1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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]

1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition6th
Date25 March
Host cityGlasgow, Scotland
VenueBellahouston Park
Events3
Distances12.3 km – Senior men
7.036 km – Junior men
4.728 km – Senior women
Participation358 athletes from
27 nations

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
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  France151  United States156  England159
Junior men  England53  Canada53  Spain54
Senior women  Romania30  United States37  England55

Race results

Senior men's race (12.3 km)
For full event details see 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
John Treacy Ireland39:25
Aleksandr Antipov Soviet Union39:28
Karel Lismont Belgium39:32
4Tony Simmons England39:51
5Guy Arbogast United States39:52
6Craig Virgin United States39:54
7Nat Muir Scotland40:00
8Franco Fava Italy40:03
9Enn Sellik Soviet Union40:08
10Pierre Levisse France40:15
11Steve Jones Wales40:15
12Adelaziz Bouguerra Tunisia40:16
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 France
Pierre Levisse10
Lucien Rault13
Radhouane Bouster18
Alex Gonzalez32
Thierry Watrice35
Jean-Paul Gomez43
(Jean-Luc Paugam)(63)
(Jean-Luc Lemire)(64)
(Dominique Coux)(105)
 151
 United States
Guy Arbogast5
Craig Virgin6
Greg Meyer20
Jeff Wells29
Bill Rodgers44
Mike Roche52
(Marc Hunter)(72)
(Charles Vigil)(73)
(Bobb Thomas)(99)
 156
 England
Tony Simmons4
Jon Wild15
Neil Coupland28
Mike McLeod30
Ken Newton40
Steve Kenyon42
(Graham Tuck)(48)
(Alwyn Dewhirst)(56)
(Bernie Ford)(62)
 159
4 Soviet Union169
5 Belgium173
6 Ireland189
7 West Germany240
8 Italy276
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.036 km)
For full event details see 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Mick Morton England22:57
Rob Earl Canada23:10
Francisco Alario Spain23:11
4Constantino Esparcia Spain23:12
5Ronnie Carroll Ireland23:14
6Aleksandr Pasaryuk Soviet Union23:15
7Viktor Zinovyev Soviet Union23:20
8Kevin Dillon Canada23:22
9Eddy de Pauw Belgium23:23
10Rod Berry United States23:24
11Brendan Quinn Ireland23:25
12Yevgeniy Okorokov Soviet Union23:27
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 England
Mick Morton1
Eddie White13
David Beaver15
Peter Elletson24
(Simon Catchpole)(44)
(Adrian Stewart)(59)
 53
 Canada
Rob Earl2
Kevin Dillon8
Rob Lonergan14
Jim Groves29
(Raymond Paulins)(32)
(Tony Hatherly)(50)
 53
 Spain
Francisco Alario3
Constantino Esparcia4
Argimiro González16
Valentin Rodríguez31
(Francisco Cortés)(53)
(Carlos Quirce)(57)
 54
4 Soviet Union60
5 Belgium72
6 Ireland84
7 United States110
8 Italy111
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.728 km)
For full event details see 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Grete Waitz Norway16:19
Natalia Mărăşescu Romania16:49
Maricica Puică Romania16:59
4Julie Shea United States17:12
5Cornelia Bürki  Switzerland17:13
6Monika Greschner West Germany17:14
7Jan Merrill United States17:17
8Georgeta Gazibara Romania17:18
9Joyce Smith England17:23
10Carmen Valero Spain17:26
11Kathy Mills United States17:27
12Christine Benning England17:28
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Romania
Natalia Mărăşescu2
Maricica Puică3
Georgeta Gazibara8
Antoaneta Iacob17
(Fiţa Lovin)(26)
 30
 United States
Julie Shea4
Jan Merrill7
Kathy Mills11
Brenda Webb15
(Cindy Bremser)(23)
(Judy Graham)(85)
 37
 England
Joyce Smith9
Christine Benning12
Penny Yule16
Mary Stewart18
(Kath Binns)(28)
(Wendy Smith)(43)
 55
4 West Germany85
5 Poland122
6 Ireland152
7 Spain159
8 Norway165
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England (ENG)2024
2 Romania (ROU)1113
3 France (FRA)1001
 Ireland (IRL)1001
 Norway (NOR)1001
6 Canada (CAN)0202
 United States (USA)0202
8 Soviet Union (URS)0101
9 Spain (ESP)0022
10 Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (10 nations)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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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See also

References
  1. Marshall, Ron (March 27, 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 October 17, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 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 October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 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 October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 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 October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. 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
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