1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition10th
DateMarch 21
Host city Rome, Italy Flag of Italy.svg
Venue Ippodromo delle Capannelle
Events3
Distances11.978 km – Senior men
7.926 km – Junior men
4.663 km – Senior women
Participation382 athletes from
33 nations

The 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at the Ippodromo delle Capannelle on March 21, 1982. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

Complete results for men, [2] junior men, [3] women, [4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes [6] were published. In the senior men's competition, two-time defending champion Craig Virgin had traveled to Rome to defend his title, but was unable to race. On the day before the contest, was sent to the hospital by ambulance, where he was hospitalized for six days with a swollen kidney and a massive urinary tract infection. Doctors ultimately decided against removal of Virgin's right kidney, although the kidney was later removed in 1994.

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Senior men
(11.978 km)		 Mohammed Kedir
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 		33:40.5 Alberto Salazar
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		33:44.8 Rod Dixon
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 		34:01.8
Junior men
(7.926 km)		 Zurbachev Gelaw
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 		22:45.3 Adugna Lema
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 		22:46.6 Stefano Mei
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		22:48.7
Senior women
(4.663 km)		 Maricica Puică
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 		14:38.9 Fiţa Lovin
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 		14:40.5 Grete Waitz
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 		14:43.9
Team
Senior menFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 98Flag of England.svg  England 114Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 257
Junior menFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70
Senior womenFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 44Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 57Flag of England.svg  England 67

Race results

Senior men's race (11.978 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Mohammed Kedir Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 33:40.5
Silver medal icon.svg Alberto Salazar Flag of the United States.svg  United States 33:44.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Rod Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 34:01.8
4 Hansjörg Kunze Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 34:03
5 Mike McLeod Flag of England.svg  England 34:06.4
6 Eshetu Tura Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 34:07.7
7 Alberto Cova Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 34:12.8
8 Werner Schildhauer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 34:17.1
9 Dave Clarke Flag of England.svg  England 34:19.4
10 Rob de Castella Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 34:20.5
11 Hugh Jones Flag of England.svg  England 34:21
12 Wodajo Bulti Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 34:28.5
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia
Mohammed Kedir 1
Eshetu Tura 6
Wodajo Bulti 12
Miruts Yifter 16
Hana Girma 28
Dereje Nedi 35
(Girma Berhanu)(66)
(Megersa Tulu)(137)
98
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Mike McLeod 5
Dave Clarke 9
Hugh Jones 11
Julian Goater 18
Steve Kenyon 22
Karl Harrison 49
(Barry Knight)(65)
(Kevin Forster)(67)
(Peter Standing)(124)
114
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Aleksandr Antipov 19
Valeriy Sapon 24
Enn Sellik 45
Viktor Chumakov 46
Yevgeniy Okorokov 52
Toomas Turb 71
(Sergey Navolokin)(83)
(Igor Yefimov)(114)
257
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 271
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 280
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 300
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 328
8Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 330
Full results

Junior men's race (7.926 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Zurbachev Gelaw Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 22:45.3
Silver medal icon.svg Adugna Lema Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 22:46.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Stefano Mei Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22:48.7
4 Hunde Kume Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 22:50.5
5 Teka Mekonnen Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 22:56.2
6 Francesco Panetta Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23:08.4
7 Salvatore Nicosia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23:09.2
8 Jonathan Richards Flag of England.svg  England 23:11.4
9 Gonfa Negere Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 23:14.3
10 Bekele Debele Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 23:19.7
11 John Easker Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23:25
12 Francisco Espejo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 23:29.7
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia
Zurbachev Gelaw 1
Adugna Lema 2
Hunde Kume 4
Teka Mekonnen 5
(Gonfa Negere)(9)
(Bekele Debele)(10)
12
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Stefano Mei 3
Francesco Panetta 6
Salvatore Nicosia 7
Ranieri Carenza 21
(Sergio Bruni)(39)
(Marco Gozzano)(58)
37
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
John Easker 11
Tom Ansberry 14
George Nicholas 22
Joe Stinzi 23
(Jonathan Knight)(46)
(Mike Kubitschek)(56)
70
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 72
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 95
6Flag of England.svg  England 100
7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 138
8Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 146
Full results

Senior women's race (4.663 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Maricica Puică Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 14:38.9
Silver medal icon.svg Fiţa Lovin Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 14:40.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Grete Waitz Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 14:43.9
4 Agnese Possamai Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14:46.9
5 Dianne Rodger Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14:49.2
6 Ingrid Kristiansen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 14:50.9
7 Yelena Sipatova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 14:51.9
8 Raisa Smekhnova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 14:55.5
9 Nadia Dandolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14:57.9
10 Jan Merrill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:59.5
11 Tatyana Pozdnyakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15:00.1
12 Kate Wiley Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15:01
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Yelena Sipatova 7
Raisa Smekhnova 8
Tatyana Pozdnyakova 11
Galina Zakharova 18
(Alla Yushina)(29)
44
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Agnese Possamai 4
Nadia Dandolo 9
Cristina Tomasini 19
Rita Marchisio 25
(Margherita Gargano)(35)
(Gabriella Dorio)((DNF))
57
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Ann Ford 13
Paula Fudge 14
Jane Furniss 16
Ruth Smeeth 24
(Christina Boxer)(41)
(Sandra Arthurton)(48)
67
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 104
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 126
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 132
8Flag of France.svg  France 158
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4105
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROU)1102
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1012
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)*0213
5Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)0112
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0112
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0011
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0011
Totals (8 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 382 athletes from 33 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cross-country - Ethiopians won both men's titles in the world cross-country championships in Rome yesterday when Mohamed Kedir led the seniors and Zurubachew Gelawa the juniors..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1982, p. 15, retrieved October 20, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Roma Hippodromo della Campanelle Date: Sunday, March 21, 1982, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 20, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.9km CC Men - Roma Hippodromo della Campanelle Date: Sunday, March 21, 1982, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 20, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Roma Hippodromo della Campanelle Date: Sunday, March 21, 1982, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 20, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. 1 2 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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