1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Senior women's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	6th
Date	March 25
Host city	Glasgow, Scotland
Location	Bellahouston Park
Nations participating	18
Athletes participating	99
Races	1
Distances	4.728 km – Senior women
← 1977 Düsseldorf 1979 Limerick →

The Senior women's race at 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,^[2] medallists, ^[3] and the results of British athletes^[4] were published.

Race results

Senior women's race (4.728 km)

Individual

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
13	Agnese Possamai	Italy	17:32
14	Mary Purcell	Ireland	17:35
15	Brenda Webb	United States	17:36
16	Penny Yule	England	17:37
17	Antoaneta Iacob	Romania	17:37
18	Mary Stewart	England	17:39
19	Tatyana Kazankina	Soviet Union	17:43
20	Celina Sokolowska	Poland	17:44
21	Christa Vahlensieck	West Germany	17:45
22	Judith Shepherd	Scotland	17:50
23	Cindy Bremser	United States	17:51
24	Kathy d'Arcy	Canada	17:53
25	Brigitte Kraus	West Germany	17:54
26	Fiţa Lovin	Romania	17:55
27	Renata Pyrr	Poland	17:56
28	Kath Binns	England	17:57
29	Renata Pentlinowska	Poland	17:58
30	Joëlle Debrouwer	France	17:59
31	Veronica Duffy	Ireland	18:01
32	Loa Olafsson	Denmark	18:01
33	Renate Kieninger	West Germany	18:02
34	Tineke Kluft	Netherlands	18:03
35	Cristina Tomasini	Italy	18:05
36	Connie Olsen	Denmark	18:05
37	Pilar Fernandez	Spain	18:06
38	Nancy Rooks	Canada	18:06
39	Chantal Navarro	France	18:09
40	Nina Shrynikova	Soviet Union	18:12
41	Margherita Gargano	Italy	18:13
42	Joëlle Audibert	France	18:14
43	Wendy Smith	England	18:15
44	Nadine Claes	Belgium	18:15
45	Maria Mödl	West Germany	18:17
46	Monika Gaisjier	Poland	18:17
47	Monique Seys	Belgium	18:18
48	Christine Ward	Ireland	18:18
49	Mona Kleppe	Norway	18:18
50	Encarnación Escudero	Spain	18:18
51	Marijke Moser	Switzerland	18:20
52	Brigit de Nijs	Netherlands	18:20
53	Magda Ilands	Belgium	18:20
54	Magda Kubasiewicz	Canada	18:21
55	Véronique Renties	France	18:23
56	Svetlana Ulmasova	Soviet Union	18:28
57	Heidi Vien	Norway	18:29
58	Oddrun Mosling	Norway	18:29
59	Kate Davis	Ireland	18:30
60	Carla Beurskens	Netherlands	18:35
61	Elsbeth Liebi	Switzerland	18:36
62	Montserrat Abello	Spain	18:41
63	Hilary Hollick	Wales	18:43
64	Bernadette van Roy	Belgium	18:44
65	Denise Verhaert	Belgium	18:45
66	May-Britt Stange	Norway	18:46
67	Sara Neil	Canada	18:48
68	Derbhla Mellerick	Ireland	18:50
69	Margaret Coomber	Scotland	18:50
70	Raisa Sadreydinova	Soviet Union	18:52
71	Danuta Zbiewski	Poland	18:53
72	Ulrike Kullmann	West Germany	18:54
73	Annie van Stiphout	Netherlands	18:55
74	Gabriela Gorzynska	Poland	18:59
75	Barbara Bendler	Switzerland	19:01
76	Mercedes Calleja	Spain	19:04
77	Janet Downton	Canada	19:05
78	Viviane Croisé	France	19:07
79	Fiona McQueen	Scotland	19:12
80	Lone Dybdahl	Denmark	19:13
81	Amelia Lorza Lopez	Spain	19:14
82	Annick Loir	France	19:17
83	Jean Lochhead	Wales	19:19
84	Siobhan Lonergan	Ireland	19:33
85	Judy Graham	United States	19:47
86	Kersti Jakobsen	Denmark	19:55
87	Janet Higgins	Scotland	19:59
88	Karin de Nijs	Netherlands	20:03
89	Kerry Robinson	Scotland	20:07
90	Valentina Ilynikh	Soviet Union	20:09
91	Violet Hope	Scotland	20:19
92	Anna James	Wales	20:28
93	Ann-Marie Fox	Wales	20:37
94	Karina Bennike	Denmark	21:10
95	Jean Cameron	Canada
96	Ann Disley	Wales
97	Carol Nicholas	Wales
—	Silvana Cruciata	Italy	DNF
—	Gabriella Dorio	Italy	DNF

