1972 World Orienteering Championships Explained

1972 World Orienteering Championships
Host City:	Staré Splavy
Country:	Czechoslovakia
Events:	4
Previous:	1970 Friedrichroda

The 4th World Orienteering Championships were held in Staré Splavy, Czechoslovakia, 14 - 16 September 1972.^[1]

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

Medalists

Men's individual		1.35.57		1.40.52		1.43.55
Women's individual		1.17.01		1.18.35		1.18.53
Men's relay		4.41.37		4.47.23		5.09.29
Women's relay		2.33.42		2.45.00		2.38.59

Results

Women's individual

WOC 1972 – Individual – Women (7.1 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			1:17:01
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Men's individual

WOC 1972 – Individual – Men (13.5 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			1:35:57
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1972 . . 12 July 2017 . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706034133/https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=18 . dead .