1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, at the Meadowlands Racetrack on March 25, 1984. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition12th
DateMarch 25
Host cityEast Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
VenueMeadowlands Racetrack
Events3
Distances12.086 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
5 km – Senior women
Participation443 athletes from
40 nations

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.086 km)		 Carlos Lopes
 Portugal		33:25 Tim Hutchings
 England		33:30 Steve Jones
 Wales		33:32
Junior men
(8 km)		 Pere Casacuberta
 Spain		21:32 Doju Tessema
 Ethiopia		21:34 John Castellano
 Canada		21:37
Senior women
(5 km)		 Maricica Puică
 Romania		15:56 Galina Zakharova
 Soviet Union		15:58 Grete Waitz
 Norway		15:58
Team
Senior men  Ethiopia134  United States161  Portugal223
Junior men  Ethiopia21  Spain34  England68
Senior women  United States52  England65  New Zealand91

Race results

Senior men's race (12.086 km)
For full event details see 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Carlos Lopes Portugal33:25
Tim Hutchings England33:30
Steve Jones Wales33:32
4Pat Porter United States33:34
5Wilson Waigwa Kenya33:41
6Ed Eyestone United States33:46
7Pierre Levisse France33:51
8Bekele Debele Ethiopia33:52
9Adugna Lema Ethiopia33:52
10Francesco Panetta Italy33:54
11Alberto Cova Italy33:58
12Christoph Herle West Germany34:01
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Bekele Debele8
Adugna Lema9
Mohammed Kedir16
Dereje Nedi24
Eshetu Tura31
Wodajo Bulti46
(Feyissa Abebe)(96)
(Hailu Wolde Tsadik)(97)
(Megersa Tulu)(163)
 134
 United States
Pat Porter4
Ed Eyestone6
Craig Virgin17
John Easker28
Jeff Drenth41
Mark Stickley65
(John Idstrom)(92)
(Daniel Dillon)(94)
(Troy Billings)(144)
 161
 Portugal
Carlos Lopes1
Fernando Mamede23
Antonio Leitão25
João Campos26
Ezequiel Canario64
Joaquim Pinheiro84
(Fernando Couto)(124)
(Fernando Miguel)(199)
(João Silva)(205)
 223
4 Kenya233
5 Italy258
6 England269
7 Spain270
8 New Zealand276
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)
For full event details see 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Pere Casacuberta Spain21:32
Doju Tessema Ethiopia21:34
John Castellano Canada21:37
4Belaye Teshome Ethiopia21:42
5Antonio Pérez Spain21:48
6Paul Roden England21:49
7Kalcha Abcha Ethiopia21:49
8Wolde Silasse Melkessa Ethiopia21:50
9Robert Rice Canada21:53
10David Miles England22:00
11Joseba Sarriegui Spain22:02
12Patrick Piper United States22:04
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Doju Tessema2
Belaye Teshome4
Kalcha Abcha7
Wolde Silasse Melkessa8
 21
 Spain
Pere Casacuberta1
Antonio Pérez5
Joseba Sarriegui11
José Sanchez17
(Luis Prieto)(25)
(José Manuel García)(39)
 34
 England
Paul Roden6
David Miles10
Karl Palmer22
David Robinson30
(Paul Taylor)(78)
(David Dudley)(89)
 68
4 United States72
5 Canada101
6 Belgium116
7 Ireland119
8 Italy122
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (5 km)
For full event details see 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Maricica Puică Romania15:56
Galina Zakharova Soviet Union15:58
Grete Waitz Norway15:58
4Ingrid Kristiansen Norway16:04
5Jane Furniss England16:10
6Christine Benning England16:15
7Midde Hamrin Sweden16:16
8Angela Tooby Wales16:18
9Betty Springs United States16:20
10Cathy Branta United States16:21
11Eva Ernström Sweden16:21
12Francine Peeters Belgium16:26
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 United States
Betty Springs9
Cathy Branta10
Sabrina Dornhoefer16
Cathie Twomey17
(Brenda Webb)(25)
(Nan Doak)(32)
 52
 England
Jane Furniss5
Christine Benning6
Ruth Smeeth15
Carole Bradford39
(Carol Haigh)(54)
(Julie Laughton)(55)
 65
 New Zealand
Dianne Rodger14
Mary O'Connor19
Christine Hughes27
Sue Bruce31
(Linden Wilde)(50)
(Sara Harnett)(82)
 91
4 Ireland105
5 Sweden122
6 Romania127
7 Belgium136
8 Norway154
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ethiopia (ETH)2103
2 Spain (ESP)1102
 United States (USA)*1102
4 Portugal (POR)1012
5 Romania (ROU)1001
6 England (ENG)0213
7 Soviet Union (URS)0101
8 Canada (CAN)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
 Norway (NOR)0011
 Wales (WAL)0011
Totals (11 nations)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 443 athletes from 40 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]

See also

References
  1. Athletics - Carlos Lopes of Portugal won the world cross-country title over seven-and-a-half miles of Meadowlands Racecourse in New York yesterday in a time of 33 minutes 25 seconds, but Scotland's best medal hope Shettleston Harrier Nat Muir, was forced to watch the race on television, confined to bed with a bronchial virus and a temperature of 103..., Glasgow Herald, March 26, 1984, p. 15, retrieved October 21, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 11.8km CC Men -, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 21, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - New York The Meadowlands Date: Sunday, March 25, 1984, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 21, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.0km CC Women - New York The Meadowlands Date: Sunday, March 25, 1984, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 21, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. 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 (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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