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
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]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1Egil Johansen Norway1:31:44
2Risto Nuuros Finland
3Simo Nurminen Finland
4Eystein Weltzien Norway
5Olle Nåbo Sweden
6Jan Fjærestad Norway
7Lars Lönnkvist Sweden
8Jörgen Mårtensson Sweden
9Jorma Karvonen Finland
10Dieter Wolf Switzerland

Women's individual
WOC 1978 – Individual – Women (8.6 km)[1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1Anne Berit Eid Norway1:01:40
2Liisa Veijalainen Finland1:01:42
3Wenche Jacobsen Norway1:02:42
4Kristin Cullman Sweden1:03:06
5Karin Rabe Sweden1:05:10
6Outi Borgenström Finland1:06:06
7Ruth Baumberger Switzerland
8Astrid Carlsson Norway
9Monica Andersson Sweden
10Bibbi Siljeblad-Fahlen Sweden

References
  1. "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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