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1981 World Orienteering Championships
The 1981 World Orienteering Championships, the 9th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Thun, Switzerland, 3–5 September 1981. The championships had four events: individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women. Medalists Results Men's individual Women's individual References {{World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 20 ... Orienteering in Switzerland Thun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thun
, neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thoune) is a town and a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located where the Aare flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee), southeast of Bern. the municipality has almost about 45,000 inhabitants and around 80,000 live in the agglomeration. Besides tourism, machine and precision instrument engineering, the largest garrison in the country, the food industry, armaments and publishing are of economic importance to Thun. The official language of Thun is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. History The area of what is now Thun was inhabited since the Neolithic age (mid-3rd millennium BC). Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Sallinen
Kari Sallinen (born September 24, 1959) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He was the first Finn who won the Individual World Orienteering Championships. The competition was held in the year 1985 in Bendigo, Australia.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on January 8, 2007) He was also part of the team that obtained bronze in the 1981 Relay in |
Ruth Humbel
Ruth Humbel (born 23 July 1957) is a Swiss politician ( CVP) and a member of the Federal Assembly. She is also an orienteering competitor at international level. She won bronze medals in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in 1978, 1981 and 1985. She placed fourth in the ''individual'' event at the 1981 World Championships, and fifth in the ''relay'' in 1979. Personal life Humbel lives in the municipality of Birmenstorf in the canton Aargau in Switzerland. She is married to historian Beat Näf, and has two children, born in 1991 and 1994. Sports career Humbel was five times individual Swiss Champion in Orienteering. She was part of the Swiss national team from 1975 to 1987, and competed in seven World Orienteering Championships. At the 1976 World Orienteering Championships in Aviemore she placed 19th in the classic distance. The 1978 World Championships were held in Kongsberg, Norway. Humbel started both in the individual competition, where she placed 13th, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Bucher
Irene Bucher is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won a bronze medal in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in Thun in 1981, together with Ruth Schmid, Annelies Meier and Ruth Humbel Ruth Humbel (born 23 July 1957) is a Swiss politician ( CVP) and a member of the Federal Assembly. She is also an orienteering competitor at international level. She won bronze medals in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in 1 .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Swiss orienteers Female orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists 20th-century Swiss women {{Switzerland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annelies Meier
Annelies Meier is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won a bronze medal in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in Thun in 1981, together with Ruth Schmid, Irene Bucher and Ruth Humbel Ruth Humbel (born 23 July 1957) is a Swiss politician ( CVP) and a member of the Federal Assembly. She is also an orienteering competitor at international level. She won bronze medals in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in 1 .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Swiss orienteers Female orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Switzerland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Schmid
Ruth Schmid is a Swiss orienteering competitor. She won a bronze medal in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in 1981, together with Annelies Meier, Irene Bucher and Ruth Humbel Ruth Humbel (born 23 July 1957) is a Swiss politician ( CVP) and a member of the Federal Assembly. She is also an orienteering competitor at international level. She won bronze medals in the ''relay'' at the World Orienteering Championships in 1 .... References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Swiss orienteers Female orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Switzerland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outi Borgenström , a Greek musical instrument sometimes referred to by its Greek name Outi
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Liisa Veijalainen
Liisa Peltola (née Liukkonen, formerly Veijalainen; born 4 April 1951) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on November 19, 2007) and took 1978 and 1979. She is also three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Finnish
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Marita Ruoho
Marita Ruoho (born 13 August 1949) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on January 25, 2008) She won a gold medal at the 1978 in with the |
Helena Mannervesi
Helena Mannervesi (born 1946) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the ''relay'' event at the 1981 World Orienteering Championships in Thun together with Marita Ruoho, Liisa Veijalainen and Outi Borgenström. See also * Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport. Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships * World Orienteering Championships * Junior World Orienteering Championships * W ... References 1946 births Living people Finnish orienteers Female orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbro Lönnkvist
Barbro Lönnkvist (born 22 June 1959) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She became a Relay World Champion in 1981 as a member of the Swedish winning team,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 20, 2007) together with team members Arja Hannus, and . Lönnkvist was placed first at the Swedish 5-day [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arja Hannus
Arja Hannus is a Swedish orienteering competitor, competing for sports club Selånger SK. She won the 1987 Individual World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2 ....World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on November 24, 2007) She is three times Relay World Champion, from 1981, 1989 and 1991, as a member of the Swedish winning teams, and has a silver medal from 1987. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
