1979 World Orienteering Championships Explained

1979 World Orienteering Championships
Host City:	Tampere
Country:	Finland
Events:	4
Previous:	1978 Kongsberg

The 1979 World Orienteering Championships, the 8th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Tampere, Finland, 2 - 4 September 1979.^[1]

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

Medalists

Men's individual		1:36.07		1:37.17		1:37.27
Women's individual		59.13		59.47		1:02.31
Men's relay		4:12.12		4:27.37		4:39.46
Women's relay		3:00.13		3:01.38		3:02.26

Results

Men's individual

WOC 1979 – Individual – Men (15.1 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			1:36.07
2			1:37.17
3			1:37.27
4			1:38:54
5			1:40.28
6			1:41.30
7			1:42.01
8			1:42.26
9			1:44.03
10			1:45.40
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Women's individual

WOC 1979 – Individual – Women (8.3 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			59.13
2			59.47
3			1:02.31
4			1:02.32
5			1:03.05
6			1:03.08
7			1:03.42
8			1:04.35
9			1:04.38
10			1:04.55
11			1:05.16
12			1:06.33

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1979 . . 13 July 2017 . 23 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123204424/https://old.orienteering.sport/events/?event_id=23 . dead .