1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships explained

1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	5th
Date:	March 20
Location:	Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg
Nations Participating:	22
Athletes Participating:	345
Races:	3
Distances:	12.3 km – Senior men 7.5 km – Junior men 5.1 km – Senior women
Previous:	1976 Chepstow
Next:	1978 Glasgow

The 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Düsseldorf, West Germany, at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg on March 20, 1977. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Medallists

Individual
Senior men (12.3 km)	Léon Schots	37:43	Carlos Lopes	37:48.2	Detlef Uhlemann	37:52.2
Junior men (7.5 km)	Thom Hunt	23:15	Santiago Llorente	23:28	Ari Paunonen	23:39
Senior women (5.1 km)	Carmen Valero	17:26	Lyudmila Bragina	17:28	Giana Romanova	17:35
Team
Senior men		126		129		144
Junior men		36		40		67
Senior women		15		48		76

Race results

Senior men's race (12.3 km)

See main article: 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		37:43
	align=left		align=left		37:48.2
	align=left		align=left		37:52.2
4	align=left		align=left		37:53
5	align=left		align=left		37:54
6	align=left		align=left		37:57
7	align=left		align=left		38:04
8	align=left		align=left		38:12
9	align=left		align=left		38:13
10	align=left		align=left		38:15
11	align=left		align=left		38:18
12	align=left		align=left		38:20
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 18 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 51 align=left style="border:0" (Eddy Rombaux) align=right style="border:0" (74) align=left style="border:0" (Paul Thijs) align=right style="border:0" (154) align=left style="border:0" (Emiel Puttemans) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	126
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 29 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 35 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 43 align=left style="border:0" (Dave Bedford) align=right style="border:0" (45) align=left style="border:0" (David Slater) align=right style="border:0" (76) align=left style="border:0" (Jon Wild) align=right style="border:0" (95)	129
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 40 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 47 align=left style="border:0" (Ivan Parluy) align=right style="border:0" (86) align=left style="border:0" (Satimkul Dzhumanazarov) align=right style="border:0" (88) align=left style="border:0" (Aleksandr Fedotkin) align=right style="border:0" (92)	144
4	align=left		226
5	align=left		243
6	align=left		260
7	align=left		270
8	align=left		311
Full results

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

Junior men's race (7.5 km)

See main article: 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		23:15
	align=left		align=left		23:28
	align=left		align=left		23:39
4	align=left		align=left		23:43
5	align=left		align=left		23:44
6	align=left		align=left		23:48
7	align=left		align=left		23:49
8	align=left		align=left		23:55
9	align=left		align=left		23:56
10	align=left		align=left		23:57
11	align=left		align=left		23:58
12	align=left		align=left		24:04
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 18 align=left style="border:0" (Harold Schulz) align=right style="border:0" (33) align=left style="border:0" (Jeff Creer) align=right style="border:0" (34)	36
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" (Domingo Ramón) align=right style="border:0" (24) align=left style="border:0" (Gerardo Manso) align=right style="border:0" (37)	40
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 29 align=left style="border:0" (Rob Earl) align=right style="border:0" (55) align=left style="border:0" (Raymond Paulins) align=right style="border:0" (66)	67
4	align=left		80
5	align=left		91
6	align=left		98
7	align=left		136
8	align=left		137
Full results

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

Senior women's race (5.1 km)

See main article: 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		17:26
	align=left		align=left		17:28
	align=left		align=left		17:35
4	align=left		align=left		17:38
5	align=left		align=left		17:44
6	align=left		align=left		17:46
7	align=left		align=left		17:47
8	align=left		align=left		17:49
9	align=left		align=left		18:00
10	align=left		align=left		18:02
11	align=left		align=left		18:03
12	align=left		align=left		18:05
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" (Lyubov Ivanova) align=right style="border:0" (12) align=left style="border:0" (Raisa Sadreydinova) align=right style="border:0" (25)	15
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" (Doris Heritage) align=right style="border:0" (48) align=left style="border:0" (Eryn Forbes) align=right style="border:0" (54)	48
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 24 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 30 align=left style="border:0" (Allison Deed) align=right style="border:0" (79) align=left style="border:0" (Shirley Somervell) align=right style="border:0" (88)	76
4	align=left		101
5	align=left		118
6	align=left		126
7	align=left		128
8	align=left		136
Full results

• 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 345 athletes from 22 countries, one senior woman athlete less than the official number published.

• (9)
• (20)
• (18)
• (21)
• (17)
• (21)
• (21)
• (16)
• (14)
• (15)
• (5)
• (14)
• (21)
• (15)
• (21)
• (2)
• (17)
• (8)
• (12)
• (21)
• (18)
• (19)

See also

• 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
• 1977 in athletics (track and field)

External links

• GBRathletics