WOC 1976

[Big Jon]

I'm trying to find some quotes from runners in the WOC 1976 relays in Culbin - preferably medal winners. Does anyone have any e-mail addresses or telephone numbers or postal addresses for anyone who might help me?

[Jon X]

Jon - Egil Johansen came over to run the Tim Watkins Trophy (and Norway were 2nd in 1976 relay) - SROC may well still have contact details for him from that?

[Gross]

Jon,

Send me an email to remind me & I'll send you some... definately have Egil's and Jaraslov's (PWT - Czech Team) also got lissa V's. If I dig out the results book & see who ran I'll get some more. Have you tried Carol McNeil?

[Simon E]

Come on Gross, keep up!

Men's results here.

Women's results here.

[drobin]

There are reports and pictures in the October 1976 edition of The Orienteer. I remember that Liisa Veijalainen gave her excuse in finishing 2nd (20secs down)on her leg in the relays because she was 3 months pregnant. That was also her excuse in winning the individual title ('I had to take it carefully') But what ever happended to the Hungarian tank mechanic Sarolta Monspart?

[Neil M35]

But whatever happended to the Hungarian tank mechanic Sarolta Monspart?

She had to give up competitive sport in 1978 due to a tickborne viral encephalitis infection. She went on to manage the Hungarian team and be vice president of IOF.

[Paul F]

You could have managed a few quotations if you had gone to the Tim Watkins Blodslitet. Egil Johansen ran, Carol McNeil was the controller and Mike Down was busy guarding controls.
Can let you have contact info if you still need it

[Gross]

Jon boy.. nae worrries :