1997 World Orienteering Championships Explained

1997 World Orienteering Championships
Host City:Grimstad
Country:Norway
Events:6
Previous:1995 Detmold

The 1997 World Orienteering Championships, the 17th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Grimstad, Norway, 11 - 16 August 1997.[1]

The championships had six events; the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Medalists

Men's classic distance 1.40.151.41.581.43.04
Women's classic distance 1.12.561.13.401.14.34
Men's short distance 26.0526.1726.27
Women's short distance 25.1525.29
25.57
Men's relay
Torben Skovlyst
Carsten Jørgensen
Chris Terkelsen
Allan Mogensen
4.18.58
Timo Karppinen
Juha Peltola
Mikael Boström
Janne Salmi
4.19.14
Håvard Tveite
Bjørnar Valstad
Kjetil Bjørlo
Petter Thoresen
4.24.27
Women's relay2.51.41 2.52.562.56.28
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Orienteering Championships 1997 . . 21 August 2024 . 20 August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070820063918/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/foot_orienteering/world_orienteering_championships/woc_1997_nor.