1989 World Orienteering Championships
{{Short description|1989 edition of the World Orienteering Championships}}
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| host_city = Skövde
| country = Sweden
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| events = 4
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| previous = 1987 Gérardmer
| next = 1991 Mariánské Lázně
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The 1989 World Orienteering Championships, the 13th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Skövde, Sweden, 17–20 August 1989.{{cite web | url=https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=7 | title=World Orienteering Championships 1989 | publisher=International Orienteering Federation | accessdate=16 July 2017 | archive-date=6 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706034737/https://old.orienteering.org/events/?event_id=7 | url-status=dead }}
The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.
Medalists
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| {{flagathlete|Petter Thoresen|NOR}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1.36.16
| {{flagathlete|Kent Olsson|SWE}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1.39.26
| {{flagathlete|Håvard Tveite|NOR}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1.39.58 |
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| {{flagathlete|Marita Skogum|SWE}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1.04.06
| {{flagathlete|Jana Galikova|TCH}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1.05.30
| {{flagathlete|Alīda Ābola|URS}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1.08.13 |
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| {{collapsible list |liststyle= font-size:90% |titlestyle= font-weight:500; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; |title= {{flagteam|NOR}} |1= Øyvin Thon |2= Rolf Vestre |3= Petter Thoresen |4=Håvard Tveite }} |style="text-align:right;"| 4.06.01 | {{collapsible list |liststyle= font-size:90% |titlestyle= font-weight:500; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; |title= {{flagteam|SWE}} |1= Kent Olsson |2= Michael Wehlin |3= Jörgen Mårtensson |4=Håkan Eriksson}} |style="text-align:right;"| 4.09.04 | {{collapsible list |liststyle= font-size:90% |titlestyle= font-weight:500; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; |title= {{flagteam|FIN}} |1= Keijo Parkkinen |2= Ari Kattainen |3= Peter Ivars |4=Reijo Mattinen}} |style="text-align:right;"| 4.10.22 | |||
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| {{collapsible list |liststyle= font-size:90% |titlestyle= font-weight:500; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; |title= {{flagteam|SWE}} |1= Karin Rabe |2= Arja Hannus |3= Kerstin Haglund |4= Marita Skogum}} |style="text-align:right;"| 3.43.46 | {{collapsible list |liststyle= font-size:90% |titlestyle= font-weight:500; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; |title= {{flagteam|TCH}} |1= Petra Wagnerova |2= Jana Cieslarova |3= Ada Kucharova |4=Jana Galikova}} |style="text-align:right;"| 3.44.01 | {{collapsible list |liststyle= font-size:90% |titlestyle= font-weight:500; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; |title= {{flagteam|FIN}} |1= Marja-Liisa Portin |2= Ulla Mänttäri |3= Annika Viilo |4=Eija Koskivaara}} |style="text-align:right;"| 3.47.35 |