1980_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
The 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Hippodrome de Longchamp on March 9, 1980. A report on the event was given in the Evening Times.[1]
Quick Facts Organisers, Edition ...
| 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 8th |
| Date | March 9 |
| Host city | Paris, France  |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Longchamp |
| Events | 3 |
| Distances | 12.58 km – Senior men 7.41 km – Junior men 4.82 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 381 athletes from 28 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 (12.58 km) |
Craig Virgin United States | 37:01 | Hans-Jürgen Orthmann West Germany | 37:02 | Nick Rose England | 37:05 |
| Junior men (7.41 km) |
Jorge García Spain | 22:17 | Valeriy Gryaznov Soviet Union | 22:23 | Ed Eyestone United States | 22:27 |
| Senior women (4.82 km) |
Grete Waitz Norway | 15:05 | Irina Bondarchuk Soviet Union | 15:49 | Yelena Chernysheva Soviet Union | 15:52 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | England | 100 | United States | 163 |  Belgium | 175 |
| Junior men | Soviet Union | 50 | United States | 75 | Spain | 79 |
| Senior women | Soviet Union | 15 | England | 49 | United States | 49 |
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Senior men's race (12.58 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Craig Virgin | United States | 37:01 |
 | Hans-Jürgen Orthmann | West Germany | 37:02 |
 | Nick Rose | England | 37:05 |
| 4 | Léon Schots | Belgium | 37:11 |
| 5 | John Robson |  Scotland | 37:20 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Antipov | Soviet Union | 37:21 |
| 7 | Leonid Moseyev | Soviet Union | 37:21 |
| 8 | Antonio Prieto | Spain | 37:21 |
| 9 | Steve Jones |  Wales | 37:23 |
| 10 | Bernie Ford | England | 37:25 |
| 11 | Karel Lismont | Belgium | 37:27 |
| 12 | Daniel Dillon | United States | 37:28 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
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100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States
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163 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium
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175 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | France | 184 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Soviet Union | 246 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Spain | 251 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Scotland | 312 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Algeria | 324 | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.41 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge García | Spain | 22:17 |
| Valeriy Gryaznov | Soviet Union | 22:23 |
| Ed Eyestone | United States | 22:27 |
| 4 | Denis Stark |  Canada | 22:34 |
| 5 | Tom Downs | United States | 22:34 |
| 6 | Sergey Kiselyov | Soviet Union | 22:36 |
| 7 | Ildar Denikeyev | Soviet Union | 22:38 |
| 8 | Guy Léfèvre | Belgium | 22:41 |
| 9 | Andrea Prassedi |  Italy | 22:47 |
| 10 | Paul Davies-Hale | England | 22:52 |
| 11 | William Graham | United States | 22:53 |
| 12 | Gary Huckwell | England | 22:58 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
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50 | ||||||||||||
| United States
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75 | ||||||||||||
| Spain
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79 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Belgium | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | England | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Canada | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Italy | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Algeria | 136 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.82 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grete Waitz | Norway | 15:05 |
| Irina Bondarchuk | Soviet Union | 15:49 |
| Yelena Chernysheva | Soviet Union | 15:52 |
| 4 | Giana Romanova | Soviet Union | 15:53 |
| 5 | Jan Merrill | United States | 15:57 |
| 6 | Svetlana Ulmasova | Soviet Union | 16:00 |
| 7 | Penny Forse | England | 16:04 |
| 8 | Ellen Wessinghage | West Germany | 16:05 |
| 9 | Kath Binns | England | 16:06 |
| 10 | Margaret Groos | United States | 16:09 |
| 11 | Raisa Smekhnova | Soviet Union | 16:09 |
| 12 | Cristina Tomasini | Italy | 16:10 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
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15 | ||||||||||||
| England
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49 | ||||||||||||
| United States
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49 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Norway | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Italy | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Canada | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | West Germany | 132 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | France | 174 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | England (ENG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 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 381 athletes from 28 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]
Algeria (17)
Belgium (21)
Canada (18)
China (3)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (16)
England (21)
Finland (9)
France (21)
Hungary (4)
Ireland (21)
Israel (4)
Italy (20)
Morocco (7)
Netherlands (14)
Northern Ireland (19)
Norway (7)
Poland (5)
Portugal (8)
Scotland (21)
Soviet Union (17)
Spain (21)
Sweden (8)
Switzerland (3)
Tunisia (14)
United States (21)
Wales (20)
West Germany (19)
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