Back Mistrovství světa v orientačním běhu 1968 Czech VM i orientering 1968 Danish Orientierungslauf-Weltmeisterschaften 1968 German Suunnistuksen maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 1968 Finnish Verdsmeisterskapen i orientering 1968 NN VM i orientering 1968 NB Mistrzostwa Świata w Biegu na Orientację 1968 Polish Världsmästerskapen i orientering 1968 Swedish
| Host city | Linköping |
|---|---|
| Country |  Sweden |
| Events | 4 |
The 2nd World Orienteering Championships were held in Linköping, Sweden, 28–29 September 1968.[1]
The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.
The men's individual course had 18 controls over 14.6 kilometres, while the women's individual course had 10 controls over 7.8 kilometres.[2]
Swedish Television (SVT) broadcast the entire individual competition live. This was the first time ever orienteering was shown live on TV in Sweden,[3] or in any other country in the world.[4]
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1968". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ 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. 340.
- ^ VM Orientering 1968, retrieved 2022-01-19
- ^ Idrottsåret 1968, retrieved 2022-01-19