1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race explained

Senior women's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	6th
Date:	March 25
Location:	Bellahouston Park
Nations Participating:	18
Athletes Participating:	99
Races:	1
Distances:	4.728 km – Senior women
Previous:	1977 Düsseldorf
Next:	1979 Limerick

The Senior women'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.

Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Race results

Senior women's race (4.728 km)

Individual

width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		16:19
	align=left		align=left		16:49
	align=left		align=left		16:59
4	align=left		align=left		17:12
5	align=left		align=left		17:13
6	align=left		align=left		17:14
7	align=left		align=left		17:17
8	align=left		align=left		17:18
9	align=left		align=left		17:23
10	align=left		align=left		17:26
11	align=left		align=left		17:27
12	align=left		align=left		17:28
13	align=left		align=left		17:32
14	align=left		align=left		17:35
15	align=left		align=left		17:36
16	align=left		align=left		17:37
17	align=left		align=left		17:37
18	align=left		align=left		17:39
19	align=left		align=left		17:43
20			17:44
21	align=left		align=left		17:45
22	align=left		align=left		17:50
23	align=left		align=left		17:51
24	align=left		align=left		17:53
25	align=left		align=left		17:54
26	align=left		align=left		17:55
27	align=left		align=left		17:56
28	align=left		align=left		17:57
29	align=left		align=left		17:58
30	align=left		align=left		17:59
31	align=left		align=left		18:01
32	align=left		align=left		18:01
33	align=left		align=left		18:02
34	align=left		align=left		18:03
35	align=left		align=left		18:05
36	align=left		align=left		18:05
37	align=left		align=left		18:06
38	align=left		align=left		18:06
39	align=left		align=left		18:09
40	Nina Snyrikova		18:12
41	align=left		align=left		18:13
42	align=left		align=left		18:14
43	align=left		align=left		18:15
44	align=left		align=left		18:15
45	align=left		align=left		18:17
46	align=left		align=left		18:17
47	align=left		align=left		18:18
48	align=left		align=left		18:18
49	align=left		align=left		18:18
50	align=left		align=left		18:18
51	align=left		align=left		18:20
52	align=left		align=left		18:20
53	align=left		align=left		18:20
54	align=left		align=left		18:21
55	align=left		align=left		18:23
56	align=left		align=left		18:28
57	align=left		align=left		18:29
58	align=left		align=left		18:29
59	align=left		align=left		18:30
60	align=left		align=left		18:35
61	align=left		align=left		18:36
62	align=left		align=left		18:41
63	align=left		align=left		18:43
64	align=left		align=left		18:44
65	align=left		align=left		18:45
66	align=left		align=left		18:46
67	align=left		align=left		18:48
68	align=left		align=left		18:50
69	align=left		align=left		18:50
70			18:52
71	align=left		align=left		18:53
72	align=left		align=left		18:54
73	align=left		align=left		18:55
74			18:59
75	align=left		align=left		19:01
76	align=left		align=left		19:04
77	align=left		align=left		19:05
78	align=left		align=left		19:07
79	align=left		align=left		19:12
80	align=left		align=left		19:13
81	align=left		align=left		19:14
82	align=left		align=left		19:17
83	align=left		align=left		19:19
84	align=left		align=left		19:33
85	align=left		align=left		19:47
86	align=left		align=left		19:55
87	align=left		align=left		19:59
88	align=left		align=left		20:03
89	align=left		align=left		20:07
90			20:09
91	align=left		align=left		20:19
92	align=left		align=left		20:28
93	align=left		align=left		20:37
94	align=left		align=left		21:10
95	align=left		align=left
96	align=left		align=left
97	align=left		align=left
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF

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" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" (Fiţa Lovin) align=right style="border:0" (26)	30
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 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" 15 align=left style="border:0" (Cindy Bremser) align=right style="border:0" (23) align=left style="border:0" (Judy Graham) align=right style="border:0" (85)	37
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 18 align=left style="border:0" (Kath Binns) align=right style="border:0" (28) align=left style="border:0" (Wendy Smith) align=right style="border:0" (43)	55
4	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 25 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 33 align=left style="border:0" (Maria Mödl) align=right style="border:0" (45) align=left style="border:0" (Ulrike Kullmann) align=right style="border:0" (72)	85
5	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 29 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 46 align=left style="border:0" (Danuta Zbiewski) align=right style="border:0" (71) align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" (74)	122
6	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 48 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 59 align=left style="border:0" (Derbhla Mellerick) align=right style="border:0" (68) align=left style="border:0" (Siobhan Lonergan) align=right style="border:0" (84)	152
7	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 37 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 50 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 62 align=left style="border:0" (Mercedes Calleja) align=right style="border:0" (76) align=left style="border:0" (Amelia Lorza Lopez) align=right style="border:0" (81)	159
8	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 49 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 57 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 58 align=left style="border:0" (May-Britt Stange) align=right style="border:0" (66)	165
9	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 30 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 39 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 42 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 55 align=left style="border:0" (Viviane Croisé) align=right style="border:0" (78) align=left style="border:0" (Annick Loir) align=right style="border:0" (82)	166
10	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 24 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 54 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 67 align=left style="border:0" (Janet Downton) align=right style="border:0" (77) align=left style="border:0" (Jean Cameron) align=right style="border:0" (95)	183
11	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" Nina Snyrikova align=right style="border:0" 40 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 56 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 70 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" (90)	185
12	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 51 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 61 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 75	192
13	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 44 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 47 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 53 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 64 align=left style="border:0" (Denise Verhaert) align=right style="border:0" (65)	208
14	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 34 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 52 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 60 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 73 align=left style="border:0" (Karin de Nijs) align=right style="border:0" (88)	219
15	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 32 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 36 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 80 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 86 align=left style="border:0" (Karina Bennike) align=right style="border:0" (94)	234
16	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 69 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 79 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 87 align=left style="border:0" (Kerry Robinson) align=right style="border:0" (89) align=left style="border:0" (Violet Hope) align=right style="border:0" (91)	257
17	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 63 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 83 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 92 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 93 align=left style="border:0" (Ann Disley) align=right style="border:0" (96) align=left style="border:0" (Carol Nicholas) align=right style="border:0" (97)	331
DNF	align=left	align=left style="border:0" (Agnese Possamai) align=right style="border:0" (13) align=left style="border:0" (Cristina Tomasini) align=right style="border:0" (35) align=left style="border:0" (Margherita Gargano) align=right style="border:0" (41) align=left style="border:0" (Silvana Cruciata) align=right style="border:0" (DNF) align=left style="border:0" (Gabriella Dorio) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	DNF

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

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 99 athletes from 18 countries in the Senior women's race, one athlete less than the official number published.

• (5)
• (6)
• (5)
• (6)
• (6)
• (6)
• (5)
• (5)
• (5)
• (6)
• (5)
• (6)
• (5)
• (6)
• (4)
• (6)
• (6)
• (6)

See also

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