Orienteering World Championships 1989
The 13th World Orienteering Championships were held from 17th August bis 20th August 1989 in the area around Skövde ( Skaraborg County ) in Sweden instead.
The men won the Norwegian Petter Thoresen and the Norwegian relay. The Swede Marita Skogum secured the women's title. The gold medal in the women's relay also went to Sweden.
Men's
singles
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | Petter Thoresen | 1:36:16 h |
| 2 | SWE | Kent Olsson | 1:39:26 h |
| 3 | NOR | Håvard Tveite | 1:39:58 h |
| 4th | SWE | Håkan Eriksson | 1:40:04 h |
| 5 | SWE | Jörgen Mårtensson | 1:40:23 h |
| 6th | FIN | Peter Ivars | 1:40:40 h |
| 7th | URS | Vladimir Alexeyev | 1:41:04 h |
| 8th | SWE | Michael Wehlin | 1:41:17 h |
Qualification: August 16, 1989
Location: Harja
Final: August 17, 1989
Location: Garhulstorp
Length: 17.7 km Gradient
: 680 m
Post: 24
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR |
Øyvin Thon Rolf Vestre Petter Thoresen Håvard Tveite |
4:06:01 h |
| 2 | SWE |
Kent Olsson Michael Wehlin Jörgen Mårtensson Håkan Eriksson |
4:09:04 h |
| 3 | FIN |
Keijo Parkkinen Ari Kattainen Peter Ivars Reijo Mattinen |
4:10:22 h |
| 4th | URS |
Sixten Sild Leho Haldna Aigars Leibom Wladimir Alexejew |
4:13:14 h |
| 5 | SUI |
Dominik Humbel Stefan Bolliger Christian Aebersold Urs Flühmann |
4:16:22 h |
| 6th | TCH |
Petr Vavrys Josef Hubáček Jozef Pollák Zdeněk Zuzánek |
4:18:30 h |
| 7th | THE |
Rasmus Ødum Flemming Jørgensen Jan Eg Allan Mogensen |
4:23:51 h |
| 8th | HUN |
István Benedek Gábor Pavlovics János Kelemen Zoltán Lantos |
4:29:27 h |
Date: August 20, 1989
Location: Otterstorp
Ladies
singles
| space | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE | Marita Skogum | 1:04:06 h |
| 2 | TCH | Jana Galíková | 1:05:30 h |
| 3 | URS | Alida Abola | 1:08:13 h |
| 4th | NOR | Ragnhild Bratberg | 1:09:23 h |
| 5 | FIN | Eija Koskivaara | 1:09:45 h |
| 6th | NOR | Ragnhild Bente Andersen | 1:09:59 h |
| 7th | SWE | Karin Rabe | 1:10:08 h |
| 8th | SWE | Arja Hannus | 1:10:17 h |
Qualification: August 16, 1989
Location: Harja
Final: August 17, 1989
Location: Garhulstorp
Length: 9.75 km Gradient
: 390 m
Post: 15
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Karin Rabe Arja Hannus Kerstin Haglund Marita Skogum |
3:43:46 h |
| 2 | TCH |
Petra Wágnerová Jana Cieslarová Ada Kuchařová Jana Galíková |
3:44:01 h |
| 3 | FIN |
Marja Portin Ulla Mänttäri Annika Viilo Eija Koskivaara |
3:47:35 h |
| 4th | NOR |
Ragnhild Bratberg Ragnhild Bente Andersen Monica Hatlen Anne Line Nydal |
3:54:07 h |
| 5 | URS |
Ede Umarik Irina Namowir Danute Girinskaite Alida Abola |
3:54:36 h |
| 6th | HUN |
Andrea Horváth Katalin Oláh Réka Tóth Ildikó Kovács |
4:09:19 h |
| 7th | SUI |
Sabrina Fesseler Cornelia Müller Frauke Bandixes Vroni König |
4:10:34 h |
| 8th | FRG |
Bärbel Vitek Heidrun Finke Kerstin Stratz Frauke Schmitt |
4:18:55 h |
Date: August 20, 1989
Location: Otterstorp
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Sweden
|
2 | 2 | - | 4th |
| 2 |
 Norway
|
2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
- | 2 | - | 2 |
| 4th |
 Finland
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |
 Soviet Union
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |