1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition5th
DateMarch 20
Host cityDüsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany West Germany
VenueGalopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg
Events3
Distances12.3 km – Senior men
7.5 km – Junior men
5.1 km – Senior women
Participation345 athletes from
22 nations

The 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Düsseldorf, West Germany, at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg on March 20, 1977. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.3 km) 		Léon Schots
 Belgium		 37:43 Carlos Lopes
 Portugal		 37:48.2 Detlef Uhlemann
 West Germany		 37:52.2
Junior men
(7.5 km) 		Thom Hunt
 United States		 23:15 Santiago Llorente
 Spain		 23:28 Ari Paunonen
 Finland		 23:39
Senior women
(5.1 km) 		Carmen Valero
 Spain		 17:26 Lyudmila Bragina
 Soviet Union		 17:28 Giana Romanova
 Soviet Union		 17:35
Team
Senior men  Belgium 126  England 129  Soviet Union 144
Junior men  United States 36  Spain 40  Canada 67
Senior women  Soviet Union 15  United States 48  New Zealand 76

Race results

Senior men's race (12.3 km)

Main article: 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Léon Schots  Belgium 37:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carlos Lopes  Portugal 37:48.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Detlef Uhlemann  West Germany 37:52.2
4 Franco Fava  Italy 37:53
5 Bernie Ford  England 37:54
6 Euan Robertson  New Zealand 37:57
7 Karel Lismont  Belgium 38:04
8 Tony Simmons  England 38:12
9 David Black  England 38:13
10 Enn Sellik  Soviet Union 38:15
11 Leonid Moseyev  Soviet Union 38:18
12 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann  West Germany 38:20
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Belgium
Léon Schots 1
Karel Lismont 7
Eric De Beck 18
Willy Polleunis 22
Frank Grillaert 27
Eddy Van Mullem 51
(Eddy Rombaux) (74)
(Paul Thijs) (154)
(Emiel Puttemans) ( DNF)
126
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England
Bernie Ford 5
Tony Simmons 8
David Black 9
Steve Kenyon 29
Barry Smith 35
Mike McLeod 43
(Dave Bedford) (45)
(David Slater) (76)
(Jon Wild) (95)
129
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Enn Sellik 10
Leonid Moseyev 11
Vladimir Merkushin 16
Aleksandr Antipov 20
Nikolay Radostev 40
Aleksandr Matveyev 47
(Ivan Parluy) (86)
(Satimkul Dzhumanazarov) (88)
(Aleksandr Fedotkin) (92)
144
4  West Germany 226
5  New Zealand 243
6  Australia 260
7  Scotland 270
8  France 311
Full results

Junior men's race (7.5 km)

Main article: 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thom Hunt  United States 23:15
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Santiago Llorente  Spain 23:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ari Paunonen  Finland 23:39
4 Pierre Délèze   Switzerland 23:43
5 Mark Spilsbury  United States 23:44
6 Nick Lees  England 23:48
7 Peter Butler  Canada 23:49
8 Nat Muir  Scotland 23:55
9 José Manuel Abascal  Spain 23:56
10 Tommy Ekblom  Finland 23:57
11 Rob Evans  Canada 23:58
12 Marty Froelick  United States 24:04
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
Thom Hunt 1
Mark Spilsbury 5
Marty Froelick 12
Chris Fox 18
(Harold Schulz) (33)
(Jeff Creer) (34)
36
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain
Santiago Llorente 2
José Manuel Abascal 9
Luis Sastre 14
Antonio Prieto 15
(Domingo Ramón) (24)
(Gerardo Manso) (37)
40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada
Peter Butler 7
Rob Evans 11
David Peckham 20
Roland Brack 29
(Rob Earl) (55)
(Raymond Paulins) (66)
67
4  England 80
5  Belgium 91
6  Finland 98
7  Scotland 136
8  Italy 137
Full results

Senior women's race (5.1 km)

Main article: 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carmen Valero  Spain 17:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lyudmila Bragina  Soviet Union 17:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giana Romanova  Soviet Union 17:35
4 Irina Bondarchuk  Soviet Union 17:38
5 Cristina Tomasini  Italy 17:44
6 Raisa Katyukova  Soviet Union 17:46
7 Ann Yeoman  England 17:47
8 Sue Kinsey  United States 17:49
9 Anne Audain  New Zealand 18:00
10 Cornelia Bürki   Switzerland 18:02
11 Kathy Mills  United States 18:03
12 Lyubov Ivanova  Soviet Union 18:05
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Lyudmila Bragina 2
Giana Romanova 3
Irina Bondarchuk 4
Raisa Katyukova 6
(Lyubov Ivanova) (12)
(Raisa Sadreydinova) (25)
15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
Sue Kinsey 8
Kathy Mills 11
Julie Brown 14
Paula Neppel 15
(Doris Heritage) (48)
(Eryn Forbes) (54)
48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  New Zealand
Anne Audain 9
Heather Thomson 13
Barbara Moore 24
Irene Miller 30
(Allison Deed) (79)
(Shirley Somervell) (88)
76
4  Poland 101
5  England 118
6  West Germany 126
7  Spain 128
8  Finland 136
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (West Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2103
2 Belgium (BEL)2002
3 Spain (ESP)1203
4 Soviet Union (URS)1124
5 England (ENG)0101
 Portugal (POR)0101
7 Canada (CAN)0011
 Finland (FIN)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
 West Germany (FRG)*0011
Totals (10 nations)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 345 athletes from 22 countries, one senior woman athlete less than the official number published.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Muir out of the hunt - Nat Muir, Scotland's big hope for a medal at the workld cross country championships in Dusseldorf yesterday was unable to stop Thom Hunt of the USA from improving on the silver medal he won last year..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1977, p. 17, retrieved October 17, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Düsseldorf Graffenberg Date: Sunday, March 20, 1977, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.5km CC Men - Düsseldorf Graffenberg Date: Sunday, March 20, 1977, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.1km CC Women - Düsseldorf Graffenberg Date: Sunday, March 20, 1977, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. ^ a b 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013

External links

World Championships organised by World Athletics
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
International cross country running championships
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