1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Senior men's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
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Organisers |
IAAF |
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Edition |
7th |
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Date |
March 25 |
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Host city |
Limerick, Munster, Ireland  |
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Location |
Greenpark Racecourse |
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Nations participating |
26 |
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Athletes participating |
191 |
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Races |
1 |
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Distances |
12 km – Senior men |
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The Senior 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]
Complete results,[2] medallists,
[3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
Individual
Teams
Rank | Team | Points |
01 ! | England
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119 |
02 ! | Ireland
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198 |
03 ! | Soviet Union
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210 |
4 | West Germany
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211 |
5 | Belgium
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231 |
6 | Australia
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233 |
7 | Poland
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320 |
8 | United States
Craig Virgin | 13 |
Daniel Dillon | 44 |
Marc Hunter | 49 |
Bill Donakowski | 64 |
Robbie Perkins | 81 |
Greg Meyer | 90 |
(Steve Flanagan) | (101) |
(Bobb Thomas) | (137) |
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341 |
9 | Spain
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407 |
10 | Italy
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418 |
11 | France
Alex Gonzalez | 25 |
Jean-Paul Gomez | 42 |
Francis Gonzalez | 54 |
Jean-Luc Paugam | 88 |
Guy Bourban | 103 |
Jean-Marie Conrath | 113 |
(Christian Cairoche) | (131) |
(Philippe Legrand) | (135) |
(Philippe Daniel) | (140) |
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425 |
12 | Netherlands
Klaas Lok | 28 |
Gerd Tebroke | 30 |
Henk Mentink | 82 |
Tonni Luttikhold | 84 |
Piet Vonck | 116 |
Joost Borm | 118 |
(Gerard Nijboer) | (129) |
(Hans Koeleman) | (162) |
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458 |
13 | New Zealand
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461 |
14 | Scotland
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486 |
15 | Wales
Tony Simmons | 4 |
Steve Jones | 7 |
Peter Baker | 107 |
Clive Thomas | 114 |
Edmund Turner | 130 |
John Davies | 141 |
(Roger Hackney) | (153) |
(Dic Evans) | (161) |
(Mick Morris) | (169) |
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503 |
16 | Canada
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552 |
17 | Switzerland
Pierre Délèze | 71 |
Fredi Griner | 83 |
Hugo Wey | 98 |
Guido Rhyn | 102 |
Jean-Pierre Berset | 104 |
Blaise Schull | 117 |
(Werner Meier) | (165) |
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575 |
18 | Norway
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669 |
19 | Portugal
Fernando Mamede | 41 |
Aniceto Simoes | 94 |
Manuel Paiva | 122 |
José Sena | 132 |
José Simoes | 147 |
Helder de Jesús | 160 |
(Carlos Cabral) | (168) |
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696 |
20 | Northern Ireland
Greg Hannon | 31 |
Rod Stone | 126 |
Cameron Spence | 144 |
Paul Lawther | 149 |
Jim McGuinness | 173 |
Ernie Cunningham | 177 |
(Tom Annett) | (180) |
(Samuel Doherty) | (183) |
(Peter Irvine) | (186) |
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800 |
21 | Denmark
Karsten Hald Nielsen | 123 |
Jørn Lauenborg | 138 |
Niels Kim Hjorth | 156 |
Henning Rasmussen | 157 |
Keld Johnsen | 163 |
Per Hoffmann | 167 |
(Allan Zachariasen) | (174) |
(Palle Vestergaard) | (178) |
(Bo Nytofle) | (179) |
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904 |
DNF | Austria
(Peter Lindtner) | (125) |
(Josef Steiner) | (128) |
(Wolfgang Konrad) | (148) |
(Peter Pfeifenberger) | (171) |
(Rudolf Altersberger) | (184) |
(Gerhard Hartmann) | (DNF) |
(Dietmar Millonig) | (DNF) |
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DNF |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 191 athletes from 26 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]
See also
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
- ↑ 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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