# 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

The Junior men's race at the 1979 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Limerick, Ireland, at the Greenpark Racecourse on 25 March 1979. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Junior men's race (7.36 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Eddy de Pauw | Belgium | 23:02 |
| | Steve Binns | England | 23:09 |
| | Ildar Denikeyev | Soviet Union | 23:20 |
| 4 | Jeff Nelson | United States | 23:22 |
| 5 | Ian Clarke | Canada | 23:29 |
| 6 | Roberto Antiga | Italy | 23:31 |
| 7 | Faisal Touzri | Tunisia | 23:32 |
| 8 | Jordi García | Spain | 23:33 |
| 9 | Ezequiel Canario | Portugal | 23:34 |
| 10 | Ian Campbell | Scotland | 23:35 |
| 11 | Alastair Douglas | Scotland | 23:36 |
| 12 | Jim Hill | United States | 23:37 |
| 13 | Ronnie Carroll | Ireland | 23:38 |
| 14 | Pedro Garin | Spain | 23:39 |
| 15 | Colin Moore | England | 23:40 |
| 16 | Sergey Kiselyov | Soviet Union | 23:41 |
| 17 | Valentin Rodríguez | Spain | 23:42 |
| 18 | José Maestra | Spain | 23:43 |
| 19 | Andrea Prassedi | Italy | 23:44 |
| 20 | Paul Moloney | Ireland | 23:45 |
| 21 | Guy Léfèvre | Belgium | 23:46 |
| 22 | Denis Stark | Canada | 23:47 |
| 23 | Graham Williamson | Scotland | 23:48 |
| 24 | Herb Wills | United States | 23:49 |
| 25 | Vladimir Bezlepkin | Soviet Union | 23:53 |
| 26 | Jean-Louis Prianon | France | 23:54 |
| 27 | Geoff Turnbull | England | 23:55 |
| 28 | Brendan Quinn | Ireland | 23:56 |
| 29 | Brian O'Keefe | Ireland | 23:58 |
| 30 | Dave Lewis | England | 23:59 |
| 31 | Abdurachman Ibragimov | Soviet Union | 24:01 |
| 32 | Ulrich Renz | West Germany | 24:03 |
| 33 | James Fallon | Ireland | 24:04 |
| 34 | Mauro Perna | Italy | 24:05 |
| 35 | Pascal Debacker | France | 24:06 |
| 36 | Steve Cram | England | 24:08 |
| 37 | José Manuel Boix | Spain | 24:10 |
| 38 | Mohammed Chouri | Tunisia | 24:11 |
| 39 | Steven Snell | Canada | 24:12 |
| 40 | Herbert Renz | West Germany | 24:13 |
| 41 | Heinrich Kipp | Denmark | 24:15 |
| 42 | Antonio Zumbo | Italy | 24:20 |
| 43 | Peter Horak | West Germany | 24:21 |
| 44 | Jean-Luc Taif | France | 24:22 |
| 45 | Yazid Abnouri | France | 24:23 |
| 46 | Steve Blakemore | Wales | 24:24 |
| 47 | Carlos Pereira | Portugal | 24:25 |
| 48 | Habib Romdani | Tunisia | 24:26 |
| 49 | Erwin Nothelfer | West Germany | 24:28 |
| 50 | Jim Haughey | Northern Ireland | 24:30 |
| 51 | Howard Parsell | Wales | 24:31 |
| 52 | Eddy Stevens | Belgium | 24:32 |
| 53 | Henrik Jørgensen | Denmark | 24:33 |
| 54 | Paul Donovan | Ireland | 24:34 |
| 55 | Gerhard Lindner | West Germany | 24:35 |
| 56 | Sergio Lena | Italy | 24:36 |
| 57 | Peter Fox | Scotland | 24:38 |
| 58 | Peter Daenens | Belgium | 24:40 |
| 59 | Aldo Bartolini | Canada | 24:42 |
| 60 | Chris Buckley | Wales | 24:43 |
| 61 | Gabriele Bettati | Italy | 24:44 |
| 62 | Iain Hill | Northern Ireland | 24:48 |
| 63 | Luis Pinhal | Portugal | 24:51 |
| 64 | Sean Connolly | England | 24:52 |
| 65 | Abderrazak Gtari | Tunisia | 24:53 |
| 66 | John Gregorek | United States | 24:54 |
| 67 | Henrik Albahn | Denmark | 24:55 |
| 68 | David Kirk | Scotland | 24:56 |
| 69 | Tom Melville | Northern Ireland | 24:57 |
| 70 | Steen Christensen | Denmark | 25:01 |
| 71 | Mike Sheely | United States | 25:02 |
