1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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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
1979 Limerick →

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]

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

Medallists[]

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)
 England		 22:57
 Canada		 23:10
 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[]

Senior men's race (12.3 km)[]

Main article: 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Treacy  Ireland 39:25
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Antipov  Soviet Union 39:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karel Lismont  Belgium 39:32
4 Tony Simmons  England 39:51
5  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  Tunisia 40:16
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France
Pierre Levisse 10
Lucien Rault 13
18
Alex Gonzalez 32
35
Jean-Paul Gomez 43
() (63)
() (64)
() (105)
151
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
5
Craig Virgin 6
Greg Meyer 20
Jeff Wells 29
Bill Rodgers 44
Mike Roche 52
(Marc Hunter) (72)
() (73)
() (99)
156
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England
Tony Simmons 4
15
28
Mike McLeod 30
40
Steve Kenyon 42
() (48)
() (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)[]

Main article: 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England 22:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 23:10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain 23:11
4  Spain 23:12
5  Ireland 23:14
6  Soviet Union 23:15
7  Soviet Union 23:20
8  Canada 23:22
9  Belgium 23:23
10  United States 23:24
11 Brendan Quinn  Ireland 23:25
12 Yevgeniy Okorokov  Soviet Union 23:27
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
1
13
David Beaver 15
24
() (44)
() (59)
53
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada
2
8
14
29
() (32)
() (50)
53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain
3
4
16
31
() (53)
() (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)[]

Main article: 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grete Waitz  Norway 16:19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalia Mărăşescu  Romania 16:49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maricica Puică  Romania 16:59
4 Julie Shea  United States 17:12
5 Cornelia Bürki   Switzerland 17:13
6  West Germany 17:14
7 Jan Merrill  United States 17:17
8  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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Romania
Natalia Mărăşescu 2
Maricica Puică 3
8
17
(Fiţa Lovin) (26)
30
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
Julie Shea 4
Jan Merrill 7
Kathy Mills 11
15
(Cindy Bremser) (23)
() (85)
37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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)[]

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 nations)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation[]

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[]

References[]

  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 (September 8, 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 October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 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 October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ 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, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013

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