World orienteering championships 1987
The 12th World Orienteering Championships were held from 3. September bis 5. September 1987 in and around Gerardmer in France instead.
The individual wins went to the Swedes Kent Olsson and Arja Hannus . Norway won both relay competitions.
Men's
singles
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | Kent Olsson | 1:37:19 h |
| 2 | NOR | Tore Sagvolden | 1:38:18 h |
| 3 | SUI | Urs Flühmann | 1:39:30 h |
| 4th | SWE | Jörgen Mårtensson | 1:39:48 h |
| 5 | SUI | Stefan Bolliger | 1:40:50 h |
| 6th | NOR | Håvard Tveite | 1:41:38 h |
| 7th | NOR | Øyvin Thon | 1:41:59 h |
| 8th | NOR | Rolf Vestre | 1:42:31 h |
Qualification: September 2, 1987
Final: September 3, 1987
Length: 14.6 km
Gradient: 690 m
Post: 21
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR |
Morten Berglia Håvard Tveite Tore Sagvolden Øyvin Thon |
4:11:21 h |
| 2 | SUI |
Markus Stappung Stefan Bolliger Kaspar Oettli Urs Flühmann |
4:16:05 h |
| 3 | SWE |
Kent Olsson Hans Melin Jörgen Mårtensson Lars Lönnkvist |
4:17:07 h |
| 4th | FIN |
Keijo Parkkinen Markku Jauhiainen Peter Ivars Kari Sallinen |
4:18:56 h |
| 5 | URS |
Aigars Leiboms Valerian Lukjanow Mikhail Zorin Vladimir Alexejew |
4:28:07 h |
| 6th | THE |
Rasmus Ødum Pablo Jensen Lars Konradsen Allan Mogensen |
4:31:09 h |
| 7th | TCH |
Jaroslav Kačmarčík Vlastimil Ichityl Zdeněk Zuzánek Jozef Pollák |
4:32:58 h |
| 8th | GBR |
Steven Hale Richard Jones Martin Bagness Colin McIntyre |
4:38:20 h |
Date: September 5, 1987
Location: Saint-Hilaire
Ladies
singles
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | Arja Hannus | 1:07:40 h |
| 2 | SWE | Karin Rabe | 1:07:56 h |
| 3 | TCH | Jana Galíková | 1:08:39 h |
| 4th | FIN | Annariitta Kottonen | 1:09:20 h |
| 5 | TCH | Ada Kuchařová | 1:09:20 h |
| 6th | SUI | Frauke Sonderegger bandixes | 1:10:27 h |
| 7th | SWE | Katarina Borg | 1:10:33 h |
| 8th | NOR | Ellen Sofie Olsvik | 1:10:52 h |
Qualification: September 2, 1987
Final: September 3, 1987
Length: 8.8 km
Gradient: 325 m
Post: 15th
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR |
Ragnhild Bratberg Ragnhild Bente Andersen Ellen Sofie Olsvik Brit Volden |
3:44:04 h |
| 2 | SWE |
Arja Hannus Katarina Borg Marita Skogum Karin Rabe |
3:45:07 h |
| 3 | TCH |
Iva Kalibánová Iva Slaninová Ada Kuchařová Jana Galíková |
3:56:21 h |
| 4th | FIN |
Eija Koskivaara Riitta Karjalainen Annariitta Kottonen Annika Heino |
4:01:05 h |
| 5 | URS |
Riju Johansson Irina Namowir Nadeschda Levitschewa Nadeschda Malygina |
4:02:17 h |
| 6th | SUI |
Sabrina Fesseler Howald (?) Ruth Humbel Frauke Sonderegger-Bandixen |
4:21:19 h |
| 7th | GBR |
Hazel Dean Jean Ramsden Ruth Jones Yvette Hague |
4:23:05 h |
| 8th | FGR |
Anja Gruhn Bärbel Vitek Barbara Bosch Heidrun Finke |
4:38:18 h |
Date: September 5, 1987
Location: Saint-Hilaire
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sweden
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |
 Norway
|
2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 3 |
 Switzerland
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4th |
 Czechoslovakia
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |