World Cross Country Championships 1979
The 7th IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF took place on 25. March 1979 at the Green Park Racecourse of Limerick ( Ireland instead).
The men started over a distance of 12 km, the women over 5.04 km and the juniors over 7.36 km.
Results
Men
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Treacy | IRL | 37:20 |
2 | Bronislaw Malinowski | POLE | 37:29 |
3 | Aleksandras Antipovas | URS | 37:30 |
4th | Tony Simmons | WHALE | 37:38 |
5 | Leon Schots | BEL | 37:42 |
6th | Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer | TCH | 37:45 |
7th | Steve Jones | WHALE | 37:46 |
8th | Frank Zimmermann | FRG | 37:48 |
Of 191 athletes who started, 187 reached the finish.
Other participants from German-speaking countries:
- 16: Christoph Herle ( FRG ), 38:09
- 24: Hans-Jürgen Orthmann ( FRG ), 38:30
- 34: Michael Karst ( FRG ), 38:43
- 63: Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand ( FRG ), 39:21
- 66: Manfred Schoeneberg ( FRG ), 39:24
- 71: Pierre Délèze ( SUI ), 39:29
- 83: Fredi Griner ( SUI ), 39:41
- 85: Reinhard Leibold ( FRG ), 39:43
- 98: Hugo Wey ( SUI ), 39:58
- 102: Guido Rhyn ( SUI ), 40:02
- 104: Jean-Pierre Berset ( SUI ), 40:04
- 117: Blaise Schull ( SUI ), 40:17
- 121: Detlef Uhlemann ( FRG ), 40:21
- 125: Peter Lindtner ( AUT ), 40:25
- 128: Josef Steiner ( AUT ), 40:28
- 148: Wolfgang Konrad ( AUT ), 41:05
- 165: Werner Meier ( SUI ), 41:45
- 166: Thomas Wessinghage ( FRG ), 41:47
- 171: Peter Pfeifenberger ( AUT ), 42:02
- 184: Rudolf Altersberger ( AUT ), 43:13
- DNF: Gerhard Hartmann ( AUT )
- DNF: Dietmar Millonig ( AUT )
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
England Julian Goater Mike McLeod Andy Holden Nick Rose Bernie Ford Nick Lees |
119 9 14 20 21 22 33
|
2 |
Ireland John Treacy Danny McDaid Gerry Deegan Mick O'Shea Donal Walsh Tony Brien |
198 1 11 43 46 47 50
|
3 |
Soviet Union Aleksandras Antipovas Leonid Mossejew Juri Michailow Enn Sellik Aljaksandr Fjadotkin Vladimir Merkushin |
210 3 18 35 38 48 68
|
A total of 21 teams were rated. The German team finished fourth with 211 points and the Swiss team 17th with 575 points.
Women
Individual evaluation
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Grete Waitz | NOR | 16:48 |
2 | Raissa Smechnova | URS | 17:14 |
3 | Ellison Goodall | United States | 17:18 |
4th | Ellen Wessinghage | FRG | 17:23 |
5 | Svetlana Ulmasowa | URS | 17:25 |
6th | Mary Purcell | IRL | 17:26 |
7th | Jan Merrill | United States | 17:33 |
8th | Julie Shea | United States | 17:41 |
Of 100 athletes who started, 98 made it to the finish line.
Further participants from German-speaking countries:
- 26: Elvira Hofmann ( FRG ), 18:14
- 28: Charlotte Teske ( FRG ), 18:16
- 43: Heide Brenner ( FRG ), 18:41
- 71: Birgit Friedmann ( FRG ), 19:18
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
United States Ellison Goodall Jan Merrill Julie Shea Margaret Groos |
29 3 7 8 11 |
2 |
Soviet Union Raissa Smechnowa Svetlana Ulmassowa Giana Romanowa Raissa Belussowa |
48 2 2 12 29 |
3 |
England Ann Ford Penny Yule Paula Fudge Regina Joyce |
68 9 15 17 27 |
A total of 16 teams were rated. The German team took fourth place with 101 points.
Juniors
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eddy de Pauw | BEL | 23:02 |
2 | Steve Binns | CLOSELY | 23:09 |
3 | Ildar Denikeev | URS | 23:20 |
Of 92 athletes who started, 90 made it to the finish line.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 32: Ulrich Renz ( FRG ), 24:03
- 40: Herbert Renz ( FRG ), 24:13
- 43: Peter Horak ( FRG ), 24:21
- 49: Erwin Nothelfer ( FRG ), 24:28
- 55: Gerhard Lindner ( FRG ), 24:35
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Spain Jorge García Pedro Garin Valentin Rodríguez José Maestra |
57 8 14 17 18 |
2 |
England Steve Binns Colin Moore Geoff Turnbull Dave Lewis |
74 2 15 27 30 |
3 |
Soviet Union Ildar Denikejew Sergei Kisselev Vladimir Beslepkin Abdurachman Ibragimow |
75 3 16 25 31 |
A total of 16 teams were rated. The German team took twelfth place with 164 points.
Web links
- Senior Men's race ( Memento from October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Women's race ( Memento from November 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Junior Men's race ( Memento from October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) - results on the Athchamps website