1987 World Orienteering Championships

The 1987 World Orienteering Championships, the 12th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Gérardmer, France, 3–5 September 1987.^[1]

The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's individual^[1]	Kent Olsson (SWE)	1.37.19	Tore Sagvolden (NOR)	1.38.18	Urs Flühmann (SUI)	1.39.30
Women's individual^[1]	Arja Hannus (SWE)	1.07.40	Karin Rabe (SWE)	1.07.56	Jana Galikova (TCH)	1.08.39
Men's relay^[1]	Norway (NOR) Morten Berglia Håvard Tveite Tore Sagvolden Øyvin Thon	4.11.21	Switzerland (SUI) Markus Stappung Stefan Bolliger Kaspar Oettli Urs Flühmann	4.16.05	Sweden (SWE) Kent Olsson Hans Melin Jörgen Mårtensson Lars Lönnkvist	4.17.07
Women's relay^[1]	Norway (NOR) Ragnhild Bratberg Ragnhild Bente Andersen Ellen Sofie Olsvik Brit Volden	3.44.04	Sweden (SWE) Arja Hannus Katarina Borg Marita Skogum Karin Rabe	3.45.07	Czechoslovakia (TCH) Iva Kalibanova Iva Slaninova Ada Kucharova Jana Galikova	3.56.32