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1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

{{Infobox XC Championships

|Name = Junior men's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

|Logo =

|Size =

|Caption =

|Organisers = IAAF

|Edition = 6th

|Date = March 25

|Host city = Glasgow, Scotland {{flagicon|Scotland}}

|Location = Bellahouston Park

|Nations participating = 16

|Athletes participating = 91

|Races = 1

|Distances = 7.036 km – Junior men

|Website =

|Previous = 1977 Düsseldorf

|Next = 1979 Limerick

}}

The Junior men's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Bellahouston Park on March 25, 1978. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

{{ Citation

| last = Marshall

| first = Ron

| date = March 27, 1978

| title = Treacy leaves 'em for dead - Through a curtain of rain the binoculars confirmed what the Americans had been saying all week - Ireland's John Treacy was the man to beat in the world cross-country championships...

| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qhc-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3558%2C6185526

| publisher = Glasgow Herald

| page = 10

| access-date = October 17, 2013

}}

Complete results,

{{ Citation

|last=Magnusson

|first=Tomas

|date=September 8, 2007

|title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Glasgow Bellahouston Park Date: Sunday, March 26, 1978

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1978S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 17, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016105956/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1978S.html

|archive-date=October 16, 2007

}}

medallists,

{{ Citation

| title = IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

| url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm

| publisher = Athletics Weekly

| access-date = October 9, 2013

}}

and the results of British athletes

{{ Citation

|title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

|url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf

|publisher=IAAF

|page=2ff

|access-date=October 9, 2013

|url-status=usurped

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf

|archive-date=September 27, 2013

}}

were published.

Race results

=Junior men's race (7.036 km)=

==Individual==

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Mick Mortonalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}22:57
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Rob Earlalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}23:10
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Francisco Alarioalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}}23:11
align=center| 4align=left | Constantino Esparciaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}}23:12
align=center| 5align=left | Ronnie Carrollalign=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}23:14
align=center| 6align=left | Aleksandr Pasaryukalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}23:15
align=center| 7align=left | Viktor Zinovyevalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}23:20
align=center| 8align=left | Kevin Dillonalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}23:22
align=center| 9align=left | Eddy de Pauwalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}23:23
align=center| 10align=left | Rod Berryalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}23:24
align=center| 11align=left | Brendan Quinnalign=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}23:25
align=center| 12align=left | Yevgeniy Okorokovalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}23:27
align=center| 13align=left | Eddie Whitealign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}23:27
align=center| 14align=left | Rob Lonerganalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}23:27
align=center| 15align=left | David Beaveralign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}23:29
align=center| 16align=left | Argimiro Gonzálezalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}}23:30
align=center| 17align=left | Ian Brownalign=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}}23:31
align=center| 18align=left | Dirk Mattheusalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}23:35
align=center| 19align=left | Gelindo Bordinalign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}23:36
align=center| 20align=left | Antonio Leitãoalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}23:37
align=center| 21align=left | Pietro Panialign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}23:40
align=center| 22align=left | Peter Daenensalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}23:43
align=center| 23align=left | Marc de Blanderalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}23:46
align=center| 24align=left | Peter Elletsonalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}23:47
align=center| 25align=left | Paul Schultzalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}23:48
align=center| 26align=left | Dave Tayloralign=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}23:50
align=center| 27align=left | Ian Campbellalign=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}}23:52
align=center| 28align=left | Patrick Deliveynealign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}23:54
align=center| 29align=left | Jim Grovesalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}23:55
align=center| 30align=left | Fulvio Costaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}23:56
align=center| 31align=left | Valentin Rodríguezalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}}23:57
align=center| 32align=left | Raymond Paulinsalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}23:58
align=center| 33align=left | Fernando Miguelalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}23:59
align=center| 34align=left | Saïd Aouitaalign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}24:02
align=center| 35align=left | Andrey Kuznetsovalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}24:04
align=center| 36align=left | Alastair Douglasalign=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}}24:05
align=center| 37align=left | Kevin Byrnealign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}24:06
align=center| 38align=left | Jeff Milliemanalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}24:06
align=center| 39align=left | Habib Romdanialign=left | {{flagcountry|TUN}}24:08
align=center| 40align=left | Pascal Thiébautalign=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}24:09
align=center| 41align=left | Roberto Visinialign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}24:11
align=center| 42align=left | James Fallonalign=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}24:12
align=center| 43align=left | Nikolay Yavorskiyalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}24:17
align=center| 44align=left | Simon Catchpolealign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}24:20
align=center| 45align=left | Gaetano Erbaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}24:21
align=center| 46align=left | Ezequiel Canarioalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}24:22
align=center| 47align=left | Assila Tebaialign=left | {{flagcountry|TUN}}24:30
align=center| 48align=left | Mohamed Maazaouialign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}24:31
align=center| 49align=left | Abdellah Benbarakaalign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}24:32
align=center| 50align=left | Tony Hatherlyalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}24:33
align=center| 51align=left | Humberto Sequeiraalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}24:38
align=center| 52align=left | José Friasalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}24:39
align=center| 53align=left | Francisco Cortésalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}}24:41
align=center| 54align=left | Tim O'Neillalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}24:42
align=center| 55align=left | Steve Ferrialign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}24:42
align=center| 56align=left | John Griffinalign=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}24:43
align=center| 57align=left | Carlos Quircealign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}}
align=center| 58align=left | Nourredine Benamoralign=left | {{flagcountry|TUN}}
align=center| 59align=left | Adrian Stewartalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}24:48
align=center| 60align=left | Nigel Jonesalign=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}}24:50
align=center| 61align=left | Carlos Pereiraalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}24:53
align=center| 62align=left | Keith Gallivanalign=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}24:54
align=center| 63align=left | Jean-Louis Carrelalign=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}24:57
align=center| 64align=left | John Grayalign=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}}25:02
align=center| 65align=left | Philippe Crosalign=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}25:04
align=center| 66align=left | Féthi Baccouchealign=left | {{flagcountry|TUN}}25:05
align=center| 67align=left | Mohamed Nguerialign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}25:07
align=center| 68align=left | Eddie Pattersonalign=left | {{flagcountry|NIR}}25:11
align=center| 69align=left | Mark Donnellyalign=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}25:11
align=center| 70align=left | Steve Blakemorealign=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}25:12
align=center| 71align=left | Ali Daasaalign=left | {{flagcountry|TUN}}25:13
align=center| 72align=left | Jean-Baptiste Protaisalign=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}25:22
align=center| 73align=left | Mohamed Benaissaalign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}25:23
align=center| 74align=left | Tom Breenalign=left | {{flagcountry|NIR}}25:24
align=center| 75align=left | Sean Milleralign=left | {{flagcountry|NIR}}25:24
align=center| 76align=left | Patrick Hironalign=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}25:33
align=center| 77align=left | Dominique Vernochetalign=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}25:36
align=center| 78align=left | David Norrisalign=left | {{flagcountry|NIR}}25:38
align=center| 79align=left | Simon Axonalign=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}25:43
align=center| 80align=left | Ieuan Ellisalign=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}25:46
align=center| 81align=left | Robert McWattalign=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}}25:48
align=center| 82align=left | Tom Melvillealign=left | {{flagcountry|NIR}}25:49
align=center| 83align=left | Mohamed El Balialign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}25:55
align=center| 84align=left | Paul Moloneyalign=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}26:32
align=center| 85align=left | Sani Jejialign=left | {{flagcountry|NGR}}26:42
align=center| 86align=left | Sallah Abashialign=left | {{flagcountry|NGR}}27:30
align=center| 87align=left | John Davoualign=left | {{flagcountry|NGR}}28:41
align=center| 88align=left | Gyane Davoualign=left | {{flagcountry|NGR}}28:52
align=center| 89align=left | Mbok Likitaalign=left | {{flagcountry|NGR}}29:52
align=center| 90align=left | James Tsenmentalign=left | {{flagcountry|NGR}}30:08
align=center| —align=left | Colin Clarksonalign=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}DNF

