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, 28–29 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]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1st, gold medalist(s)Karl Johansson Sweden1:48:19
2nd, silver medalist(s)Sture Björk Sweden1:49:38
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Åge Hadler Norway1:50:13
4Juhani Salmenkylä Finland1:51:18
5Ola Skarholt Norway1:51:48
6Sten-Olof Carlström Sweden1:53:37
7Jostein Nilsen Norway1:54:16
8Stig Berge Norway1:54:32
9Pauli Reunamäki Finland1:55:27
10Veijo Tahvanainen Finland1:55:30

Women's individual

WOC 1968 – Individual – Women (7.8 km)[1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1st, gold medalist(s)Ulla Lindkvist Sweden1:04:55
2nd, silver medalist(s)Ingrid Hadler Norway1:10:35
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Kerstin Granstedt Sweden1:11:27
4Pirjo Seppä  Finland
5Raila Kerkelä Finland
6Vibeke Bøgevig  Denmark
7Jitenka Sevcikova  Czechoslovakia
8Birgitta Larsson Sweden
9Inga-Britt Bengtsson Sweden
10Astrid Rødmyr Norway
11Tuula Hovi Finland
12Katharina Mo Norway1:28:50

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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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