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 Rank Athlete Country Time Grete Waitz 16:19 Natalia Mărăşescu 16:49 Maricica Puică 16:59 4 Julie Shea 17:12 5 Cornelia Bürki 17:13 6 Monika Greschner 17:14 7 Jan Merrill 17:17 8 Georgeta Gazibara 17:18 9 Joyce Smith 17:23 10 Carmen Valero 17:26 11 Kathy Mills 17:27 12 Christine Benning 17:28 13 Agnese Possamai 17:32 14 Mary Purcell 17:35 15 Brenda Webb 17:36 16 Penny Yule 17:37 17 Antoaneta Iacob 17:37 18 Mary Stewart 17:39 19 Tatyana Kazankina 17:432017:44 21 Christa Vahlensieck 17:45 22 Judith Shepherd 17:50 23 Cindy Bremser 17:51 24 Kathy d'Arcy 17:53 25 Brigitte Kraus 17:54 26 Fiţa Lovin 17:55 27 Renata Pyrr 17:56 28 Kath Binns 17:57 29 Renata Pentlinowska 17:58 30 Joëlle De Brouwer 17:59 31 Veronica Duffy 18:01 32 Loa Olafsson 18:01 33 Renate Kieninger 18:02 34 Tineke Kluft 18:03 35 Cristina Tomasini 18:05 36 Connie Olsen 18:05 37 Pilar Fernandez 18:06 38 Nancy Rooks 18:06 39 Chantal Navarro 18:0940Nina Snyrikova18:12 41 Margherita Gargano 18:13 42 Joëlle Audibert 18:14 43 Wendy Smith 18:15 44 Nadine Claes 18:15 45 Maria Mödl 18:17 46 Monika Gaisjier 18:17 47 Monique Seys 18:18 48 Christine Ward 18:18 49 Mona Kleppe 18:18 50 Encarnación Escudero 18:18 51 Marijke Moser 18:20 52 Brigit de Nijs 18:20 53 Magda Ilands 18:20 54 Magda Kubasiewicz 18:21 55 Véronique Renties 18:23 56 Svetlana Ulmasova 18:28 57 Heidi Vien 18:29 58 Oddrun Mosling 18:29 59 Kate Davis 18:30 60 Carla Beurskens 18:35 61 Elsbeth Liebi 18:36 62 Montserrat Abello 18:41 63 Hilary Hollick 18:43 64 Bernadette van Roy 18:44 65 Denise Verhaert 18:45 66 May-Britt Stange 18:46 67 Sara Neil 18:48 68 Derbhla Mellerick 18:50 69 Margaret Coomber 18:507018:52 71 Danuta Zbiewski 18:53 72 Ulrike Kullmann 18:54 73 Annie van Stiphout 18:557418:59 75 Barbara Bendler 19:01 76 Mercedes Calleja 19:04 77 Janet Downton 19:05 78 Viviane Croisé 19:07 79 Fiona McQueen 19:12 80 Lone Dybdahl 19:13 81 Amelia Lorza Lopez 19:14 82 Annick Loir 19:17 83 Jean Lochhead 19:19 84 Siobhan Lonergan 19:33 85 Judy Graham 19:47 86 Kersti Jakobsen 19:55 87 Janet Higgins 19:59 88 Karin de Nijs 20:03 89 Kerry Robinson 20:079020:09 91 Violet Hope 20:19 92 Anna James 20:28 93 Ann-Marie Fox 20:37 94 Karina Bennike 21:10 95 Jean Cameron 96 Ann Disley 97 Carol Nicholas — Silvana Cruciata DNF — Gabriella Dorio DNF

Teams Rank Team Points Natalia Mărăşescu 2 Maricica Puică 3 Georgeta Gazibara 8 Antoaneta Iacob 17 (Fiţa Lovin) (26) 30 Julie Shea 4 Jan Merrill 7 Kathy Mills 11 Brenda Webb 15 (Cindy Bremser) (23) (Judy Graham) (85) 37 Joyce Smith 9 Christine Benning 12 Penny Yule 16 Mary Stewart 18 (Kath Binns) (28) (Wendy Smith) (43) 55 4 Monika Greschner 6 Christa Vahlensieck 21 Brigitte Kraus 25 Renate Kieninger 33 (Maria Mödl) (45) (Ulrike Kullmann) (72) 85 5 20 Renata Pyrr 27 Renata Pentlinowska 29 Monika Gaisjier 46 (Danuta Zbiewski) (71)()(74)122 6 Mary Purcell 14 Veronica Duffy 31 Christine Ward 48 Kate Davis 59 (Derbhla Mellerick) (68) (Siobhan Lonergan) (84) 152 7 Carmen Valero 10 Pilar Fernandez 37 Encarnación Escudero 50 Montserrat Abello 62 (Mercedes Calleja) (76) (Amelia Lorza Lopez) (81) 159 8 Grete Waitz 1 Mona Kleppe 49 Heidi Vien 57 Oddrun Mosling 58 (May-Britt Stange) (66) 165 9 Joëlle De Brouwer 30 Chantal Navarro 39 Joëlle Audibert 42 Véronique Renties 55 (Viviane Croisé) (78) (Annick Loir) (82) 166 10 Kathy d'Arcy 24 Nancy Rooks 38 Magda Kubasiewicz 54 Sara Neil 67 (Janet Downton) (77) (Jean Cameron) (95) 183 11 Tatyana Kazankina 19Nina Snyrikova40 Svetlana Ulmasova 5670 ()(90) 185 12 Cornelia Bürki 5 Marijke Moser 51 Elsbeth Liebi 61 Barbara Bendler 75 192 13 Nadine Claes 44 Monique Seys 47 Magda Ilands 53 Bernadette van Roy 64 (Denise Verhaert) (65) 208 14 Tineke Kluft 34 Brigit de Nijs 52 Carla Beurskens 60 Annie van Stiphout 73 (Karin de Nijs) (88) 219 15 Loa Olafsson 32 Connie Olsen 36 Lone Dybdahl 80 Kersti Jakobsen 86 (Karina Bennike) (94) 234 16 Judith Shepherd 22 Margaret Coomber 69 Fiona McQueen 79 Janet Higgins 87 (Kerry Robinson) (89) (Violet Hope) (91) 257 17 Hilary Hollick 63 Jean Lochhead 83 Anna James 92 Ann-Marie Fox 93 (Ann Disley) (96) (Carol Nicholas) (97) 331DNF (Agnese Possamai) (13) (Cristina Tomasini) (35) (Margherita Gargano) (41) (Silvana Cruciata) (DNF) (Gabriella Dorio) (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.

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

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