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1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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

1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition6th
Date25 March
Host cityGlasgow, Scotland Scotland
VenueBellahouston Park
Events3
Distances12.3 km – Senior men
7.036 km – Junior men
4.728 km – Senior women
Participation358 athletes from
27 nations

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.3 km) 		John Treacy
  Ireland		 39:25 Aleksandr Antipov
  Soviet Union		 39:28 Karel Lismont
  Belgium		 39:32
Junior men
(7.036 km) 		Mick Morton
  England		 22:57 Rob Earl
  Canada		 23:10 Francisco Alario
  Spain		 23:11
Senior women
(4.728 km) 		Grete Waitz
  Norway		 16:19 Natalia Mărăşescu
  Romania		 16:49 Maricica Puică
  Romania		 16:59
Team
Senior men   France 151   United States 156   England 159
Junior men   England 53   Canada 53   Spain 54
Senior women   Romania 30   United States 37   England 55

Race results edit

Senior men's race (12.3 km) edit

Main article: 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  John Treacy   Ireland 39:25
  Aleksandr Antipov   Soviet Union 39:28
  Karel Lismont   Belgium 39:32
4 Tony Simmons   England 39:51
5 Guy Arbogast   United States 39:52
6 Craig Virgin   United States 39:54
7 Nat Muir   Scotland 40:00
8 Franco Fava   Italy 40:03
9 Enn Sellik   Soviet Union 40:08
10 Pierre Levisse   France 40:15
11 Steve Jones   Wales 40:15
12 Adelaziz Bouguerra   Tunisia 40:16
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    France
Pierre Levisse 10
Lucien Rault 13
Radhouane Bouster 18
Alex Gonzalez 32
Thierry Watrice 35
Jean-Paul Gomez 43
(Jean-Luc Paugam) (63)
(Jean-Luc Lemire) (64)
(Dominique Coux) (105)
151
    United States
Guy Arbogast 5
Craig Virgin 6
Greg Meyer 20
Jeff Wells 29
Bill Rodgers 44
Mike Roche 52
(Marc Hunter) (72)
(Charles Vigil) (73)
(Bobb Thomas) (99)
156
    England
Tony Simmons 4
Jon Wild 15
Neil Coupland 28
Mike McLeod 30
Ken Newton 40
Steve Kenyon 42
(Graham Tuck) (48)
(Alwyn Dewhirst) (56)
(Bernie Ford) (62)
159
4   Soviet Union 169
5   Belgium 173
6   Ireland 189
7   West Germany 240
8   Italy 276
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.036 km) edit

Main article: 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Mick Morton   England 22:57
  Rob Earl   Canada 23:10
  Francisco Alario   Spain 23:11
4 Constantino Esparcia   Spain 23:12
5 Ronnie Carroll   Ireland 23:14
6 Aleksandr Pasaryuk   Soviet Union 23:15
7 Viktor Zinovyev   Soviet Union 23:20
8 Kevin Dillon   Canada 23:22
9 Eddy de Pauw   Belgium 23:23
10 Rod Berry   United States 23:24
11 Brendan Quinn   Ireland 23:25
12 Yevgeniy Okorokov   Soviet Union 23:27
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    England
Mick Morton 1
Eddie White 13
David Beaver 15
Peter Elletson 24
(Simon Catchpole) (44)
(Adrian Stewart) (59)
53
    Canada
Rob Earl 2
Kevin Dillon 8
Rob Lonergan 14
Jim Groves 29
(Raymond Paulins) (32)
(Tony Hatherly) (50)
53
    Spain
Francisco Alario 3
Constantino Esparcia 4
Argimiro González 16
Valentin Rodríguez 31
(Francisco Cortés) (53)
(Carlos Quirce) (57)
54
4   Soviet Union 60
5   Belgium 72
6   Ireland 84
7   United States 110
8   Italy 111
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.728 km) edit

Main article: 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
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
Full results
Teams
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 85
5   Poland 122
6   Ireland 152
7   Spain 159
8   Norway 165
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial) edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  England (ENG)2024
2  Romania (ROU)1113
3  France (FRA)1001
  Ireland (IRL)1001
  Norway (NOR)1001
6  Canada (CAN)0202
  United States (USA)0202
8  Soviet Union (URS)0101
9  Spain (ESP)0022
10  Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (10 entries)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 358 athletes from 27 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (27 March 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 17 October 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Glasgow Bellahouston Park Date: Sunday, March 26, 1978, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 17 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Glasgow Bellahouston Park Date: Sunday, March 26, 1978, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 17 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 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 16 October 2007, retrieved 17 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 9 October 2013
  6. ^ 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 9 October 2013

External links edit

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