1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

International athletics championship event
1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition7th
Date25 March
Host cityLimerick, Munster, Ireland Republic of Ireland
VenueGreenpark Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7.36 km – Junior men
5.04 km – Senior women
Participation383 athletes from
27 nations

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]

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)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Treacy  Ireland 37:20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bronisław Malinowski  Poland 37:29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland
John Treacy 1
Danny McDaid 11
Gerry Deegan 43
Mick O'Shea 46
Donie Walsh 47
Tony Brien 50
(Eamonn Coghlan) (70)
(Ray Treacy) (79)
(Eddie Leddy) (127)
198
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Aleksandr Antipov 3
Leonid Moseyev 18
Yuriy Mikhailov 35
Enn Sellik 38
Aleksandr Fedotkin 48
Vladimir Merkushin 68
(Valeriy Abramov) (75)
210
4  West Germany 211
5  Belgium 231
6  Australia 233
7  Poland 320
8  United States 341
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.36 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eddy de Pauw  Belgium 23:02
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Steve Binns  England 23:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
Jorge García 8
Pedro Garin 14
Valentin Rodríguez 17
José Maestra 18
(José Manuel Boix) (37)
(Jordi Castelló) (72)
57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England
Steve Binns 2
Colin Moore 15
Geoff Turnbull 27
Dave Lewis 30
(Steve Cram) (36)
(Sean Connolly) (64)
74
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Ildar Denikeyev 3
Sergey Kiselyov 16
Vladimir Bezlepkin 25
Abdurachman Ibragimov 31
75
4  Ireland 90
5  Italy 101
6  Scotland 101
7  United States 106
8  Canada 125
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (5.04 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grete Waitz  Norway 16:48
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raisa Smekhnova  Soviet Union 17:14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
Ellison Goodall 3
Jan Merrill 7
Julie Shea 8
Margaret Groos 11
(Jennifer White) (19)
(Julie Brown) (36)
29
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Raisa Smekhnova 2
Svetlana Ulmasova 5
Giana Romanova 12
Raisa Belusova 29
(Raisa Sadreydinova) (53)
48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England
Ann Ford 9
Penny Yule 15
Paula Fudge 17
Regina Joyce 27
(Glynis Penny) (32)
(Ruth Smeeth) (42)
68
4  West Germany 101
5  New Zealand 107
6  Norway 134
7  Ireland 136
8  France 141
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Ireland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England (ENG)1214
2 Ireland (IRL)*1102
3 United States (USA)1012
4 Belgium (BEL)1001
 Norway (NOR)1001
 Spain (ESP)1001
7 Soviet Union (URS)0246
8 Poland (POL)0101
Totals (8 entries)66618
  • 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 9 October 2013
  6. ^ a b 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

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