1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Chepstow, Wales, at the Chepstow Racecourse on 28 February 1976. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 4th |
| Date | 28 February |
| Host city | Chepstow, Wales .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
| Venue | Chepstow Racecourse |
| Events | 3 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 7.8 km – Junior men 4.8 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 306 athletes from 21 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 km) |
Carlos Lopes Portugal | 34:47.8 | Tony Simmons England | 35:04 | Bernie Ford England | 35:07 |
| Junior men (7.8 km) |
Eric Hulst United States | 23:53.8 | Thom Hunt United States | 24:06.8 | Nat Muir Scotland | 24:17 |
| Senior women (4.8 km) |
Carmen Valero.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 16:19.4 | Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union | 16:39 | Gabriella Dorio Italy | 16:56 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | England | 90 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 118 |  France | 187 |
| Junior men | United States | 16 | Spain | 60 | England | 91 |
| Senior women | Soviet Union | 33 | Italy | 59 | United States | 64 |
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
- For full event details see 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Carlos Lopes | Portugal | 34:47.8 |
 | Tony Simmons | England | 35:04 |
 | Bernie Ford | England | 35:07 |
| 4 | Karel Lismont | Belgium | 35:08 |
| 5 | Detlef Uhlemann |  West Germany | 35:09 |
| 6 | Enn Sellik | Soviet Union | 35:17 |
| 7 | Gary Tuttle | United States | 35:19 |
| 8 | Franco Fava | Italy | 35:21 |
| 9 | Jacques Boxberger | France | 35:24 |
| 10 | Tapio Kantanen |  Finland | 35:28 |
| 11 | Mariano Haro | Spain | 35:28 |
| 12 | Vladimir Merkushin | Soviet Union | 35:30 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium
|
118 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France
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187 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Soviet Union | 219 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Italy | 224 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | United States | 243 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | West Germany | 292 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wales | 304 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.8 km)
- For full event details see 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hulst | United States | 23:53.8 |
| Thom Hunt | United States | 24:06.8 |
| Nat Muir | Scotland | 24:17 |
| 4 | Thierry Watrice | France | 24:23 |
| 5 | Alberto Salazar | United States | 24:36 |
| 6 | Yahia Hadka |  Morocco | 24:38 |
| 7 | Nick Lees | England | 24:42 |
| 8 | Don Moses | United States | 24:43 |
| 9 | Santiago Llorente | Spain | 24:45 |
| 10 | Harry Servranckx | Belgium | 24:46 |
| 11 | Marty Froelick | United States | 24:47 |
| 12 | José Luis González | Spain | 24:49 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
16 | ||||||||||||
| Spain
|
60 | ||||||||||||
| England
|
91 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Italy | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Morocco | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | West Germany | 115 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 120 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Belgium | 125 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.8 km)
- For full event details see 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Valero | Spain | 16:19.4 |
| Tatyana Kazankina | Soviet Union | 16:39 |
| Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 16:56 |
| 4 | Ann Yeoman | England | 16:57 |
| 5 | Renata Pentlinowska |  Poland | 17:00 |
| 6 | Joëlle Debrouwer | France | 17:01 |
| 7 | Lynn Bjorklund | United States | 17:02 |
| 8 | Giana Romanova | Soviet Union | 17:03 |
| 9 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 17:04 |
| 10 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | 17:05 |
| 11 | Tatyana Galstyan | Soviet Union | 17:06 |
| 12 | Raisa Katyukova | Soviet Union | 17:07 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
33 | ||||||||||||
| Italy
|
59 | ||||||||||||
| United States
|
64 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | England | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Poland | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | France | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Belgium | 120 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  Ireland | 122 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
- 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 306 athletes from 21 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]
See also
References
- Marshall, Ron (1 March 1976), Scots are left behind in big race - When England walked off with the team awards at the first International Cross-Country Championship, in 1903 at Hamilton, a Scottish official, in writing of the trophy up for annual competition, said: "It is very handsome and I am only sorry that so far as Scotland is concerned we have probably seen the last of it for a number of years"..., Glasgow Herald, p. 17, retrieved 17 October 2013
- Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Chepstow Date: Saturday, February 28, 1976, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 17 October 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.8km CC Men - Chepstow Date: Saturday, February 28, 1976, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 17 October 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.8km CC Women - Chepstow Date: Saturday, February 28, 1976, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 17 October 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 9 October 2013
- 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 9 October 2013
External links
International cross country running championships | ||
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| World |  | |
| Continental | ||
| Regional | ||
See also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972) | ||
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