1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Senior women's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition 6th
Date March 25
Host city Glasgow, Scotland Scotland
Location Bellahouston Park
Nations participating 18
Athletes participating 99
Races 1
Distances 4.728 km – Senior women

The Senior women's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Bellahouston Park on March 25, 1978. 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 (4.728 km)

Individual

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Grete Waitz  Norway 16:19
2nd, silver medalist(s) Natalia Mărăşescu  Romania 16:49
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Maricica Puică  Romania 16:59
4 Julie Shea  United States 17:12
5 Cornelia Bürki   Switzerland 17:13
6 Monika Greschner  West Germany 17:14
7 Jan Merrill  United States 17:17
8 Georgeta Gazibara  Romania 17:18
9 Joyce Smith  England 17:23
10 Carmen Valero  Spain 17:26
11 Kathy Mills  United States 17:27
12 Christine Benning  England 17:28
13 Agnese Possamai  Italy 17:32
14 Mary Purcell  Ireland 17:35
15 Brenda Webb  United States 17:36
16 Penny Yule  England 17:37
17 Antoaneta Iacob  Romania 17:37
18 Mary Stewart  England 17:39
19 Tatyana Kazankina  Soviet Union 17:43
20 Celina Sokolowska  Poland 17:44
21 Christa Vahlensieck  West Germany 17:45
22 Judith Shepherd  Scotland 17:50
23 Cindy Bremser  United States 17:51
24 Kathy d'Arcy  Canada 17:53
25 Brigitte Kraus  West Germany 17:54
26 Fiţa Lovin  Romania 17:55
27 Renata Pyrr  Poland 17:56
28 Kath Binns  England 17:57
29 Renata Pentlinowska  Poland 17:58
30 Joëlle Debrouwer  France 17:59
31 Veronica Duffy  Ireland 18:01
32 Loa Olafsson  Denmark 18:01
33 Renate Kieninger  West Germany 18:02
34 Tineke Kluft  Netherlands 18:03
35 Cristina Tomasini  Italy 18:05
36 Connie Olsen  Denmark 18:05
37 Pilar Fernandez  Spain 18:06
38 Nancy Rooks  Canada 18:06
39 Chantal Navarro  France 18:09
40 Nina Shrynikova  Soviet Union 18:12
41 Margherita Gargano  Italy 18:13
42 Joëlle Audibert  France 18:14
43 Wendy Smith  England 18:15
44 Nadine Claes  Belgium 18:15
45 Maria Mödl  West Germany 18:17
46 Monika Gaisjier  Poland 18:17
47 Monique Seys  Belgium 18:18
48 Christine Ward  Ireland 18:18
49 Mona Kleppe  Norway 18:18
50 Encarnación Escudero  Spain 18:18
51 Marijke Moser   Switzerland 18:20
52 Brigit de Nijs  Netherlands 18:20
53 Magda Ilands  Belgium 18:20
54 Magda Kubasiewicz  Canada 18:21
55 Véronique Renties  France 18:23
56 Svetlana Ulmasova  Soviet Union 18:28
57 Heidi Vien  Norway 18:29
58 Oddrun Mosling  Norway 18:29
59 Kate Davis  Ireland 18:30
60 Carla Beurskens  Netherlands 18:35
61 Elsbeth Liebi   Switzerland 18:36
62 Montserrat Abello  Spain 18:41
63 Hilary Hollick  Wales 18:43
64 Bernadette van Roy  Belgium 18:44
65 Denise Verhaert  Belgium 18:45
66 May-Britt Stange  Norway 18:46
67 Sara Neil  Canada 18:48
68 Derbhla Mellerick  Ireland 18:50
69 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 18:50
70 Raisa Sadreydinova  Soviet Union 18:52
71 Danuta Zbiewski  Poland 18:53
72 Ulrike Kullmann  West Germany 18:54
73 Annie van Stiphout  Netherlands 18:55
74 Gabriela Gorzynska  Poland 18:59
75 Barbara Bendler   Switzerland 19:01
76 Mercedes Calleja  Spain 19:04
77 Janet Downton  Canada 19:05
78 Viviane Croisé  France 19:07
79 Fiona McQueen  Scotland 19:12
80 Lone Dybdahl  Denmark 19:13
81 Amelia Lorza Lopez  Spain 19:14
82 Annick Loir  France 19:17
83 Jean Lochhead  Wales 19:19
84 Siobhan Lonergan  Ireland 19:33
85 Judy Graham  United States 19:47
86 Kersti Jakobsen  Denmark 19:55
87 Janet Higgins  Scotland 19:59
88 Karin de Nijs  Netherlands 20:03
89 Kerry Robinson  Scotland 20:07
90 Valentina Ilynikh  Soviet Union 20:09
91 Violet Hope  Scotland 20:19
92 Anna James  Wales 20:28
93 Ann-Marie Fox  Wales 20:37
94 Karina Bennike  Denmark 21:10
95 Jean Cameron  Canada
96 Ann Disley  Wales
97 Carol Nicholas  Wales
— Silvana Cruciata  Italy DNF
— Gabriella Dorio  Italy DNF

