Claim: For the 12 km Senior men's race at the 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, which were held in Chepstow, Wales, Carlos Lopes of Portugal and Vladimir Merkushin of the Soviet Union tied, with a time of 34:30.
Evidence: The Senior men's race at the 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Chepstow, Wales, at the Chepstow Racecourse on 28 February 1976. Carlos Lopes Portugal 34:47.8