 The New Zealand women punched above their weight in the qualifying heats for the Middle Distance Final at the Junior World Orienteering Championships, gaining three A finalists
..... At Dubbo, New South Wales, Tineke Berthelsen of Tauranga finally had a clean run to place 2nd in Heat A, while Wellington's Lizzie Ingham was also mistake free in gaining third place in Heat C. Sixteen-year-old Kate Morrison (Hawkes Bay) was the third Kiwi woman to qualify for the A final with a 17th placing.
The New Zealand men, however, did not perform as well with only Thomas Reynolds (Auckland) making the A-final, where he just sneaked in with a 19th in Heat A.
1. Jenny Lonnkvist Sweden 23:10
2. Tineke Berthelsen New Zealand 25:19
3. Simona Karachova Czech Republic 26:02
22. Nicola Peat New Zealand 31:17
Heat B
1. Kine Steiwer Norway 24:48
2. Maja Alm Denmark 24:55
3. Nicole Scalet Italy 25:01
23. Kate Rea New Zealand 34:44
16. Greta Knarston New Zealand DNF
Heat C
1. Ida Bjorgul Norway 25:01
2. Vanessa Round Australia 25:35
3. Lizzie Ingham New Zealand 26:09
17. Kate Morrison New Zealand 30:45
Men
Heat A
1. Timo Sild Estonia 23:15
2. Vilius Aleliunas Lithuania 23:25
3. Martin Hubmann Switzerland 23:57
19. Thomas Reynolds New Zealand 27:11
34. Sam McNally New Zealand 32:35
Heat B
1. Olav Lundanes Norway 23:51
2. Petter Eriksson Sweden 24:55
3. Duncan Coombs Great Britain 25:10
31. Andrew Peat New Zealand 31:42
34. Simon Jager New Zealand 35:57
Heat C
1. Zsolt Lenkei Hungary 23:21
2. Magne Daehli Norway 23:34
3. Vojtech Kral Czech Republic 24:04
25. Jack Vincent New Zealand 29:15
29 Riki Cambridge New Zealand 30:47
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