1970 World Orienteering Championships

1970 World Orienteering Championships
Host cityEisenach/Friedrichroda
CountryEast Germany
Events4

The 3rd World Orienteering Championships were held in Eisenach/Friedrichroda, East Germany, in September 1970.[1]

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

The men's individual course had 19 controls over 14.5 kilometres, while the women's individual course had 10 controls over 7.5 kilometres.[2]

  1. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1970". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ Berglia, Knut; Brohaug, Tom-Erik; Staver, Kristoffer; Thuesen, Kaare; Strandhagen, Torgeir, eds. (1987). Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norwegian Orienteering Federation. p. 341.