1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 6th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
were held on March 26, 1978 in Glasgow
, Scotland
.
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
were held on March 26, 1978 in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 39:25 | |
| 2. | 39:28 | |
| 3. | 39:32 | |
| 4. | 39:51 | |
| 5. | 39:52 | |
| 6. | 39:54 | |
| 7. | 40:00 | |
| 8. | 40:03 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  Early Modern FrancePierre Levisse (10th) Lucien Rault (13th) Radhouane Bouster (18th) Alex Gonzalez (32rd) Thierry Watrice (35th) Jean-Paul Gomez (43rd) |
151 pts |
| Silver |  United StatesGuy Arbogast (5th) Craig Virgin (6th) Greg Meyer Greg Meyer Greg Meyer is best known for his accomplishments in distance running. Most notably, he is the last American male to win the Boston Marathon.-Education:... (20th) Jeff Wells (29th) Bill Rodgers Bill Rodgers (athlete) William "Bill" Henry Rodgers is an American runner and former American record holder in the marathon who is best known for his victories in the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon in the late 1970s... (44th) Mike Roche (52nd) |
156 pts |
| Bronze |  Kingdom of EnglandTony Simmons (4th) Jon Wild (15th) Neil Coupland (28th) Mike McLeod Mike McLeod Mike McLeod is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.... (30th) Ken Newton (40th) Steve Kenyon Steve Kenyon Stephen Kenyon is a retired male long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the men's marathon and half marathon. He set his personal best in the classic distance on June 13, 1982 in Gateshead.-Achievements:-References:**... (42nd) |
159 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 22:57 min | |
| Silver | 23:10 min | |
| Bronze | 23:11 min | |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | Kingdom of England Mick Morton (1.) Eddie White (13.) David Beaver (15.) Peter Elletson (24.) |
53 pts |
| Silver |  CanadaRob Earl (2.) Kevin Dillon (8.) Rob Lonergan (14.) Jim Groves (29.) |
53 pts |
| Bronze |  SpainFrancisco Alario (3.) Constantino Esparcia (4.) Argimiro González (16.) Valentin Rodríguez (31.) |
54 pts |
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 16:19 | |
| 2. | 16:49 | |
| 3. | 16:59 | |
| 4. | 17:12 | |
| 5. | 17:13 | |
| 6. | 17:14 | |
| 7. | 17:17 | |
| 8. | 17:18 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  RomaniaNatalia Mărăşescu (2nd) Maricica Puică (3rd) Georgeta Gazibara (8th) Antoaneta Iacob (17th) |
30 pts |
| Silver | United States Julie Shea (4th) Jan Merrill (7th) Kathy Mills (11th) Brenda Webb (15th) |
37 pts |
| Bronze | Kingdom of England Joyce Smith Joyce Smith Joyce Esther Smith is a British former long distance runner.Smith was born in Stoke Newington, London, and began running competitively in the 1950s, at which time the longest distance for women in international competitions was 800 metres. She won the English National Crosscountry Championship in... (9th) Christine Benning (12th) Penny Yule (16th) Mary Stewart (18th) |
55 pts |