1981 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityThun
CountrySwitzerland
Events4

The 1981 World Orienteering Championships, the 9th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Thun, Switzerland, 35 September 1981.[1]

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

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual[1]  Øyvin Thon (NOR)1.30.05  Tore Sagvolden (NOR)1.32.33  Morten Berglia (NOR)1.33.10
Women's individual[1]  Annichen Kringstad (SWE)1.05.47  Brit Volden (NOR)1.08.54  Karin Rabe (SWE)1.09.40
Men's relay[1] 4.38.14 4.38.47 4.45.23
Women's relay[1] 3.49.53 4.05.07 4.13.10

Results

Men's individual

WOC 1981 – Individual – Men (14.1 km)[1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1Øyvin Thon Norway1:30:05
2Tore Sagvolden Norway
3Morten Berglia Norway
4Lars Lönnkvist Sweden
5Kari Sallinen Finland
6Jörgen Mårtensson Sweden
7Jaroslav Kačmarčík Czechoslovakia
8Lars Konradsen Denmark
9Martin Howald Switzerland
10Harald Thon Norway
11Ari Anjala Finland
12Lars-Henrik Undeland Sweden

Women's individual

WOC 1981 – Individual – Women (8.7 km)[1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1Annichen Kringstad Sweden1:05:47
2Brit Volden Norway
3Karin Rabe Sweden
4Ruth Humbel Switzerland
5Outi Borgenström Finland
6Ada Kuchařová Czechoslovakia
7Liisa Veijalainen Finland
8Arja Hannus Sweden
9Arja Haikarainen Finland
10Ragnhild Bratberg Norway
11Irene Bucher Switzerland
12Svatava Nováková Czechoslovakia

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "World Orienteering Championships 1981". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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