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 | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 6th |
| Date | 25 March |
| Host city | Glasgow, Scotland  |
| Venue | Bellahouston Park |
| Events | 3 |
| Distances | 12.3 km – Senior men 7.036 km – Junior men 4.728 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 358 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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 39:32 |
| Junior men (7.036 km) |
Mick Morton England | 22:57 | Rob Earl.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 23:10 | Francisco Alario.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 23:11 |
| Senior women (4.728 km) |
Grete Waitz Norway | 16:19 | Natalia Mărăşescu.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 16:49 | Maricica Puică Romania | 16:59 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men |  France | 151 |  United States | 156 | England | 159 |
| Junior men | England | 53 | Canada | 53 | Spain | 54 |
| Senior women | Romania | 30 | United States | 37 | England | 55 |
Race results
Senior men's race (12.3 km)
- For full event details see 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Treacy | Ireland | 39:25 |
 | Aleksandr Antipov | Soviet Union | 39:28 |
 | Karel Lismont | Belgium | 39:32 |
| 4 | Tony Simmons | England | 39:51 |
| 5 | Guy Arbogast | United States | 39:52 |
| 6 | Craig Virgin | United States | 39:54 |
| 7 | Nat Muir | Scotland | 40:00 |
| 8 | Franco Fava |  Italy | 40:03 |
| 9 | Enn Sellik | Soviet Union | 40:08 |
| 10 | Pierre Levisse | France | 40:15 |
| 11 | Steve Jones | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | 40:15 |
| 12 | Adelaziz Bouguerra |  Tunisia | 40:16 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
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151 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States
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156 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England
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159 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Soviet Union | 169 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 173 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ireland | 189 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  West Germany | 240 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Italy | 276 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Morton | England | 22:57 |
| Rob Earl | Canada | 23:10 |
| Francisco Alario | Spain | 23:11 |
| 4 | Constantino Esparcia | Spain | 23:12 |
| 5 | Ronnie Carroll | Ireland | 23:14 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Pasaryuk | Soviet Union | 23:15 |
| 7 | Viktor Zinovyev | Soviet Union | 23:20 |
| 8 | Kevin Dillon | Canada | 23:22 |
| 9 | Eddy de Pauw | Belgium | 23:23 |
| 10 | Rod Berry | United States | 23:24 |
| 11 | Brendan Quinn | Ireland | 23:25 |
| 12 | Yevgeniy Okorokov | Soviet Union | 23:27 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
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53 | ||||||||||||
| Canada
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53 | ||||||||||||
| Spain
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54 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Soviet Union | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ireland | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | United States | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Italy | 111 | ||||||||||||
| 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
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grete Waitz | Norway | 16:19 |
| Natalia Mărăşescu | Romania | 16:49 |
| Maricica Puică | Romania | 16:59 |
| 4 | Julie Shea | United States | 17:12 |
| 5 | Cornelia Bürki |  Switzerland | 17:13 |
| 6 | Monika Greschner | West Germany | 17:14 |
| 7 | Jan Merrill | United States | 17:17 |
| 8 | Georgeta Gazibara | Romania | 17:18 |
| 9 | Joyce Smith | England | 17:23 |
| 10 | Carmen Valero | Spain | 17:26 |
| 11 | Kathy Mills | United States | 17:27 |
| 12 | Christine Benning | England | 17:28 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania
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30 | ||||||||||||
| United States
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37 | ||||||||||||
| England
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55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | West Germany | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Poland | 122 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ireland | 152 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Spain | 159 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Norway | 165 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England (ENG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 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 358 athletes from 27 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]
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See also
References
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 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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