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1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

October 20, 2023

The 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Hippodrome de Longchamp on March 9, 1980. A report on the event was given in the Evening Times.[1]

1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition8th
DateMarch 9
Host cityParis, France
VenueHippodrome de Longchamp
Events3
Distances12.58 km – Senior men
7.41 km – Junior men
4.82 km – Senior women
Participation381 athletes from
28 nations

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

Medallists Edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.58 km) 		Craig Virgin
  United States		 37:01 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann
  West Germany		 37:02 Nick Rose
  England		 37:05
Junior men
(7.41 km) 		Jorge García
  Spain		 22:17 Valeriy Gryaznov
  Soviet Union		 22:23 Ed Eyestone
  United States		 22:27
Senior women
(4.82 km) 		Grete Waitz
  Norway		 15:05 Irina Bondarchuk
  Soviet Union		 15:49 Yelena Chernysheva
  Soviet Union		 15:52
Team
Senior men   England 100   United States 163   Belgium 175
Junior men   Soviet Union 50   United States 75   Spain 79
Senior women   Soviet Union 15   England 49   United States 49

Race results Edit

Senior men's race (12.58 km) Edit

Main article: 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Craig Virgin   United States 37:01
  Hans-Jürgen Orthmann   West Germany 37:02
  Nick Rose   England 37:05
4 Léon Schots   Belgium 37:11
5 John Robson   Scotland 37:20
6 Aleksandr Antipov   Soviet Union 37:21
7 Leonid Moseyev   Soviet Union 37:21
8 Antonio Prieto   Spain 37:21
9 Steve Jones   Wales 37:23
10 Bernie Ford   England 37:25
11 Karel Lismont   Belgium 37:27
12 Daniel Dillon   United States 37:28
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    England
Nick Rose 3
Bernie Ford 10
Barry Smith 14
Steve Kenyon 17
Nick Lees 19
Graham Tuck 37
(Hugh Jones) (40)
(Nick Brawn) (64)
(Barry Knight) (92)
100
    United States
Craig Virgin 1
Daniel Dillon 12
Kenneth Martin 23
Steve Plasencia 36
Don Clary 43
Mark Anderson 48
(Duncan Macdonald) (104)
(Jon Sinclair) (116)
(Guy Arbogast) (DNF)
163
    Belgium
Léon Schots 4
Karel Lismont 11
Alex Hagelsteens 21
Eddy de Pauw 38
Frank Grillaert 44
Roger de Vogel 57
(Johan Geirnaert) (107)
(Willy Polleunis) (DNF)
(Robert Lismont) (DNF)
175
4   France 184
5   Soviet Union 246
6   Spain 251
7   Scotland 312
8   Algeria 324
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.41 km) Edit

Main article: 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Jorge García   Spain 22:17
  Valeriy Gryaznov   Soviet Union 22:23
  Ed Eyestone   United States 22:27
4 Denis Stark   Canada 22:34
5 Tom Downs   United States 22:34
6 Sergey Kiselyov   Soviet Union 22:36
7 Ildar Denikeyev   Soviet Union 22:38
8 Guy Léfèvre   Belgium 22:41
9 Andrea Prassedi   Italy 22:47
10 Paul Davies-Hale   England 22:52
11 William Graham   United States 22:53
12 Gary Huckwell   England 22:58
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Soviet Union
Valeriy Gryaznov 2
Sergey Kiselyov 6
Ildar Denikeyev 7
Sergey Mishin 35
(Dmitriy Ditlashok) (52)
50
    United States
Ed Eyestone 3
Tom Downs 5
William Graham 11
Eric Sappenfield 56
(Daniel Caprioglio) (82)
(Farron Fields) (88)
75
    Spain
Jorge García 1
José Fernández 20
Miguel Rubio 24
Julio Perez 34
(Pedro Garin) (51)
(Francisco Erneta) (61)
79
4   Belgium 86
5   England 89
6   Canada 90
7   Italy 101
8   Algeria 136
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.82 km) Edit

Main article: 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Grete Waitz   Norway 15:05
  Irina Bondarchuk   Soviet Union 15:49
  Yelena Chernysheva   Soviet Union 15:52
4 Giana Romanova   Soviet Union 15:53
5 Jan Merrill   United States 15:57
6 Svetlana Ulmasova   Soviet Union 16:00
7 Penny Forse   England 16:04
8 Ellen Wessinghage   West Germany 16:05
9 Kath Binns   England 16:06
10 Margaret Groos   United States 16:09
11 Raisa Smekhnova   Soviet Union 16:09
12 Cristina Tomasini   Italy 16:10
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Soviet Union
15
    England
Penny Forse 7
Kath Binns 9
Sandra Arthurton 14
Ruth Smeeth 19
(Regina Joyce) (30)
(Angela Mason) (80)
49
    United States
Jan Merrill 5
Margaret Groos 10
Julie Shea 13
Brenda Webb 21
(Joan Benoit) (26)
(Ellison Goodall) (35)
49
4   Norway 71
5   Italy 101
6   Canada 110
7   West Germany 132
8   France 174
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial) Edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)2215
2  United States (USA)1225
3  England (ENG)1113
4  Spain (ESP)1012
5  Norway (NOR)1001
6  West Germany (FRG)0101
7  Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (7 entries)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation Edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 381 athletes from 28 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Robson fifth - Scotland's John Robson finished fifth in the world cross country championship at Longchamp racecourse in Paris yesterday..., Evening Times, March 10, 1980, p. 16, retrieved October 18, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 18, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. ^ a b (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013

