World orienteering championships 1979
The 8th World Orienteering Championships were held from 2. September bis 4. September 1979 in the area around Tampere in Finland instead.
The world championship was awarded to Finland as part of the 8th IOF Congress in 1975 in Bosön in Lidingö , Sweden. Finland hosted the World Championships for the second time since 1966. The hosts dominated the women's competitions, while Norway had a triple triumph in the men's individual race. In the season, however, the Norwegians were only sixth. Sweden won ahead of Finland and Czechoslovakia.
Participating Nations
The following nations took part in the 8th World Orienteering Championships:
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Men's
singles
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | Øyvin Thon | 1:36:07 h |
| 2 | NOR | Egil Johansen | 1:37:17 h |
| 3 | NOR | Tore Sagvolden | 1:37:27 h |
| 4th | SWE | Kjell Lauri | 1:38:54 h |
| 5 | SWE | Lars Lönnkvist | 1:40:28 h |
| 6th | SWE | Rolf Pettersson | 1:41:30 h |
| 7th | FIN | Risto Nuuros | 1:42:01 h |
| 8th | SUI | Dieter Hulliger | 1:42:26 h |
Individual:
Place: Ruovesi
Length: 15.1 km
Incline: 430 m
Post: 16
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Rolf Pettersson Kjell Lauri Lars Lönnkvist Björn Rosendahl |
4:12:12 h |
| 2 | FIN |
Seppo Keskinarkaus Hannu Kottonen Risto Nuuros Ari Anjala |
4:27:37 h |
| 3 | TCH |
Petr Uher Zdeněk Lenhart Jiří Ticháček Jaroslav Kačmarčík |
4:39:26 h |
| 4th | SUI |
Max Horisberger Dieter Hulliger Willi Müller Dieter Wolf |
4:41:21 h |
| 5 | THE |
Klaus Madsen Ivan Kristensen Niels Pallisgaard Lars Konradsen |
4:47:18 h |
| 6th | NOR |
Morten Berglia Øyvin Thon Egil Johansen Eystein Weltzien |
4:47:22 h |
| 7th | GBR |
Tim Watkins Geoff Peck Brian Bulls Ian Rochford |
5:21:51 h |
| 8th | OUT |
Geoff Lawford Steve Key Terry Farrel Warren Key |
5:23:46 h |
Single
location: Kuru
Ladies
singles
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN | Outi Borgenström | 59:13 min |
| 2 | FIN | Liisa Veijalainen | 59:47 min |
| 3 | SWE | Monica Andersson | 62:32 min |
| 4th | SUI | Hanni Fries | 62:32 min |
| 5 | SWE | Karin Rabe | 63:05 min |
| 6th | NOR | Anne Berit oath | 63:08 min |
| 7th | GBR | Carol McNeill | 63:42 min |
| 8th | SWE | Karin Gunnarsson | 64:35 min |
Individual:
Place: Ruovesi
Length: 8.3 km
Incline: 230 m
Post: 10
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN |
Leena Silvennoinen Leena Salmenkylä Liisa Veijalainen |
3:00:13 h |
| 2 | NOR |
Anne Berit Oath Astrid Carlson Brit Volden |
3:01:38 h |
| 3 | SWE |
Anna-Lena Axelsson Karin Rabe Monica Andersson |
3:02:26 h |
| 4th | TCH |
Stavava Nováková Anna Gavendová Dobruše Janotová |
3:02:43 h |
| 5 | SUI |
Anneliese Meier Ruth Humbel Hanni Fries |
3:19:46 h |
| 6th | THE |
Hanne Birke Lis Nielsen Dorthe Hansen |
3:30:56 h |
| 7th | FRG |
Heidrun Finke Anja Gruhn Hadmut Hindorf |
3:47:41 h |
| 8th | HUN |
Ilona B. Schmidmeiszter Magdolna Kovács Irén Rostás |
4:05:21 h |
Season:
Location: Kuru
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Finland
|
2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 2 |
 Norway
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 3 |
 Sweden
|
1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 4th |
 Czechoslovakia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |