1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 6th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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
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, Scotland
Scotland
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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 France
Pierre Levisse (10th)
Lucien Rault (13th)
Radhouane Bouster (18th)
Alex Gonzalez (32rd)
Thierry Watrice (35th)
Jean-Paul Gomez (43rd)
151 pts
Silver  United States
Guy 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 England
Tony 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  Canada
Rob Earl (2.)
Kevin Dillon (8.)
Rob Lonergan (14.)
Jim Groves (29.)
53 pts
Bronze  Spain
Francisco 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  Romania
Natalia 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

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