1978 World Athletics Cross Country Championships

Host City Glasgow
Country SCO
Held 25 March 1978
Competitors 46
Countries 10

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Cross Country Men Medal 3 3
Cross Country Team Men Medal 18 3
Cross Country Junior Men Medal 3 3
Cross Country Junior Team Men Medal 12 3
Cross Country Women Medal 3 2
Cross Country Team Women Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 England ENG 2 0 2 4
2 Romania ROU 1 1 1 3
3 France FRA 1 0 0 1
= Ireland IRL 1 0 0 1
= Norway NOR 1 0 0 1
6 Canada CAN 0 2 0 2
= United States USA 0 2 0 2
8 Soviet Union URS 0 1 0 1
9 Spain ESP 0 0 2 2
10 Belgium BEL 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Cross Country, Men John Treacy IRL Aleksandras Antipovas URS Karel Lismont BEL
Cross Country Team, Men France FRA United States USA England ENG
Cross Country Junior, Men Mike Morton ENG Rob Earl CAN Francisco Alario ESP
Cross Country Junior Team, Men England ENG Canada CAN Spain ESP
Cross Country, Women Grete Waitz NOR Natalia Mărășescu ROU Maricica Puică ROU
Cross Country Team, Women Romania ROU United States USA England ENG