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1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior Women's Race
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 Teams *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 References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Senior women's race Senior women's race at the World Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running. Included in its charge are the standardization of rules and regulations for the sports, certification of athletic facilities, recognition and management of world records, and the organisation and sanctioning of athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected in 2015 and re-elected unopposed in 2019 for a further four years. World Athletics suspended the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) from World Athletics starting in 2015, for eight years, due to doping violations, making it ineligible to hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Valero
Carmen Valero Omedes (born October 4, 1955, in Castelserás, Teruel) is a former middle-distance runner from Spain, who represented her native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There she was eliminated in the heats of the 800 and the 1500 metres. Valero was the only woman in the Spanish track and field squad for the Montreal Games. Valero won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ... of 1976 and 1977, and finished third in the World Cross Country Championships of 1975. References External links Spanish Olympic Committee 1955 births Living people Spanish female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Spanish female long-dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Bremser
Cynthia ("Cindy") Mae Bremser–Whitmore (born May 5, 1953, in Milwaukee) is a retired Middle distance running, middle distance runner from the United States. She finished fourth in the Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres, 3,000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She won the silver medal in the 1,500 metres at the Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games, 1983 Pan American Games. International competitions References ARRS 1953 births Living people American female long-distance runners American female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Milwaukee Pan American Games medalists in athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Shepherd (athlete)
Judy or Judith Shepherd may refer to: *Judy Shepherd of the Shepherd Sisters The Shepherd Sisters (also known as The Sheps) were an American vocal quartet of four sisters born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, United States: Martha (born Martha Jane Shepherd, April 22, 1932 – February 24, 1998), Gayle (born Joyce Gayle S ... *Judy Shepherd, character in '' Jumanji'' See also * Judy Shepard (other) {{Hndis, Shepherd, Judy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christa Vahlensieck
Christa Vahlensieck (née Kofferschläger; born 27 May 1949) is a German former long distance runner and pioneer in the marathon for women. During her running career, from 1973-1989, she simultaneously achieved a world record in the 10,000 metres, in the 25k road race and the marathon; she holds 17 German champion titles. Biography On 28 October 1973, Vahlensieck became the first German woman to complete the marathon in under three hours (2:59:26), as a youth in a German Forestrun. She set another German record (2:53:00) at the Boston Marathon on 15 April 1974. Both times were also European bests. In the same year, she won the Essen Marathon in 2:42:38. The time was not recognized as a world record because the course was 745 m too short. On 3 May 1975, she succeeded at setting the world record at Dülmen with a time of 2:40:16. In the same year, she was the first German winner at the Schwarzwald Marathon in 2:45:43, a time that still stands as the course record. On 10 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatyana Kazankina
Tatyana Vasilyevna Kazankina (russian: Татья́на Васи́льевна Каза́нкина; born 17 December 1951 in Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Soviet/Russian former runner who set seven world records and won a total of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. She was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and the title ''Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR'' in 1976. Kazankina competed for VSS Burevestnik. A month before the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Kazankina became the first woman to run 1500 m in under 4 minutes, her time of 3:56.0 beating Ludmila Bragina's world record by 5.4 seconds. She won the 1500 m and 800 m golds in the Montreal games, setting a world record in the latter. In 1980, she ran the 1500 m in 3:52.47, becoming the first woman to run the distance faster than Paavo Nurmi. This stood as a world record for thirteen years. Her career came to an abrupt end in September 1984 when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Stewart (athlete)
Mary Stewart (Cotton), (born 25 February 1956 in Birmingham) is a female retired middle distance runner who represented Great Britain, England and Scotland. Athletics career A member of the Birchfield Harriers, she competed in the 1500 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, finishing in fourth place in her semi-final race and just failing to qualify for the final. She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1977 European Indoor Championship in San Sebastián. She represented England and won a gold medal in the 1,500 metres event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Personal life She is the younger sister of the Scottish athlete Ian Stewart, the family having moved from Musselburgh Musselburgh (; sco, Musselburrae; gd, Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, east of Edinburgh city centre. It has a population of . History The name Musselburgh is Ol ... to Birm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoaneta Iacob
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Antoaneta is a Bulgarian given name. Notable people with this name include the following: *Antoaneta Boneva (born 1986), Bulgarian shooter *Antoaneta Frenkeva (born 1971), Bulgarian swimmer *Antoaneta Pandjerova (born 1977), Bulgarian tennis player *Antoaneta Rakhneva (born 1962), Bulgarian gymnast *Antoaneta Stefanova (born 1979), Bulgarian chess player *Antoaneta Strumenlieva (born 1968), Bulgarian swimmer *Antoaneta Todorova (born 1963), Bulgarian javelin athlete *Antoaneta Vassileva (born 1960), Bulgarian economist See also *Antoneta Papapavli Antoneta Papapavli (17 February 1938 – 13 September 2013) was an Albanian actress. She has usually played the roles of ladies, rich women, mountaineers, directors and mothers throughout her work as both a film and theater actress. Personal li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Yule
Penelope Ann Forse, née Yule (born 7 June 1949) is a female retired British middle-distance runner. Athletics career Forse competed in the women's 1500 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. She finished seventh at the 1980 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a silver medal in the team competition. She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... References 1949 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games English female middle-distance runners British female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Sportspeop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Webb (runner)
Brenda Webb is an indigenous Australian singer and actress. Her debut single "Little Black Girl" was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release. "Little Black Girl" was released in 1993 and received radio airplay all over the country. Another song "Melting Pot" (a cover a Blue Mink song) was used by NSW Aboriginal Land Council for an anti-racism campaign. "Little Black Girl" was originally credited as being written by Webb and Wendy May Dempster but was actually written primarily by Dempster and Christopher Lloyd Bowen who took legal action soon after the song's release. The issue was settled in 1996 and Webb publicly acknowledged that she was not the main writer. Webb was pursuing an acting career before her music become successful. She appeared in some educational videos for Film Australia and a few plays. She also made an appearance in '' A Country Practice''. Webb played teacher Sally Pritchard in television soap opera '' Neighbours'' for six weeks in 1994. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Tracey-Purcell
Mary Tracey-Purcell (born 22 May 1949) is an Irish middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1949 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Irish female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ireland Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
