1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Senior men's race at the 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	4th
Date	February 28
Host city	Chepstow, Gwent, Wales
Location	Chepstow Racecourse
Nations participating	19
Athletes participating	156
Races	1
Distances	12 km – Senior men
← 1975 Rabat 1977 Düsseldorf →

The Senior men's race at the 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Chepstow, Wales, at the Chepstow Racecourse on February 28, 1976. 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

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Carlos Lopes	Portugal	34:47.8
02 !	Tony Simmons	England	35:04
03 !	Bernie Ford	England	35:07
4	Karel Lismont	Belgium	35:08
5	Detlef Uhlemann	West Germany	35:09
6	Enn Sellik	Soviet Union	35:17
7	Gary Tuttle	United States	35:19
8	Franco Fava	Italy	35:21
9	Jacques Boxberger	France	35:24
10	Tapio Kantanen	Finland	35:28
11	Mariano Haro	Spain	35:28
12	Vladimir Merkushin	Soviet Union	35:30
13	Gaston Roelants	Belgium	35:30
14	Venanzio Ortis	Italy	35:36
15	David Slater	England	35:40
16	Grenville Tuck	England	35:40
17	Hendrik Schoofs	Belgium	35:41
18	Lucien Rault	France	35:42
19	Eddy Rombaux	Belgium	35:43
20	Tony Sandoval	United States	35:44
21	Larbi M'Hidra	Morocco	35:46
22	Hans-Jürgen Orthmann	West Germany	35:52
23	Ivan Parluy	Soviet Union	35:53
24	Jim Brown	Scotland	35:54
25	Jean-Paul Gomez	France	35:55
26	David Black	England	35:56
27	Willy Polleunis	Belgium	35:57
28	Mike Tagg	England	35:59
29	Michael Karst	West Germany	36:00
30	Neil Cusack	Ireland	36:00
31	Glen Grant	Wales	36:03
32	Jean-Luc Paugam	France	36:04
33	Giuseppe Cindolo	Italy	36:04
34	Allister Hutton	Scotland	36:04
35	Steve Gibbons	Wales	36:04
36	Abdelkader Zaddem	Tunisia	36:07
37	Don Kardong	United States	36:07
38	Robert Lismont	Belgium	36:07
39	Dave Babiracki	United States	36:08
40	Luigi Zarcone	Italy	36:08
41	Andrew McKean	Scotland	36:08
42	Nikolay Puklakov	Soviet Union	36:09
43	David Hopkins	Wales	36:11
44	Anacleto Pinto	Portugal	36:13
45	Mikhail Ulymov	Soviet Union	36:16
46	Dominique Coux	France	36:17
47	Steve Kenyon	England	36:17
48	Peter Weigt	West Germany	36:18
49	Eric De Beck	Belgium	36:19
50	Adelaziz Bouguerra	Tunisia	36:21
51	José Luis Ruiz	Spain	36:25
52	Anders Gärderud	Sweden	36:26
53	Danny McDaid	Ireland	36:27
54	John Davies	Wales	36:29
55	Thomas Brennan	Ireland	36:29
56	Donal Walsh	Ireland	36:30
57	Alex Gonzalez	France	36:30
58	Glenn Herold	United States	36:31
59	Seppo Nikkari	Finland	36:31
60	Torgny Björkqvist	Sweden	36:32
61	Esko Lipsonen	Finland	36:32
62	Luigi Lauro	Italy	36:35
63	Radhouane Bouster	France	36:42
64	Boualem Rahoui	Algeria	36:43
65	Gilbert Maesschalk	Belgium	36:45
66	Malcolm Thomas	Wales	36:47
67	Claudio Solone	Italy	36:49
68	Haddou Jaddour	Morocco	36:49
69	Jouko Santanen	Finland	36:49
70	Juan Hidalgo	Spain	36:50
