The 1978 World Orienteering Championships, the 7th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Kongsberg, Norway, 15–17 September 1978.
The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.
Medalists Men's individual 1:31:44 1:32:52 1:34:00 Women's individual 1:01:40 1:01:42 1:02:42 Men's relay 3:55:33 4:04:05 4:16:27 Women's relay 2:26:48 2:26:52 2:38:43
Results
Men's individual + WOC 1978 – Individual – Men (15.7 km) Rank Competitor Nation Time 1 Egil Johansen 1:31:44 2 Risto Nuuros 3 Simo Nurminen 4 Eystein Weltzien 5 Olle Nåbo 6 Jan Fjærestad 7 Lars Lönnkvist 8 Jörgen Mårtensson 9 Jorma Karvonen 10 Dieter Wolf
Women's individual + WOC 1978 – Individual – Women (8.6 km) Rank Competitor Nation Time 1 Anne Berit Eid 1:01:40 2 Liisa Veijalainen 1:01:42 3 Wenche Jacobsen 1:02:42 4 Kristin Cullman 1:03:06 5 Karin Rabe 1:05:10 6 Outi Borgenström 1:06:06 7 Ruth Baumberger 8 Astrid Carlsson 9 Monica Andersson 10 Bibbi Siljeblad-Fahlen
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