1978 World Orienteering Championships Explained

1978 World Orienteering Championships
Host City:	Kongsberg
Country:	Norway
Events:	4
Previous:	1976 Aviemore

The 1978 World Orienteering Championships, the 7th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Kongsberg, Norway, 15 - 17 September 1978.^[1]

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

Medalists

Men's individual		1:31:44		1:32:52		1:34:00
Women's individual		1:01:40		1:01:42		1:02:42
Men's relay		3:55:33		4:04:05		4:16:27
Women's relay		2:26:48		2:26:52		2:38:43

Results

Men's individual

WOC 1978 – Individual – Men (15.7 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			1:31:44
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Women's individual

WOC 1978 – Individual – Women (8.6 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			1:01:40
2			1:01:42
3			1:02:42
4			1:03:06
5			1:05:10
6			1:06:06
7
8
9
10

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1978 . . 14 July 2017 . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706034357/https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=22 . dead .