1968 World Orienteering Championships
| Host city | Linköping | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country |
 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]
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual[1] | Karl Johansson (SWE) | 1:48:19 | Sture Björk (SWE) | 1:49:38 |  Åge Hadler (NOR) | 1:50:13 |
| Women's individual[1] | Ulla Lindkvist (SWE) | 1:04:55 | Ingrid Hadler (NOR) | 1:10:35 | 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
Men's individual
| Rank | Competitor | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Karl Johansson | Sweden | 1:48:19 |
 | Sture Björk | Sweden | 1:49:38 |
 | Åge Hadler | Norway | 1:50:13 |
| 4 | Juhani Salmenkylä |  Finland | 1:51:18 |
| 5 | Ola Skarholt | Norway | 1:51:48 |
| 6 | Sten-Olof Carlström | Sweden | 1:53:37 |
| 7 | Jostein Nilsen | Norway | 1:54:16 |
| 8 | Stig Berge | Norway | 1:54:32 |
| 9 | Pauli Reunamäki | Finland | 1:55:27 |
| 10 | Veijo Tahvanainen | Finland | 1:55:30 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "World Orienteering Championships 1968". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ Berglia, Knut; Brohaug, Tom-Erik; Staver, Kristoffer; Thuesen, Kaare; Strandhagen, Torgeir, eds. (1987). Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norwegian Orienteering Federation. p. 340.
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