1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 5th 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 20, 1977 in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

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, Germany

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Individual

Place	Athlete	Time
1.		37:43
2.		37:49
3.		37:53
4.		37:53
5.		37:54
6.		37:57
7.		38:04
8.		38:12

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Belgium Léon Schots (1.) Karel Lismont (7.) Eric de Beck (18.) 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... (22.) Frank Grillaert (27.) Eddy van Mullen (51.)	126 pts
Silver	Kingdom of England Bernie Ford (5.) Tony Simmons (8.) Dave Black (9.) 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:**... (29.) Barry Smith (35.) Mike McLeod Mike McLeod Mike McLeod is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.... (43.)	129 pts
Bronze	Soviet Union Enn Sellik (10.) Leonid Moseyev Leonid Moseyev Leonid Nikolaevich Moseyev is a retired male long-distance runner from Russia, who won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1978 European Championships in Prague. He twice competed in the same event for the Soviet Union at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 .-Achievements:-References:... (11.) Vladimir Merkushin (16.) Aleksandras Antipovas Aleksandras Antipovas Aleksandras Antipovas is a retired Lithuanian long-distance runner who represented the USSR under the name Aleksandr Antipov.-Achievements:-References:... (20.) Nikolay Radostev (40.) Aleksandr Matveyev (47.)	144 pts

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		23:15
Silver		23:28
Bronze		23:39

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	United States Thom Hunt (1.) Mark Spilsbury (5.) Marty Froelick (12.) Chris Fox (18.)	36 pts
Silver	Spain Santiago Llorente (2.) José Manuel Abascal (9.) Luis Sastre (14.) Antonio Prieto (15.)	40 pts
Bronze	Canada Peter Butler (7.) Rob Evans (11.) David Peckham (20.) Roland Brack (29.)	67 pts

Individual

Place	Athlete	Time
1.		17:26
2.		17:28
3.		17:35
4.		17:38
5.		17:44
6.		17:46
7.		17:47
8.		17:49

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Soviet Union Lyudmila Bragina (2.) Giana Romanova (3.) Irina Bondarchuk (4.) Raisa Katyukova (6.)	15 pts
Silver	United States Sue Kinsey (8.) Kathy Mills (11.) Julie Brown Julie Brown (athlete) Julie Ann Brown is a former American distance runner who won the World Cross Country Championship in 1975 and represented the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon placing 36.... (14.) Paula Neppel (15.)	48 pts
Bronze	New Zealand Anne Audain Anne Audain Anne Audain is a New Zealand middle and long distance athlete, competing in three Olympic Games. She has received the Member of the British Empire medal from Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand for her services to athletics worldwide and was born as Anne Garrett.At the age of 17 she came ninth in... (9.) Heather Thomson Heather Thomson Heather J. Thomson is a New Zealand middle distance runner.She competed in the 1978 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in the Women's 3000m.... (13.) Barbara Moore Barbara Moore (athlete) Barbara K. Moore is a retired female athlete from New Zealand, who specialised in long distance running during her career.She competed for New Zealand in the 1990 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze in the 10,000m race.... (24.) Irene Miller (30.)	76 pts

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