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.
[edit] Results
[edit] Long race men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  John Treacy (IRL) |
39:25 min |
| Silver |  Aleksandr Antipov (URS) |
39:28 min |
| Bronze | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Karel Lismont (BEL) |
39:32 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | 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 StatesGuy Arbogast (5th) Craig Virgin (6th) Greg Meyer (20th) Jeff Wells (29th) Bill Rodgers (44th) Mike Roche (52nd) |
156 pts |
| Bronze |  EnglandTony Simmons (4th) Jon Wild (15th) Neil Coupland (28th) Mike McLeod (30th) Ken Newton (40th) Steve Kenyon (42nd) |
159 pts |
[edit] Junior Race Men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Mick Morton (ENG) |
22:57 min |
| Silver |  Rob Earl (CAN) |
23:10 min |
| Bronze | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Spain_(1977-1981).svg.png){kind=small} Francisco Alario (ESP) |
23:11 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | England |
53 pts |
| Silver | Canada |
53 pts |
| Bronze | Spain |
54 pts |
[edit] Long Race Women
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Grete Waitz (NOR) |
16:19 min |
| Silver | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small} Natalia Marasescu (ROU) |
16:49 min |
| Bronze | Maricica Puica (ROU) |
16:59 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Romania Natalia Marasescu (2nd) Maricica Puica (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 |
