| 1997 World Orienteering Championships | |
| Host City: | Grimstad |
| Country: | Norway |
| Events: | 6 |
| Previous: | 1995 Detmold |
The 1997 World Orienteering Championships, the 17th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Grimstad, Norway, 11 - 16 August 1997.[1]
The championships had six events; the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women.
| Men's classic distance | 1.40.15 | 1.41.58 | 1.43.04 | ||||
| Women's classic distance | 1.12.56 | 1.13.40 | 1.14.34 | ||||
| Men's short distance | 26.05 | 26.17 | 26.27 | ||||
| Women's short distance | 25.15 | 25.29 | | 25.57 | |||
| Men's relay | Torben Skovlyst Carsten Jørgensen Chris Terkelsen Allan Mogensen | 4.18.58 | Timo Karppinen Juha Peltola Mikael Boström Janne Salmi | 4.19.14 | Håvard Tveite Bjørnar Valstad Kjetil Bjørlo Petter Thoresen | 4.24.27 | |
| Women's relay | 2.51.41 | 2.52.56 | 2.56.28 |
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