1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition8th
DateMarch 9
Host city Paris, France Flag of France.svg
Venue Hippodrome de Longchamp
Events3
Distances12.58 km – Senior men
7.41 km – Junior men
4.82 km – Senior women
Participation381 athletes from
28 nations

The 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Hippodrome de Longchamp on March 9, 1980. A report on the event was given in the Evening Times. [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
(12.58 km)		 Craig Virgin
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		37:01 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 		37:02 Nick Rose
Flag of England.svg  England 		37:05
Junior men
(7.41 km)		 Jorge García
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 		22:17 Valeriy Gryaznov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		22:23 Ed Eyestone
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		22:27
Senior women
(4.82 km)		 Grete Waitz
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 		15:05 Irina Bondarchuk
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		15:49 Yelena Chernysheva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		15:52
Team
Senior menFlag of England.svg  England 100Flag of the United States.svg  United States 163Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 175
Junior menFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 50Flag of the United States.svg  United States 75Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 79
Senior womenFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15Flag of England.svg  England 49Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49

Race results

Senior men's race (12.58 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Craig Virgin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37:01
Silver medal icon.svg Hans-Jürgen Orthmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 37:02
Bronze medal icon.svg Nick Rose Flag of England.svg  England 37:05
4 Léon Schots Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 37:11
5 John Robson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 37:20
6 Aleksandr Antipov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 37:21
7 Leonid Moseyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 37:21
8 Antonio Prieto Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 37:21
9 Steve Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 37:23
10 Bernie Ford Flag of England.svg  England 37:25
11 Karel Lismont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 37:27
12 Daniel Dillon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37:28
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Nick Rose 3
Bernie Ford 10
Barry Smith 14
Steve Kenyon 17
Nick Lees 19
Graham Tuck 37
(Hugh Jones)(40)
(Nick Brawn)(64)
(Barry Knight)(92)
100
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Craig Virgin 1
Daniel Dillon 12
Kenneth Martin 23
Steve Plasencia 36
Don Clary 43
Mark Anderson 48
(Duncan Macdonald)(104)
(Jon Sinclair)(116)
(Guy Arbogast)(DNF)
163
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Léon Schots 4
Karel Lismont 11
Alex Hagelsteens 21
Eddy de Pauw 38
Frank Grillaert 44
Roger de Vogel 57
(Johan Geirnaert)(107)
(Willy Polleunis)(DNF)
(Robert Lismont)(DNF)
175
4Flag of France.svg  France 184
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 246
6Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 251
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 312
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 324
Full results

Junior men's race (7.41 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Jorge García Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 22:17
Silver medal icon.svg Valeriy Gryaznov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22:23
Bronze medal icon.svg Ed Eyestone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22:27
4 Denis Stark Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22:34
5 Tom Downs Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22:34
6 Sergey Kiselyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22:36
7 Ildar Denikeyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22:38
8 Guy Léfèvre Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22:41
9 Andrea Prassedi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22:47
10 Paul Davies-Hale Flag of England.svg  England 22:52
11 William Graham Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22:53
12 Gary Huckwell Flag of England.svg  England 22:58
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Valeriy Gryaznov 2
Sergey Kiselyov 6
Ildar Denikeyev 7
Sergey Mishin 35
(Dmitriy Ditlashok)(52)
50
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Ed Eyestone 3
Tom Downs 5
William Graham 11
Eric Sappenfield 56
(Daniel Caprioglio)(82)
(Farron Fields)(88)
75
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
Jorge García 1
José Fernández 20
Miguel Rubio 24
Julio Perez 34
(Pedro Garin)(51)
(Francisco Erneta)(61)
79
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 86
5Flag of England.svg  England 89
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 90
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 101
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 136
Full results

Senior women's race (4.82 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Grete Waitz Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 15:05
Silver medal icon.svg Irina Bondarchuk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15:49
Bronze medal icon.svg Yelena Chernysheva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15:52
4 Giana Romanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15:53
5 Jan Merrill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15:57
6 Svetlana Ulmasova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16:00
7 Penny Forse Flag of England.svg  England 16:04
8 Ellen Wessinghage Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 16:05
9 Kath Binns Flag of England.svg  England 16:06
10 Margaret Groos Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16:09
11 Raisa Smekhnova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16:09
12 Cristina Tomasini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16:10
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Irina Bondarchuk 2
Yelena Chernysheva 3
Giana Romanova 4
Svetlana Ulmasova 6
(Raisa Smekhnova)(11)
(Tatyana Sychova)(45)
15
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Penny Forse 7
Kath Binns 9
Sandra Arthurton 14
Ruth Smeeth 19
(Regina Joyce)(30)
(Angela Mason)(80)
49
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Jan Merrill 5
Margaret Groos 10
Julie Shea 13
Brenda Webb 21
(Joan Benoit)(26)
(Ellison Goodall)(35)
49
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 71
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 101
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 110
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 132
8Flag of France.svg  France 174
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2215
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)1225
3Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)1113
4Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain  (ESP)1012
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0101
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 381 athletes from 28 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robson fifth - Scotland's John Robson finished fifth in the world cross country championship at Longchamp racecourse in Paris yesterday..., Evening Times, March 10, 1980, p. 16, retrieved October 18, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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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