==Teams==

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Mick Mortonalign=right style="border:0"| 1
align=left style="border:0"| Eddie Whitealign=right style="border:0"| 13
align=left style="border:0"| David Beaveralign=right style="border:0"| 15
align=left style="border:0"| Peter Elletsonalign=right style="border:0"| 24
align=left style="border:0"| (Simon Catchpole)align=right style="border:0"| (44)
align=left style="border:0"| (Adrian Stewart)align=right style="border:0"| (59)

|| 53

|-

|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Rob Earlalign=right style="border:0"| 2
align=left style="border:0"| Kevin Dillonalign=right style="border:0"| 8
align=left style="border:0"| Rob Lonerganalign=right style="border:0"| 14
align=left style="border:0"| Jim Grovesalign=right style="border:0"| 29
align=left style="border:0"| (Raymond Paulins)align=right style="border:0"| (32)
align=left style="border:0"| (Tony Hatherly)align=right style="border:0"| (50)

|| 53

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Francisco Alarioalign=right style="border:0"| 3
align=left style="border:0"| Constantino Esparciaalign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Argimiro Gonzálezalign=right style="border:0"| 16
align=left style="border:0"| Valentin Rodríguezalign=right style="border:0"| 31
align=left style="border:0"| (Francisco Cortés)align=right style="border:0"| (53)
align=left style="border:0"| (Carlos Quirce)align=right style="border:0"| (57)

|| 54

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Aleksandr Pasaryukalign=right style="border:0"| 6
align=left style="border:0"| Viktor Zinovyevalign=right style="border:0"| 7
align=left style="border:0"| Yevgeniy Okorokovalign=right style="border:0"| 12
align=left style="border:0"| Andrey Kuznetsovalign=right style="border:0"| 35
align=left style="border:0"| (Nikolay Yavorskiy)align=right style="border:0"| (43)

|| 60

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Eddy de Pauwalign=right style="border:0"| 9
align=left style="border:0"| Dirk Mattheusalign=right style="border:0"| 18
align=left style="border:0"| Peter Daenensalign=right style="border:0"| 22
align=left style="border:0"| Marc de Blanderalign=right style="border:0"| 23
align=left style="border:0"| (Patrick Deliveyne)align=right style="border:0"| (28)

|| 72

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Ronnie Carrollalign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| Brendan Quinnalign=right style="border:0"| 11
align=left style="border:0"| Dave Tayloralign=right style="border:0"| 26
align=left style="border:0"| James Fallonalign=right style="border:0"| 42
align=left style="border:0"| (John Griffin)align=right style="border:0"| (56)
align=left style="border:0"| (Paul Moloney)align=right style="border:0"| (84)

|| 84

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Rod Berryalign=right style="border:0"| 10
align=left style="border:0"| Paul Schultzalign=right style="border:0"| 25
align=left style="border:0"| Kevin Byrnealign=right style="border:0"| 37
align=left style="border:0"| Jeff Milliemanalign=right style="border:0"| 38
align=left style="border:0"| (Tim O'Neill)align=right style="border:0"| (54)
align=left style="border:0"| (Steve Ferri)align=right style="border:0"| (55)

|| 110

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Gelindo Bordinalign=right style="border:0"| 19
align=left style="border:0"| Pietro Panialign=right style="border:0"| 21
align=left style="border:0"| Fulvio Costaalign=right style="border:0"| 30
align=left style="border:0"| Roberto Visinialign=right style="border:0"| 41
align=left style="border:0"| (Gaetano Erba)align=right style="border:0"| (45)

|| 111

|-

|align=center| 9 || align=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Ian Brownalign=right style="border:0"| 17
align=left style="border:0"| Ian Campbellalign=right style="border:0"| 27
align=left style="border:0"| Alastair Douglasalign=right style="border:0"| 36
align=left style="border:0"| Nigel Jonesalign=right style="border:0"| 60
align=left style="border:0"| (John Gray)align=right style="border:0"| (64)
align=left style="border:0"| (Robert McWatt)align=right style="border:0"| (81)

