1997 World Orienteering Championships

1997 edition of the World Orienteering Championships 1997 World Orienteering Championships Grimstad Norway 6 1995 Detmold 1999 Inverness The 1997 World Orienteering Championships, the 17th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Grimstad Municipality, Norway, 11–16 August 1997.http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/foot_orienteering/world_orienteering_championships/woc_1997_nor World Orienteering Championships 1997 International Orienteering Federation 21 August 2024 20 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070820063918/http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/results/foot_orienteering/world_orienteering_championships/woc_1997_nor 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 Men's classic distance Petter Thoresen NOR 1.40.15 Jörgen Mårtensson SWE 1.41.58 Kjetil Bjørlo NOR 1.43.04 Women's classic distance Hanne Staff NOR 1.12.56 Katarina Borg SWE 1.13.40 Hanne Sandstad NOR 1.14.34 Men's short distance Janne Salmi FIN 26.05 Timo Karppinen FIN 26.17 Bjørnar Valstad NOR 26.27 Women's short distance Lucie Böhm AUT 25.15 Hanne Sandstad NOR 25.29 Hanne Staff NOR Marie-Luce Romanens SUI 25.57 Men's relayDEN Torben Skovlyst Carsten Jørgensen Chris Terkelsen Allan Mogensen 4.18.58FIN Timo Karppinen Juha Peltola Mikael Boström Janne Salmi 4.19.14NOR Håvard Tveite Bjørnar Valstad Kjetil Bjørlo Petter Thoresen 4.24.27 Women's relay SWEAnna Bogren Gunilla Svärd Cecilia Nilsson Marlena Jansson 2.51.41 NORTorunn Fossli Sæthre Elisabeth Ingvaldsen Hanne Sandstad Hanne Staff 2.52.56 SUI Brigitte Wolf Marie-Luce Romanens Vroni König Sabrina Meister 2.56.28 -- -- References Category:World Orienteering Championships Category:1997 in Norwegian sport Category:International sports competitions hosted by Norway Category:August 1997 sports events in Europe Category:Orienteering in Norway Category:Sport in Grimstad