The Senior women's race at the 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Hippodrome de Longchamp on March 9, 1980. A report on the event was given in the Evening Times.[1]
Senior women's race at the 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 8th |
Date | March 9 |
Host city | Paris, France ![]() |
Venue | Hippodrome de Longchamp |
Events | 1 |
Distances | 4.82 km – Senior women |
Participation | 104 athletes from 20 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Race results
editSenior women's race (4.82 km)
editIndividual
editTeams
edit- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Participation
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 104 athletes from 20 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]
- Algeria (3)
- Belgium (6)
- Canada (5)
- Denmark (5)
- England (6)
- France (6)
- Ireland (6)
- Israel (2)
- Italy (6)
- Netherlands (6)
- Northern Ireland (5)
- Norway (5)
- Poland (5)
- Scotland (6)
- Soviet Union (6)
- Spain (6)
- Switzerland (3)
- United States (6)
- Wales (6)
- West Germany (5)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Robson fifth - Scotland's John Robson finished fifth in the world cross country championship at Longchamp racecourse in Paris yesterday..., Evening Times, March 10, 1980, p. 16, retrieved October 18, 2013
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013
- ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
- ^ 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