Orienteering World Championships 1997
The 17th World Orienteering Championships were held from 11. August bis 16th August 1997 in the vicinity of the town Grimstad in Norway instead.
Men
Short distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN | Janne Salmi | 26:05 min |
| 2 | FIN | Timo Karppinen | 26:17 min |
| 3 | NOR | Bjørnar Valstad | 26:27 min |
| 4th | NOR | Per Olaussen | 26:50 min |
| 5 | NOR | Petter Thoresen | 27:14 min |
| 6th | FIN | Mikael Bøström | 27:18 min |
Defending champion: Yuri Omeltschenko
Location: Omholt
Length: 4.2 km
Gradient: 200 m
Post: 16
Long distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | Petter Thoresen | 1:40:16 h |
| 2 | SWE | Jörgen Mårtensson | 1:41:58 h |
| 3 | NOR | Kjetil Bjørlo | 1:43:04 h |
| 4th | THE | Carsten Jørgensen | 1:43:51 h |
| 5 | CZE | Tomáš Prokeš | 1:45:01 h |
| 6th | FIN | Janne Salmi | 1:45:24 h |
Defending champion: Jörgen Mårtensson
Location: Fjære
Length: 13.8 km
Gradient: 535 m
Post: 24
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE |
Torben Skovlyst Carsten Jørgensen Chris Terkelsen Allan Mogensen |
4:18:58 h |
| 2 | FIN |
Timo Karppinen Juha Peltola Mikael Boström Janne Salmi |
4:19:14 h |
| 3 | NOR |
Havard Tveite Bjørnar Valstad Kjetil Bjørlo Petter Thoresen |
4:24:27 h |
| 4th | RUS |
Vladimir Koslow Vladimir Alexejew Mikhail Mamlejew Valentin Novikow |
4:28:44 h |
| 5 | SUI |
Dominic Humbel Alain Berger Christoph Plattner Thomas Bührer |
4:36:16 h |
| 6th | GBR |
Jonathan Musgrave Jamie Stevenson Stephen Palmer Steven Hale |
4:41:35 h |
Defending champion: Dominik Humbel , Christian Aebersold , Urs Flühmann , Thomas Bührer
Location: Omholt
Women
Short distance
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUT | Lucie Boehm | 25:15 min |
| 2 | NOR | Hanne Sandstad | 25:29 min |
| 3 | NOR | Hanne Staff | 25:56 min |
| SUI | Marie-Luce Romanes | 25:56 min | |
| 5 | SWE | Cecilia Nilsson | 26:11 min |
| 6th | FIN | Johanna Asklöf | 26:32 min |
Defending champion: Marie-Luce Romanens
Location: Omholt
Length: 3.1 km
Gradient: 200 m
Post: 14
Long distance
| Platza | country | Athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | Hanne Staff | 1:12:56 h |
| 2 | SWE | Katarina Borg | 1:13:40 h |
| 3 | NOR | Hanne Sandstad | 1:14:34 h |
| 4th | FIN | Kirsi Tiira | 1:14:38 h |
| 5 | SWE | Gunilla Svärd | 1:14:50 h |
| 6th | FIN | Annina Paronen | 1:16:35 h |
Defending champion: Katalin Oláh
Location: Fjære
Length: 8.7 km
Gradient: 345 m
Post: 17
Season
| space | country | Athletes | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE |
Anna Bogren Gunilla Svärd Cecilia Nilsson Marlena Jansson |
2:51:41 h |
| 2 | NOR |
Torunn Fossli Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Sandstad Hanne Staff |
2:52:56 h |
| 3 | SUI |
Brigitte Wolf Marie-Luce Romanes Vroni King Sabrina Meister |
2:56:56 h |
| 4th | FIN |
Kirsi Tiira Anniina Paronen Reeta-Mari Kolkkala Johanna Asklöf |
3:04:42 h |
| 5 | GBR |
Jenny James Liz Campbell Yvette Hague Heather Monro |
3:06:31 h |
| 6th | OUT |
Emily Viner Tracy Bluett Alix Young Nicky Taws |
3:18:41 h |
Defending champions: Kirsi Tiira , Reeta-Mari Kolkkala , Eija Koskivaara , Annika Viilo
Location: Omholt
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Norway
|
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 |
Finland
|
1 | 2 | - | 3 |
|
Sweden
|
1 | 2 | - | 3 | |
| 4th |
 Denmark
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
 Austria
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 6th |
Switzerland
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |