1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

The Junior men's race at 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]

Junior men's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition7th
DateMarch 25
Host cityLimerick, Munster, Ireland
VenueGreenpark Racecourse
Events1
Distances7.36 km – Junior men
Participation92 athletes from
16 nations

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Race results

Individual
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
8Jordi García Spain23:33
9Ezequiel Canario Portugal23:34
10Ian Campbell Scotland23:35
11Alastair Douglas Scotland23:36
12Jim Hill United States23:37
13Ronnie Carroll Ireland23:38
14Pedro Garin Spain23:39
15Colin Moore England23:40
16Sergey Kiselyov Soviet Union23:41
17Valentin Rodríguez Spain23:42
18José Maestra Spain23:43
19Andrea Prassedi Italy23:44
20Paul Moloney Ireland23:45
21Guy Léfèvre Belgium23:46
22Denis Stark Canada23:47
23Graham Williamson Scotland23:48
24Herb Wills United States23:49
25Vladimir Bezlepkin Soviet Union23:53
26Jean-Louis Prianon France23:54
27Geoff Turnbull England23:55
28Brendan Quinn Ireland23:56
29Brian O'Keefe Ireland23:58
30Dave Lewis England23:59
31Abdurachman Ibragimov Soviet Union24:01
32Ulrich Renz West Germany24:03
33James Fallon Ireland24:04
34Mauro Perna Italy24:05
35Pascal Debacker France24:06
36Steve Cram England24:08
37José Manuel Boix Spain24:10
38Mohammed Chouri Tunisia24:11
39Steven Snell Canada24:12
40Herbert Renz West Germany24:13
41Heinrich Kipp Denmark24:15
42Antonio Zumbo Italy24:20
43Peter Horak West Germany24:21
44Jean-Luc Taif France24:22
45Yazid Abnouri France24:23
46Steve Blakemore Wales24:24
47Carlos Pereira Portugal24:25
48Habib Romdani Tunisia24:26
49Erwin Nothelfer West Germany24:28
50Jim Haughey Northern Ireland24:30
51Howard Parsell Wales24:31
52Eddy Stevens Belgium24:32
53Henrik Jørgensen Denmark24:33
54Paul Donovan Ireland24:34
55Gerhard Lindner West Germany24:35
56Sergio Lena Italy24:36
57Peter Fox Scotland24:38
58Peter Daenens Belgium24:40
59Aldo Bartolini Canada24:42
60Chris Buckley Wales24:43
61Gabriele Bettati Italy24:44
62Iain Hill Northern Ireland24:48
63Luis Pinhal Portugal24:51
64Sean Connolly England24:52
65Abderrazak Gtari Tunisia24:53
66John Gregorek United States24:54
67Henrik Albahn Denmark24:55
68David Kirk Scotland24:56
69Tom Melville Northern Ireland24:57
70Steen Christensen Denmark25:01
71Mike Sheely United States25:02
72Jordi Castelló Spain25:06
73Luc de Koster Belgium25:08
74Ewen Martin Wales25:10
75Paul Lanfear Wales25:13
76Sören Egge Rasmussen Denmark25:15
77Dallas Alleire Canada25:16
78John McCreedy Northern Ireland25:18
79Alan Scharsu United States25:21
80Serge Moro-Sibilot France25:21
81Mohamed Hadj Gasmi Tunisia25:23
82Tom Breen Northern Ireland25:27
83Mohamed Salah Chebbi Tunisia25:39
84Jos Maes Belgium25:42
85Ieuan Ellis Wales25:43
86Duncan McTavish Scotland25:54
87João Campos Portugal25:58
88Mickey Rooney Northern Ireland26:07
89Jean-Baptiste Protais France26:14
90Ove Jensen Denmark26:25
—Antonio Leitão PortugalDNF
—Eliseo Rios PortugalDNF

Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Spain
Jorge García8
Pedro Garin14
Valentin Rodríguez17
José Maestra18
(José Manuel Boix)(37)
(Jordi 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 Ireland
Ronnie Carroll13
Paul Moloney20
Brendan Quinn28
Brian O'Keefe29
(James Fallon)(33)
(Paul Donovan)(54)
 90
5 Italy
Roberto Antiga6
Andrea Prassedi19
Mauro Perna34
Antonio Zumbo42
(Sergio Lena)(56)
(Gabriele Bettati)(61)
 101
6 Scotland
Ian Campbell10
Alastair Douglas11
Graham Williamson23
Peter Fox57
(David Kirk)(68)
(Duncan McTavish)(86)
 101
7 United States
Jeff Nelson4
Jim Hill12
Herb Wills24
John Gregorek66
(Mike Sheely)(71)
(Alan Scharsu)(79)
 106
8 Canada
Ian Clarke5
Denis Stark22
Steven Snell39
Aldo Bartolini59
(Dallas Alleire)(77)
 125
9 Belgium
Eddy de Pauw1
Guy Léfèvre21
Eddy Stevens52
Peter Daenens58
(Luc de Koster)(73)
(Jos Maes)(84)
 132
10 France
Jean-Louis Prianon26
Pascal Debacker35
Jean-Luc Taif44
Yazid Abnouri45
(Serge Moro-Sibilot)(80)
(Jean-Baptiste Protais)(89)
 150
11 Tunisia
Faisal Touzri7
Mohammed Chouri38
Habib Romdani48
Abderrazak Gtari65
(Mohamed Hadj Gasmi)(81)
(Mohamed Salah Chebbi)(83)
 158
12 West Germany
Ulrich Renz32
Herbert Renz40
Peter Horak43
Erwin Nothelfer49
(Gerhard Lindner)(55)
 164
13 Portugal
Ezequiel Canario9
Carlos Pereira47
Luis Pinhal63
João Campos87
(Antonio Leitão)(DNF)
(Eliseo Rios)(DNF)
 206
14 Denmark
Heinrich Kipp41
Henrik Jørgensen53
Henrik Albahn67
Steen Christensen70
(Sören Egge Rasmussen)(76)
(Ove Jensen)(90)
 231
15 Wales
Steve Blakemore46
Howard Parsell51
Chris Buckley60
Ewen Martin74
(Paul Lanfear)(75)
(Ieuan Ellis)(85)
 231
16 Northern Ireland
Jim Haughey50
Iain Hill62
Tom Melville69
John McCreedy78
(Tom Breen)(82)
(Mickey Rooney)(88)
 259
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 92 athletes from 16 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

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 - 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)
  3. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. 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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