1989 World Orienteering Championships

The 1989 World Orienteering Championships, the 13th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Skövde, Sweden, 17–20 August 1989.^[1]

Host citySkövde

CountrySweden

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The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's individual^[1]	Petter Thoresen (NOR)	1.36.16	Kent Olsson (SWE)	1.39.26	Håvard Tveite (NOR)	1.39.58
Women's individual^[1]	Marita Skogum (SWE)	1.04.06	Jana Galíková (TCH)	1.05.30	Alīda Ābola (URS)	1.08.13
Men's relay^[1]	Norway (NOR) Øyvin Thon Rolf Vestre Petter Thoresen Håvard Tveite	4.06.01	Sweden (SWE) Kent Olsson Michael Wehlin Jörgen Mårtensson Håkan Eriksson	4.09.04	Finland (FIN) Keijo Parkkinen Ari Kattainen Peter Ivars Reijo Mattinen	4.10.22
Women's relay^[1]	Sweden (SWE) Karin Rabe Arja Hannus Kerstin Haglund Marita Skogum	3.43.46	Czechoslovakia (TCH) Petra Wagnerová Jana Cieslarová Ada Kuchařová Jana Galíková	3.44.01	Finland (FIN) Marja-Liisa Portin Ulla Mänttäri Annika Viilo Eija Koskivaara	3.47.35

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