Global Global championships · since 1973 
Limerick, Ireland 25 Mar 1979
1979 World XC
Limerick, Ireland 25 Mar 1979- events
- 6
- medals awarded
- 18
- nations on the podium
- 8
- world records
- 0
Podiums
Senior team
1 
England
England Julian Goater Mike McLeod Andy Holden Nick Rose Bernie Ford Nicky Lees Roy Bailey Ken Newton Barry Smith
119 92 Ireland
Ireland John Treacy Danny McDaid Gerry Deegan Mick O'Shea Donald Walsh Tony Brien Eamonn Coghlan Ray Treacy (1954) Eddie Leddy
198 13 
Soviet Union
Soviet Union Aleksandras Antipovas Leonid Moseyev Yuriy Mikhailov Enn Sellik Aleksandr Fedotkin Vladimir Merkushin Valeriy Abramov
210 3Top 6 score for team standings.
U20 race
U20 team
1 
Spain
Spain Jorge Garcia Pedro Garin Valentin Rodriguez Jose Maestra Jose Manuel Boix Javier Castello
57 8Top 4 score for team standings.
Medal table
8 nations · 18 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England ENG | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | Ireland IRL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  United States of America USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Belgium BEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Spain ESP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Norway NOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Soviet Union URS | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 |  Poland POL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |