1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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| 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 4th |
| Date | 28 February |
| Host city | Chepstow, Wales  |
| Venue | Chepstow Racecourse |
| Events | 3 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 7.8 km – Junior men 4.8 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 306 athletes from 21 nations |
The 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Chepstow, Wales, at the Chepstow Racecourse on 28 February 1976. 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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12 km) |
Carlos Lopes Portugal | 34:47.8 | Tony Simmons England | 35:04 | Bernie Ford England | 35:07 |
| Junior men (7.8 km) |
Eric Hulst United States | 23:53.8 | Thom Hunt United States | 24:06.8 | Nat Muir Scotland | 24:17 |
| Senior women (4.8 km) |
Carmen Valero Spain | 16:19.4 | Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union | 16:39 | Gabriella Dorio Italy | 16:56 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | England | 90 |  Belgium | 118 |  France | 187 |
| Junior men | United States | 16 | Spain | 60 | England | 91 |
| Senior women | Soviet Union | 33 | Italy | 59 | United States | 64 |
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Carlos Lopes | Portugal | 34:47.8 |
 | Tony Simmons | England | 35:04 |
 | Bernie Ford | England | 35:07 |
| 4 | Karel Lismont | Belgium | 35:08 |
| 5 | Detlef Uhlemann |  West Germany | 35:09 |
| 6 | Enn Sellik | Soviet Union | 35:17 |
| 7 | Gary Tuttle | United States | 35:19 |
| 8 | Franco Fava | Italy | 35:21 |
| 9 | Jacques Boxberger | France | 35:24 |
| 10 | Tapio Kantanen |  Finland | 35:28 |
| 11 | Mariano Haro | Spain | 35:28 |
| 12 | Vladimir Merkushin | Soviet Union | 35:30 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium
|
118 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France
|
187 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Soviet Union | 219 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Italy | 224 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | United States | 243 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | West Germany | 292 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wales | 304 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.8 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hulst | United States | 23:53.8 |
| Thom Hunt | United States | 24:06.8 |
| Nat Muir | Scotland | 24:17 |
| 4 | Thierry Watrice | France | 24:23 |
| 5 | Alberto Salazar | United States | 24:36 |
| 6 | Yahia Hadka |  Morocco | 24:38 |
| 7 | Nick Lees | England | 24:42 |
| 8 | Don Moses | United States | 24:43 |
| 9 | Santiago Llorente | Spain | 24:45 |
| 10 | Harry Servranckx | Belgium | 24:46 |
| 11 | Marty Froelick | United States | 24:47 |
| 12 | José Luis González | Spain | 24:49 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
16 | ||||||||||||
| Spain
|
60 | ||||||||||||
| England
|
91 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Italy | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Morocco | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | West Germany | 115 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  Canada | 120 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Belgium | 125 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.8 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Valero | Spain | 16:19.4 |
| Tatyana Kazankina | Soviet Union | 16:39 |
| Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 16:56 |
| 4 | Ann Yeoman | England | 16:57 |
| 5 | Renata Pentlinowska |  Poland | 17:00 |
| 6 | Joëlle Debrouwer | France | 17:01 |
| 7 | Lynn Bjorklund | United States | 17:02 |
| 8 | Giana Romanova | Soviet Union | 17:03 |
| 9 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 17:04 |
| 10 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | 17:05 |
| 11 | Tatyana Galstyan | Soviet Union | 17:06 |
| 12 | Raisa Katyukova | Soviet Union | 17:07 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
33 | ||||||||||||
| Italy
|
59 | ||||||||||||
| United States
|
64 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | England | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Poland | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | France | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Belgium | 120 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  Ireland | 122 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 306 athletes from 21 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]
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