1981 World Orienteering Championships Explained

1981 World Orienteering Championships
Host City:	Thun
Country:	Switzerland
Events:	4
Previous:	1979 Tampere

The 1981 World Orienteering Championships, the 9th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Thun, Switzerland, 3 - 5 September 1981.^[1]

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

Medalists

Men's individual		1.30.05		1.32.33		1.33.10
Women's individual		1.05.47		1.08.54		1.09.40
Men's relay		4.38.14		4.38.47		4.45.23
Women's relay		3.49.53		4.05.07		4.13.10

Results

Men's individual

WOC 1981 – Individual – Men (14.1 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			1:30:05
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Women's individual

WOC 1981 – Individual – Women (8.7 km)

data-sort-type="number"	Rank !	Competitor	Nation	Time
1			1:05:47
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1981 . . 15 July 2017 . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706034434/https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=24 . dead .