1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	6th
Date	March 25
Host city	Glasgow, Scotland
Location	Bellahouston Park
Nations participating	27
Athletes participating	358
Races	3
Distances	12.3 km – Senior men 7.036 km – Junior men 4.728 km – Senior women
← 1977 Düsseldorf 1979 Limerick →

The 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Bellahouston Park on March 25, 1978. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1]

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 Belgium	39:32
Junior men (7.036 km)	Mick Morton England	22:57	Rob Earl Canada	23:10	Francisco Alario Spain	23:11
Senior women (4.728 km)	Grete Waitz Norway	16:19	Natalia Mărăşescu 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

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	John Treacy	Ireland	39:25
02 !	Aleksandr Antipov	Soviet Union	39:28
03 !	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	Wales	40:15
12	Adelaziz Bouguerra	Tunisia	40:16
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

France

Pierre Levisse	10
Lucien Rault	13
Radhouane Bouster	18
Alex Gonzalez	32
Thierry Watrice	35
Jean-Paul Gomez	43
(Jean-Luc Paugam)	(63)
(Jean-Luc Lemire)	(64)
(Dominique Coux)	(105)

151

United States

Guy Arbogast	5
Craig Virgin	6
Greg Meyer	20
Jeff Wells	29
Bill Rodgers	44
Mike Roche	52
(Marc Hunter)	(72)
(Charles Vigil)	(73)
(Bobb Thomas)	(99)

156

England

Tony Simmons	4
Jon Wild	15
Neil Coupland	28
Mike McLeod	30
Ken Newton	40
Steve Kenyon	42
(Graham Tuck)	(48)
(Alwyn Dewhirst)	(56)
(Bernie Ford)	(62)

159

Soviet Union

169

Belgium

173

Ireland

189

West Germany

240

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

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Mick Morton	England	22:57
02 !	Rob Earl	Canada	23:10
03 !	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

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

England

Mick Morton	1
Eddie White	13
David Beaver	15
Peter Elletson	24
(Simon Catchpole)	(44)
(Adrian Stewart)	(59)

Canada

Rob Earl	2
Kevin Dillon	8
Rob Lonergan	14
Jim Groves	29
(Raymond Paulins)	(32)
(Tony Hatherly)	(50)

Spain

Francisco Alario	3
Constantino Esparcia	4
Argimiro González	16
Valentin Rodríguez	31
(Francisco Cortés)	(53)
(Carlos Quirce)	(57)

Soviet Union

Belgium

Ireland

United States

110

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

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Grete Waitz	Norway	16:19
02 !	Natalia Mărăşescu	Romania	16:49
03 !	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

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Romania

Natalia Mărăşescu	2
Maricica Puică	3
Georgeta Gazibara	8
Antoaneta Iacob	17
(Fiţa Lovin)	(26)

United States

Julie Shea	4
Jan Merrill	7
Kathy Mills	11
Brenda Webb	15
(Cindy Bremser)	(23)
(Judy Graham)	(85)

England

Joyce Smith	9
Christine Benning	12
Penny Yule	16
Mary Stewart	18
(Kath Binns)	(28)
(Wendy Smith)	(43)

West Germany

Poland

122

Ireland

152

Spain

159

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	2	0	2	4
2	Romania	1	1	1	3
3	France	1	0	0	1
	Ireland	1	0	0	1
	Norway	1	0	0	1
6	Canada	0	2	0	2
6	United States	0	2	0	2
8	Soviet Union	0	1	0	1
9	Spain	0	0	2	2
10	Belgium	0	0	1	1
Total		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]

Austria (7)
Belgium (19)
Canada (18)
Denmark (5)
England (21)
France (21)
Iceland (6)
Ireland (21)
Italy (17)

Japan (9)
Morocco (15)
Netherlands (12)
Nigeria (6)
Northern Ireland (14)
Norway (5)
Poland (6)
Portugal (15)
Romania (5)

Scotland (21)
Soviet Union (18)
Spain (21)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (4)
Tunisia (13)
United States (21)
Wales (21)
West Germany (14)

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), retrieved October 17, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Glasgow Bellahouston Park Date: Sunday, March 26, 1978, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 17, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Glasgow Bellahouston Park Date: Sunday, March 26, 1978, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 17, 2013
↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
1 2 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, retrieved October 9, 2013

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See also: International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972)

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See also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972)

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