1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 7th 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 25, 1979 in Limerick

Limerick

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, Ireland

Ireland

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Individual

Place	Athlete	Time
Gold		37:20
Silver		37:29
Bronze		37:30
4.		37:38
5.		37:42
6.		37:45
7.		37:46
8.		37:48

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Kingdom of England Julian Goater Julian Goater Julian Norris Goater is a British long distance runner.He began his running career while attending Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Elstree, where his father Barry was a master. In 1979 he was a member of the team that took the gold medal at IAAF World Cross Country Championships... (9th) Mike McLeod Mike McLeod Mike McLeod is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.... (14th) Andy Holden (20th) Nick Rose Nick Rose Nicholas Henry Rose is a former British international track and field athlete. He competed in a variety of middle distance and long distance track events. He is the current European record holder in the 10 kilometre road race, and British record holder in the 4×1 mile relay event. He... (21st) Bernie Ford (22nd) Nick Lees (33rd)	119 pts
Silver	Republic of Ireland John Treacy (1st) Danny McDaid Danny McDaid Danny McDaid is a 2-time Irish Olympic athlete and four times national marathon champion from Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. He is a former member of the Dublin-based athletic club Clonliffe Harriers.... (11th) Gerry Deegan (43rd) Mick O'Shea (46th) Donal Walsh (47th) Tony Brien (50th)	198 pts
Bronze	Soviet Union Aleksandras Antipovas (3rd) 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:*... (18th) Yuriy Mikhailov (35th) Enn Sellik (38th) Aleksandr Fedotkin Aleksandr Fedotkin Aleksandr Fedotkin is a retired long-distance runner who represented the Soviet Union. He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Athletics Championships, tied with Markus Ryffel, as well as a bronze medal at the 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 5,000 meters... (48th) Vladimir Merkushin (68th)	210 pts

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		23:02 min
Silver		23:09 min
Bronze		23:20 min

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Spain Jorge García (8.) Pedro Garin (14.) Valentin Rodríguez (17.) José Maestra (18.)	57 pts
Silver	Kingdom of England Steve Binns (2.) Colin Moore (15.) Geoff Turnbull (27.) Dave Lewis (30.)	74 pts
Bronze	Soviet Union Ildar Denikeyev (3.) Sergey Kiselyov (16.) Vladimir Bezlepkin (25.) Abdurakhman Ibragimov (31.)	75 pts

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
1.		16:48
2.		17:14
3.		17:18
4.		17:23
5.		17:25
6.		17:26
7.		17:33
8.		17:41

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	United States Ellison Goodall (3rd) Jan Merrill (7th) Julie Shea (8th) Margaret Groos Margaret Groos Margaret Keyes Groos is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best in the marathon on May 1, 1988, winning the Pittsburgh Marathon... (11th)	29 pts
Silver	Soviet Union Raisa Smekhnova (2nd) Svetlana Ulmasova (5th) Giana Romanova (12th) Raisa Belusova (29th)	48 pts
Bronze	Kingdom of England Ann Ford (9th) Penny Yule (15th) Paula Fudge Paula Fudge Paula Fudge is a retired female long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and the 1980s in the women's marathon and half marathon. Fudge set her personal best in the classic distance on October 30, 1988, finishing in third place at the Chicago Marathon... (17th) Regina Joyce Regina Joyce Regina Joyce is a retired female long-distance runner originally from Ireland. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she ended up in 23rd place in the women's marathon... (27th)	68 pts

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