The 1976
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 ...
was held in
Chepstow
Chepstow ( cy, Cas-gwent) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the wester ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, at the
Chepstow Racecourse
Chepstow Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing course located just north of the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, near the southern end of the Wye Valley and close to the border with England. It is one of 16 racecourses operated by ...
on 28 February 1976. A report on the event was given in the
Glasgow Herald
''The Herald'' is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783. ''The Herald'' is the longest running national newspaper in the world and is the eighth oldest daily paper in the world. The title was simplified from ''The Glasgow Herald'' in ...
.
[
]
Complete results for men,
[
] junior men,
[
] women,
[
] medallists,
[
] and the results of British athletes
[
] were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
*
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.8 km)
*
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.8 km)
*
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
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World Athletics Cross Country Championships
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Chepstow
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 ...
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 ...
International athletics competitions hosted by Wales
Cross country running in the United Kingdom