External links Edit

  • GBRathletics

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1980, iaaf, world, cross, country, championships, held, paris, france, hippodrome, longchamp, march, 1980, report, event, given, evening, times, organisersiaafedition8thdatemarch, 9host, cityparis, francevenuehippodrome, longchampevents3distances12, senior, ju. The 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Paris France at the Hippodrome de Longchamp on March 9 1980 A report on the event was given in the Evening Times 1 1980 IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsOrganisersIAAFEdition8thDateMarch 9Host cityParis FranceVenueHippodrome de LongchampEvents3Distances12 58 km Senior men 7 41 km Junior men 4 82 km Senior womenParticipation381 athletes from 28 nations 1979 Limerick1981 Madrid Complete results for men 2 junior men 3 women 4 medallists 5 and the results of British athletes 6 were published Contents 1 Medallists 2 Race results 2 1 Senior men s race 12 58 km 2 2 Junior men s race 7 41 km 2 3 Senior women s race 4 82 km 3 Medal table unofficial 4 Participation 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksMedallists EditEvent Gold Silver BronzeIndividualSenior men 12 58 km Craig Virgin nbsp United States 37 01 Hans Jurgen Orthmann nbsp West Germany 37 02 Nick Rose nbsp England 37 05Junior men 7 41 km Jorge Garcia nbsp Spain 22 17 Valeriy Gryaznov nbsp Soviet Union 22 23 Ed Eyestone nbsp United States 22 27Senior women 4 82 km Grete Waitz nbsp Norway 15 05 Irina Bondarchuk nbsp Soviet Union 15 49 Yelena Chernysheva nbsp Soviet Union 15 52TeamSenior men nbsp England 100 nbsp United States 163 nbsp Belgium 175Junior men nbsp Soviet Union 50 nbsp United States 75 nbsp Spain 79Senior women nbsp Soviet Union 15 nbsp England 49 nbsp United States 49Race results EditSenior men s race 12 58 km Edit Main article 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Senior men s race Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time nbsp Craig Virgin nbsp United States 37 01 nbsp Hans Jurgen Orthmann nbsp West Germany 37 02 nbsp Nick Rose nbsp England 37 054 Leon Schots nbsp Belgium 37 115 John Robson nbsp Scotland 37 206 Aleksandr Antipov nbsp Soviet Union 37 217 Leonid Moseyev nbsp Soviet Union 37 218 Antonio Prieto nbsp Spain 37 219 Steve Jones nbsp Wales 37 2310 Bernie Ford nbsp England 37 2511 Karel Lismont nbsp Belgium 37 2712 Daniel Dillon nbsp United States 37 28Full resultsTeams Rank Team Points nbsp nbsp England Nick Rose 3Bernie Ford 10Barry Smith 14Steve Kenyon 17Nick Lees 19Graham Tuck 37 Hugh Jones 40 Nick Brawn 64 Barry Knight 92 100 nbsp nbsp United States Craig Virgin 1Daniel Dillon 12Kenneth Martin 23Steve Plasencia 36Don Clary 43Mark Anderson 48 Duncan Macdonald 104 Jon Sinclair 116 Guy Arbogast DNF 163 nbsp nbsp Belgium Leon Schots 4Karel Lismont 11Alex Hagelsteens 21Eddy de Pauw 38Frank Grillaert 44Roger de Vogel 57 Johan Geirnaert 107 Willy Polleunis DNF Robert Lismont DNF 1754 nbsp France 1845 nbsp Soviet Union 2466 nbsp Spain 2517 nbsp Scotland 3128 nbsp Algeria 324Full resultsNote Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team resultJunior men s race 7 41 km Edit Main article 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Junior men s race Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time nbsp Jorge Garcia nbsp Spain 22 17 nbsp Valeriy Gryaznov nbsp Soviet Union 22 23 nbsp Ed Eyestone nbsp United States 22 274 Denis Stark nbsp Canada 22 345 Tom Downs nbsp United States 22 346 Sergey Kiselyov nbsp Soviet Union 22 367 Ildar Denikeyev nbsp Soviet Union 22 388 Guy Lefevre nbsp Belgium 22 419 Andrea Prassedi nbsp Italy 22 4710 Paul Davies Hale nbsp England 22 5211 William Graham nbsp United States 22 5312 Gary Huckwell nbsp England 22 58Full resultsTeams Rank Team Points nbsp nbsp Soviet Union Valeriy Gryaznov 2Sergey Kiselyov 6Ildar Denikeyev 7Sergey Mishin 35 Dmitriy Ditlashok 52 50 nbsp nbsp United States Ed Eyestone 3Tom Downs 5William Graham 11Eric Sappenfield 56 Daniel Caprioglio 82 Farron Fields 88 75 nbsp nbsp Spain Jorge Garcia 1Jose Fernandez 20Miguel Rubio 24Julio Perez 34 Pedro Garin 51 Francisco Erneta 61 794 nbsp Belgium 865 nbsp England 896 nbsp Canada 907 nbsp