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1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Bellahouston Park on March 25, 1978. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Senior women's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition6th
DateMarch 25
Host cityGlasgow, Scotland Scotland
VenueBellahouston Park
Events1
Distances4.728 km – Senior women
Participation99 athletes from
18 nations

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Race results edit

Senior women's race (4.728 km) edit

Individual edit

Rank Athlete Country Time
  Grete Waitz   Norway 16:19
  Natalia Mărăşescu   Romania 16:49
  Maricica Puică   Romania 16:59
4 Julie Shea   United States 17:12
5 Cornelia Bürki    Switzerland 17:13
6 Monika Greschner   West Germany 17:14
7 Jan Merrill   United States 17:17
8 Georgeta Gazibara   Romania 17:18
9 Joyce Smith   England 17:23
10 Carmen Valero   Spain 17:26
11 Kathy Mills   United States 17:27
12 Christine Benning   England 17:28
13 Agnese Possamai   Italy 17:32
14 Mary Purcell   Ireland 17:35
15 Brenda Webb   United States 17:36
16 Penny Yule   England 17:37
17 Antoaneta Iacob   Romania 17:37
18 Mary Stewart   England 17:39
19 Tatyana Kazankina   Soviet Union 17:43
20 Celina Sokolowska [pl]   Poland 17:44
21 Christa Vahlensieck   West Germany 17:45
22 Judith Shepherd   Scotland 17:50
23 Cindy Bremser   United States 17:51
24 Kathy d'Arcy   Canada 17:53
25 Brigitte Kraus   West Germany 17:54
26 Fiţa Lovin   Romania 17:55
27 Renata Pyrr   Poland 17:56
28 Kath Binns   England 17:57
29 Renata Pentlinowska   Poland 17:58
30 Joëlle De Brouwer   France 17:59
31 Veronica Duffy   Ireland 18:01
32 Loa Olafsson   Denmark 18:01
33 Renate Kieninger   West Germany 18:02
34 Tineke Kluft   Netherlands 18:03
35 Cristina Tomasini   Italy 18:05
36 Connie Olsen   Denmark 18:05
37 Pilar Fernandez   Spain 18:06
38 Nancy Rooks   Canada 18:06
39 Chantal Navarro   France 18:09
40 Nina Snyrikova   Soviet Union 18:12
41 Margherita Gargano   Italy 18:13
42 Joëlle Audibert   France 18:14
43 Wendy Smith   England 18:15
44 Nadine Claes   Belgium 18:15
45 Maria Mödl   West Germany 18:17
46 Monika Gaisjier   Poland 18:17
47 Monique Seys   Belgium 18:18
48 Christine Ward   Ireland 18:18
49 Mona Kleppe   Norway 18:18
50 Encarnación Escudero   Spain 18:18
51 Marijke Moser    Switzerland 18:20
52 Brigit de Nijs   Netherlands 18:20
53 Magda Ilands   Belgium 18:20
54 Magda Kubasiewicz   Canada 18:21
55 Véronique Renties   France 18:23
56 Svetlana Ulmasova   Soviet Union 18:28
57 Heidi Vien   Norway 18:29
58 Oddrun Mosling   Norway 18:29
59 Kate Davis   Ireland 18:30
60 Carla Beurskens   Netherlands 18:35
61 Elsbeth Liebi    Switzerland 18:36
62 Montserrat Abello   Spain 18:41
63 Hilary Hollick   Wales 18:43
64 Bernadette van Roy   Belgium 18:44
65 Denise Verhaert   Belgium 18:45
66 May-Britt Stange   Norway 18:46
67 Sara Neil   Canada 18:48
68 Derbhla Mellerick   Ireland 18:50
69 Margaret Coomber   Scotland 18:50
70 Raisa Sadreydinova [de]   Soviet Union 18:52
71 Danuta Zbiewski   Poland 18:53
72 Ulrike Kullmann   West Germany 18:54
73 Annie van Stiphout   Netherlands 18:55
74 Gabriela Gorzynska [pl]   Poland 18:59
75 Barbara Bendler    Switzerland 19:01
76 Mercedes Calleja   Spain 19:04
77 Janet Downton   Canada 19:05
78 Viviane Croisé   France 19:07
79 Fiona McQueen   Scotland 19:12
80 Lone Dybdahl   Denmark 19:13
81 Amelia Lorza Lopez   Spain 19:14
82 Annick Loir   France 19:17
83 Jean Lochhead   Wales 19:19
84 Siobhan Lonergan   Ireland 19:33
85 Judy Graham   United States 19:47
86 Kersti Jakobsen   Denmark 19:55
87 Janet Higgins   Scotland 19:59
88 Karin de Nijs   Netherlands 20:03
89 Kerry Robinson   Scotland 20:07
90 Valentina Ilynikh [ru]   Soviet Union 20:09
91 Violet Hope   Scotland 20:19
92 Anna James   Wales 20:28
93 Ann-Marie Fox   Wales 20:37
94 Karina Bennike   Denmark 21:10
95 Jean Cameron   Canada
96 Ann Disley   Wales
97 Carol Nicholas   Wales
— Silvana Cruciata   Italy DNF
— Gabriella Dorio   Italy DNF

Teams edit

Rank Team Points
    Romania
Natalia Mărăşescu 2
Maricica Puică 3
Georgeta Gazibara 8
Antoaneta Iacob 17
(Fiţa Lovin) (26)
30
    United States
Julie Shea 4
Jan Merrill 7
Kathy Mills 11
Brenda Webb 15
(Cindy Bremser) (23)
(Judy Graham) (85)
37
    England
Joyce Smith 9
Christine Benning 12
Penny Yule 16
Mary Stewart 18
(Kath Binns) (28)
(Wendy Smith) (43)
55
4   West Germany
Monika Greschner 6
Christa Vahlensieck 21
Brigitte Kraus 25
Renate Kieninger 33
(Maria Mödl) (45)
(Ulrike Kullmann) (72)
85
5   Poland
Celina Sokolowska [pl] 20
Renata Pyrr 27
Renata Pentlinowska 29
Monika Gaisjier 46
(Danuta Zbiewski) (71)
(Gabriela Gorzynska [pl]) (74)
122
6   Ireland
Mary Purcell 14
Veronica Duffy 31
Christine Ward 48
Kate Davis 59
(Derbhla Mellerick) (68)
(Siobhan Lonergan) (84)
152
7   Spain
Carmen Valero 10
Pilar Fernandez 37
Encarnación Escudero 50
Montserrat Abello 62
(Mercedes Calleja) (76)
(Amelia Lorza Lopez) (81)
159
8   Norway
Grete Waitz 1
Mona Kleppe 49
Heidi Vien 57
Oddrun Mosling 58
(May-Britt Stange) (66)
165
9   France
Joëlle De Brouwer 30
Chantal Navarro 39
Joëlle Audibert 42
Véronique Renties 55
(Viviane Croisé) (78)
(Annick Loir) (82)
166
10   Canada
Kathy d'Arcy 24
Nancy Rooks 38
Magda Kubasiewicz 54
Sara Neil 67
(Janet Downton) (77)
(Jean Cameron) (95)
183
11   Soviet Union
Tatyana Kazankina 19
Nina Snyrikova 40
Svetlana Ulmasova 56
Raisa Sadreydinova [de] 70
(Valentina Ilynikh [ru]) (90)
185
12    Switzerland
Cornelia Bürki 5
Marijke Moser 51
Elsbeth Liebi 61
Barbara Bendler 75
192
13   Belgium
Nadine Claes 44
Monique Seys 47
Magda Ilands 53
Bernadette van Roy 64
(Denise Verhaert) (65)
208
14   Netherlands
Tineke Kluft 34
Brigit de Nijs 52
Carla Beurskens 60
Annie van Stiphout 73
(Karin de Nijs) (88)
219
15   Denmark
Loa Olafsson 32
Connie Olsen 36
Lone Dybdahl 80
Kersti Jakobsen 86
(Karina Bennike) (94)
234
16   Scotland
Judith Shepherd 22
Margaret Coomber 69
Fiona McQueen 79
Janet Higgins 87
(Kerry Robinson) (89)
(Violet Hope) (91)
257
17   Wales
Hilary Hollick 63
Jean Lochhead 83
Anna James 92
Ann-Marie Fox 93
(Ann Disley) (96)
(Carol Nicholas) (97)
331
DNF   Italy
(Agnese Possamai) (13)
(Cristina Tomasini) (35)
(Margherita Gargano) (41)
(Silvana Cruciata) (DNF)
(Gabriella Dorio) (DNF)
DNF
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 99 athletes from 18 countries in the Senior women's race, one athlete less than the official number published.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (March 27, 1978), Treacy leaves 'em for dead - Through a curtain of rain the binoculars confirmed what the Americans had been saying all week - Ireland's John Treacy was the man to beat in the world cross-country championships..., Glasgow Herald, p. 10, retrieved October 17, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Glasgow Bellahouston Park Date: Sunday, March 26, 1978, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. ^ a b 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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