1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

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Senior men's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition6th
DateMarch 25
Host city Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg
Venue Bellahouston Park
Events1
Distances12.3 km – Senior men
Participation168 athletes from
21 nations

The Senior men's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Bellahouston Park on March 25, 1978. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

Complete results, [2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes [4] were published.

Race results

Senior men's race (12.3 km)

Individual

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
13 Lucien Rault Flag of France.svg  France 40:19
14 Gerry Deegan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 40:22
15 John Wild Flag of England.svg  England 40:25
16 Christoph Herle Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 40:25
17 Luigi Zarcone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 40:25
18 Radhouane Bouster Flag of France.svg  France 40:25
19 Andrew McKean Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 40:29
20 Greg Meyer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 40:31
21 Leonid Moseyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 40:35
22 Peter Baker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 40:36
23 Hendrik Schoofs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 40:37
24 Allister Hutton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 40:42
25 Aleksandr Fedotkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 40:42
26 Eric de Beck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 40:43
27 Santiago de la Parte Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 40:45
28 Neil Coupland Flag of England.svg  England 40:46
29 Jeff Wells Flag of the United States.svg  United States 40:47
30 Mike McLeod Flag of England.svg  England 40:48
31 Danny McDaid Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 40:52
32 Alex Gonzalez Flag of France.svg  France 40:56
33 Eddie Leddy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 40:56
34 Michelangelo Arena Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 40:58
35 Thierry Watrice Flag of France.svg  France 40:58
36 Alex Hagelsteens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 40:58
37 Günther Zahn Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 41:03
38 Rudi Schoofs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 41:06
39 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 41:08
40 Ken Newton Flag of England.svg  England 41:08
41 Michael Karst Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 41:15
42 Steve Kenyon Flag of England.svg  England 41:16
43 Jean-Paul Gomez Flag of France.svg  France 41:18
44 Bill Rodgers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41:20
45 Aniceto Simoes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 41:21
46 Manfred Schoeneberg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 41:22
47 Marc Smet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 41:23
48 Graham Tuck Flag of England.svg  England 41:26
49 Geert de Smet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 41:33
50 Donal Walsh Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 41:33
51 Fernando Cerrada Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 41:34
52 Mike Roche Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41:35
53 Cándido Alario Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 41:37
54 Mohamed Zaidi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 41:40
55 Aleksandr Kuznetsov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 41:44
56 Alwyn Dewhirst Flag of England.svg  England 41:44
57 Ivan Parluy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 41:44
58 José Luis González Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 41:46
59 Antonio Prieto Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 41:46
60 Neil Cusack Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 41:48
61 Wolf-Dieter Poschmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 41:49
62 Bernie Ford Flag of England.svg  England 41:50
63 Jean-Luc Paugam Flag of France.svg  France 41:50
64 Jean-Luc Lemire Flag of France.svg  France 41:52
65 Dietmar Millonig Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 41:52
66 Arturo Iacona Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 41:59
67 Frank Clement Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42:00
68 Peter Lindtner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 42:01
69 Serhiy Olizarenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 42:03
70 Anelio Bocci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 42:06
71 Ray Treacy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 42:07
72 Marc Hunter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 42:08
73 Charles Vigil Flag of the United States.svg  United States 42:10
74 Henk Mentink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42:11
75 Michael Lane Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 42:11
76 Rafael Nunez Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 42:14
77 Dennis Fowles Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 42:14
78 Anacleto Pinto Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 42:20
79 David Hopkins Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 42:22
80 Paul Lawther Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 42:26
81 Michele Cinà Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 42:27
82 Helder de Jesús Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 42:28
83 Jo Schout Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42:29
84 Ian Gilmour Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42:32
85 Abdelkrim Djelassi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 42:32
86 Greg Hannon Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 42:33
87 Eddy Rombaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42:34
88 John McLaughlin Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 42:35
89 Piet Vonck Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42:37
90 John Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42:38
91 Gunnar Holm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 42:39
92 Bram Wassenaar Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42:40
93 Lahcen El Hachmi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 42:40
94 Gerhard Hartmann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 42:40
95 Mohamed Naoumi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 42:40
96 José Sena Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 42:42
97 Laurence Reilly Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42:48
98 Dic Evans Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 42:51
99 Bobb Thomas Flag of the United States.svg  United States 42:54
100 Mansour Guettaya Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 42:54
101 Cherif Hannchi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 42:56
102 Hussein Soltani Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 42:59
103 Peter Weigt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 43:00
104 Tony Brien Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 43:02
105 Dominique Coux Flag of France.svg  France 43:02
106 David Gillanders Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 43:02
107 Tonni Luttikhold Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 43:05
108 Ali Laanaya Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 43:06
109 Clive Thomas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 43:07
110 Nil Lavallee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43:08
111 Juan Manuel Sanchez Perez Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 43:11
112 Peter Moore Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43:12
113 Ali Gammoudi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 43:23
114 Jim Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 43:24
115 Carlos Tavares Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 43:25
116 Abdelkader Zaddem Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 43:28
117 Tommie Pearson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43:31
118 Wolfgang Konrad Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 43:33
119 Gerry Hannon Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 43:35
120 Mikhail Ulymov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
121 Erwin Wagger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 43:41
122 Francisco Sánchez Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 43:42
123 Omar Anassi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 43:47
124 Tom Price Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 43:48
125 Richard Samuels Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 43:50
126 Peter Griffiths Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 43:52
127 José Abreu Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 43:54
128 Josef Steiner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 43:56
129 Abdeslam Outmani Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 43:56
130 Dahou Belghazi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 43:58
131 Desmond McGann Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 43:59
132 Rod Stone Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 44:03
133 Santiago Llorente Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 44:04
134 Mohamed Faquire Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 44:07
135 Peet-Jan van Zyl Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44:11
136 Norihiro Shinchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 44:29
137 Peter Pfeifenberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 44:31
138 Siglus Jonsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 44:37
139 Mustapha Oulghazi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 44:42
140 Haddou Jaddour Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 44:51
141 Akira Degouchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45:05
142 Dave Welcher Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 45:07
143 Paul Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 45:13
144 John White Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 45:14
145 Agust Thorsteinsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 45:17
146 Chris McCubbins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 45:27
147 Kazuyuki Ogane Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45:30
148 Norikatsu Terui Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45:30
149 Takaki Hata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45:32
150 Mike Teer Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 45:40
151 Tetsuji Ito Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45:43
152 Yushin Kamuro Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45:54
153 Aidan Donaldson Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 46:34
154 Haruyuki Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 46:38
155 Ágúst Ásgeirsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 47:12
156 Mineteru Sakamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 48:46
157 Sigurdur Sigmundsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 49:56
158 Harfteinn Oskarsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 50:13
159 Einar Gudmundsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Dan Glans Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF
Jos Hermens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF
Carlos Lopes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
Fernando Mamede Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
Venanzio Ortis Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
Willy Polleunis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Michael Lederer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
Carlos Cabral Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
Philip Dolan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF

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
Aleksandr Antipov 2
Enn Sellik 9
Leonid Moseyev 21
Aleksandr Fedotkin 25
Aleksandr Kuznetsov 55
Ivan Parluy 57
(Serhiy Olizarenko)(69)
(Mikhail Ulymov)(120)
169
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Karel Lismont 3
Hendrik Schoofs 23
Eric de Beck 26
Alex Hagelsteens 36
Rudi Schoofs 38
Marc Smet 47
(Geert de Smet)(49)
(Eddy Rombaux)(87)
(Willy Polleunis)(DNF)
173
6Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
John Treacy 1
Gerry Deegan 14
Danny McDaid 31
Eddie Leddy 33
Donal Walsh 50
Neil Cusack 60
(Ray Treacy)(71)
(Tony Brien)(104)
(Desmond McGann)(131)
189
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Christoph Herle 16
Günther Zahn 37
Hans-Jürgen Orthmann 39
Michael Karst 41
Manfred Schoeneberg 46
Wolf-Dieter Poschmann 61
(Peter Weigt)(103)
(Michael Lederer)(DNF)
240
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Franco Fava 8
Luigi Zarcone 17
Michelangelo Arena 34
Arturo Iacona 66
Anelio Bocci 70
Michele Cinà 81
(Venanzio Ortis)(DNF)
276
9Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Nat Muir 7
Andrew McKean 19
Allister Hutton 24
Frank Clement 67
Ian Gilmour 84
John Graham 90
(Laurence Reilly)(97)
(Jim Brown)(114)
(Philip Dolan)(DNF)
291
10Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
Santiago de la Parte 27
Fernando Cerrada 51
Cándido Alario 53
José Luis González 58
Antonio Prieto 59
Rafael Nunez 76
(Juan Manuel Sanchez Perez)(111)
(Francisco Sánchez)(122)
(Santiago Llorente)(133)
324
11Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Steve Jones 11
Peter Baker 22
Michael Lane 75
Dennis Fowles 77
David Hopkins 79
Dic Evans 98
(Clive Thomas)(109)
(Richard Samuels)(125)
(Peter Griffiths)(126)
362
12Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Adelaziz Bouguerra 12
Mohamed Zaidi 54
Abdelkrim Djelassi 85
Mansour Guettaya 100
Cherif Hannchi 101
Hussein Soltani 102
(Ali Gammoudi)(113)
(Abdelkader Zaddem)(116)
454
13Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Aniceto Simoes 45
Anacleto Pinto 78
Helder de Jesús 82
José Sena 96
Carlos Tavares 115
José Abreu 127
(Carlos Lopes)(DNF)
(Fernando Mamede)(DNF)
(Carlos Cabral)(DNF)
543
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Henk Mentink 74
Jo Schout 83
Piet Vonck 89
Bram Wassenaar 92
Tonni Luttikhold 107
Peet-Jan van Zyl 135
(Jos Hermens)(DNF)
580
15Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Dietmar Millonig 65
Peter Lindtner 68
Gerhard Hartmann 94
Wolfgang Konrad 118
Erwin Wagger 121
Josef Steiner 128
(Peter Pfeifenberger)(137)
594
16Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Paul Lawther 80
Greg Hannon 86
John McLaughlin 88
Gerry Hannon 119
Tom Price 124
Rod Stone 132
(John White)(144)
(Mike Teer)(150)
(Aidan Donaldson)(153)
629
17Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Lahcen El Hachmi 93
Mohamed Naoumi 95
Ali Laanaya 108
Omar Anassi 123
Abdeslam Outmani 129
Dahou Belghazi 130
(Mohamed Faquire)(134)
(Mustapha Oulghazi)(139)
(Haddou Jaddour)(140)
678
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Nil Lavallee 110
Peter Moore 112
Tommie Pearson 117
Dave Welcher 142
Paul Williams 143
Chris McCubbins 146
770
19Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Norihiro Shinchi 136
Akira Degouchi 141
Kazuyuki Ogane 147
Norikatsu Terui 148
Takaki Hata 149
Tetsuji Ito 151
(Yushin Kamuro)(152)
(Haruyuki Tanaka)(154)
(Mineteru Sakamoto)(156)
872
20Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Siglus Jonsson 138
Agust Thorsteinsson 145
Ágúst Ásgeirsson 155
Sigurdur Sigmundsson 157
Harfteinn Oskarsson 158
Einar Gudmundsson 159
912
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 168 athletes from 21 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [4]

See also

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References

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  3. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. 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 (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013