1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	7th
Date	March 25
Host city	Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Location	Greenpark Racecourse
Nations participating	27
Athletes participating	383
Races	3
Distances	12 km – Senior men 7.36 km – Junior men 5.04 km – Senior women
← 1978 Glasgow 1980 Paris →

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]

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	England	119	Ireland	198	Soviet Union	210
Junior men	Spain	57	England	74	Soviet Union	75
Senior women	United States	29	Soviet Union	48	England	68

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
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	John Treacy	Ireland	37:20
02 !	Bronisław Malinowski	Poland	37:29
03 !	Aleksandr Antipov	Soviet Union	37:30
4	Tony Simmons	Wales	37:38
5	Léon Schots	Belgium	37:42
6	Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer	Czechoslovakia	37:45
7	Steve Jones	Wales	37:46
8	Frank Zimmermann	West Germany	37:48
9	Julian Goater	England	37:53
10	Nat Muir	Scotland	38:01
11	Danny McDaid	Ireland	38:02
12	Bogusław Mamiński	Poland	38:04
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

England

Julian Goater	9
Mike McLeod	14
Andy Holden	20
Nick Rose	21
Bernie Ford	22
Nick Lees	33
(Roy Bailey)	(37)
(Ken Newton)	(73)
(Barry Smith)	(89)

119

Ireland

John Treacy	1
Danny McDaid	11
Gerry Deegan	43
Mick O'Shea	46
Donal Walsh	47
Tony Brien	50
(Eamonn Coghlan)	(70)
(Ray Treacy)	(79)
(Eddie Leddy)	(127)

198

Soviet Union

Aleksandr Antipov	3
Leonid Moseyev	18
Yuriy Mikhailov	35
Enn Sellik	38
Aleksandr Fedotkin	48
Vladimir Merkushin	68
(Valeriy Abramov)	(75)

210

West Germany

211

Belgium

231

Australia

233

Poland

320

United States

341

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
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Eddy de Pauw	Belgium	23:02
02 !	Steve Binns	England	23:09
03 !	Ildar Denikeyev	Soviet Union	23:20
4	Jeff Nelson	United States	23:22
5	Ian Clarke	Canada	23:29
6	Roberto Antiga	Italy	23:31
7	Faisal Touzri	Tunisia	23:32
8	Jorge García	Spain	23:33
9	Ezequiel Canario	Portugal	23:34
10	Ian Campbell	Scotland	23:35
11	Alastair Douglas	Scotland	23:36
12	Jim Hill	United States	23:37
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Spain

Jorge García	8
Pedro Garin	14
Valentin Rodríguez	17
José Maestra	18
(José Manuel Boix)	(37)
(Javier Castelló)	(72)

England

Steve Binns	2
Colin Moore	15
Geoff Turnbull	27
Dave Lewis	30
(Steve Cram)	(36)
(Sean Connolly)	(64)

Soviet Union

Ildar Denikeyev	3
Sergey Kiselyov	16
Vladimir Bezlepkin	25
Abdurachman Ibragimov	31

Ireland

Italy

101

Scotland

101

United States

106

Canada

125

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
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Grete Waitz	Norway	16:48
02 !	Raisa Smekhnova	Soviet Union	17:14
03 !	Ellison Goodall	United States	17:18
4	Ellen Wessinghage	West Germany	17:23
5	Svetlana Ulmasova	Soviet Union	17:25
6	Mary Purcell	Ireland	17:26
7	Jan Merrill	United States	17:33
8	Julie Shea	United States	17:41
9	Ann Ford	England	17:42
10	Cristina Tomasini	Italy	17:46
11	Margaret Groos	United States	17:47
12	Giana Romanova	Soviet Union	17:48
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

United States

Ellison Goodall	3
Jan Merrill	7
Julie Shea	8
Margaret Groos	11
(Jennifer White)	(19)
(Julie Brown)	(36)

Soviet Union

Raisa Smekhnova	2
Svetlana Ulmasova	5
Giana Romanova	12
Raisa Belusova	29
(Raisa Sadreydinova)	(53)

England

Ann Ford	9
Penny Yule	15
Paula Fudge	17
Regina Joyce	27
(Glynis Penny)	(32)
(Ruth Smeeth)	(42)

West Germany

101

New Zealand

107

Norway

134

Ireland

136

France

141

Full results

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

Medal table (unofficial)

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	1	2	1	4
2	Ireland	1	1	0	2
3	United States	1	0	1	2
4	Belgium	1	0	0	1
	Norway	1	0	0	1
	Spain	1	0	0	1
7	Soviet Union	0	2	4	6
8	Poland	0	1	0	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 383 athletes from 27 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.^[6]

Australia (11)
Austria (7)
Belgium (21)
Canada (20)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (21)
England (21)
France (21)
Ireland (21)

Israel (4)
Italy (21)
Lebanon (1)
Netherlands (11)
New Zealand (15)
Northern Ireland (21)
Norway (11)
Poland (6)
Portugal (13)

Scotland (21)
Soviet Union (16)
Spain (21)
Sweden (5)
Switzerland (7)
Tunisia (6)
United States (20)
Wales (21)
West Germany (19)

References

↑ 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
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 18, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.4km CC Men - Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 18, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.0km CC Women -Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 18, 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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