title: 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
text: # 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
  
  The 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Düsseldorf, West Germany, at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg on March 20, 1977. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
  
  Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual |||||||
  | Senior men (12.3 km) | Léon Schots Belgium | 37:43 | Carlos Lopes Portugal | 37:48.2 | Detlef Uhlemann West Germany | 37:52.2 |
  | Junior men (7.5 km) | Thom Hunt United States | 23:15 | Santiago Llorente Spain | 23:28 | Ari Paunonen Finland | 23:39 |
  | Senior women (5.1 km) | Carmen Valero Spain | 17:26 | Lyudmila Bragina Soviet Union | 17:28 | Giana Romanova Soviet Union | 17:35 |
  | Team |||||||
  | Senior men | Belgium | 126 | England | 129 | Soviet Union | 144 |
  | Junior men | United States | 36 | Spain | 40 | Canada | 67 |
  | Senior women | Soviet Union | 15 | United States | 48 | New Zealand | 76 |
  
  ## Race results
  
  ### Senior men's race (12.3 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
  
  ### Junior men's race (7.5 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
  
  ### Senior women's race (5.1 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
  
  ## Medal table (unofficial)
  
  * Host nation (West Germany)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 2 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | 5 | England (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | West Germany (FRG)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
  
  * 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 345 athletes from 22 countries, one senior woman athlete less than the official number published.
  
  * Australia (9)
  * Belgium (20)
  * Canada (18)
  * England (21)
  * Finland (17)
  * France (21)
  * Ireland (21)
  * Italy (16)
  * Netherlands (14)
  * New Zealand (15)
  * Poland (5)
  * Portugal (14)
  * Scotland (21)
  * Soviet Union (15)
  * Spain (21)
  * Sudan (2)
  * Switzerland (17)
  * Sweden (8)
  * Tunisia (12)
  * United States (21)
  * Wales (18)
  * West Germany (19)
  