1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition7th
Date25 March
Host city Limerick, Munster, Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg
Venue Greenpark Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7.36 km – Junior men
5.04 km – Senior women
Participation383 athletes from
27 nations

The 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Limerick, Ireland, at the Greenpark Racecourse on 25 March 1979. 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)		 John Treacy
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 		37:20 Bronisław Malinowski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		37:29 Aleksandr Antipov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		37:30
Junior men
(7.36 km)		 Eddy de Pauw
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		23:02 Steve Binns
Flag of England.svg  England 		23:09 Ildar Denikeyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		23:20
Senior women
(5.04 km)		 Grete Waitz
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 		16:48 Raisa Smekhnova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		17:14 Ellison Goodall
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		17:18
Team
Senior menFlag of England.svg  England 119Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 198Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 210
Junior menFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 57Flag of England.svg  England 74Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 75
Senior womenFlag of the United States.svg  United States 29Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 48Flag of England.svg  England 68

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg John Treacy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 37:20
Silver medal icon.svg Bronisław Malinowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 37:29
Bronze medal icon.svg Aleksandr Antipov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 37:30
4 Tony Simmons Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 37:38
5 Léon Schots Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 37:42
6 Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 37:45
7 Steve Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 37:46
8 Frank Zimmermann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 37:48
9 Julian Goater Flag of England.svg  England 37:53
10 Nat Muir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 38:01
11 Danny McDaid Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 38:02
12 Bogusław Mamiński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 38:04
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Julian Goater 9
Mike McLeod 14
Andy Holden 20
Nick Rose 21
Bernie Ford 22
Nick Lees 33
(Roy Bailey)(37)
(Ken Newton)(73)
(Barry Smith)(89)
119
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
John Treacy 1
Danny McDaid 11
Gerry Deegan 43
Mick O'Shea 46
Donie Walsh 47
Tony Brien 50
(Eamonn Coghlan)(70)
(Ray Treacy)(79)
(Eddie Leddy)(127)
198
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Aleksandr Antipov 3
Leonid Moseyev 18
Yuriy Mikhailov 35
Enn Sellik 38
Aleksandr Fedotkin 48
Vladimir Merkushin 68
(Valeriy Abramov)(75)
210
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 211
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 231
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 233
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 320
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States 341
Full results

Junior men's race (7.36 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Eddy de Pauw Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 23:02
Silver medal icon.svg Steve Binns Flag of England.svg  England 23:09
Bronze medal icon.svg Ildar Denikeyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 23:20
4 Jeff Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23:22
5 Ian Clarke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23:29
6 Roberto Antiga Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23:31
7 Faisal Touzri Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 23:32
8 Jorge García Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 23:33
9 Ezequiel Canario Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 23:34
10 Ian Campbell Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23:35
11 Alastair Douglas Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23:36
12 Jim Hill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23:37
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
Jorge García 8
Pedro Garin 14
Valentin Rodríguez 17
José Maestra 18
(José Manuel Boix)(37)
(Jordi Castelló)(72)
57
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Steve Binns 2
Colin Moore 15
Geoff Turnbull 27
Dave Lewis 30
(Steve Cram)(36)
(Sean Connolly)(64)
74
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ildar Denikeyev 3
Sergey Kiselyov 16
Vladimir Bezlepkin 25
Abdurachman Ibragimov 31
75
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 90
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 101
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 101
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 106
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 125
Full results

Senior women's race (5.04 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Grete Waitz Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 16:48
Silver medal icon.svg Raisa Smekhnova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:14
Bronze medal icon.svg Ellison Goodall Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17:18
4 Ellen Wessinghage Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 17:23
5 Svetlana Ulmasova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:25
6 Mary Purcell Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 17:26
7 Jan Merrill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17:33
8 Julie Shea Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17:41
9 Ann Ford Flag of England.svg  England 17:42
10 Cristina Tomasini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 17:46
11 Margaret Groos Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17:47
12 Giana Romanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:48
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Ellison Goodall 3
Jan Merrill 7
Julie Shea 8
Margaret Groos 11
(Jennifer White)(19)
(Julie Brown)(36)
29
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Raisa Smekhnova 2
Svetlana Ulmasova 5
Giana Romanova 12
Raisa Belusova 29
(Raisa Sadreydinova)(53)
48
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Ann Ford 9
Penny Yule 15
Paula Fudge 17
Regina Joyce 27
(Glynis Penny)(32)
(Ruth Smeeth)(42)
68
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 101
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 107
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 134
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 136
8Flag of France.svg  France 141
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Ireland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)1214
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)*1102
3Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)1012
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1001
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain  (ESP)1001
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0246
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0101
Totals (8 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 383 athletes from 27 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, Ron (26 March 1979), Majestic triumph for Ireland's 'King John' - John Treacy, the 21-year-old holder of the world cross-country title, set alight the hearts of 25,000 impassioned Irish spectators yesterday afternoon here at Limerick Racecourse where he retained the championship in majestic fashion, covering the 12,000 metres in 37 min, 20sec..., Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved 25 December 2021
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.4km CC Men - Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.0km CC Women -Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 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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