1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition4th
Date28 February
Host city Chepstow, Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Venue Chepstow Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7.8 km – Junior men
4.8 km – Senior women
Participation306 athletes from
21 nations

The 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Chepstow, Wales, at the Chepstow Racecourse on 28 February 1976. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

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

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 Carlos Lopes
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 		34:47.8 Tony Simmons
Flag of England.svg  England 		35:04 Bernie Ford
Flag of England.svg  England 		35:07
Junior men
(7.8 km)		 Eric Hulst
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		23:53.8 Thom Hunt
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		24:06.8 Nat Muir
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 		24:17
Senior women
(4.8 km)		 Carmen Valero
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 		16:19.4 Tatyana Kazankina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		16:39 Gabriella Dorio
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		16:56
Team
Senior menFlag of England.svg  England 90Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 118Flag of France.svg  France 187
Junior menFlag of the United States.svg  United States 16Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 60Flag of England.svg  England 91
Senior womenFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 33Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 59Flag of the United States.svg  United States 64

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Carlos Lopes Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 34:47.8
Silver medal icon.svg Tony Simmons Flag of England.svg  England 35:04
Bronze medal icon.svg Bernie Ford Flag of England.svg  England 35:07
4 Karel Lismont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 35:08
5 Detlef Uhlemann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 35:09
6 Enn Sellik Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 35:17
7 Gary Tuttle Flag of the United States.svg  United States 35:19
8 Franco Fava Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 35:21
9 Jacques Boxberger Flag of France.svg  France 35:24
10 Tapio Kantanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 35:28
11 Mariano Haro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 35:28
12 Vladimir Merkushin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 35:30
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Tony Simmons 2
Bernie Ford 3
David Slater 15
Grenville Tuck 16
David Black 26
Mike Tagg 28
(Steve Kenyon)(47)
(Andy Holden)(112)
(Dennis Coates)(129)
90
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Karel Lismont 4
Gaston Roelants 13
Hendrik Schoofs 17
Eddy Rombaux 19
Willy Polleunis 27
Robert Lismont 38
(Eric De Beck)(49)
(Gilbert Maesschalk)(65)
(Eddy Van Mullem)(97)
118
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Jacques Boxberger 9
Lucien Rault 18
Jean-Paul Gomez 25
Jean-Luc Paugam 32
Dominique Coux 46
Alex Gonzalez 57
(Radhouane Bouster)(63)
(Patrick Martin)(71)
(Pierre Levisse)(90)
187
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 219
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 224
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 243
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 292
8Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 304
Full results

Junior men's race (7.8 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Eric Hulst Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23:53.8
Silver medal icon.svg Thom Hunt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24:06.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Nat Muir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 24:17
4 Thierry Watrice Flag of France.svg  France 24:23
5 Alberto Salazar Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24:36
6 Yahia Hadka Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 24:38
7 Nick Lees Flag of England.svg  England 24:42
8 Don Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24:43
9 Santiago Llorente Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 24:45
10 Harry Servranckx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 24:46
11 Marty Froelick Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24:47
12 José Luis González Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 24:49
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Eric Hulst 1
Thom Hunt 2
Alberto Salazar 5
Don Moses 8
(Marty Froelick)(11)
(Ralph Serna)(19)
16
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Santiago Llorente 9
José Luis González 12
Rafael Nunez 15
Antonio Prieto 24
(José Calderón)(40)
60
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Nick Lees 7
Jeremy Lothian 26
Nigel Field 27
Nick Brawn 31
(Paul Bettridge)(46)
(David Murphy)(57)
91
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 97
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 107
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 115
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 120
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 125
Full results

Senior women's race (4.8 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Carmen Valero Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 16:19.4
Silver medal icon.svg Tatyana Kazankina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16:39
Bronze medal icon.svg Gabriella Dorio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16:56
4 Ann Yeoman Flag of England.svg  England 16:57
5 Renata Pentlinowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 17:00
6 Joëlle Debrouwer Flag of France.svg  France 17:01
7 Lynn Bjorklund Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17:02
8 Giana Romanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:03
9 Mary Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17:04
10 Margherita Gargano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 17:05
11 Tatyana Galstyan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:06
12 Raisa Katyukova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:07
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Tatyana Kazankina 2
Giana Romanova 8
Tatyana Galstyan 11
Raisa Katyukova 12
(Olga Dvirna)(29)
33
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Gabriella Dorio 3
Margherita Gargano 10
Silvana Cruciata 15
Cristina Tomasini 31
(Sonia Basso)(57)
59
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Lynn Bjorklund 7
Doris Heritage 17
Debbie Quatier 19
Judy Graham 21
(Paula Neppel)(24)
(Cheryl Bridges)(38)
64
4Flag of England.svg  England 78
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 87
6Flag of France.svg  France 107
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 120
8Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 122
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)2114
2Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)1124
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1102
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain  (ESP)1102
5Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal  (POR)1001
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0112
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0101
8Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)0011
Totals (9 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 306 athletes from 21 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, Ron (1 March 1976), Scots are left behind in big race - When England walked off with the team awards at the first International Cross-Country Championship, in 1903 at Hamilton, a Scottish official, in writing of the trophy up for annual competition, said: "It is very handsome and I am only sorry that so far as Scotland is concerned we have probably seen the last of it for a number of years"..., Glasgow Herald, p. 17, retrieved 17 October 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Chepstow Date: Saturday, February 28, 1976, 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 - 7.8km CC Men - Chepstow Date: Saturday, February 28, 1976, 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 - 4.8km CC Women - Chepstow Date: Saturday, February 28, 1976, 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. 1 2 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 on 27 September 2013, retrieved 9 October 2013
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