| 72 | Jordi Castelló | Spain | 25:06 |
| 73 | Luc de Koster | Belgium | 25:08 |
| 74 | Ewen Martin | Wales | 25:10 |
| 75 | Paul Lanfear | Wales | 25:13 |
| 76 | Sören Egge Rasmussen | Denmark | 25:15 |
| 77 | Dallas Alleire | Canada | 25:16 |
| 78 | John McCreedy | Northern Ireland | 25:18 |
| 79 | Alan Scharsu | United States | 25:21 |
| 80 | Serge Moro-Sibilot | France | 25:21 |
| 81 | Mohamed Hadj Gasmi | Tunisia | 25:23 |
| 82 | Tom Breen | Northern Ireland | 25:27 |
| 83 | Mohamed Salah Chebbi | Tunisia | 25:39 |
| 84 | Jos Maes | Belgium | 25:42 |
| 85 | Ieuan Ellis | Wales | 25:43 |
| 86 | Duncan McTavish | Scotland | 25:54 |
| 87 | João Campos | Portugal | 25:58 |
| 88 | Mickey Rooney | Northern Ireland | 26:07 |
| 89 | Jean-Baptiste Protais | France | 26:14 |
| 90 | Ove Jensen | Denmark | 26:25 |
| — | Antonio Leitão | Portugal | DNF |
| — | Eliseo Rios | Portugal | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Spain Jordi García8 Pedro Garin14 Valentin Rodríguez17 José Maestra18 (José Manuel Boix)(37) (Jordi Castelló)(72) | 57 |
| | England Steve Binns2 Colin Moore15 Geoff Turnbull27 Dave Lewis30 (Steve Cram)(36) (Sean Connolly)(64) | 74 |
| | Soviet Union Ildar Denikeyev3 Sergey Kiselyov16 Vladimir Bezlepkin25 Abdurachman Ibragimov31 | 75 |
| 4 | Ireland Ronnie Carroll13 Paul Moloney20 Brendan Quinn28 Brian O'Keefe29 (James Fallon)(33) (Paul Donovan)(54) | 90 |
| 5 | Italy Roberto Antiga6 Andrea Prassedi19 Mauro Perna34 Antonio Zumbo42 (Sergio Lena)(56) (Gabriele Bettati)(61) | 101 |
| 6 | Scotland Ian Campbell10 Alastair Douglas11 Graham Williamson23 Peter Fox57 (David Kirk)(68) (Duncan McTavish)(86) | 101 |
| 7 | United States Jeff Nelson4 Jim Hill12 Herb Wills24 John Gregorek66 (Mike Sheely)(71) (Alan Scharsu)(79) | 106 |
| 8 | Canada Ian Clarke5 Denis Stark22 Steven Snell39 Aldo Bartolini59 (Dallas Alleire)(77) | 125 |
| 9 | Belgium Eddy de Pauw1 Guy Léfèvre21 Eddy Stevens52 Peter Daenens58 (Luc de Koster)(73) (Jos Maes)(84) | 132 |
| 10 | France Jean-Louis Prianon26 Pascal Debacker35 Jean-Luc Taif44 Yazid Abnouri45 (Serge Moro-Sibilot)(80) (Jean-Baptiste Protais)(89) | 150 |
| 11 | Tunisia Faisal Touzri7 Mohammed Chouri38 Habib Romdani48 Abderrazak Gtari65 (Mohamed Hadj Gasmi)(81) (Mohamed Salah Chebbi)(83) | 158 |
| 12 | West Germany Ulrich Renz32 Herbert Renz40 Peter Horak43 Erwin Nothelfer49 (Gerhard Lindner)(55) | 164 |
| 13 | Portugal Ezequiel Canario9 Carlos Pereira47 Luis Pinhal63 João Campos87 (Antonio Leitão)(DNF) (Eliseo Rios)(DNF) | 206 |
| 14 | Denmark Heinrich Kipp41 Henrik Jørgensen53 Henrik Albahn67 Steen Christensen70 (Sören Egge Rasmussen)(76) (Ove Jensen)(90) | 231 |
| 15 | Wales Steve Blakemore46 Howard Parsell51 Chris Buckley60 Ewen Martin74 (Paul Lanfear)(75) (Ieuan Ellis)(85) | 231 |
| 16 | Northern Ireland Jim Haughey50 Iain Hill62 Tom Melville69 John McCreedy78 (Tom Breen)(82) (Mickey Rooney)(88) | 259 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 92 athletes from 16 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Belgium (6)
* Canada (5)
* Denmark (6)
* England (6)
* France (6)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (6)
* Northern Ireland (6)
* Portugal (6)
* Scotland (6)
* Soviet Union (4)
* Spain (6)
* Tunisia (6)
* United States (6)
* Wales (6)
* West Germany (5)