1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

The Senior men's race at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Bellahouston Park on March 25, 1978. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Teams

 * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 168 athletes from 21 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.


 * 🇦🇹 austria (7)
 * 🇧🇪 belgium (9)
 * 🇨🇦 canada (6)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england (9)
 * 🇫🇷 france (9)
 * 🇮🇸 iceland (6)
 * 🇮🇪 ireland (9)
 * 🇮🇹 italy (7)
 * 🇯🇵 japan (9)
 * 🇲🇦 morocco (9)
 * undefined (7)
 * undefined (9)
 * undefined (9)
 * undefined (9)
 * 🇪🇸 spain (9)
 * undefined (8)
 * 🇸🇪 sweden (3)
 * 🇹🇳 tunisia (8)
 * 🇺🇸 united states (9)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wales (9)
 * undefined (8)