Orienteering World Championships 1976
The 6th World Orienteering Championships were held from 24. September bis 26. September 1976 in the area around Aviemore in Scotland in the UK instead.
Men's
singles
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | Egil Johansen | 1:31:22 h |
| 2 | SWE | Rolf Pettersson | 1:33:15 h |
| 3 | NOR | Svein Jacobsen | 1:33:45 h |
| 4th | FIN | Risto Nuuros | 1:34:32 h |
| 5 | FIN | Markku salt mines | 1:36:31 h |
| 6th | SUI | Dieter Hulliger | 1:39:27 h |
| 7th | SUI | Dieter Wolf | 1:39:40 h |
| 8th | SWE | Gert Pettersson | 1:40:26 h |
Individual:
Defending champion: Bernt Frilén
Location: Darnaway Forest
Length: 15.5 km
Post: 24
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Erik Johansson Gert Pettersson Arne Johansson Rolf Pettersson |
4:10:41 h |
| 2 | NOR |
Jan Fjærestad Øystein Halvorsen Svein Jacobsen Egil Johansen |
4:19:08 h |
| 3 | FIN |
Hannu Mäkiranta Markku Salminen Matti Mäkinen Kimmo Rauhamäki |
4:23:41 h |
| 4th | TCH |
Petr Uher Zdeněk Lenhart Pavel Ditrych Jaroslav Kačmarčík |
4:27:50 h |
| 5 | SUI |
Dieter Wolf Max Horisberger Dieter Hulliger Karl John |
4:29:42 h |
| 6th | GBR |
Michael Down Rik Plumb Chris Hirst Geoff Peck |
4:42:53 h |
| 7th | THE |
Kurt Lyndgaard Per Olof Andersen Kurt Jensen Ivan Christensen |
4:55:37 h |
| 8th | FRA |
Richard Losiowski Etienne Bousser Gerald Belmas Jean-Claude Silvestre |
5:15:14 h |
Season:
Defending champions: Rolf Pettersson , Gunnar Öhlund , Arne Johansson , Bernt Frilén
Location: Laigh of Moray forest / Culbin
Ladies
singles
| Platza | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN | Liisa Veijalainen | 1:08:12 h |
| 2 | SWE | Kristin Cullman | 1:10:31 h |
| 3 | SWE | Anne Lundmark | 1:11:44 h |
| 4th | THE | Mona Nørgaard | 1:12:13 h |
| 5 | FIN | Gun-Viol Nynäs | 1:13:04 h |
| 6th | NOR | Whom Jacobsen | 1:13:35 h |
| 7th | FIN | Sinikka Kukkonen | 1:14:15 h |
| 8th | NOR | Kjellrun Sporild | 1:14:17 h |
Singles:
Defending champion: Mona Nørgaard
Location: Darnaway Forest
Length: 8.9 km
Post: 16
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Ingrid Ohlsson Kristin Cullman Anne Lundmark |
2:42:46 h |
| 2 | FIN |
Outi Borgenström Sinikka Kukkonen Liisa Veijalainen |
2:43:05 h |
| 3 | HUN |
Irén Rostés Magdolna Kovács Sarolta Monspart |
2:49:22 h |
| 4th | NOR |
Linda Verde Wenche Jacobsen Kjellrun Sporild |
2:52:45 h |
| 5 | TCH |
Dana Ticháčková Anna Handzlová Renata Vlachová |
2:56:45 h |
| 6th | SUI |
Lotte Furrer Ruth Baumberger Annelies Duetsch |
3:01:15 h |
| 7th | THE |
Ayoe Berg Dorthe Hansen Mona Nørgaard |
3:02:11 h |
| 8th | GBR |
Susan Banner Carol McNeill Jean Ramsden |
3:04:35 h |
Season:
Defending champions: Birgitta Larsson , Monica Andersson , Kristin Cullman
Location: Laigh of Moray forest / Culbin
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sweden
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |
 Finland
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |
 Norway
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4th |
 Hungary
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |