1985 World Orienteering Championships

The 1985 World Orienteering Championships, the 11th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Bendigo, Australia, 4–6 September 1985.[1]

1985 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityBendigo
CountryAustralia
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]  Kari Sallinen (FIN)1.28.08  Tore Sagvolden (NOR)1.30.01  Egil Iversen (NOR)1.30.42
Women's individual[1]  Annichen Kringstad-Svensson (SWE)54.14  Brit Volden (NOR)55.07  Christina Blomqvist (SWE)57.11
Men's relay[1]
 Norway (NOR)
 3.52.44
 Sweden (SWE)
 3.54.21
  Switzerland (SUI)
 4.03.33
Women's relay[1]
 Sweden (SWE)
 3.01.21
 Norway (NOR)
 3.01.31
  Switzerland (SUI)
 3.21.31

Results

Men's individual
WOC 1985 – Individual – Men (15.2 km)[1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1Kari Sallinen Finland1:28:02
2Tore Sagvolden Norway
3Egil Iversen Norway
4Jörgen Mårtensson Sweden
5Pekka Nikulainen Finland
6Urs Flühmann Switzerland
7Øyvin Thon Norway
8Kjell Lauri Sweden
9Morten Berglia Norway
10Ted De St. Croix Canada

Women's individual
WOC 1985 – Individual – Women (8.4 km)[1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1Annichen Kringstad Sweden54:14
2Brit Volden Norway
3Christina Blomqvist Sweden
4Kerstin Månsson Sweden
5Karin Rabe Sweden
6Ada Kuchařová Czechoslovakia
7Charlotte Thrane Denmark
8Helle Johansen Norway
9Heidrun Finke Germany
10Ellen Sofie Olsvik Norway
11Annariitta Kottonen Finland
12Riitta Karjalainen Finland
13Yvette Hague Great Britain
14Ragnhild Bratberg Norway
15Frauke Sonderegger Switzerland
16Eva Bártová Czechoslovakia

References
  1. "World Orienteering Championships 1985". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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