1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Hippodrome de Longchamp on March 9, 1980. A report on the event was given in the Evening Times.[1]

1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition8th
DateMarch 9
Host cityParis, France
VenueHippodrome de Longchamp
Events3
Distances12.58 km – Senior men
7.41 km – Junior men
4.82 km – Senior women
Participation381 athletes from
28 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
(12.58 km)
Craig Virgin
 United States
37:01 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann
 West Germany
37:02 Nick Rose
 England
37:05
Junior men
(7.41 km)
Jorge García
 Spain
22:17 Valeriy Gryaznov
 Soviet Union
22:23 Ed Eyestone
 United States
22:27
Senior women
(4.82 km)
Grete Waitz
 Norway
15:05 Irina Bondarchuk
 Soviet Union
15:49 Yelena Chernysheva
 Soviet Union
15:52
Team
Senior men  England100  United States163  Belgium175
Junior men  Soviet Union50  United States75  Spain79
Senior women  Soviet Union15  England49  United States49

Race results

Senior men's race (12.58 km)

For full event details see 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Craig Virgin United States37:01
Hans-Jürgen Orthmann West Germany37:02
Nick Rose England37:05
4Léon Schots Belgium37:11
5John Robson Scotland37:20
6Aleksandr Antipov Soviet Union37:21
7Leonid Moseyev Soviet Union37:21
8Antonio Prieto Spain37:21
9Steve Jones Wales37:23
10Bernie Ford England37:25
11Karel Lismont Belgium37:27
12Daniel Dillon United States37:28
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 England
Nick Rose3
Bernie Ford10
Barry Smith14
Steve Kenyon17
Nick Lees19
Graham Tuck37
(Hugh Jones)(40)
(Nick Brawn)(64)
(Barry Knight)(92)
100
 United States
Craig Virgin1
Daniel Dillon12
Kenneth Martin23
Steve Plasencia36
Don Clary43
Mark Anderson48
(Duncan Macdonald)(104)
(Jon Sinclair)(116)
(Guy Arbogast)(DNF)
163
 Belgium
Léon Schots4
Karel Lismont11
Alex Hagelsteens21
Eddy de Pauw38
Frank Grillaert44
Roger de Vogel57
(Johan Geirnaert)(107)
(Willy Polleunis)(DNF)
(Robert Lismont)(DNF)
175
4 France184
5 Soviet Union246
6 Spain251
7 Scotland312
8 Algeria324
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.41 km)

For full event details see 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Jorge García Spain22:17
Valeriy Gryaznov Soviet Union22:23
Ed Eyestone United States22:27
4Denis Stark Canada22:34
5Tom Downs United States22:34
6Sergey Kiselyov Soviet Union22:36
7Ildar Denikeyev Soviet Union22:38
8Guy Léfèvre Belgium22:41
9Andrea Prassedi Italy22:47
10Paul Davies-Hale England22:52
11William Graham United States22:53
12Gary Huckwell England22:58
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Soviet Union
Valeriy Gryaznov2
Sergey Kiselyov6
Ildar Denikeyev7
Sergey Mishin35
(Dmitriy Ditlashok)(52)
50
 United States
Ed Eyestone3
Tom Downs5
William Graham11
Eric Sappenfield56
(Daniel Caprioglio)(82)
(Farron Fields)(88)
75
 Spain
Jorge García1
José Fernández20
Miguel Rubio24
Julio Perez34
(Pedro Garin)(51)
(Francisco Erneta)(61)
79
4 Belgium86
5 England89
6 Canada90
7 Italy101
8 Algeria136
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.82 km)

For full event details see 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Grete Waitz Norway15:05
Irina Bondarchuk Soviet Union15:49
Yelena Chernysheva Soviet Union15:52
4Giana Romanova Soviet Union15:53
5Jan Merrill United States15:57
6Svetlana Ulmasova Soviet Union16:00
7Penny Forse England16:04
8Ellen Wessinghage West Germany16:05
9Kath Binns England16:06
10Margaret Groos United States16:09
11Raisa Smekhnova Soviet Union16:09
12Cristina Tomasini Italy16:10
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Soviet Union
Irina Bondarchuk2
Yelena Chernysheva3
Giana Romanova4
Svetlana Ulmasova6
(Raisa Smekhnova)(11)
(Tatyana Sychova)(45)
15
 England
Penny Forse7
Kath Binns9
Sandra Arthurton14
Ruth Smeeth19
(Regina Joyce)(30)
(Angela Mason)(80)
49
 United States
Jan Merrill5
Margaret Groos10
Julie Shea13
Brenda Webb21
(Joan Benoit)(26)
(Ellison Goodall)(35)
49
4 Norway71
5 Italy101
6 Canada110
7 West Germany132
8 France174
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)2215
2 United States (USA)1225
3 England (ENG)1113
4 Spain (ESP)1012
5 Norway (NOR)1001
6 West Germany (FRG)0101
7 Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (7 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 381 athletes from 28 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]

See also

References

  1. Robson fifth - Scotland's John Robson finished fifth in the world cross country championship at Longchamp racecourse in Paris yesterday..., Evening Times, March 10, 1980, p. 16, retrieved October 18, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, 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 - 4.5km CC Women - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.