1979_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
The 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Limerick, Ireland, at the Greenpark Racecourse on 25 March 1979. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
Quick Facts Organisers, Edition ...
| 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 7th |
| Date | 25 March |
| Host city | Limerick, Munster, Ireland  |
| Venue | Greenpark Racecourse |
| Events | 3 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 7.36 km – Junior men 5.04 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 383 athletes from 27 nations |
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Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.
More information Event, Gold ...
| 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 |
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Senior men's race (12 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Treacy | Ireland | 37:20 |
 | Bronisław Malinowski | Poland | 37:29 |
 | 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 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
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119 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland
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198 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union
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210 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | West Germany | 211 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 231 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Australia | 233 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Poland | 320 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | United States | 341 | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.36 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy de Pauw | Belgium | 23:02 |
| Steve Binns | England | 23:09 |
| 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 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
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57 | ||||||||||||
| England
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74 | ||||||||||||
| Soviet Union
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75 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ireland | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Italy | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Scotland | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | United States | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Canada | 125 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (5.04 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grete Waitz | Norway | 16:48 |
| Raisa Smekhnova | Soviet Union | 17:14 |
| 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 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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29 | ||||||||||||
| Soviet Union
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48 | ||||||||||||
| England
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68 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | West Germany | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  New Zealand | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Norway | 134 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ireland | 136 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  France | 141 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
* Host nation (Ireland)
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England (ENG) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Ireland (IRL)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
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)
- Marshall, Ron (26 March 1979), 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 25 December 2021
- Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 October 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.4km CC Men - Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 October 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.0km CC Women -Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 October 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 9 October 2013
- 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, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 9 October 2013