World Masters Ski Orienteering Championships: Osmo Ingerö – ski o champion at 82
Posted on | January 28, 2005 | Category: News
Alongside JWOC, the World Masters Championships for athletes aged 35 and over have also been staged at S-chanf, Switzerland this week. The champions are the winners of the combined results of two individual days of racing.
Oldest competitor was 82-year-old Osmo Ingerö from Finland, who successfully completed his two courses and becomes M80 champion. The oldest woman competitor, 76-year-old Saara Koivunen also from Finland, is the new W75 champion.
Victoria Fershalova, Russia, won W40 by the huge margin of 24 minutes and 15 seconds over the two days. In M70, Paavo Pystinen, Finland won by the even bigger margin of 40 minutes 46 seconds! There were also some close finishes, with M60 being decided by just 16 seconds. Almost all competitors were from Europe and Scandinavia, but Sharon Crawford made the long journey from USA worthwhile by winning W60.
| World Masters Champions 2005 |
| W35 Antje Bornhak GER |
| W40 Victoria Fershalova RUS |
| W45 Anne Pelto-Huikko FIN |
| W50 Renate Trösse GER |
| W55 Sirpa Tarkiainen FIN |
| W60 Sharon Crawford USA |
| W65 Pirkko Tahvanainen FIN |
| W75 Saara Koivunen FIN |
| M35 Antti Virtanen FIN |
| M40 Olli Savikko FIN |
| M45 Kari Saastamoinen FIN |
| M50 Sigurd Daehli NOR |
| M55 Risto Orpana FIN |
| M60 Pertti Nyberg FIN |
| M65 Erkki Alakuijala FIN |
| M70 Paavo Pystinen FIN |
| M75 Erkki Lätti FIN |
| M80 Osmo Ingerö FIN |
Story: Clive Allen
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