1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 8th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 9, 1980 in Paris, France.
[edit] Results
[edit] Long race men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Craig Virgin (USA) |
37:01 min |
| Silver |  Hans-Jürgen Orthmann (FRG) |
35:07 min |
| Bronze |  Nick Rose (ENG) |
35:09 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | England Nick Rose (3rd) Bernie Ford (10th) Barry Smith (14th) Steve Kenyon (17th) Nick Lees (19th) Graham Tuck (37th) |
100 pts |
| Silver | United States Craig Virgin (1st) Daniel Dillon (12th) Kenneth Martin (23rd) Steve Plasencia (36th) Don Clary (43rd) Mark Anderson (48th) |
163 pts |
| Bronze |  BelgiumLéon Schots (4th) Karel Lismont (11th) Alex Hagelsteens (21st) Eddy de Pauw (38th) Frank Grillaert (44th) Roger de Vogel (57th) |
175 pts |
[edit] Junior Race Men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Jorge García (ESP) |
22:17 min |
| Silver |  Valeriy Gryaznov (URS) |
22:23 min |
| Bronze | Ed Eyestone (USA) |
22:27 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Soviet Union |
50 pts |
| Silver | United States |
75 pts |
| Bronze | Spain |
79 pts |
[edit] Long Race Women
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Grete Waitz (NOR) |
15:05 min |
| Silver | Irina Bondarchuk (URS) |
15:49 min |
| Bronze | Yelena Chernysheva (URS) |
15:52 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Soviet Union Irina Bondarchuk (2nd) Yelena Chernysheva (3rd) Giana Romanova (5th) Svetlana Ulmasova (6th) |
15 pts |
| Silver | England Penny Forse (7th) Kath Binns (9th) Sandra Arthurton (14th) Ruth Smeeth (19th) |
49 pts |
| Bronze | United States Jan Merrill (5th) Margaret Groos (10th) Julie Shea (13th) Brenda Webb (21st) |
49 pts |
