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1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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Organisers
  
IAAF

Date
  
March 25

Nations participating
  
27

Edition
  
7th

Location
  
Greenpark Racecourse

Host city
  
Limerick, Munster, Ireland

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.

Contents

Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Senior men's race (12 km)

For full event details see 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

    • Junior men's race (7.36 km)

    For full event details see 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

    • Senior women's race (5.04 km)

    For full event details see 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
  • 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 383 athletes from 27 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

    References

    1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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