71	Patrick Martin	France	36:50
72	Joseph Patton	Scotland	36:51
73	Jukka Toivola	Finland	36:51
74	Ricardo Ortega	Spain	36:53
75	Mick Morris	Wales	36:53
76	Seppo Tuominen	Finland	36:54
77	Mohamed Kacemi	Algeria	36:55
78	Khaled Aït Idir	Algeria	36:56
79	Helder de Jesús	Portugal	36:56
80	Fernando Mamede	Portugal	36:58
81	Laurence Reilly	Scotland	36:59
82	Henry Perez	United States	37:00
83	Reinhard Leibold	West Germany	37:00
84	Smain Yahiaoui	Algeria	37:01
85	Fernando Fernandez	Spain	37:02
86	Dahou Belghazi	Morocco	37:03
87	Mustapha Oulghazi	Morocco	37:03
88	José Sena	Portugal	37:03
89	Rachid Habchaoui	Algeria	37:03
90	Pierre Levisse	France	37:03
91	Vadim Mokalov	Soviet Union	37:07
92	Steve Flanagan	United States	37:08
93	David Logue	Northern Ireland	37:10
94	Martti Kiilholma	Finland	37:11
95	Paddy Coyle	Ireland	37:12
96	Jim Alder	Scotland	37:12
97	Eddy Van Mullem	Belgium	37:12
98	Paul Kenney	Scotland	37:12
99	Santiago de la Parte	Spain	37:14
100	Mateo Gómez	Spain	37:16
101	Mike Teer	Northern Ireland	37:17
102	Aniceto Simoes	Portugal	37:22
103	Vasco Pereira	Portugal	37:22
104	Pär Wallin	Sweden	37:24
105	Robert Manz	West Germany	37:25
106	Abdelmadjid Mada	Algeria	37:25
107	Moumoh Haddou	Morocco	37:27
108	John Hartnett	Ireland	37:28
109	Dic Evans	Wales	37:29
110	Sergio Muscardin	Italy	37:32
111	Hussein Soltani	Tunisia	37:34
112	Andy Holden	England	37:35
113	Lahcen El Hachmi	Morocco	37:39
114	Mansour Guettaya	Tunisia	37:42
115	Omar Anassi	Morocco	37:44
116	Tahar Bounab	Algeria	37:45
117	Eloi Schleder	Brazil	37:48
118	Mohamed Ghannouchi	Morocco	37:50
119	Tom Annett	Northern Ireland	37:52
120	Ismo Toukonen	Finland	37:52
121	Mohamed Salem	Algeria	37:53
122	Jan Hagelbrand	Sweden	37:55
123	Gerry Deegan	Ireland	37:56
124	Giuseppe Gerbi	Italy	38:02
125	Dick Crowley	Ireland	38:05
126	Philip Dolan	Scotland	38:05
127	Mohamed Benbaraka	Morocco	38:06
128	Ali Gammoudi	Tunisia	38:08
129	Dennis Coates	England	38:08
130	Lars Enqvist	Sweden	38:15
131	Peter Ratcliffe	Wales	38:19
132	Gunnar Holm	Sweden	38:19
133	Greg Hannon	Northern Ireland	38:22
134	Lawrie Spence	Scotland	38:25
135	Mohamed Zaidi	Tunisia	38:26
136	Wilhelm Jungbluth	West Germany	38:28
137	Mike Critchley	Wales	38:29
138	Carlos Alves	Brazil	38:35
139	Roy Kissin	United States	38:36
140	Carlos Cabral	Portugal	38:39
141	Italo Tentorini	Italy	38:47
142	Hamida Gamoudi	Tunisia	38:52
143	Günther Zahn	West Germany	39:03
144	Gerry Finnegan	Ireland	39:10
145	Labidi Ayachi	Tunisia	39:25
146	Ian Morrison	Northern Ireland	39:27
147	Mahmoud Hazzazi	Algeria	39:44
148	Cherif Hannchi	Tunisia	39:59
149	Aloisio de Araújo	Brazil	40:13
150	John Allen	Northern Ireland	40:20
151	Tom Falkinger	Sweden	41:00
152	Leonardo de Oliveira	Brazil	41:36
153	Paulo Ferrugen	Brazil	41:42
—	Antonio Campos	Spain	DNF
—	Fernando Cerrada	Spain	DNF
—	Rich Kimball	United States	DNF

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

England

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)

Belgium

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

France

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

Soviet Union

Enn Sellik	6
Vladimir Merkushin	12
Ivan Parluy	23
Nikolay Puklakov	42
Mikhail Ulymov	45
Vadim Mokalov	91

219

Italy

Franco Fava	8
Venanzio Ortis	14
Giuseppe Cindolo	33
Luigi Zarcone	40
Luigi Lauro	62
Claudio Solone	67
(Sergio Muscardin)	(110)
(Giuseppe Gerbi)	(124)
(Italo Tentorini)	(141)

224

United States

Gary Tuttle	7
Tony Sandoval	20
Don Kardong	37
Dave Babiracki	39
Glenn Herold	58
Henry Perez	82
(Steve Flanagan)	(92)
(Roy Kissin)	(139)
(Rich Kimball)	(DNF)

243

West Germany

Detlef Uhlemann	5
Hans-Jürgen Orthmann	22
Michael Karst	29
Peter Weigt	48
Reinhard Leibold	83
Robert Manz	105
(Wilhelm Jungbluth)	(136)
(Günther Zahn)	(143)

292

Wales

Glen Grant	31
Steve Gibbons	35
David Hopkins	43
John Davies	54
Malcolm Thomas	66
Mick Morris	75
(Dic Evans)	(109)
(Peter Ratcliffe)	(131)
(Mike Critchley)	(137)

304

Finland

Tapio Kantanen	10
Seppo Nikkari	59
Esko Lipsonen	61
Jouko Santanen	69
Jukka Toivola	73
Seppo Tuominen	76
(Martti Kiilholma)	(94)
(Ismo Toukonen)	(120)

348

Scotland

Jim Brown	24
Allister Hutton	34
Andrew McKean	41
Joseph Patton	72
Laurence Reilly	81
Jim Alder	96
(Paul Kenney)	(98)
(Philip Dolan)	(126)
(Lawrie Spence)	(134)

348

Spain

Mariano Haro	11
José Luis Ruiz	51
Juan Hidalgo	70
Ricardo Ortega	74
Fernando Fernandez	85
Santiago de la Parte	99
(Mateo Gómez)	(100)
(Antonio Campos)	(DNF)
(Fernando Cerrada)	(DNF)

390

Portugal

Carlos Lopes	1
Anacleto Pinto	44
Helder de Jesús	79
Fernando Mamede	80
José Sena	88
Aniceto Simoes	102
(Vasco Pereira)	(103)
(Carlos Cabral)	(140)

394

Ireland

Neil Cusack	30
Danny McDaid	53
Thomas Brennan	55
Donal Walsh	56
Paddy Coyle	95
John Hartnett	108
(Gerry Deegan)	(123)
(Dick Crowley)	(125)
(Gerry Finnegan)	(144)

397

Morocco

Larbi M'Hidra	21
Haddou Jaddour	68
Dahou Belghazi	86
Mustapha Oulghazi	87
Moumoh Haddou	107
Lahcen El Hachmi	113
(Omar Anassi)	(115)
(Mohamed Ghannouchi)	(118)
(Mohamed Benbaraka)	(127)

482

Algeria

Boualem Rahoui	64
Mohamed Kacemi	77
Khaled Aït Idir	78
Smain Yahiaoui	84
Rachid Habchaoui	89
Abdelmadjid Mada	106
(Tahar Bounab)	(116)
(Mohamed Salem)	(121)
(Mahmoud Hazzazi)	(147)

498

Tunisia

Abdelkader Zaddem	36
Adelaziz Bouguerra	50
Hussein Soltani	111
Mansour Guettaya	114
Ali Gammoudi	128
Mohamed Zaidi	135
(Hamida Gamoudi)	(142)
(Labidi Ayachi)	(145)
(Cherif Hannchi)	(148)

574

Sweden

Anders Gärderud	52
Torgny Björkqvist	60
Pär Wallin	104
Jan Hagelbrand	122
Lars Enqvist	130
Gunnar Holm	132
(Tom Falkinger)	(151)

600

Northern Ireland

David Logue	93
Mike Teer	101
Tom Annett	119
Greg Hannon	133
Ian Morrison	146
John Allen	150

742

Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 156 athletes from 19 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.^[4]

Algeria (9)
Belgium (9)
Brazil (5)
England (9)
Finland (8)
France (9)
Ireland (9)

Spain (9)
Sweden (7)
Tunisia (9)
United States (9)
Wales (9)
West Germany (8)

References

↑ Marshall, Ron (March 1, 1976), Scots are left behind in big race - When England walked off with the team awards at the first International Cross-Country Championship, in 1903 at Hamilton, a Scottish official, in writing of the trophy up for annual competition, said: "It is very handsome and I am only sorry that so far as Scotland is concerned we have probably seen the last of it for a number of years"..., Glasgow Herald, p. 17, retrieved October 17, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Chepstow Date: Saturday, February 28, 1976, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 17, 2013
↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
1 2 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, retrieved October 9, 2013

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