1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

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Junior men's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition6th
DateMarch 25
Host cityGlasgow, Scotland Scotland
VenueBellahouston Park
Events1
Distances7.036 km – Junior men
Participation91 athletes from
16 nations

The Junior men'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]

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

Race results[]

Junior men's race (7.036 km)[]

Individual[]

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
13  England 23:27
14  Canada 23:27
15 David Beaver  England 23:29
16  Spain 23:30
17  Scotland 23:31
18  Belgium 23:35
19 Gelindo Bordin  Italy 23:36
20 Antonio Leitão  Portugal 23:37
21  Italy 23:40
22 Peter Daenens  Belgium 23:43
23  Belgium 23:46
24  England 23:47
25  United States 23:48
26  Ireland 23:50
27  Scotland 23:52
28  Belgium 23:54
29  Canada 23:55
30  Italy 23:56
31  Spain 23:57
32  Canada 23:58
33  Portugal 23:59
34 Saïd Aouita  Morocco 24:02
35  Soviet Union 24:04
36  Scotland 24:05
37  United States 24:06
38  United States 24:06
39  Tunisia 24:08
40 Pascal Thiébaut  France 24:09
41  Italy 24:11
42  Ireland 24:12
43  Soviet Union 24:17
44  England 24:20
45  Italy 24:21
46 Ezequiel Canario  Portugal 24:22
47  Tunisia 24:30
48  Morocco 24:31
49  Morocco 24:32
50  Canada 24:33
51  Portugal 24:38
52  Portugal 24:39
53  Spain 24:41
54  United States 24:42
55  United States 24:42
56  Ireland 24:43
57  Spain
58  Tunisia
59  England 24:48
60  Scotland 24:50
61  Portugal 24:53
62  Wales 24:54
63  France 24:57
64 John Gray  Scotland 25:02
65  France 25:04
66 Féthi Baccouche  Tunisia 25:05
67  Morocco 25:07
68  Northern Ireland 25:11
69  Wales 25:11
70  Wales 25:12
71  Tunisia 25:13
72  France 25:22
73  Morocco 25:23
74  Northern Ireland 25:24
75  Northern Ireland 25:24
76  France 25:33
77  France 25:36
78  Northern Ireland 25:38
79  Wales 25:43
80  Wales 25:46
81  Scotland 25:48
82  Northern Ireland 25:49
83  Morocco 25:55
84  Ireland 26:32
85  Nigeria 26:42
86  Nigeria 27:30
87  Nigeria 28:41
88  Nigeria 28:52
89  Nigeria 29:52
90  Nigeria 30:08
—  Wales DNF

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
6
7
Yevgeniy Okorokov 12
35
() (43)
60
5  Belgium
9
18
Peter Daenens 22
23
() (28)
72
6  Ireland
5
Brendan Quinn 11
26
42
() (56)
() (84)
84
7  United States
10
25
37
38
() (54)
() (55)
110
8  Italy
Gelindo Bordin 19
21
30
41
() (45)
111
9  Scotland
17
27
36
60
(John Gray) (64)
() (81)
140
10  Portugal
Antonio Leitão 20
33
Ezequiel Canario 46
51
() (52)
() (61)
150
11  Morocco
Saïd Aouita 34
48
49
67
() (73)
() (83)
198
12  Tunisia
39
47
58
Féthi Baccouche 66
() (71)
210
13  France
Pascal Thiébaut 40
63
65
72
() (76)
() (77)
240
14  Wales
62
69
70
79
() (80)
() (DNF)
280
15  Northern Ireland
68
74
75
78
() (82)
295
16  Nigeria
85
86
87
88
() (89)
() (90)
346
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation[]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 91 athletes from 16 countries in the Junior men's race, one athlete less than the official number published.[4]

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 - 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)
  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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