1997 World Orienteering Championships
| Host city | Grimstad |
|---|---|
| Country | Norway |
| Events | 6 |
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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's classic distance [1] |  Petter Thoresen (NOR) | 1.40.15 |  Jörgen Mårtensson (SWE) | 1.41.58 | Kjetil Bjørlo (NOR) | 1.43.04 |
| Women's classic distance [1] | Hanne Staff (NOR) | 1.12.56 | Katarina Borg (SWE) | 1.13.40 | Hanne Sandstad (NOR) | 1.14.34 |
| Men's short distance [1] |  Janne Salmi (FIN) | 26.05 | Timo Karppinen (FIN) | 26.17 | Bjørnar Valstad (NOR) | 26.27 |
| Women's short distance [1] |  Lucie Böhm (AUT) | 25.15 | Hanne Sandstad (NOR) | 25.29 | Hanne Staff (NOR) .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Marie-Luce Romanens (SUI) | 25.57 |
| Men's relay[1] |  Denmark (DEN) Torben Skovlyst Carsten Jørgensen Chris Terkelsen Allan Mogensen | 4.18.58 | Finland (FIN) Timo Karppinen Juha Peltola Mikael Boström Janne Salmi | 4.19.14 | Norway (NOR) Håvard Tveite Bjørnar Valstad Kjetil Bjørlo Petter Thoresen | 4.24.27 |
| Women's relay[1] | Sweden (SWE) Anna Bogren Gunilla Svärd Cecilia Nilsson Marlena Jansson | 2.51.41 | Norway (NOR) Torunn Fossli Sæthre Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Sandstad Hanne Staff | 2.52.56 | Switzerland (SUI) Brigitte Wolf Marie-Luce Romanens Vroni König Sabrina Meister | 2.56.28 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "World Orienteering Championships 1997". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