|| 140

|-

|align=center| 10 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Antonio Leitãoalign=right style="border:0"| 20
align=left style="border:0"| Fernando Miguelalign=right style="border:0"| 33
align=left style="border:0"| Ezequiel Canarioalign=right style="border:0"| 46
align=left style="border:0"| Humberto Sequeiraalign=right style="border:0"| 51
align=left style="border:0"| (José Frias)align=right style="border:0"| (52)
align=left style="border:0"| (Carlos Pereira)align=right style="border:0"| (61)

|| 150

|-

|align=center| 11 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Saïd Aouitaalign=right style="border:0"| 34
align=left style="border:0"| Mohamed Maazaouialign=right style="border:0"| 48
align=left style="border:0"| Abdellah Benbarakaalign=right style="border:0"| 49
align=left style="border:0"| Mohamed Nguerialign=right style="border:0"| 67
align=left style="border:0"| (Mohamed Benaissa)align=right style="border:0"| (73)
align=left style="border:0"| (Mohamed El Bali)align=right style="border:0"| (83)

|| 198

|-

|align=center| 12 || align=left | {{flagcountry|TUN}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Habib Romdanialign=right style="border:0"| 39
align=left style="border:0"| Assila Tebaialign=right style="border:0"| 47
align=left style="border:0"| Nourredine Benamoralign=right style="border:0"| 58
align=left style="border:0"| Féthi Baccouchealign=right style="border:0"| 66
align=left style="border:0"| (Ali Daasa)align=right style="border:0"| (71)

|| 210

|-

|align=center| 13 || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Pascal Thiébautalign=right style="border:0"| 40
align=left style="border:0"| Jean-Louis Carrelalign=right style="border:0"| 63
align=left style="border:0"| Philippe Crosalign=right style="border:0"| 65
align=left style="border:0"| Jean-Baptiste Protaisalign=right style="border:0"| 72
align=left style="border:0"| (Patrick Hiron)align=right style="border:0"| (76)
align=left style="border:0"| (Dominique Vernochet)align=right style="border:0"| (77)

|| 240

|-

|align=center| 14 || align=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Keith Gallivanalign=right style="border:0"| 62
align=left style="border:0"| Mark Donnellyalign=right style="border:0"| 69
align=left style="border:0"| Steve Blakemorealign=right style="border:0"| 70
align=left style="border:0"| Steve Axonalign=right style="border:0"| 79
align=left style="border:0"| (Ieuan Ellis)align=right style="border:0"| (80)
align=left style="border:0"| (Colin Clarkson)align=right style="border:0"| (DNF)

|| 280

|-

|align=center| 15 || align=left | {{flagcountry|NIR}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Eddie Pattersonalign=right style="border:0"| 68
align=left style="border:0"| Tom Breenalign=right style="border:0"| 74
align=left style="border:0"| Sean Milleralign=right style="border:0"| 75
align=left style="border:0"| David Norrisalign=right style="border:0"| 78
align=left style="border:0"| (Tom Melville)align=right style="border:0"| (82)

|| 295

|-

|align=center| 16 || align=left | {{flagcountry|NGR}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Sani Jejialign=right style="border:0"| 85
align=left style="border:0"| Sallah Abashialign=right style="border:0"| 86
align=left style="border:0"| John Davoualign=right style="border:0"| 87
align=left style="border:0"| Gyane Davoualign=right style="border:0"| 88
align=left style="border:0"| (Mbok Likita)align=right style="border:0"| (89)
align=left style="border:0"| (James Tsenment)align=right style="border:0"| (90)

|| 346

|}

  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 91 athletes from 16 countries in the Junior men's race, one athlete less than the official number published.

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{flagcountry|BEL}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|CAN}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|ENG}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|FRA}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|IRL}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|ITA}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|MAR}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|NGR}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|NIR}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|POR}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|SCO}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|ESP|1977}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|URS}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|TUN}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|USA}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|WAL}} (6)

{{div col end}}

See also

References

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{{IAAF Championships}}

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