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

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

Senior women's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition7th
DateMarch 25
Host cityLimerick, Munster, Ireland
VenueGreenpark Racecourse
Events1
Distances5.04 km – Senior women
Participation100 athletes from
19 nations

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

Race results

Individual
RankAthleteCountryTime
Grete Waitz Norway16:48
Raisa Smekhnova Soviet Union17:14
Ellison Goodall United States17:18
4Ellen Wessinghage West Germany17:23
5Svetlana Ulmasova Soviet Union17:25
6Mary Purcell Ireland17:26
7Jan Merrill United States17:33
8Julie Shea United States17:41
9Ann Ford England17:42
10Cristina Tomasini Italy17:46
11Margaret Groos United States17:47
12Giana Romanova Soviet Union17:48
13Debbie Scott Canada17:48
14Anne Audain New Zealand17:49
15Penny Yule England17:50
16Sabine Ladurner Italy17:57
17Paula Fudge England17:58
18Dorthe Rasmussen Denmark18:02
19Jennifer White United States18:02
20Heather Thomson New Zealand18:05
21Marleen Mols Belgium18:06
22Joëlle De Brouwer France18:08
23Ingrid Kristiansen Norway18:10
24Véronique Renties France18:11
25Pilar Fernandez Spain18:12
26Elvira Hofmann West Germany18:14
27Regina Joyce England18:15
28Charlotte Teske West Germany18:16
29Raisa Belusova Soviet Union18:17
30Deirdre Nagle Ireland18:18
31Carla Beurskens Netherlands18:23
32Glynis Penny England18:24
33Iciar Martinez Spain18:26
34Mary O'Connor New Zealand18:27
35Connie Olsen Denmark18:28
36Julie Brown United States18:31
37Kersti Jakobsen Denmark18:31
38Diane Cameron Canada18:32
39Lorraine Moller New Zealand18:34
40Lynne Williams Australia18:35
41Mona Kleppe Norway18:38
42Ruth Smeeth England18:39
43Heide Brenner West Germany18:41
44Judith Shepherd Scotland18:43
45Shauna Miller Canada18:44
46Chantal Navarro France18:45
47Magda Ilands Belgium18:46
48Fionnuala Morrish Ireland18:47
49Jacqueline Lefeuvre France18:48
50Encarnación Escudero Spain18:49
51Gaylene Clews Australia18:50
52Christine Ward Ireland18:51
53Raisa Sadreydinova Soviet Union18:52
54Zehava Shmueli Israel18:53
55Veronica Duffy Ireland18:54
56Barbara Moore New Zealand18:55
57Fiona McQueen Scotland18:56
58Asuncion Sinobas Spain18:56
59Brigit de Nijs Netherlands18:58
60Francine Peeters Belgium18:59
61Margherita Gargano Italy19:01
62Elena Rastello Italy19:02
63Marie-Christine Christiaens Belgium19:03
64Ann-Marie Keown New Zealand19:04
65Christine Seeman France19:05
66Maureen Crowley Canada19:06
67Kerry Robinson Scotland19:07
68Denise Verhaert Belgium19:08
69Heidi Meier Norway19:11
70Karin de Nijs Netherlands19:14
71Birgit Friedmann West Germany19:18
72Nadine Claes Belgium19:20
73Susan Olsen Denmark19:21
74Amelia Lorza Lopez Spain19:22
75Kathy d'Arcy Canada19:27
76Hilary Hollick Wales19:32
77Anette Hansen Denmark19:38
78Mercedes Calleja Spain19:40
79Kate Davis Ireland19:43
80Anat Meiri Israel19:45
81Kim Lock Wales19:46
82Margaret Coomber Scotland19:49
83Jean Lochhead Wales19:50
84Bronwen Smith Wales19:52
85May-Britt Stange Norway19:53
86Anna James Wales19:54
87Christine Iceaga France20:06
88Joyce Mehaffey Northern Ireland20:11
89Angela McCullagh Northern Ireland20:12
90Lynn Kanuka Canada20:19
91Violet Hope Scotland20:20
92Carol Nicholas Wales20:31
93Elizabeth Trotter Scotland20:47
94Charlotte Kaagh Denmark21:11
95Susan Beattie Northern Ireland21:20
96Roberta Brown Northern Ireland21:21
97Avril McClung Northern Ireland21:31
98Margaret Gallen Northern Ireland22:19
—Gabriella Dorio ItalyDNF
—Agnese Possamai ItalyDNF

Teams
RankTeamPoints
 United States
Ellison Goodall3
Jan Merrill7
Julie Shea8
Margaret Groos11
(Jennifer White)(19)
(Julie Brown)(36)
 29
 Soviet Union
Raisa Smekhnova2
Svetlana Ulmasova5
Giana Romanova12
Raisa Belusova29
(Raisa Sadreydinova)(53)
 48
 England
Ann Ford9
Penny Yule15
Paula Fudge17
Regina Joyce27
(Glynis Penny)(32)
(Ruth Smeeth)(42)
 68
4 West Germany
Ellen Wessinghage4
Elvira Hofmann26
Charlotte Teske28
Heide Brenner43
(Birgit Friedmann)(71)
 101
5 New Zealand
Anne Audain14
Heather Thomson20
Mary O'Connor34
Lorraine Moller39
(Barbara Moore)(56)
(Ann-Marie Keown)(64)
 107
6 Norway
Grete Waitz1
Ingrid Christensen23
Mona Kleppe41
Heidi Meier69
(May-Britt Stange)(85)
 134
7 Ireland
Mary Purcell6
Deirdre Nagle30
Fionnuala Morrish48
Christine Ward52
(Veronica Duffy)(55)
(Kate Davis)(79)
 136
8 France
Joëlle De Brouwer22
Véronique Renties24
Chantal Navarro46
Jacqueline Lefeuvre49
(Christine Seeman)(65)
(Christine Iceaga)(87)
 141
9 Italy
Cristina Tomasini10
Sabine Ladurner16
Margherita Gargano61
Elena Rastello62
(Gabriella Dorio)(DNF)
(Agnese Possamai)(DNF)
 149
10 Canada
Debbie Scott13
Jean Cameron38
Shauna Miller45
Maureen Crowley66
(Kathy d'Arcy)(75)
(Lynn Kanuka)(90)
 162
11 Denmark
Dorthe Rasmussen18
Connie Olsen35
Kersti Jakobsen37
Susan Olsen73
(Anette Hansen)(77)
(Charlotte Kaagh)(94)
 163
12 Spain
Pilar Fernandez25
Iciar Martinez33
Encarnación Escudero50
Asuncion Sinobas58
(Amelia Lorza Lopez)(74)
(Mercedes Calleja)(78)
 166
13 Belgium
Marleen Mols21
Magda Ilands47
Francine Peeters60
Marie-Christine Christiaens63
(Denise Verhaert)(68)
(Nadine Claes)(72)
 191
14 Scotland
Judith Shepherd44
Fiona McQueen57
Kerry Robinson67
Margaret Coomber82
(Violet Hope)(91)
(Elizabeth Trotter)(93)
 250
15 Wales
Hilary Hollick76
Kim Lock81
Jean Lochhead83
Bronwen Smith84
(Anna James)(86)
(Carol Nicholas)(92)
 324
16 Northern Ireland
Joyce Mehaffey88
Angela McCullagh89
Susan Beattie95
Roberta Brown96
(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 (March 19, 1973), 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 October 18, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 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 October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. 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
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