1972 World Orienteering Championships

The 4th World Orienteering Championships were held in Staré Splavy, Czechoslovakia, 14–16 September 1972.^[1]

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

Medalists

Men's individual^[1]	Template:Flagathlete	1.35.57	Template:Flagathlete	1.40.52	Template:Flagathlete	1.43.55
Women's individual^[1]	Template:Flagathlete	1.17.01	Template:Flagathlete	1.18.35	Template:Flagathlete	1.18.53
Men's relay^[1]	Template:Flagteam Lennart Carlström Rolf Pettersson Arne Johansson Bernt Frilén	4.41.37	Template:Flagteam Dieter Hulliger Dieter Wolf Bernard Marti Karl John	4.47.23	Template:Flagteam Zoltán Boros János Sotér Géza Vajda András Hegedűs	5.09.29
Women's relay^[1]	Template:Flagteam Sinikka Kukkonen Pirjo Seppä Liisa Veijalainen	2.33.42	Template:Flagteam Birgitta Johansson Ulla Lindkvist Birgitta Larsson	2.45.00	Template:Flagteam Naďa Mertová Renata Vlachová Anna Hanzlová	2.38.59

WOC 1972 – Individual – Women (7.1 km)^[1]
Rank	Competitor	Nation	Time
1	Sarolta Monspart	Template:Flagg	1:17:01
2	Pirjo Seppä	Template:Flagg
3	Birgitta Larsson	Template:Flagg
4	Ulla Lindkvist	Template:Flagg
5	Ingrid Hadler	Template:Flagg
6	Liisa Veijalainen	Template:Flagg
7	Kristin Danielsen	Template:Flagg
8	Birgitta Johansson	Template:Flagg
9	Magda Horváth	Template:Flagg
10	Naďa Mertová	Template:Flagg
11	Renata Vlachová	Template:Flagg
12	Linda Verde	Template:Flagg
13	Mona Hebo	Template:Flagg
14	Anna Handzlová	Template:Flagg
15	Elsa Arnesson	Template:Flagg

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