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1976 World Orienteering Championships
The 1976 World Orienteering Championships, the 6th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Aviemore, Scotland, 24–26 September 1976. The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women. Medalists References {{World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships International sports competitions hosted by Scotland 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 ... Orienteering in Scotland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviemore
Aviemore (; gd, An Aghaidh Mhòr ) is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm Mountains. Etymology ''Aviemore'' represents the Gaelic form ''An Aghaidh Mhòr''. ''Aghaidh'' may be Pictish and involve an element equivalent to Welsh ''ag'' meaning "cleft". History The area was inhabited in the Bronze Age already, and three clava cairns remain. Prior to 1790, Aviemore was in an exclave of the county of Moray and from 1890 to 1975 it was in the county of Inverness-shire, until the later date being within the Civil Parish of Duthil and Rothiemurchus. The village began to grow as a result of it becoming a railway junction in 1898, following which the Highland Railway became a major employer constructing housing for its staff and the Avi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Øystein Halvorsen
Øystein Halvorsen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the 1970s. He won bronze medals at the Norwegian Championships in 1973 and in 1976, and a silver medal in 1977. He won a silver medal in the ''relay'' event at the 1976 World Orienteering Championships in Aviemore together with Jan Fjærestad, Svein Jacobsen Svein Jacobsen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Compet ... and Egil Johansen, and placed tenth in the individual course. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Norwegian orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Sports Competitions Hosted By Scotland
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1976 In Scottish Sport
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party (1976), Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarolta Monspart
Sarolta Monspart (17 November 1944 – 24 April 2021) was a Hungarian orienteering competitor. In 1972 she became the first non-Scandinavian female runner to win the World Orienteering Championships.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 She is considered to be the most successful orienteer in Hungary. During her active years she won 14 national orienteering championships and six cross-country skiing championships. She was the first European woman to finish the marathon distance within 3 hours. Her sport career was stopped because of a serious [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdolna Kovacs
Magdolna is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Magdolna Komka, née Csábi, retired Hungarian high jumper *Magdolna Kovács, Hungarian orienteering competitor *Magdolna Nyári-Kovács (1921–2005), Hungarian fencer *Magdolna Patóh (born 1948), Hungarian swimmer *Magdolna Purgly (1881–1959), the wife of Admiral Miklós Horthy *Magdolna Rúzsa Magdolna is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Magdolna Komka, née Csábi, retired Hungarian high jumper * Magdolna Kovács, Hungarian orienteering competitor * Magdolna Nyári-Kovács (1921–2005), Hungarian fencer * Magdolna ... (born 1985), Hungarian singer, winner of the 2006 ''Megasztár'' {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iren Rostas
Iren may refer to: Given name *Irén Ágay (1913–1950), Hungarian actress *Irén Daruházi-Karcsics (1927-2011), Hungarian retired gymnast *Iren Marik (1905-1986), Hungarian-born classical pianist *Irén Pavlics (born 1934), Hungarian Slovene author and editor *Iren Reppen (born 1965), Norwegian actress *Irén Rostás, Hungarian orienteering competitor Other uses *Iren (river) The Iren (russian: Ире́нь) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left tributary of the Sylva. It is long, with a drainage basin of . It starts near village Verh-Iren, in Oktyabrsky District and flows through Uinsky, Ordinsky and Kungursky ..., Perm Krai, Russia * Inter Region Economic Network, a non-governmental organization based in Nairobi, Kenya {{disambig, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinikka Kukkonen
Sinikka Kukkonen (1 August 1947 – 25 July 2016) was a Finnish orienteering competitor. She is World Champion in both orienteering and ski orienteering. She became the first World Champion in ski orienteering, in 1975. Orienteering career At the World Orienteering Championships in 1970 Kukkonen placed 32nd in the individual event, and participated on the Finnish relay team that placed fourth. She was a member of the Finnish winning team at the 1972 World Orienteering Championships, together with team mates Pirjo Seppä and Liisa Veijalainen, and placed 25th in the individual contest.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on January 18, 2008) At the 1974 |
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Ingrid Ohlsson
Ingrid Linnea Ohlsson (born 31 May 1950) is a Swedish orienteering competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi .... She is Relay World Champion from 1976, as a member of the Swedish winning team.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 30, 2007) References 1950 births Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimmo Rauhamäki
Kimmo Rauhamäki (born 31 March 1951 in Längelmäki) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' at the 1976 World Orienteering Championships in Aviemore, together with Hannu Mäkirinta, Markku Salminen and Matti Mäkinen. 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 * ... References 1951 births Living people Finnish male orienteers Finnish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Mäkinen
Matti Mäkinen (born 18 January 1947 in Paimio) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the ''relay event'' at the 1976 World Orienteering Championships in Aviemore, together with Hannu Mäkirinta, Markku Salminen and Kimmo Rauhamäki. See also * 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 * ... References 1947 births Living people Finnish male orienteers Finnish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists {{Finland-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
