1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Senior women's race at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition5th
DateMarch 20
Host cityDüsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany West Germany
VenueGalopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg
Events1
Distances5.1 km – Senior women
Participation96 athletes from
17 nations

The Senior women's race at 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.[1]

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Race results

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Senior women's race (5.1 km)

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Individual

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Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carmen Valero  Spain 17:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lyudmila Bragina  Soviet Union 17:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giana Romanova  Soviet Union 17:35
4 Irina Bondarchuk  Soviet Union 17:38
5 Cristina Tomasini  Italy 17:44
6 Raisa Katyukova  Soviet Union 17:46
7 Ann Yeoman  England 17:47
8 Sue Kinsey  United States 17:49
9 Anne Audain  New Zealand 18:00
10 Cornelia Bürki   Switzerland 18:02
11 Kathy Mills  United States 18:03
12 Lyubov Ivanova  Soviet Union 18:05
13 Heather Thomson  New Zealand 18:06
14 Julie Brown  United States 18:07
15 Paula Neppel  United States 18:08
16 Joëlle De Brouwer  France 18:16
17 Annie van Stiphout  Netherlands 18:18
18 Vera Kemper  West Germany 18:20
19 Sinikka Tyynelä  Finland 18:22
20 Ewa Kuty  Poland 18:23
21 Thelma Wright  Canada 18:25
22 Bronislawa Ludwichowska  Poland 18:27
23 Montserrat Abello  Spain 18:28
24 Barbara Moore  New Zealand 18:29
25 Raisa Sadreydinova  Soviet Union 18:30
26 Carla Beurskens  Netherlands 18:31
27 Renata Pentlinowska  Poland 18:32
28 Charlotte Teske  West Germany 18:34
29 Donna Valaitis  Canada 18:35
30 Irene Miller  New Zealand 18:36
31 Chantal Navarro  France 18:37
32 Celina Sokolowska  Poland 18:39
33 Jane Colebrook  England 18:40
34 Glynis Penny  England 18:42
35 Derna Casetti  Italy 18:44
36 Elsbeth Liebi   Switzerland 18:45
37 Irja Paukkonnen  Finland 18:46
38 Elina Pulkkinen  Finland 18:47
39 Monika Greschner  West Germany 18:49
40 Veronica Duffy  Ireland 18:50
41 Renate Kieninger  West Germany 18:51
42 Marjukka Ahtiainen  Finland 18:52
43 Maureen Crowley  Canada 18:53
44 Kath Binns  England 18:54
45 Encarnación Escudero  Spain 18:55
46 Sally Beach  Canada 18:56
47 Nadine Claes  Belgium 18:57
48 Doris Heritage  United States 18:58
49 Päivi Roppo  Finland 18:59
50 Sheelagh Morrissey  Ireland 19:00
51 Carol Gould  England 19:01
52 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 19:02
53 Geertje Meersseman  Belgium 19:03
54 Eryn Forbes  United States 19:04
55 Silvia Terenghi  Italy 19:06
56 Kathy Prosser  Canada 19:07
57 Joke van Gerven  Netherlands 19:10
58 Kathy d'Arcy  Canada 19:12
59 Pilar Fernandez  Spain 19:14
60 Viviane Gorau  France 19:15
61 Christine Haskett  Scotland 19:17
62 Monika Gaisjier  Poland 19:18
63 Francine Peeters  Belgium 19:20
64 Barbara Will  West Germany 19:22
65 Judith Shepherd  Scotland 19:24
66 Françoise Nicolas  France 19:25
67 Marina Loddo  Italy 19:26
68 Martine Bouchonneau  France 19:27
69 Silvia Binggeli   Switzerland 19:28
70 Lenie van der Poel  Netherlands 19:29
71 Marijke Moser   Switzerland 19:30
72 Cherry Hanson  England 19:32
73 Aila Virkberg  Finland 19:34
74 Alice Fischer   Switzerland 19:37
75 Marian Stanton  Ireland 19:40
76 Viviane van Emelen  Belgium 19:41
77 Amelia Lorza Lopez  Spain 19:42
78 Ann Disley  Wales 19:43
79 Allison Deed  New Zealand 19:44
80 Tineke Kluft  Netherlands 19:45
81 Claire Spauwen  Netherlands 19:46
82 Angelika Kullmann  West Germany 19:47
83 Rita Thijs  Belgium 19:53
84 Christine Seeman  France 19:54
85 Elaine Kelly  Ireland 20:00
86 Gillian Hutcheson  Scotland 20:05
87 Angeles Guitart Martinez  Spain 20:15
88 Shirley Somervell  New Zealand 20:16
89 Rubina Young  Scotland 20:16
90 Jean Lochhead  Wales 20:23
91 Kate Davis  Ireland 20:35
92 Janet Higgins  Scotland 20:38
93 Bronwen Smith  Wales 20:51
94 Emily Dowling  Ireland 20:58
95 Debbie Lewis  Wales 21:22
96 Lynne Huntbach  Wales 21:40

