1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Senior women's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition7th
Date25 March
Host cityLimerick, Munster, Ireland Republic of Ireland
VenueGreenpark Racecourse
Events1
Distances5.04 km – Senior women
Participation100 athletes from
19 nations

The Senior women's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Limerick, Ireland, at the Greenpark Racecourse on 25 March 1979. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Race results

Senior women's race (5.04 km)

Individual

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grete Waitz  Norway 16:48
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raisa Smekhnova  Soviet Union 17:14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellison Goodall  United States 17:18
4 Ellen Wessinghage  West Germany 17:23
5 Svetlana Ulmasova  Soviet Union 17:25
6 Mary Purcell  Ireland 17:26
7 Jan Merrill  United States 17:33
8 Julie Shea  United States 17:41
9 Ann Ford  England 17:42
10 Cristina Tomasini  Italy 17:46
11 Margaret Groos  United States 17:47
12 Giana Romanova  Soviet Union 17:48
13 Debbie Scott  Canada 17:48
14 Anne Audain  New Zealand 17:49
15 Penny Yule  England 17:50
16 Sabine Ladurner  Italy 17:57
17 Paula Fudge  England 17:58
18 Dorthe Rasmussen  Denmark 18:02
19 Jennifer White  United States 18:02
20 Heather Thomson  New Zealand 18:05
21 Marleen Mols  Belgium 18:06
22 Joëlle De Brouwer  France 18:08
23 Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 18:10
24 Véronique Renties  France 18:11
25 Pilar Fernandez  Spain 18:12
26 Elvira Hofmann  West Germany 18:14
27 Regina Joyce  England 18:15
28 Charlotte Teske  West Germany 18:16
29 Raisa Belusova  Soviet Union 18:17
30 Deirdre Nagle  Ireland 18:18
31 Carla Beurskens  Netherlands 18:23
32 Glynis Penny  England 18:24
33 Iciar Martinez  Spain 18:26
34 Mary O'Connor  New Zealand 18:27
35 Connie Olsen  Denmark 18:28
36 Julie Brown  United States 18:31
37 Kersti Jakobsen  Denmark 18:31
38 Diane Cameron  Canada 18:32
39 Lorraine Moller  New Zealand 18:34
40 Lynne Williams  Australia 18:35
41 Mona Kleppe  Norway 18:38
42 Ruth Smeeth  England 18:39
43 Heide Brenner  West Germany 18:41
44 Judith Shepherd  Scotland 18:43
45 Shauna Miller  Canada 18:44
46 Chantal Navarro  France 18:45
47 Magda Ilands  Belgium 18:46
48 Fionnuala Morrish  Ireland 18:47
49 Jacqueline Lefeuvre  France 18:48
50 Encarnación Escudero  Spain 18:49
51 Gaylene Clews  Australia 18:50
52 Christine Ward  Ireland 18:51
53 Raisa Sadreydinova  Soviet Union 18:52
54 Zehava Shmueli  Israel 18:53
55 Veronica Duffy  Ireland 18:54
56 Barbara Moore  New Zealand 18:55
57 Fiona McQueen  Scotland 18:56
58 Asuncion Sinobas  Spain 18:56
59 Brigit de Nijs  Netherlands 18:58
60 Francine Peeters  Belgium 18:59
61 Margherita Gargano  Italy 19:01
62 Elena Rastello  Italy 19:02
63 Marie-Christine Christiaens  Belgium 19:03
64 Ann-Marie Keown  New Zealand 19:04
65 Christine Seeman  France 19:05
66 Maureen Crowley  Canada 19:06
67 Kerry Robinson  Scotland 19:07
68 Denise Verhaert  Belgium 19:08
69 Heidi Meier  Norway 19:11
70 Karin de Nijs  Netherlands 19:14
71 Birgit Friedmann  West Germany 19:18
72 Nadine Claes  Belgium 19:20
73 Susan Olsen  Denmark 19:21
74 Amelia Lorza Lopez  Spain 19:22
75 Kathy d'Arcy  Canada 19:27
76 Hilary Hollick  Wales 19:32
77 Anette Hansen  Denmark 19:38
78 Mercedes Calleja  Spain 19:40
79 Kate Davis  Ireland 19:43
80 Anat Meiri  Israel 19:45
81 Kim Lock  Wales 19:46
82 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 19:49
83 Jean Lochhead  Wales 19:50
84 Bronwen Smith  Wales 19:52
85 May-Britt Stange  Norway 19:53
86 Anna James  Wales 19:54
87 Christine Iceaga  France 20:06
88 Joyce Mehaffey  Northern Ireland 20:11
89 Angela McCullagh  Northern Ireland 20:12
90 Lynn Kanuka  Canada 20:19
91 Violet Hope  Scotland 20:20
92 Carol Nicholas  Wales 20:31
93 Elizabeth Trotter  Scotland 20:47
94 Charlotte Kaagh  Denmark 21:11
95 Susan Beattie  Northern Ireland 21:20
96 Roberta Brown  Northern Ireland 21:21
97 Avril McClung  Northern Ireland 21:31
98 Margaret Gallen  Northern Ireland 22:19
— Gabriella Dorio  Italy DNF
— Agnese Possamai  Italy DNF

