The 1974 World Orienteering Championships, the 5th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Viborg, Denmark, 20–22 September 1974.^[1]

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

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's individual[1]	Bernt Frilén (SWE)	1.35.48	Jan Fjærestad (NOR)	1.40.45	Eystein Weltzien (NOR)	1.42.32
Women's individual[1]	Mona Nørgaard (DEN)	1.03.43	Kristin Cullman (SWE)	1.06.37	Outi Borgenström (FIN)	1.09.11
Men's relay[1]	Sweden (SWE) Rolf Pettersson Gunnar Öhlund Arne Johansson Bernt Frilén	4.49.27	Finland (FIN) Hannu Mäkirinta Markku Salminen Risto Nuuros Seppo Väli-Klemelä	5.05.26	Norway (NOR) Svein Jacobsen Jan Fjærestad Ivar Formo Eystein Weltzien	5.08.58
Women's relay[1]	Sweden (SWE) Birgitta Larsson Monica Andersson Kristin Cullman	2.51.36	Norway (NOR) Kristin Danielsen Ingrid Hadler Linda Verde	2.51.48	Czechoslovakia (TCH) Dana Procházková Anna Hanzlová Renata Vlachová	3.01.45

WOC 1974 – Individual – Men (15.9 km)^[1]

Rank	Competitor	Nation	Time
	Bernt Frilén	Sweden	1:35:48
	Jan Fjærestad	Norway	1:40:45
	Eystein Weltzien	Norway	1:42:32
4	Risto Nuuros	Finland	1:43:00
5	Arne Johansson	Sweden	1:43:27
6	Svein Jacobsen	Norway	1:43:36
7	Dieter Hulliger	Switzerland	1:43:37
8	Stefan Persson	Sweden	1:44:05
9	Ivar Formo	Norway	1:44:19
9	Henrik Lövhammer	Sweden	1:44:19

WOC 1974 – Individual – Women (7.9 km)^[1]

Rank	Competitor	Nation	Time
	Mona Nørgaard	Denmark	1:03:43
	Kristin Cullman	Sweden	1:06:37
	Outi Borgenström	Finland	1:09:11
4	Linda Verde	Norway
5	Renata Vlachová	Czechoslovakia
6	Liisa Veijalainen	Finland
7	Monica Andersson	Sweden
8	Vibeke Bøkevig	Denmark
9	Annelies Dütsch	Czechoslovakia
10	Inger Thelandersson	Sweden