Italy 1018 nbsp Algeria 136Full resultsNote Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team resultSenior women s race 4 82 km Edit Main article 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Senior women s race Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time nbsp Grete Waitz nbsp Norway 15 05 nbsp Irina Bondarchuk nbsp Soviet Union 15 49 nbsp Yelena Chernysheva nbsp Soviet Union 15 524 Giana Romanova nbsp Soviet Union 15 535 Jan Merrill nbsp United States 15 576 Svetlana Ulmasova nbsp Soviet Union 16 007 Penny Forse nbsp England 16 048 Ellen Wessinghage nbsp West Germany 16 059 Kath Binns nbsp England 16 0610 Margaret Groos nbsp United States 16 0911 Raisa Smekhnova nbsp Soviet Union 16 0912 Cristina Tomasini nbsp Italy 16 10Full resultsTeams Rank Team Points nbsp nbsp Soviet Union Irina Bondarchuk 2Yelena Chernysheva 3Giana Romanova 4Svetlana Ulmasova 6 Raisa Smekhnova 11 Tatyana Sychova 45 15 nbsp nbsp England Penny Forse 7Kath Binns 9Sandra Arthurton 14Ruth Smeeth 19 Regina Joyce 30 Angela Mason 80 49 nbsp nbsp United States Jan Merrill 5Margaret Groos 10Julie Shea 13Brenda Webb 21 Joan Benoit 26 Ellison Goodall 35 494 nbsp Norway 715 nbsp Italy 1016 nbsp Canada 1107 nbsp West Germany 1328 nbsp France 174Full resultsNote Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team resultMedal table unofficial EditRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Soviet Union URS 22152 nbsp United States USA 12253 nbsp England ENG 11134 nbsp Spain ESP 10125 nbsp Norway NOR 10016 nbsp West Germany FRG 01017 nbsp Belgium BEL 0011Totals 7 entries 66618Note Totals include both individual and team medals with medals in the team competition counting as one medal Participation EditAn unofficial count yields the participation of 381 athletes from 28 countries This is in agreement with the official numbers as published 6 nbsp Algeria 17 nbsp Belgium 21 nbsp Canada 18 nbsp China 3 nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 nbsp Denmark 16 nbsp England 21 nbsp Finland 9 nbsp France 21 nbsp Hungary 4 nbsp Ireland 21 nbsp Israel 4 nbsp Italy 20 nbsp Morocco 7 nbsp Netherlands 14 nbsp Northern Ireland 19 nbsp Norway 7 nbsp Poland 5 nbsp Portugal 8 nbsp Scotland 21 nbsp Soviet Union 17 nbsp Spain 21 nbsp Sweden 8 nbsp Switzerland 3 nbsp Tunisia 14 nbsp United States 21 nbsp Wales 20 nbsp West Germany 19 See also Edit1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Senior men s race 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Junior men s race 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Senior women s race 1980 in athletics track and field References Edit Robson fifth Scotland s John Robson finished fifth in the world cross country championship at Longchamp racecourse in Paris yesterday Evening Times March 10 1980 p 16 retrieved October 18 2013 Magnusson Tomas September 8 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 12 0km CC Men Paris Lonchamp Date Sunday March 9 1980 Athchamps archived archived from the original on October 16 2007 retrieved October 18 2013 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Magnusson Tomas March 24 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 7 0km CC Men Paris Lonchamp Date Sunday March 9 1980 Athchamps archived archived from the original on October 16 2007 retrieved October 18 2013 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Magnusson Tomas February 8 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 4 5km CC Women Paris Lonchamp Date Sunday March 9 1980 Athchamps archived archived from the original on October 16 2007 retrieved October 18 2013 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Athletics Weekly retrieved October 9 2013 a b 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS EDINBURGH 2008 FACTS amp FIGURES GREAT BRITAIN amp NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY amp WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS PDF IAAF p 2ff archived from the original PDF on September 27 2013 retrieved October 9 2013External links EditThe World Cross Country Championships 1973 2005 GBRathletics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1980 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