Teams

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
Ellison Goodall 3
Jan Merrill 7
Julie Shea 8
Margaret Groos 11
(Jennifer White) (19)
(Julie Brown) (36)
29
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Raisa Smekhnova 2
Svetlana Ulmasova 5
Giana Romanova 12
Raisa Belusova 29
(Raisa Sadreydinova) (53)
48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England
Ann Ford 9
Penny Yule 15
Paula Fudge 17
Regina Joyce 27
(Glynis Penny) (32)
(Ruth Smeeth) (42)
68
4  West Germany
Ellen Wessinghage 4
Elvira Hofmann 26
Charlotte Teske 28
Heide Brenner 43
(Birgit Friedmann) (71)
101
5  New Zealand
Anne Audain 14
Heather Thomson 20
Mary O'Connor 34
Lorraine Moller 39
(Barbara Moore) (56)
(Ann-Marie Keown) (64)
107
6  Norway
Grete Waitz 1
Ingrid Christensen 23
Mona Kleppe 41
Heidi Meier 69
(May-Britt Stange) (85)
134
7  Ireland
Mary Purcell 6
Deirdre Nagle 30
Fionnuala Morrish 48
Christine Ward 52
(Veronica Duffy) (55)
(Kate Davis) (79)
136
8  France
Joëlle De Brouwer 22
Véronique Renties 24
Chantal Navarro 46
Jacqueline Lefeuvre 49
(Christine Seeman) (65)
(Christine Iceaga) (87)
141
9  Italy
Cristina Tomasini 10
Sabine Ladurner 16
Margherita Gargano 61
Elena Rastello 62
(Gabriella Dorio) (DNF)
(Agnese Possamai) (DNF)
149
10  Canada
Debbie Scott 13
Jean Cameron 38
Shauna Miller 45
Maureen Crowley 66
(Kathy d'Arcy) (75)
(Lynn Kanuka) (90)
162
11  Denmark
Dorthe Rasmussen 18
Connie Olsen 35
Kersti Jakobsen 37
Susan Olsen 73
(Anette Hansen) (77)
(Charlotte Kaagh) (94)
163
12  Spain
Pilar Fernandez 25
Iciar Martinez 33
Encarnación Escudero 50
Asuncion Sinobas 58
(Amelia Lorza Lopez) (74)
(Mercedes Calleja) (78)
166
13  Belgium
Marleen Mols 21
Magda Ilands 47
Francine Peeters 60
Marie-Christine Christiaens 63
(Denise Verhaert) (68)
(Nadine Claes) (72)
191
14  Scotland
Judith Shepherd 44
Fiona McQueen 57
Kerry Robinson 67
Margaret Coomber 82
(Violet Hope) (91)
(Elizabeth Trotter) (93)
250
15  Wales
Hilary Hollick 76
Kim Lock 81
Jean Lochhead 83
Bronwen Smith 84
(Anna James) (86)
(Carol Nicholas) (92)
324
16  Northern Ireland
Joyce Mehaffey 88
Angela McCullagh 89
Susan Beattie 95
Roberta Brown 96
(Avril McClung) (97)
(Margaret Gallen) (98)
368
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 100 athletes from 19 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (26 March 1979), Majestic triumph for Ireland's 'King John' - John Treacy, the 21-year-old holder of the world cross-country title, set alight the hearts of 25,000 impassioned Irish spectators yesterday afternoon here at Limerick Racecourse where he retained the championship in majestic fashion, covering the 12,000 metres in 37 min, 20sec..., Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved 25 December 2021
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.0km CC Women -Limerick Green Park Date: Sunday, March 25, 1979, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 9 October 2013
  4. ^ 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 9 October 2013