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

The Senior women'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 99 athletes from 18 countries in the Senior women's race, one athlete less than the official number published.


 * 🇧🇪 belgium (5)
 * 🇨🇦 canada (6)
 * undefined (5)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england (6)
 * 🇫🇷 france (6)
 * 🇮🇪 ireland (6)
 * 🇮🇹 italy (5)
 * undefined (5)
 * 🇳🇴 norway (5)
 * 🇵🇱 poland (6)
 * 🇷🇴 romania (5)
 * undefined (6)
 * undefined (5)
 * 🇪🇸 spain (6)
 * undefined (4)
 * 🇺🇸 united states (6)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wales (6)
 * undefined (6)