Claim: For the 12 km Senior men's race at the 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Carlos Lopes of Portugal had the fastest time, and Vladimir Merkushin of the Soviet Union came in twelth with a time of 35:30.
Evidence: Carlos Lopes 34:47.8 Portugal 35:04 35:07 35:08 35:09 35:17 35:19 35:21 35:24 35:28 35:28 12 Vladimir Merkushin Soviet Union 35:30