Orienteering Junior World Championships 1997
The eighth Orienteering Junior World Championships took place from 7. July bis 13. July 1997 in the area around Leopoldsburg in Belgium instead.
Juniors
Short distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | Jørgen Rostrup | 23:31 min |
| 2 | SWE | Per Öberg | 23:33 min |
| 2 | SWE | Rikard Gunnarsson | 23:33 min |
| 4th | SWE | Jonas Pilblad | 23:53 min |
| 5 | THE | Claus Bobach | 24:04 min |
| 6th | SUI | Hubert Klauser | 24:29 min |
| 7th | FIN | Ilkka Leppävuori | 24:39 min |
| 8th | GBR | Sigmund Gould | 24:45 min |
Short distance:
Place: Wyervlakte
Length: 5.0 km Gradient
:
Post: 18
Long distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | Johan Modig | 1:00:51 h |
| 2 | CZE | Vladimír Lučan | 1:03:33 h |
| 3 | SVK | Marián Dávidík | 1:04:10 h |
| 4th | SWE | Mats Troeng | 1:04:28 h |
| 5 | NOR | Jørgen Rostrup | 1:04:35 h |
| 6th | SWE | Per Öberg | 1:05:25 h |
| 7th | SWE | Jonas Pilblad | 1:05:37 h |
| 8th | CZE | Michal Horáček | 1:06:03 h |
Long distance:
Location: Gruitrode
Length: 11.92 km
Gradient:
Post: 22
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Jonas Pilblad Johan Modig Per Öberg |
2:09:42 h |
| 2 | CZE |
Lukáš Přinda Michal Horáček Vladimír Lučan |
2:14:34 h |
| 3 | SVK |
František Libant Igor Patráš Marián Dávidík |
2:14:51 h |
| 4th | NOR |
Anders Nordberg Hans Gunnar Omdal Jørgen Rostrup |
2:14:55 h |
| 5 | UKR |
Jakow Sidjarenko Vitaly Gavrilenko Maxim Stelmah |
2:14:58 h |
| 6th | FIN |
Samuli Salmenoja Jonne Lakanen Ilkka Leppävuori |
2:15:31 h |
| 7th | SUI |
Robert Feldmann Corsin Calouri Hubert Klauser |
2:16:09 h |
| 8th | GER |
Alexander Lubina Peter Legate Ingo Horst |
2:18:20 h |
Season:
Location: de Hechtelse duinen
Juniors
Short distance
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN | Hanna Heiskanen | 24:17 min |
| 2 | CZE | Kateřina Mikšová | 24:43 min |
| 3 | FIN | Heli Jukkola | 24:46 min |
| 4th | SWE | Karolina Samuelsson | 25:00 min |
| 5 | RUS | Tatiana Perelyayeva | 25:01 min |
| 6th | SUI | Simone Luder | 25:06 min |
| 7th | CZE | Eva Juřeníková | 25:36 min |
| 8th | SWE | Emma Engstrand | 25:38 min |
Short distance:
Place: Wyervlakte
Length: 4.2 km Gradient
:
Post: 14
Long distance
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUI | Simone Luder | 53:36 min |
| 2 | FIN | Hanna Heiskanen | 54:42 min |
| 3 | SUI | Regula Hulliger | 56:00 min |
| 4th | FIN | Riina Kuuselo | 57:28 min |
| 5 | SWE | Jenny Johansson | 57:49 min |
| 6th | CZE | Eva Juřeníková | 58:04 min |
| 7th | FIN | Paula Haapakoski | 59:02 min |
| 8th | CZE | Kateřina Mikšová | 59:27 min |
Long distance:
Location: Gruitrode
Length: 7.82 km
Gradient:
Post: 17
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Emma Engstrand Jenny Johansson Catarina Asp |
2:06:59 h |
| 2 | CZE |
Zuzana Macúchová Vendula Klechová Michaela Skoumalová |
2:10:47 h |
| 3 | SUI |
Sara Wegmüller Regula Hulliger Simone Luder |
2:11:33 h |
| 4th | RUS |
Anastassija Plodowitowa Elisabet Kuznezowa Galina Galkina |
2:16:23 h |
| 5 | FIN |
Riina Kuuselo Heli Jukkola Hanna Heiskanen |
2:17:17 h |
| 6th | NOR |
Karine Nordstrand Randi Høilund Aasne Fenne Hoksrud |
2:17:32 h |
| 7th | EST |
Anu Annus Lilia Värton Mirja Randoja |
2:21:11 h |
| 8th | HUN |
Eszter Zsebeházy Ágnes Szigeti Katalin Hecz |
2:25:05 h |
Season:
Location: de Hechtelse duinen
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sweden
|
3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 2 |
 Finland
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
 Switzerland
|
1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 4th |
 Norway
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 5 |
 Czech Republic
|
- | 4th | - | 4th |
| 6th |
 Slovakia
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |