Belgium's Lon Schots, a Belgian former long-distance runner who competed in track and cross country running competitions, was the fastest athlete in the senior men's race (12.3km) at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Leon Schots Belgium    4 37:43 37:48.2 37:52.2 37:53 Carlos Lopes Detlef Uhlemann Franco Fava Leon Schots (born 11 June 1952) is a Belgian former long-distance runner who competed in track and cross country running competitions. 
