1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

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Junior men's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition7th
Date25 March
Host cityLimerick, Munster, Ireland Republic of Ireland
VenueGreenpark Racecourse
Events1
Distances7.36 km – Junior men
Participation92 athletes from
16 nations

The Junior men's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Limerick, Ireland, at the Greenpark Racecourse on 25 March 1979. 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 (7.36 km)[]

Individual[]

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Belgium 23:02
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Steve Binns  England 23:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union 23:20
4 Jeff Nelson  United States 23:22
5  Canada 23:29
6  Italy 23:31
7  Tunisia 23:32
8 Jordi García  Spain 23:33
9 Ezequiel Canario  Portugal 23:34
10  Scotland 23:35
11  Scotland 23:36
12  United States 23:37
13  Ireland 23:38
14  Spain 23:39
15  England 23:40
16  Soviet Union 23:41
17  Spain 23:42
18  Spain 23:43
19  Italy 23:44
20  Ireland 23:45
21  Belgium 23:46
22  Canada 23:47
23 Graham Williamson  Scotland 23:48
24  United States 23:49
25  Soviet Union 23:53
26 Jean-Louis Prianon  France 23:54
27  England 23:55
28 Brendan Quinn  Ireland 23:56
29  Ireland 23:58
30  England 23:59
31  Soviet Union 24:01
32  West Germany 24:03
33  Ireland 24:04
34  Italy 24:05
35 Pascal Debacker  France 24:06
36 Steve Cram  England 24:08
37  Spain 24:10
38  Tunisia 24:11
39  Canada 24:12
40  West Germany 24:13
41  Denmark 24:15
42  Italy 24:20
43  West Germany 24:21
44  France 24:22
45  France 24:23
46  Wales 24:24
47  Portugal 24:25
48  Tunisia 24:26
49  West Germany 24:28
50  Northern Ireland 24:30
51  Wales 24:31
52  Belgium 24:32
53 Henrik Jørgensen  Denmark 24:33
54 Paul Donovan  Ireland 24:34
55  West Germany 24:35
56  Italy 24:36
57  Scotland 24:38
58 Peter Daenens  Belgium 24:40
59  Canada 24:42
60  Wales 24:43
61  Italy 24:44
62  Northern Ireland 24:48
63  Portugal 24:51
64 Sean Connolly  England 24:52
65  Tunisia 24:53
66 John Gregorek  United States 24:54
67  Denmark 24:55
68  Scotland 24:56
69  Northern Ireland 24:57
70  Denmark 25:01
71  United States 25:02
72  Spain 25:06
73  Belgium 25:08
74  Wales 25:10
75  Wales 25:13
76  Denmark 25:15
77  Canada 25:16
78  Northern Ireland 25:18
79  United States 25:21
80  France 25:21
81  Tunisia 25:23
82  Northern Ireland 25:27
83  Tunisia 25:39
84  Belgium 25:42
85  Wales 25:43
86  Scotland 25:54
87 João Campos  Portugal 25:58
88  Northern Ireland 26:07
89  France 26:14
90  Denmark 26:25
— Antonio Leitão  Portugal DNF
—  Portugal DNF

Teams[]

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
8
14
17
18
() (37)
() (72)
57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England
Steve Binns 2
15
27
30
(Steve Cram) (36)
(Sean Connolly) (64)
74
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union
3
16
25
31
75
4  Ireland
13
20
Brendan Quinn 28
29
() (33)
(Paul Donovan) (54)
90
5  Italy
6
19
34
42
() (56)
() (61)
101
6  Scotland
10
11
Graham Williamson 23
57
() (68)
() (86)
101
7  United States
Jeff Nelson 4
12
24
John Gregorek 66
() (71)
() (79)
106
8  Canada
5
22
39
59
() (77)
125
9  Belgium
1
21
52
Peter Daenens 58
() (73)
() (84)
132
10  France
Jean-Louis Prianon 26
Pascal Debacker 35
44
45
() (80)
() (89)
150
11  Tunisia
7
38
48
65
() (81)
() (83)
158
12  West Germany
32
40
43
49
() (55)
164
13  Portugal
Ezequiel Canario 9
47
63
João Campos 87
(Antonio Leitão) (DNF)
() (DNF)
206
14  Denmark
41
Henrik Jørgensen 53
67
70
() (76)
() (90)
231
15  Wales
46
51
60
74
() (75)
() (85)
231
16  Northern Ireland
50
62
69
78
() (82)
() (88)
259
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation[]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 92 athletes from 16 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (26 March 1979), Majestic triumph for Ireland's 'King John' - John Treacy, the 21-year-old holder of the world cross-country title, set alight the hearts of 25,000 impassioned Irish spectators yesterday afternoon here at Limerick Racecourse where he retained the championship in majestic fashion, covering the 12,000 metres in 37 min, 20sec..., Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved 25 December 2021
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.4km CC Men - Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 October 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 9 October 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 9 October 2013
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