1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Senior women's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	7th
Date	March 25
Host city	Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Location	Greenpark Racecourse
Nations participating	19
Athletes participating	100
Races	1
Distances	5.04 km – Senior women
← 1978 Glasgow 1980 Paris →

The Senior women'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 women's race (5.04 km)

Individual

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
13	Debbie Scott	Canada	17:48
14	Anne Audain	New Zealand	17:49
15	Penny Yule	England	17:50
16	Sabine Ladurner	Italy	17:57
17	Paula Fudge	England	17:58
18	Dorthe Rasmussen	Denmark	18:02
19	Jennifer White	United States	18:02
20	Heather Thomson	New Zealand	18:05
21	Marleen Mols	Belgium	18:06
22	Joëlle Debrouwer	France	18:08
23	Ingrid Christensen	Norway	18:10
24	Véronique Renties	France	18:11
25	Pilar Fernandez	Spain	18:12
26	Elvira Hofmann	West Germany	18:14
27	Regina Joyce	England	18:15
28	Charlotte Teske	West Germany	18:16
29	Raisa Belusova	Soviet Union	18:17
30	Deirdre Nagle	Ireland	18:18
31	Carla Beurskens	Netherlands	18:23
32	Glynis Penny	England	18:24
33	Iciar Martinez	Spain	18:26
34	Mary O'Connor	New Zealand	18:27
35	Connie Olsen	Denmark	18:28
36	Julie Brown	United States	18:31
37	Kersti Jakobsen	Denmark	18:31
38	Jean Cameron	Canada	18:32
39	Lorraine Moller	New Zealand	18:34
40	Lynne Williams	Australia	18:35
41	Mona Kleppe	Norway	18:38
42	Ruth Smeeth	England	18:39
43	Heide Brenner	West Germany	18:41
44	Judith Shepherd	Scotland	18:43
45	Shauna Miller	Canada	18:44
46	Chantal Navarro	France	18:45
47	Magda Ilands	Belgium	18:46
48	Fionnuala Morrish	Ireland	18:47
49	Jacqueline Lefeuvre	France	18:48
50	Encarnación Escudero	Spain	18:49
51	Gaylene Clews	Australia	18:50
52	Christine Ward	Ireland	18:51
53	Raisa Sadreydinova	Soviet Union	18:52
54	Zehava Shmueli	Israel	18:53
55	Veronica Duffy	Ireland	18:54
56	Barbara Moore	New Zealand	18:55
57	Fiona McQueen	Scotland	18:56
58	Asuncion Sinobas	Spain	18:56
59	Brigit de Nijs	Netherlands	18:58
60	Francine Peeters	Belgium	18:59
61	Margherita Gargano	Italy	19:01
62	Elena Rastello	Italy	19:02
63	Marie-Christine Christiaens	Belgium	19:03
64	Ann-Marie Keown	New Zealand	19:04
65	Christine Seeman	France	19:05
66	Maureen Crowley	Canada	19:06
67	Kerry Robinson	Scotland	19:07
68	Denise Verhaert	Belgium	19:08
69	Heidi Meier	Norway	19:11
70	Karin de Nijs	Netherlands	19:14
71	Birgit Friedmann	West Germany	19:18
72	Nadine Claes	Belgium	19:20
73	Susan Olsen	Denmark	19:21
74	Amelia Lorza Lopez	Spain	19:22
75	Kathy d'Arcy	Canada	19:27
76	Hilary Hollick	Wales	19:32
77	Anette Hansen	Denmark	19:38
78	Mercedes Calleja	Spain	19:40
79	Kate Davis	Ireland	19:43
80	Anat Meiri	Israel	19:45
81	Kim Lock	Wales	19:46
82	Margaret Coomber	Scotland	19:49
83	Jean Lochhead	Wales	19:50
84	Bronwen Smith	Wales	19:52
85	May-Britt Stange	Norway	19:53
86	Anna James	Wales	19:54
87	Christine Iceaga	France	20:06
88	Joyce Mehaffey	Northern Ireland	20:11
89	Angela McCullagh	Northern Ireland	20:12
90	Lynn Kanuka	Canada	20:19
91	Violet Hope	Scotland	20:20
92	Carol Nicholas	Wales	20:31
93	Elizabeth Trotter	Scotland	20:47
94	Charlotte Kaagh	Denmark	21:11
95	Susan Beattie	Northern Ireland	21:20
96	Roberta Brown	Northern Ireland	21:21
97	Avril McClung	Northern Ireland	21:31
98	Margaret Gallen	Northern Ireland	22:19
—	Gabriella Dorio	Italy	DNF
—	Agnese Possamai	Italy	DNF

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

Ellen Wessinghage	4
Elvira Hofmann	26
Charlotte Teske	28
Heide Brenner	43
(Birgit Friedmann)	(71)

101

New Zealand

Anne Audain	14
Heather Thomson	20
Mary O'Connor	34
Lorraine Moller	39
(Barbara Moore)	(56)
(Ann-Marie Keown)	(64)

107

Norway

Grete Waitz	1
Ingrid Christensen	23
Mona Kleppe	41
Heidi Meier	69
(May-Britt Stange)	(85)

134

Ireland

Mary Purcell	6
Deirdre Nagle	30
Fionnuala Morrish	48
Christine Ward	52
(Veronica Duffy)	(55)
(Kate Davis)	(79)

136

France

Joëlle Debrouwer	22
Véronique Renties	24
Chantal Navarro	46
Jacqueline Lefeuvre	49
(Christine Seeman)	(65)
(Christine Iceaga)	(87)

141

Italy

Cristina Tomasini	10
Sabine Ladurner	16
Margherita Gargano	61
Elena Rastello	62
(Gabriella Dorio)	(DNF)
(Agnese Possamai)	(DNF)

149

Canada

Debbie Scott	13
Jean Cameron	38
Shauna Miller	45
Maureen Crowley	66
(Kathy d'Arcy)	(75)
(Lynn Kanuka)	(90)

162

Denmark

Dorthe Rasmussen	18
Connie Olsen	35
Kersti Jakobsen	37
Susan Olsen	73
(Anette Hansen)	(77)
(Charlotte Kaagh)	(94)

163

Spain

Pilar Fernandez	25
Iciar Martinez	33
Encarnación Escudero	50
Asuncion Sinobas	58
(Amelia Lorza Lopez)	(74)
(Mercedes Calleja)	(78)

166

Belgium

Marleen Mols	21
Magda Ilands	47
Francine Peeters	60
Marie-Christine Christiaens	63
(Denise Verhaert)	(68)
(Nadine Claes)	(72)

191

Scotland

Judith Shepherd	44
Fiona McQueen	57
Kerry Robinson	67
Margaret Coomber	82
(Violet Hope)	(91)
(Elizabeth Trotter)	(93)

250

Wales

Hilary Hollick	76
Kim Lock	81
Jean Lochhead	83
Bronwen Smith	84
(Anna James)	(86)
(Carol Nicholas)	(92)

324

Northern Ireland

Joyce Mehaffey	88
Angela McCullagh	89
Susan Beattie	95
Roberta Brown	96
(Avril McClung)	(97)
(Margaret Gallen)	(98)

368

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

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 100 athletes from 19 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.^[4]

Australia (2)
Belgium (6)
Canada (6)
Denmark (6)
England (6)
France (6)
Ireland (6)

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 (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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