1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 6th |
Date | 25 March |
Host city | Glasgow, Scotland |
Venue | Bellahouston Park |
Events | 3 |
Distances | 12.3 km – Senior men 7.036 km – Junior men 4.728 km – Senior women |
Participation | 358 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]
Complete results for men, [2] junior men, [3] women, [4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes [6] were published.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual | ||||||
Senior men (12.3 km) | John Treacy Ireland | 39:25 | Aleksandr Antipov Soviet Union | 39:28 | Karel Lismont Belgium | 39:32 |
Junior men (7.036 km) | Mick Morton England | 22:57 | Rob Earl Canada | 23:10 | Francisco Alario Spain | 23:11 |
Senior women (4.728 km) | Grete Waitz Norway | 16:19 | Natalia Mărăşescu Romania | 16:49 | Maricica Puică Romania | 16:59 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | France | 151 | United States | 156 | England | 159 |
Junior men | England | 53 | Canada | 53 | Spain | 54 |
Senior women | Romania | 30 | United States | 37 | England | 55 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
John Treacy | Ireland | 39:25 | |
Aleksandr Antipov | Soviet Union | 39:28 | |
Karel Lismont | Belgium | 39:32 | |
4 | Tony Simmons | England | 39:51 |
5 | Guy Arbogast | United States | 39:52 |
6 | Craig Virgin | United States | 39:54 |
7 | Nat Muir | Scotland | 40:00 |
8 | Franco Fava | Italy | 40:03 |
9 | Enn Sellik | Soviet Union | 40:08 |
10 | Pierre Levisse | France | 40:15 |
11 | Steve Jones | Wales | 40:15 |
12 | Adelaziz Bouguerra | Tunisia | 40:16 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France
| 151 | |||||||||||||||||||
United States
| 156 | |||||||||||||||||||
England
| 159 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Soviet Union | 169 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Belgium | 173 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Ireland | 189 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | West Germany | 240 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Italy | 276 | ||||||||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Mick Morton | England | 22:57 | |
Rob Earl | Canada | 23:10 | |
Francisco Alario | Spain | 23:11 | |
4 | Constantino Esparcia | Spain | 23:12 |
5 | Ronnie Carroll | Ireland | 23:14 |
6 | Aleksandr Pasaryuk | Soviet Union | 23:15 |
7 | Viktor Zinovyev | Soviet Union | 23:20 |
8 | Kevin Dillon | Canada | 23:22 |
9 | Eddy de Pauw | Belgium | 23:23 |
10 | Rod Berry | United States | 23:24 |
11 | Brendan Quinn | Ireland | 23:25 |
12 | Yevgeniy Okorokov | Soviet Union | 23:27 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England
| 53 | |||||||||||||
Canada
| 53 | |||||||||||||
Spain
| 54 | |||||||||||||
4 | Soviet Union | 60 | ||||||||||||
5 | Belgium | 72 | ||||||||||||
6 | Ireland | 84 | ||||||||||||
7 | United States | 110 | ||||||||||||
8 | Italy | 111 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Grete Waitz | Norway | 16:19 | |
Natalia Mărăşescu | Romania | 16:49 | |
Maricica Puică | Romania | 16:59 | |
4 | Julie Shea | United States | 17:12 |
5 | Cornelia Bürki | Switzerland | 17:13 |
6 | Monika Greschner | West Germany | 17:14 |
7 | Jan Merrill | United States | 17:17 |
8 | Georgeta Gazibara | Romania | 17:18 |
9 | Joyce Smith | England | 17:23 |
10 | Carmen Valero | Spain | 17:26 |
11 | Kathy Mills | United States | 17:27 |
12 | Christine Benning | England | 17:28 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romania
| 30 | |||||||||||||
United States
| 37 | |||||||||||||
England
| 55 | |||||||||||||
4 | West Germany | 85 | ||||||||||||
5 | Poland | 122 | ||||||||||||
6 | Ireland | 152 | ||||||||||||
7 | Spain | 159 | ||||||||||||
8 | Norway | 165 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England (ENG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 358 athletes from 27 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [6]
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