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1979 World Orienteering Championships

1979 edition of the World Orienteering Championships
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1979 World Orienteering Championships

Summary

1979 World Orienteering Championships is a sports season[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of sports_season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships is in the country of Finland[3].
  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships's instance of is recorded as sports season[4].
  • The location of 1979 World Orienteering Championships was Tampere[5].
  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships's edition number is recorded as 8[6].
  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships comprises 1979 World Orienteering Championships – Men's individual[7].
  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships comprises 1979 World Orienteering Championships – Women's individual[8].
  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships comprises 1979 World Orienteering Championships – Men's relay[9].
  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships comprises 1979 World Orienteering Championships – Women's relay[10].
  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships ended on September 4, 1979[11].
  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships's sport is recorded as orienteering[12].
  • 1979 World Orienteering Championships's sports season of league or competition is recorded as World Orienteering Championships[13].

Body

When and Where

1979 World Orienteering Championships ended on September 4, 1979[11]. It took place at Tampere[5]. It is in the country of Finland[3].

Context

1979 World Orienteering Championships's instance of is recorded as sports season[4].

Why It Matters

1979 World Orienteering Championships ranks in the top 2% of sports_season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Finland Tampere

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sports season of league or competition → World Orienteering Championships
    Instance of → —
    Sport → orienteering
    Location → Tampere
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P155]]: [[Q956302]]"
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