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TheInternational Cross Country Championships were given official IAAF World Championship status in 1973. Team scores are calculated by aggregating the positions of the first 4 finishers from a maximum of 6 competitors (or 6 finishers from 9 competitors for senior men up to 1997 and 3 finishers from 4 competitors for junior men in 1973). Current race distances are approximately 12000 metres for senior men's long course; 8000 metres for senior women's long course and junior men; 6000 metres for junior women and 4000 metres for senior men's and women's short course.
Venues: 1973 Waregem (BEL), 1974 Monza (ITA), 1975 Rabat (MAR), 1976 Chepstow (WAL), 1977 Düsseldorf (FRG), 1978 Glasgow (SCO), 1979 Limerick (IRL), 1980 Paris (FRA), 1981 Madrid (ESP), 1982 Rome (ITA), 1983 Gateshead (ENG), 1984 New York (USA), 1985 Lisbon (POR), 1986 Neuchâtel (SUI), 1987 Warsaw (POL), 1988 Auckland (NZL), 1989 Stavanger (NOR), 1990 Aix-les-Bains (FRA), 1991 Antwerp (BEL), 1992 Boston (USA), 1993 Amorebieta (POR), 1994 Budapest (HUN), 1995 Durham (GBR), 1996 Stellenbosch (RSA), 1997 Turin (ITA), 1998 Marrakesh (MAR), 1999 Belfast (GBR), 2000 Vilamoura (POR), 2001 Ostend (BEL), 2002 Dublin (IRL), 2003 Lausanne (SUI), 2004 Brussels (BEL), 2005 Saint-Galmier (FRA), 2006 Fukuoka (JPN)
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | Pekka PäivärintaFIN Erik De BeckBEL Ian StewartSCO Carlos LopesPOR Léon SchotsBEL John TreacyIRL John TreacyIRL Craig VirginUSA Craig VirginUSA Mohamed KedirETH Bekele DebeleETH Carlos LopesPOR Carlos LopesPOR John NgugiKEN John NgugiKEN John NgugiKEN John NgugiKEN Khalid SkahMAR Khalid SkahMAR John NgugiKEN William SigeiKEN William SigeiKEN Paul TergatKEN Paul TergatKEN Paul TergatKEN Paul TergatKEN Paul TergatKEN Mohammed MourhitBEL Mohammed MourhitBEL Kenenisa BekeleETH Kenenisa BekeleETH Kenenisa BekeleETH Kenenisa BekeleETH Kenenisa BekeleETH | 35:47 35:24 35:20 34:48 37:43 39:25 37:20 37:01 35:05 33:41 36:52 33:25 33:33 35:33 36:07 34:32 39:42 34:21 33:53 37:05 32:51 34:29 34:05 33:44 35:11 34:01 38:28 35:00 39:53 34:52 35:56 35:52 35:06 35:40 | Mariano HaroESP Mariano HaroESP Mariano HaroESP Tony SimmonsENG Carlos LopesPOR Aleksandras AntipovasURS(LTU) Bronislaw MalinowskiPOL Hans-Jürgen OrthmannFRG Mohamed KedirETH Alberto SalazarUSA Carlos LopesPOR Tim HutchingsENG Paul KipkoechKEN Abebe MekonnenETH Paul KipkoechKEN Paul KipkoechKEN Tim HutchingsGBR Moses TanuiKEN Moses TanuiKEN William MutwolKEN Dominic KiruiKEN Simon ChemoiywoKEN Ismael KiruiKEN Salah HissouMAR Salah HissouMAR Paul KoechKEN Patrick IvutiKEN Assefa MezegebuETH Sergey LebidUKR John YudaTAN Patrick IvutiKEN Gebregziabher GebremariamETH Zersenay TadesseERI Sileshi SihineETH | 35:47 35:25 35:21 35:04 37:49 39:28 37:29 37:02 35:07 33:45 36:52 33:30 33:37 35:35 36:07 34:54 40:10 34:21 33:54 37:17 32:56 34:30 34:13 33:56 35:13 34:06 38:32 35:01 40:03 34:58 36:09 36:10 35:20 35:43 | Rod DixonNZL Karel LismontBEL Bill RodgersUSA Bernie FordENG Detlef UhlemannFRG Karel LismontBEL Aleksandras AntipovasURS(LTU) Nick RoseENG Fernando MamedePOR Rod DixonNZL Some MugeKEN Steve JonesWAL Wodajo BultiETH Joseph KiptumKEN Paul ArpinFRA Kipsubai KoskeiKEN Wilfred KirochiKEN Julius KorirKEN Simon KaroriKEN Fita BayissaETH Ismael KiruiKEN Haile GebrselassieETH Salah HissouMAR Ismael KiruiKEN Tom NyarikiKEN Assefa MezegebuETH Paulo GuerraPOR Paul TergatKEN Charles KamathiKEN Wilberforce TalelKEN Gebregziabher GebremariamETH Sileshi SihineETH Abdullah Ahmed HassanQAT Martin MathathiKEN | 36:00 35:27 35:28 35:07 37:53 39:32 37:30 37:05 35:09 34:02 36:52 33:32 33:38 35:40 36:51 35:07 40:21 34:22 33:54 37:18 32:59 34:32 34:14 33:58 35:20 34:28 38:46 35:02 40:05 35:20 36:17 36:11 35:34 35:44 |
| 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | BEL BEL NZL ENG BEL FRA ENG ENG ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN ETH ETH KEN | 109 103 127 90 126 151 119 100 81 98 104 134 129 45 53 23 44 42 38 46 25 34 62 33 51 12 12 18 33 18 17 14 24 24 | URS ENG ENG BEL ENG USA IRL USA USA ENG USA USA KEN ETH ENG ETH GBR ETH ETH FRA ETH MAR MAR MAR MAR ETH ETH ETH FRA ETH ETH KEN KEN ERI | 119 109 198 118 129 156 198 163 114 114 170 161 141 119 146 103 147 96 104 145 82 83 111 99 70 57 57 68 72 43 23 30 35 28 | NZL FRA BEL FRA URS ENG URS BEL KEN URS KEN POR USA USA ETH FRA ETH ESP ESP GBR POR ETH ESP ETH ETH MAR POR POR USA MAR MAR ERI QAT ETH | 136 215 211 187 144 159 210 175 220 257 191 223 153 204 161 134 162 176 198 147 167 133 120 107 125 60 76 69 87 58 51 66 42 42 | FIN FRG USA URS FRG URS FRG FRA ESP KEN AUS KEN ITA FRA ITA GBR FRA POR POR ESP ESP ESP POR ESP POR POR ESP ESP ESP FRA ESP MAR ERI MAR | 180 220 250 219 226 169 211 184 254 271 193 233 259 255 223 228 187 194 233 171 187 174 139 205 263 74 103 86 100 71 68 68 54 62 | ENG GDR GDR ITA NZL BEL BEL URS AUS ESP ESP ITA ESP ITA FRA ITA ESP MAR MAR ITA FRA POR ETH GBR ESP ESP MAR TAN POR USA POR AUS ALG UGA | 181 226 274 224 243 173 231 246 255 280 206 258 321 256 245 272 189 268 265 246 238 210 169 252 275 94 108 94 100 107 85 101 166 102 | ESP ESP SCO USA AUS IRL AUS ESP ENG USA POR ENG IRL POR POR ESP AUS ITA GBR MAR MAR ITA USA ITA GBR TAN ITA GBR ITA ESP TAN TAN UGA QAT | 260 269 292 243 260 189 233 251 312 300 302 269 363 263 309 277 284 289 281 247 260 312 310 352 325 156 125 156 103 121 101 118 182 116 | FRA SCO ALG FRG SCO FRG POL SCO ALG POR ITA ESP POR ESP ESP USA POR URS ITA POR GBR FRA ITA RSA ITA ALG USA ITA BEL ERI USA RWA ESP POR | 273 273 301 292 270 240 320 312 350 328 306 270 368 297 340 285 305 367 336 249 353 319 325 379 344 193 133 163 139 141 112 164 184 152 | SCO ITA FRA WAL FRA ITA USA ALG BEL FRG ENG NZL ENG ENG BEL AUS ITA USA URS USA USA GBR RSA POR ALG USA GBR ALG IRL TAN ERI ESP POR JPN | 291 278 303 304 311 276 341 324 377 330 318 276 437 360 378 292 318 441 409 263 376 439 326 397 423 194 159 167 146 146 134 166 212 171 |
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | John KibowenKEN Benjamin LimoKEN John KibowenKEN Enock KoechKEN Kenenisa BekeleETH Kenenisa BekeleETH Kenenisa BekeleETH Kenenisa BekeleETH Kenenisa BekeleETH | 10:43 12:28 11:11 12:40 12:11 11:01 11:31 11:33 10:54 | Daniel KomenKEN Paul KosgeiKEN Sammy KipketerKEN Kenenisa BekeleETH Luke KipkosgeiKEN John KibowenKEN Gebregziabher GebremariamETH Abraham ChebiiKEN Isaac SongokKEN | 10:46 12:31 11:12 12:42 12:18 11:04 11:36 11:38 10:55 | Paul KosgeiKEN Hailu MekonnenETH Paul KosgeiKEN Benjamin LimoKEN Hailu MekonnenETH Benjamin LimoKEN Maregu ZewdieETH Isaac SongokKEN Adil KaouchMAR | 10:50 12:35 11:15 12:43 12:20 11:06 11:42 11:39 10:57 |
| 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN ETH ETH KEN | 10 14 10 13 20 14 17 23 21 | MAR MAR ETH MAR ETH ETH QAT KEN ETH | 42 45 46 48 32 31 39 31 48 | ETH ETH MAR ETH ESP MAR KEN QAT MAR | 60 55 68 51 57 44 52 32 53 | ESP FRA ALG USA MAR FRA ALG MAR QAT | 87 77 88 91 78 80 119 65 66 | POR ALG POR ESP USA ESP MAR ALG USA | 108 100 100 171 113 83 119 112 80 | USA GBR ESP POR FRA ALG CAN ZIM ESP | 117 122 130 183 117 98 128 163 140 | ITA ITA TAN CAN GBR SUI USA TAN UGA | 133 125 136 187 120 140 163 176 142 | ALG ESP GER ITA AUS GBR ESP ESP ALG | 159 145 166 193 120 150 192 191 158 |
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1973† 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | Jim BrownSCO Rich KimballUSA Bobby ThomasUSA Eric HulstUSA Thom HuntUSA Mick MortonENG Eddy De PauwBEL Jorge GarcíaESP Mohamed Ali ChouriTUN Zurabachev GelawETH Feyissa AbebeETH Pere CasacubertaESP Kipkemboi KimeliKEN Feyisa MeleseETH Wilfred KirochiKEN Wilfred KirochiKEN Addis AbebeETH Kipyego KororiaKEN Andrew SambuTAN Ismael KiruiKEN Philip MosimaKEN Philip MosimaKEN Assefa MezegebuETH David CheluleKEN Elijah KorirKEN Million WoldeETH Hailu MekonnenETH Robert KipchumbaKEN Kenenisa BekeleETH Gebregziabher GebremariamETH Eliud KipchogeKEN Meba TadesseETH Augustine ChogeKEN Mangata NdiwaKEN | 20:53 21:31 21:00 23:54 23:15 22:57 23:02 22:17 22:04 22:46 24:58 21:32 22:18 22:48 22:18 23:25 25:07 22:13 23:59 23:27 20:18 24:15 24:12 24:06 24:21 22:47 25:38 22:49 25:04 23:18 22:47 24:01 23:59 23:53 | Cisneros HaroESP Venanzio OrtisITA José Luis GonzálezESP Thom HuntUSA Santiago LlorenteESP Rob EarlCAN Steve BinnsENG Valeriy GryaznovURS(RUS) Yevgeniy ZerebinURS(RUS) Adugna LemaETH Angaso TelegaETH Doju TessemaETH Habte NegashETH Sammy KibiwotKEN Demeke BekeleETH Alfonce MuindiKEN Kipyego KororiaKEN Richard ChelimoKEN Muindi MumoKEN Haile GebrselassieETH Christopher KosgeiKEN Daniel KomenKEN Dejene LidetuETH Assefa MezegebuETH Million WoldeETH Richard LimoKEN Richard LimoKEN Duncan LeboKEN Duncan LeboKEN Abel CheruiyotKEN Boniface KipropUGA Boniface KipropUGA Bernard KipropKEN Leonard KomonKEN | 21:01 21:33 21:18 24:07 23:28 23:10 23:09 22:23 22:06 22:47 24:59 21:34 22:27 22:53 22:19 23:39 25:31 22:14 24:04 23:35 20:20 24:17 24:14 24:19 24:28 22:50 25:43 22:52 25:37 23:19 22:49 24:03 24:00 23:54 | Léon SchotsBEL John TreacyIRL John TreacyIRL Nat MuirSCO Ari PaunonenFIN Francisco Javier AlarioESP Ildar DenikeyevURS(KGZ) Ed EyestoneUSA Keith BrantlyUSA Stefano MeiITA Jon RichardsENG John CastellanoCAN Woldesilase MilkessaETH Demeke BekeleETH Debebe DemisseETH Bedilu KibretETH Stephenson NyamuKEN Fita BayissaETH Fita BayissaETH Josphat MachukaKEN Josphat MachukaKEN Abreham TsigeETH David CheluleKEN Samuel ChepkokKEN Paul KosgeiKEN Hailu MekonnenETH Kipchumba MiteiKEN John Cheruiyot KorirKEN Dathan RitzenheinUSA Boniface KipropUGA Solomon BushendichKEN Ernest MeliKEN Barnabas KosgeiKEN Tariku BekeleETH | 21:08 21:43 21:23 24:17 23:39 23:11 23:20 22:27 22:07 22:49 25:07 21:37 22:27 22:56 22:20 23:41 25:33 22:24 24:04 23:37 20:23 24:46 24:16 24:24 24:29 22:51 25:45 22:55 25:46 23:28 22:51 24:16 24:00 23:56 |
† - under 21 on day of race
| 1973† 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | ESP USA USA USA USA ENG ESP URS USA ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN ETH KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN | 18 22 29 16 36 53 57 50 23 12 13 21 16 13 19 12 14 12 19 18 10 18 23 13 13 16 16 10 24 18 15 20 10 16 | ITA MAR IRL ESP ESP CAN ENG USA ENG ITA ESP ESP KEN KEN KEN ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH KEN ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH | 22 58 35 60 40 53 74 75 61 37 41 34 26 32 20 33 22 27 26 28 27 27 25 26 31 20 24 47 25 24 28 25 37 24 | ENG ITA ESP ENG CAN ESP URS ESP CAN USA ENG ENG ESP ESP JPN ESP ITA ITA TAN JPN MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR MAR TAN UGA UGA UGA UGA UGA QAT ERI | 24 90 44 91 67 54 75 79 66 70 58 68 64 52 73 61 76 85 54 90 76 78 72 94 74 62 77 68 68 37 48 33 75 45 | SCO SCO BEL ITA ENG URS IRL BEL ITA ESP CAN USA USA AUS USA JPN GBR JPN MAR MAR ESP RSA JPN ALG JPN JPN MAR TAN USA JPN MAR MAR BRN UGA | 32 93 81 97 80 60 90 86 80 72 107 72 95 91 120 83 95 96 76 103 114 96 84 100 85 104 79 84 71 77 63 61 76 87 | FRA IRL SCO MAR BEL BEL ITA ENG BEL CAN TUN CAN ENG USA CAN USA POL ESP JPN ITA RUS JPN ALG RSA UGA RSA ALG QAT MAR MAR ERI JPN ERI BRN | 55 95 95 107 91 72 101 89 118 95 139 101 122 94 124 115 131 117 102 128 120 118 150 140 135 105 116 98 95 89 72 105 82 88 | BEL BEL ENG FRG FIN IRL SCO CAN URS ENG USA BEL ITA MAR ESP AUS ESP ALG ALG GBR RSA MEX RSA CHN ESP UGA USA MAR CAN ZAM ALG ALG UGA QAT | 57 102 99 115 98 84 101 90 130 100 145 116 127 137 125 128 147 143 109 135 122 152 156 158 144 106 126 105 171 94 103 157 117 88 | IRL FRG ALG CAN SCO USA USA ITA POR MAR POR IRL HUN JPN ITA NZL JPN IRL GBR TAN YEM ESP ESP JPN RSA USA ESP JPN ERI USA RUS USA USA JPN | 89 118 116 120 136 110 106 101 135 138 151 119 197 152 171 152 170 154 165 135 135 159 164 158 147 156 160 125 190 113 108 175 154 118 | SUI FRA FRA BEL ITA ITA CAN ALG IRL URS ITA ITA TUN BEL URS ALG ALG CAN ESP ESP JPN ITA FRA ESP ALG ALG JPN RSA ALG ALG USA RUS MAR MAR | 100 120 127 125 137 111 125 136 137 146 166 122 216 159 171 152 172 158 175 149 155 175 182 197 192 167 178 151 206 131 121 179 179 132 |
† - under 21 on day of race
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | Paola Pigni-CacchiITA Paola Pigni-CacchiITA Julie BrownUSA Carmen ValeroESP Carmen ValeroESP Grete WaitzNOR Grete WaitzNOR Grete WaitzNOR Grete WaitzNOR Maricica PuicaROM Grete WaitzNOR Maricica PuicaROM Zola BuddENG Zola BuddENG Annette SergentFRA Ingrid KristiansenNOR Annette SergentFRA Lynn JenningsUSA Lynn JenningsUSA Lynn JenningsUSA Albertina DiasPOR Hellen ChepngenoKEN Derartu TuluETH Gete WamiETH Derartu TuluETH Sonia O'SullivanIRL Gete WamiETH Derartu TuluETH Paula RadcliffeGBR Paula RadcliffeGBR Werknesh KidaneETH Benita JohnsonAUS Tirunesh DibabaETH Tirunesh DibabaETH | 13:46 12:42 13:42 16:20 17:26 16:19 16:48 15:05 14:07 14:39 13:29 15:56 15:01 14:50 16:46 19:04 22:27 19:21 20:24 21:16 20:00 20:45 20:21 20:12 20:53 25:39 28:00 25:42 27:49 26:55 25:53 27:17 26:34 25:21 | Joyce SmithENG Nina HolménFIN Bronislawa LudwichowskaPOL Tatyana KazankinaURS(RUS) Lyudmila BraginaURS(RUS) Natalia MarasescuROM Raisa SmekhnovaURS(BLR) Irina BondarchukURS(RUS) Jan MerrillUSA Fita LovinROM Alison WileyCAN Galina ZakharovaURS(RUS) Cathy BrantaUSA Lynn JenningsUSA Liz LynchSCO Angela ToobyGBR Nadezhda StepanovaURS(RUS) Albertina DiasPOR Derartu TuluETH Catherina McKiernanIRL Catherina McKiernanIRL Catherina McKiernanIRL Catherina McKiernanIRL Rose CheruiyotKEN Paula RadcliffeGBR Paula RadcliffeGBR Merima DenbobaETH Gete WamiETH Gete WamiETH Deena DrossinUSA Deena DrossinUSA Ejegayehu DibabaETH Alice TimbililKEN Lornah KiplagatNED | 13:58 12:48 13:47 16:39 17:28 16:49 17:14 15:49 14:22 14:41 13:37 15:58 15:24 15:08 16:48 19:23 22:34 19:33 20:27 21:18 20:09 20:52 20:29 20:18 20:55 25:42 28:12 25:48 27:52 27:04 26:02 27:29 26:37 25:26 | Josée Van SantbergheBEL Rita RidleyENG Carmen ValeroESP Gabriella DorioITA Giana RomanovaURS(UKR) Maricica PuicaROM Ellison GoodallUSA Yelena ChernyshevaURS(RUS) Yelena Sipatova (Chernysheva) URS(RUS) Grete WaitzNOR Tatyana PozdnyakovaURS(UKR) Grete WaitzNOR Ingrid KristiansenNOR Annette SergentFRA Ingrid KristiansenNOR Annette SergentFRA Lynn WilliamsCAN Yelena RomanovaURS(RUS) Liz McColgan (Lynch)GBR Albertina DiasPOR Lynn JenningsUSA Conceição FerreiraPOR Sally BarsosioKEN Naomi MugoKEN Gete WamiETH Gete WamiETH Paula RadcliffeGBR Susan ChepkemeiKEN Lydia CheromeiKEN Colleen de ReuckUSA Merima DenbobaETH Werknesh KidaneETH Werknesh KidaneETH Meselech MelkamuETH | 14:01 12:54 13:48 16:56 17:35 16:59 17:18 15:52 14:22 14:44 13:37 15:58 15:27 15:13 16:51 19:29 22:41 19:33 20:28 21:19 20:09 20:52 20:39 20:21 21:00 25:49 28:12 25:50 28:07 27:17 26:28 27:34 26:37 25:38 |
| 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | ENG ENG USA URS URS ROM USA URS URS URS USA USA USA ENG USA URS URS URS KEN KEN KEN POR KEN KEN ETH KEN ETH ETH KEN ETH ETH ETH ETH ETH | 40 28 44 33 15 30 29 15 24 44 31 52 42 65 46 51 58 37 36 47 52 55 26 24 24 30 18 20 18 28 18 26 16 16 | FIN ITA NZL ITA USA USA URS ENG USA ITA URS ENG URS NZL FRA GBR FRA ETH ETH USA JPN ETH ETH ETH KEN ETH KEN KEN ETH USA KEN KEN KEN KEN | 73 50 50 59 48 37 48 49 36 57 41 65 77 67 50 61 60 75 36 77 93 65 38 44 34 37 27 23 70 38 27 30 22 39 | USA FIN POL USA NZL ENG ENG USA ITA ENG CAN NZL ROM FRA URS FRA USA POR URS ETH FRA KEN ROM ROM IRL GBR POR USA FRA KEN USA GBR POR JPN | 90 61 61 64 76 55 68 49 89 67 53 91 96 76 55 72 68 80 48 96 100 75 84 70 64 74 94 98 77 41 38 74 86 80 | ITA BEL ENG ENG POL FRG FRG NOR NZL USA ENG IRL FRA USA ROM USA POR ROM USA IRL RSA RUS JPN AUS GBR ESP AUS IRL GBR JPN ESP FRA JPN AUS | 96 97 64 78 101 85 101 71 90 70 94 105 109 82 94 88 84 102 77 103 105 84 102 92 98 93 111 101 83 67 66 90 122 87 | FRG USA BEL POL ENG POL NZL ITA CAN CAN ROM SWE CAN POR KEN CAN ETH USA GBR POR RUS ESP USA POR JPN USA ROM ESP POR GBR POR USA USA USA | 99 98 95 87 118 122 107 101 96 104 98 122 113 118 117 91 98 112 104 115 106 111 111 104 100 118 121 137 95 69 68 98 122 91 | NZL POL ESP FRA FRG IRL NOR CAN ENG NOR NZL ROM POR FRG NOR KEN GBR FRA POR ROM ETH RSA RUS FRA USA JPN JPN GBR ITA POR MAR AUS GBR NZL | 103 98 95 107 126 152 134 110 106 126 122 127 134 129 143 122 99 125 145 129 122 124 116 111 128 124 132 137 117 84 89 99 129 112 | BEL FRG ITA BEL ESP ESP IRL FRG NOR ESP POR BEL NZL URS ENG POR AUS AUS ROM GBR GBR ITA ESP ESP FRA AUS GBR JPN ESP ESP CAN CAN FRA GBR | 107 116 106 120 128 159 136 132 123 132 122 136 144 140 152 126 130 126 148 129 124 127 133 116 148 155 134 148 119 104 100 161 129 134 | IRL SCO FIN IRL FIN NOR FRA FRA IRL FRA NOR NOR ENG ROM POR CHN CAN JPN FRA ESP POR JPN FRA JPN ITA FRA USA ITA USA FRA POR AUS CHN | 115 123 117 122 136 165 141 174 167 158 149 154 153 140 159 152 133 172 175 138 137 134 151 124 160 159 136 164 130 121 167 134 141 |
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | Sonia O'SullivanIRL Jackline MarangaKEN Kutre DulechaETH Gete WamiETH Edith MasaiKEN Edith MasaiKEN Edith MasaiKEN Tirunesh DibabaETH Gelete BurikaETH | 12:20 15:09 13:00 14:46 13:30 12:43 13:07 13:15 12:51 | Zahra OuazizMAR Yamna BelkacemFRA Zahra OuazizMAR Paula RadcliffeGBR Werknesh KidaneETH Werknesh KidaneETH Tirunesh DibabaETH Werknesh KidaneETH Priscah JepletingKEN | 12:34 15:16 13:00 14:47 13:36 12:44 13:09 13:16 12:53 | Kutre DulechaETH Annemari SandellFIN Margaret NgothoKEN Edith MasaiKEN Isabella OchichiKEN Jane GakunyiKEN Teyba ErkessoETH Isabella OchichiKEN Meselech MelkamuETH | 12:37 15:17 13:00 14:57 13:39 12:46 13:11 13:21 12:54 |
| 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | MAR FRA POR ETH ETH KEN ETH ETH ETH | 57 40 46 26 32 18 19 18 25 | ETH ETH ETH KEN KEN ETH KEN KEN KEN | 58 48 55 32 34 24 21 19 26 | USA MAR FRA ROM IRL MAR CAN USA AUS | 68 69 57 78 85 61 87 67 69 | KEN KEN KEN GBR RUS RUS MAR RUS MAR | 98 72 59 81 86 79 101 100 73 | ROM ROM MAR MAR AUS AUS GBR MAR USA | 104 93 81 109 86 96 125 133 99 | ESP GBR ROM IRL USA POR POR POR RUS | 113 125 122 152 90 103 127 134 102 | ITA IRL GBR POR POR GBR USA AUS CAN | 192 159 138 157 108 113 141 143 115 | ZIM CAN GER TAN MAR ESP ESP FRA CHN | 200 165 149 158 133 129 191 181 156 |
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | Malin EwerlöfSWE Liu ShixiangCHN Lydia CheromeiKEN Paula RadcliffeGBR Gladys OndeyoKEN Sally BarsosioKEN Annemari SandellFIN Kutre DulechaETH Rose KosgeiKEN Yimenashu TayeETH Werknesh KidaneETH Vivian CheruiyotKEN Viola KibiwotKEN Viola KibiwotKEN Tirunesh DibabaETH Meselech MelkamuETH Gelete BurikaETH Pauline KorikwiangKEN | 15:23 14:19 13:59 13:30 14:04 14:04 14:04 13:27 14:58 19:32 21:26 20:34 22:05 20:13 20:21 20:48 20:12 19:27 | Olga NazarkinaURS(RUS) Yan QinglanCHN Jane EkimatKEN Wang JunxiaCHN Pamela ChepchumbaKEN Rose CheruiyotKEN Jebiwot KeitanyKEN Annemari SandellFIN Priscah JepletingKEN Jeruto KiptumKEN Vivian CheruiyotKEN Alice TimbililKEN Abebech NegussieETH Tirunesh DibabaETH Peninah ChepchumbaKEN Aziza AliyuETH Veronica NyaruaiKEN Veronica NyaruaiKEN | 15:30 14:20 14:20 13:35 14:09 14:05 14:09 13:32 14:59 19:34 21:37 20:35 22:05 20:14 20:22 20:53 20:39 19:27 | Esther SainaKEN Susan ChepkemeiKEN Melody FairchildUSA Lydia CheromeiKEN Sally BarsosioKEN Elizabeth CheptanuiKEN Nancy KipronKEN Jepkorir AiyabeiKEN Ayelech WorkuETH Werknesh KidaneETH Yoshiko FujinagaJPN Viola KibiwotKEN Aster BachaETH Vivian CheruiyotKEN Gelete BurikaETH Mestawat TadesseETH Beatrice ChepngenoKEN Mercy KosgeiKEN | 15:41 14:22 14:28 13:43 14:11 14:15 14:17 13:35 15:02 19:34 21:41 20:36 22:05 20:22 20:28 20:56 20:44 19:45 |
| 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | KEN KEN KEN ETH KEN KEN KEN KEN KEN ETH ETH KEN ETH KEN ETH ETH KEN KEN | 40 20 18 55 10 11 18 21 15 16 20 12 16 13 14 10 16 10 | URS JPN ETH ROM JPN ETH ETH ETH JPN KEN KEN ETH KEN ETH KEN KEN ETH ETH | 68 44 40 59 41 46 31 26 38 20 31 24 20 24 22 36 22 29 | POR CHN JPN KEN ETH JPN JPN JPN ETH JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN MAR JPN JPN JPN | 84 68 43 59 61 60 56 70 39 68 46 78 59 63 78 67 56 58 | JPN ECU GBR GBR ROM ROM USA ROM MAR MAR RSA RSA AUS AUS USA USA USA ERI | 90 86 82 61 95 83 113 78 107 88 95 105 107 77 82 120 118 83 | CAN GBR USA CHN ESP GBR ROM USA RSA RSA ZIM UGA RSA USA GBR RUS MAR GBR | 103 145 88 78 123 119 120 123 141 101 146 131 136 87 82 160 135 116 | USA URS AUS JPN RUS RUS GBR ESP ESP FIN MAR USA GBR RUS CHN CHN TAN RUS | 104 147 99 103 138 158 133 146 151 169 160 146 141 106 91 169 172 133 | ESP CAN ECU ESP RSA ESP ESP RSA RUS USA USA ALG RUS FRA TUN RSA ALG MAR | 125 148 114 165 146 200 183 174 165 195 174 155 164 128 94 185 177 145 | FRA MAR POL FRA GER RSA BEL FRA GER ALG ALG CAN ALG GBR FRA MAR GBR USA | 149 153 181 166 150 212 208 214 206 204 177 184 201 130 147 196 185 146 |
Biennial event first held in 1968. A women's championship was added in 1976. The event was first officially sanctioned by FISU in 1978.
Venues: 1968U Ghent (BEL), 1970U Berne (SUI), 1972U Guildford (GBR), 1974U Madrid (ESP), 1976U Louvain (BEL), 1978 Lausanne (SUI), 1980 Coleraine (GBR), 1982 Darmstadt (FRG), 1984 Antwerp (BEL), 1986 Graz (AUT), 1988 ???, 1990 Poznan (POL), 1992 Dijon (FRA), 1994 Limerick (IRL), 1996 Albufeira (POR), 1998 Luton (GBR), 2000 Jena (GER), 2002 Santiago de Compostela (ESP), 2004 Collegno (ITA), 2006 Algiers (ALG)
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1968U 1970U 1972U 1974U 1976U 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 | Frank BriscoeGBR René GorisBEL Jack LaneGBR Michael KarstFRG Laurie ReillyGBR Antonio PrietoESP David JamesGBR Frank ZimmermannFRG Michael ScheyttFRG Steve MoneghettiAUS Antonio SerranoESP Ian HamerGBR Shaun CreightonAUS Spencer DuvalGBR Daniel MuturiKEN Juan PuertaESP Günther WeidlingerAUT Abdellah BayMAR Günther WeidlingerAUT Mohamed FadilMAR | ??? ??? 28:08 24:38 25:16 30:38 33:57 36:50 33:13 40:17 24:29 28:02 32:22 38:49 30:01 38:23 35:47 35:01 32:17 27:59 | John RixGBR Georgi TikhovBUL Andy HoldenGBR Franco FavaITA Vlastimil ZwiefelhoferTCH Peter BakerGBR Nick BrawnGBR Christoph HerleFRG Gerhard KrippnerFRG Lars SörensenFIN Anacleto JiménezESP Antonio SerranoESP Vítor AlmeidaPOR Piotr GladkiPOL John MborothiKEN Iván SánchezESP Aziz DrioucheMAR Aziz DrioucheMAR Karim El MabchourMAR Abdelkebir LamachiMAR | ??? ??? 28:46 24:44 25:16 30:56 33:58 37:04 33:29 40:18 24:38 28:09 32:25 38:51 30:05 38:26 35:54 35:03 32:26 28:10 | ??? Alistair BlamireGBR René GorisBEL Ian GilmourGBR Michael LedererFRG Mehmet YurdadönTUR Michael KarstFRG Valeriy GryaznovURS Wieslaw FurmanekPOL Jiu ShangxuanCHN Paolo DonatiITA Haydar DoganTUR Bobby QuinnGBR Martin JonesGBR Bernard LagatKEN Mohamed AfaadasMAR Rachid BoulahdidMAR Günther WeidlingerAUT Brahim ChettahALG Abdelaziz AzzouziMAR | ??? ??? 28:54 24:55 25:24 31:02 34:21 37:45 33:33 40:19 24:42 28:11 32:27 39:02 30:10 38:29 35:54 35:09 32:39 28:21 |
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1968U 1970U 1972U 1974U 1976U 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 | Great Britain & N.I. Great Britain & N.I. Great Britain & N.I. Italy Great Britain & N.I. Great Britain & N.I. Great Britain & N.I. Soviet Union F.R. Germany Soviet Union Spain Spain Spain Great Britain & N.I. Morocco Spain Morocco Spain Morocco Morocco | 13 ?? 12 24 37 29 13 18 20 37 ?? 30 35 29 41 17 14 32 35 10 | Belgium Italy Belgium F.R. Germany Finland F.R. Germany F.R. Germany F.R. Germany Great Britain & N.I. P.R. of China F.R. Germany Great Britain & N.I. Australia Spain Kenya Portugal Great Britain & N.I. Morocco South Africa Algeria | 47 ?? 43 38 43 41 23 26 52 43 ?? 46 38 58 45 59 63 41 36 38 | Italy Bulgaria Switzerland Great Britain & N.I. F.R. Germany Spain France Great Britain & N.I. Poland Australia Soviet Union Soviet Union Great Britain & N.I. Italy South Africa Great Britain & N.I. Spain Great Britain & N.I. Spain Spain | 64 ?? 62 38 43 51 65 53 57 69 ?? 67 58 77 59 81 75 78 46 66 |
