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

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]

Senior women's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition6th
DateMarch 25
Host cityGlasgow, Scotland
VenueBellahouston Park
Events1
Distances4.728 km – Senior women
Participation99 athletes from
18 nations

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Race results

Individual
RankAthleteCountryTime
Grete Waitz Norway16:19
Natalia Mărăşescu Romania16:49
Maricica Puică Romania16:59
4Julie Shea United States17:12
5Cornelia Bürki  Switzerland17:13
6Monika Greschner West Germany17:14
7Jan Merrill United States17:17
8Georgeta Gazibara Romania17:18
9Joyce Smith England17:23
10Carmen Valero Spain17:26
11Kathy Mills United States17:27
12Christine Benning England17:28
13Agnese Possamai Italy17:32
14Mary Purcell Ireland17:35
15Brenda Webb United States17:36
16Penny Yule England17:37
17Antoaneta Iacob Romania17:37
18Mary Stewart England17:39
19Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union17:43
20Celina Sokolowska Poland17:44
21Christa Vahlensieck West Germany17:45
22Judith Shepherd Scotland17:50
23Cindy Bremser United States17:51
24Kathy d'Arcy Canada17:53
25Brigitte Kraus West Germany17:54
26Fiţa Lovin Romania17:55
27Renata Pyrr Poland17:56
28Kath Binns England17:57
29Renata Pentlinowska Poland17:58
30Joëlle De Brouwer France17:59
31Veronica Duffy Ireland18:01
32Loa Olafsson Denmark18:01
33Renate Kieninger West Germany18:02
34Tineke Kluft Netherlands18:03
35Cristina Tomasini Italy18:05
36Connie Olsen Denmark18:05
37Pilar Fernandez Spain18:06
38Nancy Rooks Canada18:06
39Chantal Navarro France18:09
40Nina Shrynikova Soviet Union18:12
41Margherita Gargano Italy18:13
42Joëlle Audibert France18:14
43Wendy Smith England18:15
44Nadine Claes Belgium18:15
45Maria Mödl West Germany18:17
46Monika Gaisjier Poland18:17
47Monique Seys Belgium18:18
48Christine Ward Ireland18:18
49Mona Kleppe Norway18:18
50Encarnación Escudero Spain18:18
51Marijke Moser  Switzerland18:20
52Brigit de Nijs Netherlands18:20
53Magda Ilands Belgium18:20
54Magda Kubasiewicz Canada18:21
55Véronique Renties France18:23
56Svetlana Ulmasova Soviet Union18:28
57Heidi Vien Norway18:29
58Oddrun Mosling Norway18:29
59Kate Davis Ireland18:30
60Carla Beurskens Netherlands18:35
61Elsbeth Liebi  Switzerland18:36
62Montserrat Abello Spain18:41
63Hilary Hollick Wales18:43
64Bernadette van Roy Belgium18:44
65Denise Verhaert Belgium18:45
66May-Britt Stange Norway18:46
67Sara Neil Canada18:48
68Derbhla Mellerick Ireland18:50
69Margaret Coomber Scotland18:50
70Raisa Sadreydinova Soviet Union18:52
71Danuta Zbiewski Poland18:53
72Ulrike Kullmann West Germany18:54
73Annie van Stiphout Netherlands18:55
74Gabriela Gorzynska Poland18:59
75Barbara Bendler  Switzerland19:01
76Mercedes Calleja Spain19:04
77Janet Downton Canada19:05
78Viviane Croisé France19:07
79Fiona McQueen Scotland19:12
80Lone Dybdahl Denmark19:13
81Amelia Lorza Lopez Spain19:14
82Annick Loir France19:17
83Jean Lochhead Wales19:19
84Siobhan Lonergan Ireland19:33
85Judy Graham United States19:47
86Kersti Jakobsen Denmark19:55
87Janet Higgins Scotland19:59
88Karin de Nijs Netherlands20:03
89Kerry Robinson Scotland20:07
90Valentina Ilynikh Soviet Union20:09
91Violet Hope Scotland20:19
92Anna James Wales20:28
93Ann-Marie Fox Wales20:37
94Karina Bennike Denmark21:10
95Jean Cameron Canada
96Ann Disley Wales
97Carol Nicholas Wales
—Silvana Cruciata ItalyDNF
—Gabriella Dorio ItalyDNF

Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Romania
Natalia Mărăşescu2
Maricica Puică3
Georgeta Gazibara8
Antoaneta Iacob17
(Fiţa Lovin)(26)
 30
 United States
Julie Shea4
Jan Merrill7
Kathy Mills11
Brenda Webb15
(Cindy Bremser)(23)
(Judy Graham)(85)
 37
 England
Joyce Smith9
Christine Benning12
Penny Yule16
Mary Stewart18
(Kath Binns)(28)
(Wendy Smith)(43)
 55
4 West Germany
Monika Greschner6
Christa Vahlensieck21
Brigitte Kraus25
Renate Kieninger33
(Maria Mödl)(45)
(Ulrike Kullmann)(72)
 85
5 Poland
Celina Sokolowska20
Renata Pyrr27
Renata Pentlinowska29
Monika Gaisjier46
(Danuta Zbiewski)(71)
(Gabriela Gorzynska)(74)
 122
6 Ireland
Mary Purcell14
Veronica Duffy31
Christine Ward48
Kate Davis59
(Derbhla Mellerick)(68)
(Siobhan Lonergan)(84)
 152
7 Spain
Carmen Valero10
Pilar Fernandez37
Encarnación Escudero50
Montserrat Abello62
(Mercedes Calleja)(76)
(Amelia Lorza Lopez)(81)
 159
8 Norway
Grete Waitz1
Mona Kleppe49
Heidi Vien57
Oddrun Mosling58
(May-Britt Stange)(66)
 165
9 France
Joëlle De Brouwer30
Chantal Navarro39
Joëlle Audibert42
Véronique Renties55
(Viviane Croisé)(78)
(Annick Loir)(82)
 166
10 Canada
Kathy d'Arcy24
Nancy Rooks38
Magda Kubasiewicz54
Sara Neil67
(Janet Downton)(77)
(Jean Cameron)(95)
 183
11 Soviet Union
Tatyana Kazankina19
Nina Shrynikova40
Svetlana Ulmasova56
Raisa Sadreydinova70
(Valentina Ilynikh)(90)
 185
12  Switzerland
Cornelia Bürki5
Marijke Moser51
Elsbeth Liebi61
Barbara Bendler75
 192
13 Belgium
Nadine Claes44
Monique Seys47
Magda Ilands53
Bernadette van Roy64
(Denise Verhaert)(65)
 208
14 Netherlands
Tineke Kluft34
Brigit de Nijs52
Carla Beurskens60
Annie van Stiphout73
(Karin de Nijs)(88)
 219
15 Denmark
Loa Olafsson32
Connie Olsen36
Lone Dybdahl80
Kersti Jakobsen86
(Karina Bennike)(94)
 234
16 Scotland
Judith Shepherd22
Margaret Coomber69
Fiona McQueen79
Janet Higgins87
(Kerry Robinson)(89)
(Violet Hope)(91)
 257
17 Wales
Hilary Hollick63
Jean Lochhead83
Anna James92
Ann-Marie Fox93
(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
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

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), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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