Teams

Rank Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s)  Romania
Natalia Mărăşescu 2
Maricica Puică 3
Georgeta Gazibara 8
Antoaneta Iacob 17
(Fiţa Lovin) (26)
 30
2nd, silver medalist(s)  United States
Julie Shea 4
Jan Merrill 7
Kathy Mills 11
Brenda Webb 15
(Cindy Bremser) (23)
(Judy Graham) (85)
 37
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  England
Joyce Smith 9
Christine Benning 12
Penny Yule 16
Mary Stewart 18
(Kath Binns) (28)
(Wendy Smith) (43)
 55
4  West Germany
Monika Greschner 6
Christa Vahlensieck 21
Brigitte Kraus 25
Renate Kieninger 33
(Maria Mödl) (45)
(Ulrike Kullmann) (72)
 85
5  Poland
Celina Sokolowska 20
Renata Pyrr 27
Renata Pentlinowska 29
Monika Gaisjier 46
(Danuta Zbiewski) (71)
(Gabriela Gorzynska) (74)
 122
6  Ireland
Mary Purcell 14
Veronica Duffy 31
Christine Ward 48
Kate Davis 59
(Derbhla Mellerick) (68)
(Siobhan Lonergan) (84)
 152
7  Spain
Carmen Valero 10
Pilar Fernandez 37
Encarnación Escudero 50
Montserrat Abello 62
(Mercedes Calleja) (76)
(Amelia Lorza Lopez) (81)
 159
8  Norway
Grete Waitz 1
Mona Kleppe 49
Heidi Vien 57
Oddrun Mosling 58
(May-Britt Stange) (66)
 165
9  France
Joëlle Debrouwer 30
Chantal Navarro 39
Joëlle Audibert 42
Véronique Renties 55
(Viviane Croisé) (78)
(Annick Loir) (82)
 166
10  Canada
Kathy d'Arcy 24
Nancy Rooks 38
Magda Kubasiewicz 54
Sara Neil 67
(Janet Downton) (77)
(Jean Cameron) (95)
 183
11  Soviet Union
Tatyana Kazankina 19
Nina Shrynikova 40
Svetlana Ulmasova 56
Raisa Sadreydinova 70
(Valentina Ilynikh) (90)
 185
12   Switzerland
Cornelia Bürki 5
Marijke Moser 51
Elsbeth Liebi 61
Barbara Bendler 75
 192
13  Belgium
Nadine Claes 44
Monique Seys 47
Magda Ilands 53
Bernadette van Roy 64
(Denise Verhaert) (65)
 208
14  Netherlands
Tineke Kluft 34
Brigit de Nijs 52
Carla Beurskens 60
Annie van Stiphout 73
(Karin de Nijs) (88)
 219
15  Denmark
Loa Olafsson 32
Connie Olsen 36
Lone Dybdahl 80
Kersti Jakobsen 86
(Karina Bennike) (94)
 234
16  Scotland
Judith Shepherd 22
Margaret Coomber 69
Fiona McQueen 79
Janet Higgins 87
(Kerry Robinson) (89)
(Violet Hope) (91)
 257
17  Wales
Hilary Hollick 63
Jean Lochhead 83
Anna James 92
Ann-Marie Fox 93
(Ann Disley) (96)
(Carol Nicholas) (97)
 331
DNF  Italy
(Agnese Possamai) (13)
(Cristina Tomasini) (35)
(Margherita Gargano) (41)
(Silvana Cruciata) (DNF)
(Gabriella Dorio) (DNF)
 DNF

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 99 athletes from 18 countries in the Senior women's race, one athlete less than the official number published.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, Ron (March 27, 1978), Treacy leaves 'em for dead - Through a curtain of rain the binoculars confirmed what the Americans had been saying all week - Ireland's John Treacy was the man to beat in the world cross-country championships..., Glasgow Herald, p. 10, retrieved October 17, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Glasgow Bellahouston Park Date: Sunday, March 26, 1978, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 17, 2013
  3. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. 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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