![]() |
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20 | Ivan Kristensen | ![]() |
Women's individual
[edit]Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
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1 | Outi Borgenström | ![]() |
59.13 |
2 | Liisa Veijalainen | ![]() |
59.47 |
3 | Monica Andersson | ![]() |
1:02.31 |
4 | Hanni Fries | ![]() |
1:02.32 |
5 | Karin Rabe | ![]() |
1:03.05 |
6 | Anne Berit Eid | ![]() |
1:03.08 |
7 | Carol McNeill | ![]() |
1:03.42 |
8 | Karin Gunnarsson | ![]() |
1:04.35 |
9 | Annichen Kringstad | ![]() |
1:04.38 |
10 | Brit Volden | ![]() |
1:04.55 |
11 | Lis Nielsen | ![]() |
1:05.16 |
12 | Irén Rostás | ![]() |
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.