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

Monika Greschner	6
Christa Vahlensieck	21
Brigitte Kraus	25
Renate Kieninger	33
(Maria Mödl)	(45)
(Ulrike Kullmann)	(72)

Poland

Celina Sokolowska	20
Renata Pyrr	27
Renata Pentlinowska	29
Monika Gaisjier	46
(Danuta Zbiewski)	(71)
(Gabriela Gorzynska)	(74)

122

Ireland

Mary Purcell	14
Veronica Duffy	31
Christine Ward	48
Kate Davis	59
(Derbhla Mellerick)	(68)
(Siobhan Lonergan)	(84)

152

Spain

Carmen Valero	10
Pilar Fernandez	37
Encarnación Escudero	50
Montserrat Abello	62
(Mercedes Calleja)	(76)
(Amelia Lorza Lopez)	(81)

159

Norway

Grete Waitz	1
Mona Kleppe	49
Heidi Vien	57
Oddrun Mosling	58
(May-Britt Stange)	(66)

165

France

Joëlle Debrouwer	30
Chantal Navarro	39
Joëlle Audibert	42
Véronique Renties	55
(Viviane Croisé)	(78)
(Annick Loir)	(82)

166

Canada

Kathy d'Arcy	24
Nancy Rooks	38
Magda Kubasiewicz	54
Sara Neil	67
(Janet Downton)	(77)
(Jean Cameron)	(95)

183

Soviet Union

Tatyana Kazankina	19
Nina Shrynikova	40
Svetlana Ulmasova	56
Raisa Sadreydinova	70
(Valentina Ilynikh)	(90)

185

Switzerland

Cornelia Bürki	5
Marijke Moser	51
Elsbeth Liebi	61
Barbara Bendler	75

192

Belgium

Nadine Claes	44
Monique Seys	47
Magda Ilands	53
Bernadette van Roy	64
(Denise Verhaert)	(65)

208

Netherlands

Tineke Kluft	34
Brigit de Nijs	52
Carla Beurskens	60
Annie van Stiphout	73
(Karin de Nijs)	(88)

219

Denmark

Loa Olafsson	32
Connie Olsen	36
Lone Dybdahl	80
Kersti Jakobsen	86
(Karina Bennike)	(94)

234

Scotland

Judith Shepherd	22
Margaret Coomber	69
Fiona McQueen	79
Janet Higgins	87
(Kerry Robinson)	(89)
(Violet Hope)	(91)

257

Wales

Hilary Hollick	63
Jean Lochhead	83
Anna James	92
Ann-Marie Fox	93
(Ann Disley)	(96)
(Carol Nicholas)	(97)

331

DNF

Italy

(Agnese Possamai)	(13)
(Cristina Tomasini)	(35)
(Margherita Gargano)	(41)
(Silvana Cruciata)	(DNF)
(Gabriella Dorio)	(DNF)

DNF

Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 99 athletes from 18 countries in the Senior women's race, one athlete less than the official number published.^[4]

Belgium (5)
Canada (6)
Denmark (5)
England (6)
France (6)
Ireland (6)

Italy (5)
Netherlands (5)
Norway (5)
Poland (6)
Romania (5)
Scotland (6)

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 (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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