The 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Chepstow, Wales, at the Chepstow Racecourse on 28 February 1976. 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 IndividualSenior men(12 km)Carlos Lopes 34:47.8Tony Simmons 35:04Bernie Ford 35:07Junior men(7.8 km)Eric Hulst 23:53.8Thom Hunt 24:06.8Nat Muir 24:17Senior women(4.8 km)Carmen Valero 16:19.4Tatyana Kazankina 16:39Gabriella Dorio 16:56 TeamSenior men 90 118 187Junior men 16 60 91Senior women 33 59 64

Race results Senior men's race (12 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Carlos Lopes 34:47.8 Tony Simmons 35:04 Bernie Ford 35:07 4 Karel Lismont 35:08 5 Detlef Uhlemann 35:09 6 Enn Sellik 35:17 7 Gary Tuttle 35:19 8 Franco Fava 35:21 9 Jacques Boxberger 35:24 10 Tapio Kantanen 35:28 11 Mariano Haro 35:28 12 Vladimir Merkushin 35:30 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Tony Simmons 2 Bernie Ford 3 David Slater 15 Grenville Tuck 16 David Black 26 Mike Tagg 28 (Steve Kenyon) (47) (Andy Holden) (112) (Dennis Coates) (129) 90 Karel Lismont 4 Gaston Roelants 13 Hendrik Schoofs 17 Eddy Rombaux 19 Willy Polleunis 27 Robert Lismont 38 (Eric De Beck) (49) (Gilbert Maesschalk) (65) (Eddy Van Mullem) (97) 118 Jacques Boxberger 9 Lucien Rault 18 Jean-Paul Gomez 25 Jean-Luc Paugam 32 Dominique Coux 46 Alex Gonzalez 57 (Radhouane Bouster) (63) (Patrick Martin) (71) (Pierre Levisse) (90) 187 4 219 5 224 6 243 7 292 8 304 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.8 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Eric Hulst 23:53.8 Thom Hunt 24:06.8 Nat Muir 24:17 4 Thierry Watrice 24:23 5 Alberto Salazar 24:36 6 Yahia Hadka 24:38 7 Nick Lees 24:42 8 Don Moses 24:43 9 Santiago Llorente 24:45 10 Harry Servranckx 24:46 11 Marty Froelick 24:47 12 José Luis González 24:49 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Eric Hulst 1 Thom Hunt 2 Alberto Salazar 5 Don Moses 8 (Marty Froelick) (11) (Ralph Serna) (19) 16 Santiago Llorente 9 José Luis González 12 Rafael Nunez 15 Antonio Prieto 24 (José Calderón) (40) 60 Nick Lees 7 Jeremy Lothian 26 Nigel Field 27 Nick Brawn 31 (Paul Bettridge) (46) (David Murphy) (57) 91 4 97 5 107 6 115 7 120 8 125 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.8 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Carmen Valero 16:19.4 Tatyana Kazankina 16:39 Gabriella Dorio 16:56 4 Ann Yeoman 16:57 5 Renata Pentlinowska 17:00 6 Joëlle Debrouwer 17:01 7 Lynn Bjorklund 17:02 8 Giana Romanova 17:03 9 Mary Stewart 17:04 10 Margherita Gargano 17:05 11 Tatyana Galstyan 17:06 12 Raisa Katyukova 17:07 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Tatyana Kazankina 2 Giana Romanova 8 Tatyana Galstyan 11 Raisa Katyukova 12 (Olga Dvirna) (29) 33 Gabriella Dorio 3 Margherita Gargano 10 Silvana Cruciata 15 Cristina Tomasini 31 (Sonia Basso) (57) 59 Lynn Bjorklund 7 Doris Heritage 17 Debbie Quatier 19 Judy Graham 21 (Paula Neppel) (24) (Cheryl Bridges) (38) 64 4 78 5 87 6 107 7 120 8 122 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 306 athletes from 21 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

(14) (21) (5) (6) (21) (18) (21) (19) (19) (15) (10) (6) (8) (20) (11) (20) (7) (9) (21) (21) (14)

See also 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1976 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links GBRathletics