Teams

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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Lyudmila Bragina 2
Giana Romanova 3
Irina Bondarchuk 4
Raisa Katyukova 6
(Lyubov Ivanova) (12)
(Raisa Sadreydinova) (25)
15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
Sue Kinsey 8
Kathy Mills 11
Julie Brown 14
Paula Neppel 15
(Doris Heritage) (48)
(Eryn Forbes) (54)
48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  New Zealand
Anne Audain 9
Heather Thomson 13
Barbara Moore 24
Irene Miller 30
(Allison Deed) (79)
(Shirley Somervell) (88)
76
4  Poland
Ewa Kuty 20
Bronislawa Ludwichowska 22
Renata Pentlinowska 27
Celina Sokolowska 32
(Monika Gaisjier) (62)
101
5  England
Ann Yeoman 7
Jane Colebrook 33
Glynis Penny 34
Kath Binns 44
(Carol Gould) (51)
(Cherry Hanson) (72)
118
6  West Germany
Vera Kemper 18
Charlotte Teske 28
Monika Greschner 39
Renate Kieninger 41
(Barbara Will) (64)
(Angelika Kullmann) (82)
126
7  Spain
Carmen Valero 1
Montserrat Abello 23
Encarnación Escudero 45
Pilar Fernandez 59
(Amelia Lorza Lopez) (77)
(Angeles Guitart Martinez) (87)
128
8  Finland
Sinikka Tyynelä 19
Irja Paukkonnen 37
Elina Pulkkinen 38
Marjukka Ahtiainen 42
(Päivi Roppo) (49)
(Aila Virkberg) (73)
136
9  Canada
Thelma Wright 21
Donna Valaitis 29
Maureen Crowley 43
Sally Beach 46
(Kathy Prosser) (56)
(Kathy d'Arcy) (58)
139
10  Italy
Cristina Tomasini 5
Derna Casetti 35
Silvia Terenghi 55
Marina Loddo 67
162
11  Netherlands
Annie van Stiphout 17
Carla Beurskens 26
Joke van Gerven 57
Lenie van der Poel 70
(Tineke Kluft) (80)
(Claire Spauwen) (81)
170
12  France
Joëlle De Brouwer 16
Chantal Navarro 31
Viviane Gorau 60
Françoise Nicolas 66
(Martine Bouchonneau) (68)
(Christine Seeman) (84)
173
13   Switzerland
Cornelia Bürki 10
Elsbeth Liebi 36
Silvia Binggeli 69
Marijke Moser 71
(Alice Fischer) (74)
186
14  Belgium
Nadine Claes 47
Geertje Meersseman 53
Francine Peeters 63
Viviane van Emelen 76
(Rita Thijs) (83)
239
15  Ireland
Veronica Duffy 40
Sheelagh Morrissey 50
Marian Stanton 75
Elaine Kelly 85
(Kate Davis) (91)
(Emily Dowling) (94)
250
16  Scotland
Margaret Coomber 52
Christine Haskett 61
Judith Shepherd 65
Gillian Hutcheson 86
(Rubina Young) (89)
(Janet Higgins) (92)
264
17  Wales
Ann Disley 78
Jean Lochhead 90
Bronwen Smith 93
Debbie Lewis 95
(Lynne Huntbach) (96)
356
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 96 athletes from 17 countries in the Senior women's race, one athlete less than the official number published.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Muir out of the hunt - Nat Muir, Scotland's big hope for a medal at the workld cross country championships in Dusseldorf yesterday was unable to stop Thom Hunt of the USA from improving on the silver medal he won last year..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1977, p. 17, retrieved October 17, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.1km CC Women - Düsseldorf Graffenberg Date: Sunday, March 20, 1977, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 17, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. ^ a b 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013