The 1978
IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in
Glasgow
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, Scotland, at the
Bellahouston Park
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on 25 March 1978. A report on the event was given in the
Glasgow Herald
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.
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]
Complete results for men,
[
] junior men,
[
] women,
[
] medallists,
[
] and the results of British athletes
[
] were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.3 km)
*
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.036 km)
*
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.728 km)
*
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
*
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 358 athletes from 27 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
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* (7)
* (19)
* (18)
* (5)
* (21)
* (21)
* (6)
* (21)
* (17)
* (9)
* (15)
* (12)
* (6)
* (14)
* (5)
* (6)
* (15)
* (5)
* (21)
* (18)
* (21)
* (3)
* (4)
* (13)
* (21)
* (21)
* (14)
]
See also
* 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
* 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
* 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
* 1978 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005
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World Athletics Cross Country Championships
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Iaaf World Cross Country Championships, 1978
International athletics competitions hosted by Scotland
International sports competitions in Glasgow
Cross country running in the United Kingdom
IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 1978
IAAF World Cross Country Championships