1972 World Orienteering Championships

1972 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityStaré Splavy
CountryCzechoslovakia
Events4

The 4th World Orienteering Championships were held in Staré Splavy, Czechoslovakia, 14–16 September 1972.[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]  Åge Hadler (NOR)1.35.57  Stig Berge (NOR)1.40.52  Bernt Frilén (SWE)1.43.55
Women's individual[1]  Sarolta Monspart (HUN)1.17.01  Pirjo Seppä (FIN)1.18.35  Birgitta Larsson (SWE)1.18.53
Men's relay[1]
 Sweden (SWE)
 4.41.37
  Switzerland (SUI)
 4.47.23
 Hungary (HUN)
 5.09.29
Women's relay[1]
 Finland (FIN)
 2.33.42
 Sweden (SWE)
 2.45.00
2.38.59

Results

Women's individual

WOC 1972 – Individual – Women (7.1 km)[1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1Sarolta Monspart Hungary1:17:01
2Pirjo Seppä Finland
3Birgitta Larsson Sweden
4Ulla Lindkvist Sweden
5Ingrid Hadler Norway
6Liisa Veijalainen Finland
7Kristin Danielsen Norway
8Birgitta Johansson Sweden
9Magda Horváth Hungary
10Naďa Mertová Czechoslovakia
11Renata Vlachová Czechoslovakia
12Linda Verde Norway
13Mona Hebo Denmark
14Anna Handzlová Czechoslovakia
15Elsa Arnesson Sweden

Men's individual

WOC 1972 – Individual – Men (13.5 km)[1]
RankCompetitorNationTime
1Åge Hadler Norway1:35:57
2Stig Berge Norway
3Bernt Frilén Sweden
4Dieter Hulliger Switzerland
5Petr Uher Czechoslovakia
6Dieter Wolf Switzerland
7Risto Nuuros Finland
8Zdeněk Lenhart Czechoslovakia
9Veijo Tahvanainen Finland
10Lennart Carlström Sweden
11Geoffrey Peck Great Britain
12Rolf Pettersson Sweden

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "World Orienteering Championships 1972". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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