1968 World Orienteering Championships

1968 World Orienteering Championships
Host city Linköping
Country  Sweden
Events 4
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The 2nd World Orienteering Championships were held in Linköping, Sweden, 2829 September 1968.[1]

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

The men's individual course had 18 controls over 14.6 kilometres, while the women's individual course had 10 controls over 7.8 kilometres.[2]

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual[1]  Karl Johansson (SWE) 1:48:19  Sture Björk (SWE) 1:49:38  Åge Hadler (NOR) 1:50:13
Women's individual[1]  Ulla Lindkvist (SWE) 1:04:55  Ingrid Hadler (NOR) 1:10:35  Kerstin Granstedt (SWE) 1:11:27
Men's relay[1] 4:25:19 4:25:28 4:42:31
Women's relay[1] 3:17:53 3:18:07 3:42:15

Results

Men's individual

WOC 1968 – Individual – Men (14.6 km)[1]
Rank Competitor Nation Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Karl Johansson  Sweden 1:48:19
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sture Björk  Sweden 1:49:38
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Åge Hadler  Norway 1:50:13
4 Juhani Salmenkylä  Finland 1:51:18
5 Ola Skarholt  Norway 1:51:48
6 Sten-Olof Carlström  Sweden 1:53:37
7 Jostein Nilsen  Norway 1:54:16
8 Stig Berge  Norway 1:54:32
9 Pauli Reunamäki  Finland 1:55:27
10 Veijo Tahvanainen  Finland 1:55:30

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "World Orienteering Championships 1968". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. Berglia, Knut; Brohaug, Tom-Erik; Staver, Kristoffer; Thuesen, Kaare; Strandhagen, Torgeir, eds. (1987). Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norwegian Orienteering Federation. p. 340.
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