1985 World Orienteering Championships

The 1985 World Orienteering Championships, the 11th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Bendigo, Australia, 4–6 September 1985.^[1]

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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]	Kari Sallinen (FIN)	1.28.08	Tore Sagvolden (NOR)	1.30.01	Egil Iversen (NOR)	1.30.42
Women's individual^[1]	Annichen Kringstad-Svensson (SWE)	54.14	Brit Volden (NOR)	55.07	Christina Blomqvist (SWE)	57.11
Men's relay^[1]	Norway (NOR) Morten Berglia Atle Hansen Tore Sagvolden Øyvin Thon	3.52.44	Sweden (SWE) Lars Palmqvist Michael Wehlin Kjell Lauri Jörgen Mårtensson	3.54.21	Switzerland (SUI) Willi Müller Martin Howald Urs Flühmann Alain Gafner	4.03.33
Women's relay^[1]	Sweden (SWE) Karin Rabe Christina Blomqvist Kerstin Månsson Annichen Kringstad-Svensson	3.01.21	Norway (NOR) Ragnhild Bratberg Hilde Tellesbø Helle Johansen Ellen Sofie Olsvik	3.01.31	Switzerland (SUI) Susanne Lüscher Frauke Sonderegger Brigitta Zürscher Ruth Humbel	3.21.31

Rank	Competitor	Nation	Time
1	Kari Sallinen	Finland	1:28:02
2	Tore Sagvolden	Norway
3	Egil Iversen	Norway
4	Jörgen Mårtensson	Sweden
5	Pekka Nikulainen	Finland
6	Urs Flühmann	Switzerland
7	Øyvin Thon	Norway
8	Kjell Lauri	Sweden
9	Morten Berglia	Norway
10	Ted De St. Croix	Canada

Rank	Competitor	Nation	Time
1	Annichen Kringstad	Sweden	54:14
2	Brit Volden	Norway
3	Christina Blomqvist	Sweden
4	Kerstin Månsson	Sweden
5	Karin Rabe	Sweden
6	Ada Kuchařová	Czechoslovakia
7	Charlotte Thrane	Denmark
8	Helle Johansen	Norway
9	Heidrun Finke	Germany
10	Ellen Sofie Olsvik	Norway
11	Annariitta Kottonen	Finland
12	Riitta Karjalainen	Finland
13	Yvette Hague	Great Britain
14	Ragnhild Bratberg	Norway
15	Frauke Sonderegger	Switzerland
16	Eva Bártová	Czechoslovakia

Medalists