1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 6th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 26, 1978 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Results [edit]
Long race men [edit]
Individual [edit]
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. |  John Treacy (IRL) |
39:25 |
| 2. |  Aleksandr Antipov (URS) |
39:28 |
| 3. |  Karel Lismont (BEL) |
39:32 |
| 4. |  Tony Simmons (ENG) |
39:51 |
| 5. |  Guy Arbogast (USA) |
39:52 |
| 6. | Craig Virgin (USA) |
39:54 |
| 7. |  Nat Muir (SCO) |
40:00 |
| 8. |  Franco Fava (ITA) |
40:03 |
Team [edit]
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  FrancePierre Levisse (10th) Lucien Rault (13th) Radhouane Bouster (18th) Alex Gonzalez (32rd) Thierry Watrice (35th) Jean-Paul Gomez (43rd) |
151 pts |
| Silver | United States Guy Arbogast (5th) Craig Virgin (6th) Greg Meyer (20th) Jeff Wells (29th) Bill Rodgers (44th) Mike Roche (52nd) |
156 pts |
| Bronze | England Tony Simmons (4th) Jon Wild (15th) Neil Coupland (28th) Mike McLeod (30th) Ken Newton (40th) Steve Kenyon (42nd) |
159 pts |
Junior Race Men [edit]
Individual [edit]
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Mick Morton (ENG) |
22:57 min |
| Silver |  Rob Earl (CAN) |
23:10 min |
| Bronze |  Francisco Alario (ESP) |
23:11 min |
Team [edit]
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | England Mick Morton (1.) Eddie White (13.) David Beaver (15.) Peter Elletson (24.) |
53 pts |
| Silver | Canada Rob Earl (2.) Kevin Dillon (8.) Rob Lonergan (14.) Jim Groves (29.) |
53 pts |
| Bronze | Spain Francisco Alario (3.) Constantino Esparcia (4.) Argimiro González (16.) Valentin Rodríguez (31.) |
54 pts |
Long Race Women [edit]
Individual [edit]
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. |  Grete Waitz (NOR) |
16:19 |
| 2. |  Natalia Mărăşescu (ROU) |
16:49 |
| 3. | Maricica Puică (ROU) |
16:59 |
| 4. | Julie Shea (USA) |
17:12 |
| 5. |  Cornelia Bürki (SUI) |
17:13 |
| 6. |  Monika Greschner (FRG) |
17:14 |
| 7. | Jan Merrill (USA) |
17:17 |
| 8. | Georgeta Gazibara (ROU) |
17:18 |
Team [edit]
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | Romania Natalia Mărăşescu (2nd) Maricica Puică (3rd) Georgeta Gazibara (8th) Antoaneta Iacob (17th) |
30 pts |
| Silver | United States Julie Shea (4th) Jan Merrill (7th) Kathy Mills (11th) Brenda Webb (15th) |
37 pts |
| Bronze | England Joyce Smith (9th) Christine Benning (12th) Penny Yule (16th) Mary Stewart (18th) |
55 pts |
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