1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition5th
Date20 March
Host city Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany Flag of Germany.svg
Venue Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg
Events3
Distances12.3 km – Senior men
7.5 km – Junior men
5.1 km – Senior women
Participation345 athletes from
22 nations

The 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Düsseldorf, West Germany, at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg on 20 March 1977. 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
(12.3 km)		 Léon Schots
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		37:43 Carlos Lopes
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 		37:48.2 Detlef Uhlemann
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 		37:52.2
Junior men
(7.5 km)		 Thom Hunt
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		23:15 Santiago Llorente
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 		23:28 Ari Paunonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 		23:39
Senior women
(5.1 km)		 Carmen Valero
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 		17:26 Lyudmila Bragina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		17:28 Giana Romanova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		17:35
Team
Senior menFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 126Flag of England.svg  England 129Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 144
Junior menFlag of the United States.svg  United States 36Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 40Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 67
Senior womenFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 76

Race results

Senior men's race (12.3 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Léon Schots Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 37:43
Silver medal icon.svg Carlos Lopes Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 37:48.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Detlef Uhlemann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 37:52.2
4 Franco Fava Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37:53
5 Bernie Ford Flag of England.svg  England 37:54
6 Euan Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 37:57
7 Karel Lismont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38:04
8 Tony Simmons Flag of England.svg  England 38:12
9 David Black Flag of England.svg  England 38:13
10 Enn Sellik Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 38:15
11 Leonid Moseyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 38:18
12 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 38:20
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Léon Schots 1
Karel Lismont 7
Eric De Beck 18
Willy Polleunis 22
Frank Grillaert 27
Eddy Van Mullem 51
(Eddy Rombaux)(74)
(Paul Thijs)(154)
(Emiel Puttemans)( DNF)
126
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Bernie Ford 5
Tony Simmons 8
David Black 9
Steve Kenyon 29
Barry Smith 35
Mike McLeod 43
(Dave Bedford)(45)
(David Slater)(76)
(Jon Wild)(95)
129
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Enn Sellik 10
Leonid Moseyev 11
Vladimir Merkushin 16
Aleksandr Antipov 20
Nikolay Radostev 40
Aleksandr Matveyev 47
(Ivan Parluy)(86)
(Satimkul Dzhumanazarov)(88)
(Aleksandr Fedotkin)(92)
144
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 226
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 243
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 260
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 270
8Flag of France.svg  France 311
Full results

Junior men's race (7.5 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Thom Hunt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23:15
Silver medal icon.svg Santiago Llorente Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 23:28
Bronze medal icon.svg Ari Paunonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 23:39
4 Pierre Délèze Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 23:43
5 Mark Spilsbury Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23:44
6 Nick Lees Flag of England.svg  England 23:48
7 Peter Butler Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23:49
8 Nat Muir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23:55
9 José Manuel Abascal Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 23:56
10 Tommy Ekblom Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 23:57
11 Rob Evans Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23:58
12 Marty Froelick Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24:04
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Thom Hunt 1
Mark Spilsbury 5
Marty Froelick 12
Chris Fox 18
(Harold Schulz)(33)
(Jeff Creer)(34)
36
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
Santiago Llorente 2
José Manuel Abascal 9
Luis Sastre 14
Antonio Prieto 15
(Domingo Ramón)(24)
(Gerardo Manso)(37)
40
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Peter Butler 7
Rob Evans 11
David Peckham 20
Roland Brack 29
(Rob Earl)(55)
(Raymond Paulins)(66)
67
4Flag of England.svg  England 80
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 91
6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 98
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 136
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 137
Full results

Senior women's race (5.1 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Carmen Valero Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 17:26
Silver medal icon.svg Lyudmila Bragina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:28
Bronze medal icon.svg Giana Romanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:35
4 Irina Bondarchuk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:38
5 Cristina Tomasini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 17:44
6 Raisa Katyukova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:46
7 Ann Yeoman Flag of England.svg  England 17:47
8 Sue Kinsey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17:49
9 Anne Audain Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18:00
10 Cornelia Bürki Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 18:02
11 Kathy Mills Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18:03
12 Lyubov Ivanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 18:05
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Lyudmila Bragina 2
Giana Romanova 3
Irina Bondarchuk 4
Raisa Katyukova 6
(Lyubov Ivanova)(12)
(Raisa Sadreydinova)(25)
15
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Sue Kinsey 8
Kathy Mills 11
Julie Brown 14
Paula Neppel 15
(Doris Heritage)(48)
(Eryn Forbes)(54)
48
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Anne Audain 9
Heather Thomson 13
Barbara Moore 24
Irene Miller 30
(Allison Deed)(79)
(Shirley Somervell)(88)
76
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 101
5Flag of England.svg  England 118
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 126
7Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 128
8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 136
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (West Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)2103
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)2002
3Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain  (ESP)1203
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1124
5Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)0101
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal  (POR)0101
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0011
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)*0011
Totals (10 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 345 athletes from 22 countries, one senior woman athlete less than the official number published. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Muir out of the hunt - Nat Muir, Scotland's big hope for a medal at the workld cross country championships in Dusseldorf yesterday was unable to stop Thom Hunt of the USA from improving on the silver medal he won last year..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1977, p. 17, retrieved October 17, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Düsseldorf Graffenberg Date: Sunday, March 20, 1977, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.5km CC Men - Düsseldorf Graffenberg Date: Sunday, March 20, 1977, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.1km CC Women - Düsseldorf Graffenberg Date: Sunday, March 20, 1977, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013
  5. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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