1968 World Orienteering Championships

The 2nd World Orienteering Championships were held in Linköping, Sweden, 2829 September 1968.[1]

1968 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityLinköping
Country Sweden
Events4

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
Karl Johansson Sweden1:48:19
Sture Björk Sweden1:49:38
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
Ulla Lindkvist Sweden1:04:55
Ingrid Hadler Norway1:10:35
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. "World Orienteering Championships 1968". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. 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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