1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 4th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
were held on February 28, 1976 in Chepstow
, Wales
.
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 February 28, 1976 in Chepstow
Chepstow
Chepstow is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, close to its confluence with the River Severn, and close to the western end of the Severn Bridge on the M48 motorway...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 34:48 | |
| 2. | 35:04 | |
| 3. | 35:07 | |
| 4. | 35:08 | |
| 5. | 35:09 | |
| 6. | 35:17 | |
| 7. | 35:19 | |
| 8. | 35:21 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  Kingdom of EnglandTony Simmons (2.) Bernie Ford (3.) Dave Slater (15.) Grenville Tuck (16.) Dave Black (26.) Mike Tagg (28.) |
90 pts |
| Silver |  BelgiumKarel Lismont (4.) Gaston Roelants Gaston Roelants Gaston, Baron Roelants was a top steeplechaser in the early 1960s and a great cross-country runner. At the steeplechase he won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles as well as setting two world records, 8 minutes 29.6 seconds in 1963 and 8 minutes 26.4 seconds in 1965.Roelants was born in... (13.) Hendrik Schoofs (17.) Eddy Rombaux (19.) Willy Polleunis Willy Polleunis Willy Polleunis is a retired male long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 in Munich, West Germany. There he placed fourteenth in the men's 10,000 metres final... (27.) Robert Lismont (38.) |
118 pts |
| Bronze |  Early Modern FranceJacques Boxberger (9.) Lucien Rault (18.) Jean-Paul Gomez (25.) Jean-Luc Paugam (32.) Dominique Coux (46.) Alex Gonzalez (57.) |
187 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 23:54 | |
| Silver | 24:07 | |
| Bronze | 24:17 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  United StatesEric Hulst (1.) Thom Hunt (2.) Alberto Salazar Alberto Salazar Alberto Salazar is an American marathon runner of the 1980s. Born in Cuba, Salazar emigrated to the United States with his family. They ultimately moved to Wayland, Massachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field in high school... (5.) Don Moses (8.) |
16 pts |
| Silver |  SpainSantiago Llorente (9.) José Luis González (12.) Rafael Nunez (15.) Antonio Prieto (24.) |
60 pts |
| Bronze | Kingdom of England Nick Lees (7.) Jeremy Lothian (26.) Nigel Field (27.) Nick Brawn (31.) |
91 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 16:20 | |
| 2. | 16:39 | |
| 3. | 16:56 | |
| 4. | 16:57 | |
| 5. | 17:00 | |
| 6. | 17:01 | |
| 7. | 17:02 | |
| 8. | 17:03 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  Soviet UnionTatyana Kazankina (2.) Giana Romanova (8.) Tatyana Galstyan (11.) Raisa Katyukova (12.) |
33 pts |
| Silver |  ItalyGabriella Dorio (3.) Margherita Gargano Margherita Gargano Margherita Gargano is a former female middle distance runner from Italy. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in the women's 1,500 metres... (10.) Silvana Cruciata Silvana Cruciata Silvana Cruciata is a former Italian middle- and long-distance runner. She represented Italy at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and shared medals with the Italian women's teams at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships... (15.) Cristina Tomasini (31.) |
59 pts |
| Bronze | United States Lynn Bjorklund (7.) Doris Heritage (17.) Debbie Quatier (19.) Judy Graham (21.) |
64 pts |