1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition6th
Date25 March
Host city Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg
Venue Bellahouston Park
Events3
Distances12.3 km – Senior men
7.036 km – Junior men
4.728 km – Senior women
Participation358 athletes from
27 nations

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]

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)		 John Treacy
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 		39:25 Aleksandr Antipov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		39:28 Karel Lismont
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		39:32
Junior men
(7.036 km)		 Mick Morton
Flag of England.svg  England 		22:57 Rob Earl
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		23:10 Francisco Alario
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 		23:11
Senior women
(4.728 km)		 Grete Waitz
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 		16:19 Natalia Mărăşescu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 		16:49 Maricica Puică
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 		16:59
Team
Senior menFlag of France.svg  France 151Flag of the United States.svg  United States 156Flag of England.svg  England 159
Junior menFlag of England.svg  England 53Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 54
Senior womenFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 30Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37Flag of England.svg  England 55

Race results

Senior men's race (12.3 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg John Treacy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 39:25
Silver medal icon.svg Aleksandr Antipov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 39:28
Bronze medal icon.svg Karel Lismont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 39:32
4 Tony Simmons Flag of England.svg  England 39:51
5 Guy Arbogast Flag of the United States.svg  United States 39:52
6 Craig Virgin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 39:54
7 Nat Muir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 40:00
8 Franco Fava Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 40:03
9 Enn Sellik Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 40:08
10 Pierre Levisse Flag of France.svg  France 40:15
11 Steve Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 40:15
12 Adelaziz Bouguerra Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 40:16
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Pierre Levisse 10
Lucien Rault 13
Radhouane Bouster 18
Alex Gonzalez 32
Thierry Watrice 35
Jean-Paul Gomez 43
(Jean-Luc Paugam)(63)
(Jean-Luc Lemire)(64)
(Dominique Coux)(105)
151
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Guy Arbogast 5
Craig Virgin 6
Greg Meyer 20
Jeff Wells 29
Bill Rodgers 44
Mike Roche 52
(Marc Hunter)(72)
(Charles Vigil)(73)
(Bobb Thomas)(99)
156
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Tony Simmons 4
Jon Wild 15
Neil Coupland 28
Mike McLeod 30
Ken Newton 40
Steve Kenyon 42
(Graham Tuck)(48)
(Alwyn Dewhirst)(56)
(Bernie Ford)(62)
159
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 169
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 173
6Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 189
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 240
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 276
Full results

Junior men's race (7.036 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Mick Morton Flag of England.svg  England 22:57
Silver medal icon.svg Rob Earl Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23:10
Bronze medal icon.svg Francisco Alario Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 23:11
4 Constantino Esparcia Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 23:12
5 Ronnie Carroll Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 23:14
6 Aleksandr Pasaryuk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 23:15
7 Viktor Zinovyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 23:20
8 Kevin Dillon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23:22
9 Eddy de Pauw Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 23:23
10 Rod Berry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23:24
11 Brendan Quinn Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 23:25
12 Yevgeniy Okorokov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 23:27
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Mick Morton 1
Eddie White 13
David Beaver 15
Peter Elletson 24
(Simon Catchpole)(44)
(Adrian Stewart)(59)
53
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Rob Earl 2
Kevin Dillon 8
Rob Lonergan 14
Jim Groves 29
(Raymond Paulins)(32)
(Tony Hatherly)(50)
53
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
Francisco Alario 3
Constantino Esparcia 4
Argimiro González 16
Valentin Rodríguez 31
(Francisco Cortés)(53)
(Carlos Quirce)(57)
54
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 60
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 72
6Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 84
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 110
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 111
Full results

Senior women's race (4.728 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Grete Waitz Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 16:19
Silver medal icon.svg Natalia Mărăşescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 16:49
Bronze medal icon.svg Maricica Puică Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 16:59
4 Julie Shea Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17:12
5 Cornelia Bürki Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 17:13
6 Monika Greschner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 17:14
7 Jan Merrill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17:17
8 Georgeta Gazibara Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 17:18
9 Joyce Smith Flag of England.svg  England 17:23
10 Carmen Valero Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 17:26
11 Kathy Mills Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17:27
12 Christine Benning Flag of England.svg  England 17:28
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Natalia Mărăşescu 2
Maricica Puică 3
Georgeta Gazibara 8
Antoaneta Iacob 17
(Fiţa Lovin)(26)
30
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Julie Shea 4
Jan Merrill 7
Kathy Mills 11
Brenda Webb 15
(Cindy Bremser)(23)
(Judy Graham)(85)
37
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Joyce Smith 9
Christine Benning 12
Penny Yule 16
Mary Stewart 18
(Kath Binns)(28)
(Wendy Smith)(43)
55
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 85
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 122
6Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 152
7Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 159
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 165
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)2024
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROU)1113
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1001
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1001
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0202
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0202
8Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0101
9Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain  (ESP)0022
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Totals (10 entries)66618

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 (27 March 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 17 October 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 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 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 - 7.0km CC Men - Glasgow Bellahouston Park Date: Sunday, March 26, 1978, 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 - 4.7km CC Women - Glasgow Bellahouston Park Date: Sunday, March 26, 1978, 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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