1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 10th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
were held on March 21, 1982 in Rome
, Italy
. There were a total number of 380 participating athletes from 33 countries.
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
were held on March 21, 1982 in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
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. There were a total number of 380 participating athletes from 33 countries.
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 33:40.5 | |
| 2. | 33:44.8 | |
| 3. | 34:01.8 | |
| 4. | 34:03.0 | |
| 5. | 34:06.4 | |
| 6. | 34:07.7 | |
| 7. | 34:12.8 | |
| 8. | 34:17.1 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  EthiopiaMohamed Kedir (1st) Eshetu Tura (6th) Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running.Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 80's... (12th) Miruts Yifter Miruts Yifter Miruts Yifter ]] is a former Ethiopian athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. His name is also sometimes spelled as Muruse Yefter.... (16th) Hana Girma (28th) Dereje Nedi Dereje Nedi Dereje Nedi is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best in the classic distance on August 18, 1984, winning the marathon race at the Friendship Games in... (35th) |
98 pts |
| Silver |  Kingdom of EnglandMike McLeod (5th) Dave Clarke (9th) Hugh Jones Hugh Jones (athlete) Robin Evan Hugh Jones is a retired British long distance runner. He attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, where he began competing in long distance running both for the school and for Ranelagh Harriers, and the University of Liverpool.In 1982 Jones became the first British man to win the... (11th) Julian Goater Julian Goater Julian Norris Goater is a British long distance runner.He began his running career while attending Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Elstree, where his father Barry was a master. In 1979 he was a member of the team that took the gold medal at IAAF World Cross Country Championships... (18th) Steve Kenyon Steve Kenyon Stephen Kenyon is a retired male long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the men's marathon and half marathon. He set his personal best in the classic distance on June 13, 1982 in Gateshead.-Achievements:-References:**... (22nd) Karl Harrison (49th) |
114 pts |
| Bronze |  Soviet UnionAleksandras Antipovas Aleksandras Antipovas Aleksandras Antipovas is a retired Lithuanian long-distance runner who represented the USSR under the name Aleksandr Antipov.-Achievements:-References:*... (19th) Valeriy Sapon (24th) Enn Sellik (45th) Viktor Chumakov (46th) Yevgeniy Okorokov Yevgeniy Okorokov Yevgeniy Okorokov is a male former long-distance runner from Ukraine, who represented the Soviet Union during his career. He won the 1991 edition of the Reims Marathon, clocking a total time of 2:13:22 on October 20, 1991.-Achievements:-References:*... (52nd) Toomas Turb (71st) |
257 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 22:45.3 min | |
| Silver | 22:46.6 min | |
| Bronze | 22:48.7 min |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia Zurbachev Gelaw (1.) Adugna Lema (2.) Hunde Kume (4.) Teka Mekonnen (5.) |
12 pts |
| Silver |  ItalyStefano Mei (3.) Francesco Panetta (6.) Salvatore Nicosia (7.) Ranieri Carenza (21.) |
37 pts |
| Bronze |  United StatesJohn Easker (1.) Tom Ansberry (14.) George Nicholas (22.) Joe Stinzi (23.) |
70 pts |
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 14:38.9 | |
| Silver | 14:40.5 | |
| Bronze | 14:43.9 | |
| 4. | 14:46.9 | |
| 5. | 14:49.2 | |
| 6. | 14:50.9 | |
| 7. | 14:51.9 | |
| 8. | 14:55.5 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | Soviet Union Yelena Sipatova (7th) Raisa Smekhnova (8th) Tatyana Pozdnyakova (11th) Galina Zakharova (18th) |
44 pts |
| Silver | Italy Agnese Possamai (4th) Nadia Dandolo Nadia Dandolo Nadia Dandolo is a retired Italian long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 1991 Mediterranean Games. She competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on six occasions, finishing in fifth place at the 1990 and 1992 editions... (9th) Cristina Tomasini (19th) Rita Marchisio Rita Marchisio Rita Marchisio is a former long-distance runner from Italy, who won the inaugural Osaka Ladies Marathon on January 24, 1982 in an Italian record time of 2:32:55 hours. More than a year later the record was broken by Laura Fogli in the New York City Marathon: 2:31:49.-Achievements:-References:... (25th) |
57 pts |
| Bronze | Kingdom of England Ann Ford (13th) Paula Fudge Paula Fudge Paula Fudge is a retired female long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and the 1980s in the women's marathon and half marathon. Fudge set her personal best in the classic distance on October 30, 1988, finishing in third place at the Chicago Marathon... (14th) Jane Furniss (16th) Ruth Smeeth (24th) |
67 pts |