1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition11th
DateMarch 20
Host city Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England Flag of England.svg
Venue Riverside Park
Events3
Distances11.994 km – Senior men
8.033 km – Junior men
4.072 km – Senior women
Participation431 athletes from
35 nations

The 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Gateshead, England, at the Riverside Park on March 20, 1983. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald [1] and in the Evening Times. [2]

Contents

Complete results for men, [3] junior men, [4] women, [5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes [7] were published.

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Senior men
(11.994 km)		 Bekele Debele
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 		36:52 Carlos Lopes
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 		36:52 Some Muge
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		36:52
Junior men
(8.033 km)		 Fesseha Abebe
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 		24:58 Angaso Telega
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 		24:59 Jonathan Richards
Flag of England.svg  England 		25:07
Senior women
(4.072 km)		 Grete Waitz
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 		13:29 Alison Wiley
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		13:37 Tatyana Pozdnyakova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		13:37
Team
Senior menFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 104Flag of the United States.svg  United States 170Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 191
Junior menFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 41Flag of England.svg  England 58
Senior womenFlag of the United States.svg  United States 31Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 41Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53

Race results

Senior men's race (11.994 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Bekele Debele Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 36:52
Silver medal icon.svg Carlos Lopes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 36:52
Bronze medal icon.svg Some Muge Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 36:52
4 Alberto Salazar Flag of the United States.svg  United States 36:53
5 Antonio Prieto Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 36:56
6 Rob de Castella Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 37:00
7 Dave Clarke Flag of England.svg  England 37:05
8 Ezequiel Canario Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 37:10
9 Pat Porter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37:12
10 Alberto Cova Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37:17
11 Nat Muir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 37:24
12 Mehmet Yürdadön Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 37:24
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia
Bekele Debele 1
Eshetu Tura 14
Wodajo Bulti 20
Mohammed Kedir 22
Adugna Lema 23
Chala Urgessa 24
(Dejene Beyene)(50)
(Girma Berhanu)(58)
(Miruts Yifter)(67)
104
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Alberto Salazar 4
Pat Porter 9
Thom Hunt 28
Ed Eyestone 30
Craig Virgin 42
Mark Anderson 57
(Doug Brown)(118)
(Bill Donakowski)(147)
(John Idstrom)(160)
170
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Some Muge 3
Paul Kipkoech 16
Joshua Kipkemboi 31
James Kipngetich 32
Jackson Ruto 37
Herman Kipngetich 72
(Sisa Kirati)(83)
(Dominic Wambua)(91)
(Joseph Otieno)(139)
191
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 193
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 206
6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 302
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 306
8Flag of England.svg  England 318
Full results

Junior men's race (8.033 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Fesseha Abebe Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 24:58
Silver medal icon.svg Angaso Telega Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 24:59
Bronze medal icon.svg Jonathan Richards Flag of England.svg  England 25:07
4 Gonfa Negere Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 25:22
5 José Manuel Albentosa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25:35
6 Teka Mekonnen Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 25:40
7 Cyrille Laventure Flag of France.svg  France 25:51
8 Marc Olesen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25:53
9 Asfaw Tadesse Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 25:57
10 Richard Carter Flag of England.svg  England 26:06
11 José Manuel García Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 26:10
12 Antonio Pérez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 26:15
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia
Fesseha Abebe 1
Angaso Telega 2
Gonfa Negere 4
Teka Mekonnen 6
(Asfaw Tadesse)(9)
(Disso Dissessa)(16)
13
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
José Manuel Albentosa 5
José Manuel García 11
Antonio Pérez 12
José Zabaleta 13
(Joseba Sarriegui)(15)
(Alfredo Munoz)(17)
41
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Jonathan Richards 3
Richard Carter 10
Clifton Bradeley 20
Phil Makepeace 25
(Paul Taylor)(39)
(Martin Vile)(55)
58
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 107
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 139
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 145
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 151
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 166
Full results

Senior women's race (4.072 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Grete Waitz Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13:29
Silver medal icon.svg Alison Wiley Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13:37
Bronze medal icon.svg Tatyana Pozdnyakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 13:37
4 Joan Benoit Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:57
5 Betty Springs Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:00
6 Svetlana Ulmasova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 14:01
7 Francine Peeters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:03
8 Fiţa Lovin Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 14:04
9 Margaret Groos Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:04
10 Aurora Cunha Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 14:06
11 Alla Yushina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 14:08
12 Nancy Rooks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14:09
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Joan Benoit 4
Betty Springs 5
Margaret Groos 9
Jan Merrill 13
(Nan Doak)(40)
(Kathy Hadler)(42)
31
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Tatyana Pozdnyakova 3
Svetlana Ulmasova 6
Alla Yushina 11
Yelena Sipatova 21
(Lyudmila Medvedeva)(64)
(Alla Libutina)(DNF)
41
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Alison Wiley 2
Nancy Rooks 12
Anne-Marie Malone 16
Lynn Kanuka 23
(Wendy van Mierlo)(37)
(Lizanne Bussières)(45)
53
4Flag of England.svg  England 94
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 98
6Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 122
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 122
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 149
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)4105
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)1102
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0112
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0112
6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0101
8Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)0022
Totals (8 entries)66416

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 431 athletes from 35 countries, one senior man athlete less than the official number published. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gillon, Doug (21 March 1933), Men from the mountains clean up - A glimpse into the seemingly bottomless well of talented distance runners in Ethiopia was given at Gateshead yesterday, when the men from the mountains swept the boards in the world cross country championships..., Glasgow Herald, p. 18, retrieved 21 October 2013
  2. ↑ Bekele's bombshell - Seeing 20-year-old Ethiopian soldier Bekele Debele win the world cross-country title by beating such stars as Alberto Salazar, and Carlos Lopes it was almost impossible to believe he took up running seriously only a year ago..., Evening Times, 21 March 1933, p. 12, retrieved 21 October 2013
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 21 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 21 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.1km CC Women - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 21 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 9 October 2013
  7. 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 9 October 2013
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