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1976U 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 | Vera KemperFRG Kath BinnsGBR Jill ClarkeGBR Yelena ZuchloURS Asunción SinovasESP Anne ViallixFRA Viorica GhicanROM Julia VaqueroESP Iulia Ionescu (Besliu)ROM Iulia NeguraROM Lelia DeselnicuROM Natalie HarveyAUS Anália RosaPOR Denisa CostescuROM Méryem Alaoui SelsouliMAR Souad Aït SalemALG | 14:09 17:50 22:34 15:14 16:41 18:34 18:42 15:44 20:01 19:59 20:45 21:51 20:03 20:06 22:06 18:54 | Moira O'BoyleGBR Renate KieningerFRG Cherry HansonGBR Valentina IlyinykhURS Ute JamrozyFRG Krishna WoodAUS Iulia BesliuROM Mónica GamaPOR Vikki McPhersonGBR Silvia SommaggioITA María AbelESP Céline RajotFRA Denisa CostescuROM René KalmerRSA Louise DamenGBR Kate ReedGBR | 14:57 17:58 22:42 15:30 16:45 18:35 18:48 16:00 20:05 20:03 20:49 22:03 20:06 20:08 22:11 19:04 | Caroline SimpsonGBR Cherry HansonGBR Fionnuala MorrishIRL Marina RodchenkovaURS Zita ÁgostonHUN Tatjana SmolnikarYUG Helen TitteringtonGBR Annette HülsFRG Irena CzutaPOL Julia VaqueroESP Natalie HarveyAUS Liz TalbotGBR Cristina CasandraROM Inês MonteiroPOR Sonia BejaranoESP Eleanor BakerGBR | 15:06 18:05 22:54 15:44 16:47 19:01 18:51 16:05 20:08 20:28 20:50 22:05 20:10 20:13 22:16 19:33 |
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||
| 1976U 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 | Great Britain & N.I. Great Britain & N.I. Great Britain & N.I. Soviet Union Spain Great Britain & N.I. Romania Spain Great Britain & N.I. Great Britain & N.I. Spain Great Britain & N.I. South Africa South Africa Great Britain & N.I. Great Britain & N.I. | 9 9 7 6 15 22 ?? 12 30 18 19 13 18 23 14 9 | Switzerland F.R. Germany F.R. Germany F.R. Germany Great Britain & N.I. Yugoslavia Spain F.R. Germany Spain France Romania South Africa Romania Spain Spain Algeria | 25 13 27 23 16 22 ?? 25 36 31 26 33 19 25 18 29 | Belgium Belgium Irish Republic Spain F.R. Germany Soviet Union F.R. Germany Poland Romania Romania Italy Spain Spain Romania Finland Italy | 32 31 28 33 23 32 ?? 35 41 35 29 38 46 29 37 30 |
First held in 1990-91. Points were awarded to athletes based on positions in nominated races culminating in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The series was discontinued after the 1999-2000 season.
| 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 | Ondoro OsoroKEN Fita BayissaETH Ismael KiruiKEN Haile GebrselassieETH Ismael KiruiKEN Paul TergatKEN Paul TergatKEN Paul TergatKEN Paul KoechKEN Paul TergatKEN | 115 138 116 107 135 125 113 139 118 107 | Addis AbebeETH Ondoro OsoroKEN Fita BayissaETH William SigeiKEN Paulo GuerraPOR James KariukiKEN Bernard BarmasaiKEN Tom NyarikiKEN Paul TergatKEN Patrick IvutiKEN | 113 97 110 97 130 97 102 119 97 104 | Richard ChelimoKEN Dominic KiruiKEN Dominic KiruiKEN Ismael KiruiKEN Salah HissouMAR Joseph KimaniKEN Jon BrownGBR Paul KoechKEN Mohammed MourhitBEL Assefa MezegebuETH | 107 88 103 91 117 64 83 113 85 102 |
| 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 | Susan SirmaKEN Catherina McKiernanIRL Catherina McKiernanIRL Catherina McKiernanIRL Catherina McKiernanIRL Rose CheruiyotKEN Gete WamiETH Merima DenbobaETH Gete WamiETH Lydia CheromeiKEN | 125 141 141 141 135 138 132 120 144 122 | Jane NgothoKEN Albertina DiasPOR Albertina DiasPOR Albertina DiasPOR Rose CheruiyotKEN Gabriela SzaboROM Elena FidatovROM Paula RadcliffeGBR Merima DenbobaETH Gete WamiETH | 123 123 138 123 126 109 118 104 79 119 | Derartu TuluETH Luchia YishakETH Esther KiplagatKEN Margareta KeszegROM Catherine KiruiKEN Gete WamiETH Paula RadcliffeGBR Jackline MarangaKEN Paula RadcliffeGBR Ayelech WorkuETH | 88 122 98 97 100 104 99 98 72 94 |
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