1970 World Orienteering Championships Explained

1970 World Orienteering Championships
Host City:	Eisenach/Friedrichroda
Country:	East Germany
Events:	4
Previous:	1968 Linköping

The 3rd World Orienteering Championships were held in Eisenach/Friedrichroda, East Germany, in September 1970.^[1]

The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.

The men's individual course had 19 controls over 14.5 kilometres, while the women's individual course had 10 controls over 7.5 kilometres.^[2]

Medalists

Men's individual		1.49.46		1.51.07,		1.51.46
Women's individual		1.10.39		1.12.44		1.13.44
Men's relay		3.52.00		4.07.06		4.07.20
Women's relay		2.32.39		2.37.13		2.38.59

Results

Men's individual

WOC 1970 – Individual – Men (14.5 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			1.49.46
2			1.51.07
3			1.51.46
4			1.51.46
5			1.52.42
6			1.52.47
7			1.54.18
8			1.54.33
9			1.55.12
10			1.55.53
11			1.57.06
12			1.57.10
12			1.57.10
14			1.57.13
15			1.57.24

Women's individual

WOC 1970 – Individual – Women (7.5 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			1.10.39
2			1.12.44
3			1.13.44
4			1.14.07
5			1.14.57
6			1.17.17
7			1.17.24
8			1.17.36
9			1.17.40
10			1.19.15
11			1.21.15
12			1.21.58
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14
15

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1970 . . 26 October 2016 . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706034037/https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=8 . dead .
2. Book: Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år . Berglia, Knut . Brohaug, Tom-Erik . Staver, Kristoffer . Thuesen, Kaare . Strandhagen, Torgeir . 341 . 1987 . Norwegian . Norwegian Orienteering Federation .