1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 7th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 25, 1979 in Limerick, Ireland.
[edit] Results
[edit] Long race men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  John Treacy (IRL) |
37:20 min |
| Silver |  Bronislaw Malinowski (POL) |
37:29 min |
| Bronze |  Aleksandr Antipov (URS) |
37:30 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold |  EnglandJulian Goater (9th) Mike McLeod (14th) Andy Holden (20th) Nick Rose (21st) Bernie Ford (22nd) Nick Lees (33rd) |
119 pts |
| Silver | Ireland John Treacy (1st) Danny McDaid (11th) Gerry Deegan (43rd) Mick O'Shea (46th) Donal Walsh (47th) Tony Brien (50th) |
198 pts |
| Bronze | Soviet Union Aleksandr Antipov (3rd) Leonid Moseyev (18th) Yuriy Mikhailov (35th) Enn Sellik (38th) Aleksandr Fedotkin (48th) Vladimir Merkushin (68th) |
210 pts |
[edit] Junior Race Men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Eddy de Pauw (BEL) |
23:02 min |
| Silver | Steve Binns (ENG) |
23:09 min |
| Bronze | Ildar Denikeyev (URS) |
23:20 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold |  Spain |
57 pts |
| Silver | England |
74 pts |
| Bronze | Soviet Union |
75 pts |
[edit] Long Race Women
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Grete Waitz (NOR) |
16:48 min |
| Silver | Raisa Smekhnova (URS) |
17:14 min |
| Bronze |  Ellison Goodall (USA) |
17:18 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | United States Ellison Goodall (3rd) Jan Merrill (7th) Julie Shea (8th) Margaret Groos (11th) |
29 pts |
| Silver | Soviet Union Raisa Smekhnova (2nd) Svetlana Ulmasova (5th) Giana Romanova (12th) Raisa Belusova (29th) |
48 pts |
| Bronze | England Ann Ford (9th) Penny Yule (15th) Paula Fudge (17th) Regina Joyce (27th) |
68 pts |
