1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Limerick, Ireland, at the Greenpark Racecourse on March 25, 1979. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition7th
DateMarch 25
Host cityLimerick, Munster, Ireland
VenueGreenpark Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7.36 km – Junior men
5.04 km – Senior women
Participation383 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 km)		 John Treacy
 Ireland		37:20 Bronisław Malinowski
 Poland		37:29 Aleksandr Antipov
 Soviet Union		37:30
Junior men
(7.36 km)		 Eddy de Pauw
 Belgium		23:02 Steve Binns
 England		23:09 Ildar Denikeyev
 Soviet Union		23:20
Senior women
(5.04 km)		 Grete Waitz
 Norway		16:48 Raisa Smekhnova
 Soviet Union		17:14 Ellison Goodall
 United States		17:18
Team
Senior men  England119  Ireland198  Soviet Union210
Junior men  Spain57  England74  Soviet Union75
Senior women  United States29  Soviet Union48  England68

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)
For full event details see 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
John Treacy Ireland37:20
Bronisław Malinowski Poland37:29
Aleksandr Antipov Soviet Union37:30
4Tony Simmons Wales37:38
5Léon Schots Belgium37:42
6Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer Czechoslovakia37:45
7Steve Jones Wales37:46
8Frank Zimmermann West Germany37:48
9Julian Goater England37:53
10Nat Muir Scotland38:01
11Danny McDaid Ireland38:02
12Bogusław Mamiński Poland38:04
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 England
Julian Goater9
Mike McLeod14
Andy Holden20
Nick Rose21
Bernie Ford22
Nick Lees33
(Roy Bailey)(37)
(Ken Newton)(73)
(Barry Smith)(89)
 119
 Ireland
John Treacy1
Danny McDaid11
Gerry Deegan43
Mick O'Shea46
Donie Walsh47
Tony Brien50
(Eamonn Coghlan)(70)
(Ray Treacy)(79)
(Eddie Leddy)(127)
 198
 Soviet Union
Aleksandr Antipov3
Leonid Moseyev18
Yuriy Mikhailov35
Enn Sellik38
Aleksandr Fedotkin48
Vladimir Merkushin68
(Valeriy Abramov)(75)
 210
4 West Germany211
5 Belgium231
6 Australia233
7 Poland320
8 United States341
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.36 km)
For full event details see 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Eddy de Pauw Belgium23:02
Steve Binns England23:09
Ildar Denikeyev Soviet Union23:20
4Jeff Nelson United States23:22
5Ian Clarke Canada23:29
6Roberto Antiga Italy23:31
7Faisal Touzri Tunisia23:32
8Jorge García Spain23:33
9Ezequiel Canario Portugal23:34
10Ian Campbell Scotland23:35
11Alastair Douglas Scotland23:36
12Jim Hill United States23:37
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Spain
Jorge García8
Pedro Garin14
Valentin Rodríguez17
José Maestra18
(José Manuel Boix)(37)
(Javier Castelló)(72)
 57
 England
Steve Binns2
Colin Moore15
Geoff Turnbull27
Dave Lewis30
(Steve Cram)(36)
(Sean Connolly)(64)
 74
 Soviet Union
Ildar Denikeyev3
Sergey Kiselyov16
Vladimir Bezlepkin25
Abdurachman Ibragimov31
 75
4 Ireland90
5 Italy101
6 Scotland101
7 United States106
8 Canada125
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (5.04 km)
For full event details see 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Grete Waitz Norway16:48
Raisa Smekhnova Soviet Union17:14
Ellison Goodall United States17:18
4Ellen Wessinghage West Germany17:23
5Svetlana Ulmasova Soviet Union17:25
6Mary Purcell Ireland17:26
7Jan Merrill United States17:33
8Julie Shea United States17:41
9Ann Ford England17:42
10Cristina Tomasini Italy17:46
11Margaret Groos United States17:47
12Giana Romanova Soviet Union17:48
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 United States
Ellison Goodall3
Jan Merrill7
Julie Shea8
Margaret Groos11
(Jennifer White)(19)
(Julie Brown)(36)
 29
 Soviet Union
Raisa Smekhnova2
Svetlana Ulmasova5
Giana Romanova12
Raisa Belusova29
(Raisa Sadreydinova)(53)
 48
 England
Ann Ford9
Penny Yule15
Paula Fudge17
Regina Joyce27
(Glynis Penny)(32)
(Ruth Smeeth)(42)
 68
4 West Germany101
5 New Zealand107
6 Norway134
7 Ireland136
8 France141
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Ireland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England (ENG)1214
2 Ireland (IRL)*1102
3 United States (USA)1012
4 Belgium (BEL)1001
 Norway (NOR)1001
 Spain (ESP)1001
7 Soviet Union (URS)0246
8 Poland (POL)0101
Totals (8 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 383 athletes from 27 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]

See also

References
  1. Marshall, Ron (March 19, 1973), 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 October 18, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 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 October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 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 October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 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 October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 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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