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1981 World Orienteering Championships

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1981 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityThun
CountrySwitzerland
Events4

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

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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

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Men's individual

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

Women's individual

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "World Orienteering Championships 1981". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2017.