Orienteering
Pierpaolo Corona and Laure Coupat got some good advice from local host Svein Erik Mellem in Flisa, Norway, 26.6.1997. One of the smallest towns to host the Park World Tour welcomed the participants warmly – and the women got a shower early on in the race.
What did the participants and the organisers earn from the event? Made for loving it gives you the answers.
Linqigu orienteering town and its 2017 opened PWT International Orienteering Park offered the surroundings for the latest PWT race to have taken place, 9.11.2019. Galina Vinogradova was the fastest in the race that had some special challenges set among the cottages.
What were those special challenges set in the cottage village? Find out in Made for loving it.
The busiest street in central Jyväskylä, Finland, turned into start and finish arena for the Park World Tour that Friday, 13.6.1997. You could place your bets and spend 1.5 hours watching the world’s best orienteers – on TV, too – in a race that soon turned challenging.
How high did the runners climb before reaching control 2? Get your copy of Made for loving it and go with them.
Janne Salmi and the Park World Tour got an inspiring pacemaker in Eskilstuna, Sweden, 2.5.1997. The season opening among wild animals and carousels, accompanied by a rock band, brought the Tour a new attendance record.
Which colour were the tiger mascots of Parken Zoo? Meet them and much more in Made for loving it.
Having rolled down from Sweden with a busful of top orienteers, journalists and organisers, driver Ingemar Carlund was thanked by Park World Tour champions Jörgen Mårtensson and Reeta Kolkkala after the final in Prague, Czech Republic, 29.10.1996. Crew members Erik Unaas, Gåvert Wååg and Hans Mårtensson joined in.
Where did the double-decker bus stop for promotion races? Read it all in Made for loving it.
In Oslo, 31.7.1996, the Park World Tour racers got to share the arena with 15,000 young soccer players, taking part in the Norway Cup. Ragnhild Myrvold and the orienteers got a share of their cheers.
Which terrain dominated the course? Check it out in the anniversary book Made for loving it.
Diving into the river Laxån was the fastest route to the second last control at Park World Tour race number two in Sweden 20.7.1996. Marie-Luce Romanens stayed calm, in front of thousands of eyes.
Also Carsten Jørgensen was not able to finish with dry feet.
What made so many people watch the PWT race in Laxå? Look up the answer in Made for loving it.
Outside the spa hotel where all the runners stayed, the Park World Tour started in Vaasa, Finland, 13.6.1996, live on TV. Carsten Jørgensen, Rudolf Ropek and Jörgen Mårtensson finished on the podium, with sauna and banquet dinner waiting.
What was the map scale at the premiere event? Find it – and 120+ more maps in Made for loving it.
In early 1996, the new series got its name and logo, created by Peter Björknäs, and the endorsement of the International Orienteering Federation. On 15.2.1996, the Park World Tour association was approved by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office.
Who thought the logo was a red-haired woman? Get your copy of Made for loving it and find it out.
Heard of the Park World Cup?
Find out much more in the anniversary book Made for loving it.