1968 World Orienteering Championships
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| Host city | Linköping |
|---|---|
| Country | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Events | 4 |
The 2nd World Orienteering Championships were held in Linköping, Sweden, 28–29 September 1968.[1]
The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.
The men's individual course had 18 controls over 14.6 kilometres, while the women's individual course had 10 controls over 7.8 kilometres.[2]
Swedish Television (SVT) broadcast the entire individual competition live. This was the first time ever orienteering was shown live on TV in Sweden,[3] or in any other country in the world.[4]
Medalists
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual[1] | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Karl Johansson (SWE) | 1:48:19 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Björk (SWE) | 1:49:38 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Åge Hadler (NOR) | 1:50:13 |
| Women's individual[1] | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Ulla Lindkvist (SWE) | 1:04:55 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Ingrid Hadler (NOR) | 1:10:35 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Kerstin Granstedt (SWE) | 1:11:27 |
| Men's relay[1] | 4:25:19 | 4:25:28 | 4:42:31 | |||
| Women's relay[1] | 3:17:53 | 3:18:07 | 3:42:15 | |||
Results
[edit | edit source]Men's individual
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Karl Johansson | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1:48:19 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Sture Björk | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1:49:38 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Åge Hadler | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1:50:13 |
| 4 | Juhani Salmenkylä | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 1:51:18 |
| 5 | Ola Skarholt | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1:51:48 |
| 6 | Sten-Olof Carlström | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1:53:37 |
| 7 | Jostein Nilsen | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1:54:16 |
| 8 | Stig Berge | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1:54:32 |
| 9 | Pauli Reunamäki | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 1:55:27 |
| 10 | Veijo Tahvanainen | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 1:55:30 |
Women's individual
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Ulla Lindkvist | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1:04:55 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Ingrid Hadler | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1:10:35 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Kerstin Granstedt | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1:11:27 |
| 4 | Pirjo Seppä | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | |
| 5 | Raila Kerkelä | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | |
| 6 | Vibeke Bøgevig | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | |
| 7 | Jitenka Sevcikova | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | |
| 8 | Birgitta Larsson | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | |
| 9 | Inga-Britt Bengtsson | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | |
| 10 | Astrid Rødmyr | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | |
| 11 | Tuula Hovi | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | |
| 12 | Katharina Mo | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1:28:50 |
References
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