1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships explained

1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	11th
Date:	March 20
Location:	Riverside Park
Nations Participating:	35
Athletes Participating:	431
Races:	3
Distances:	11.994 km – Senior men 8.033 km – Junior men 4.072 km – Senior women
Previous:	1982 Rome
Next:	1984 East Rutherford

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 and in the Evening Times.

Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists

Individual
Senior men (11.994 km)	Bekele Debele	36:52	Carlos Lopes	36:52	Some Muge	36:52
Junior men (8.033 km)	Fesseha Abebe	24:58	Angaso Telega	24:59	Jonathan Richards	25:07
Senior women (4.072 km)	Grete Waitz	13:29	Alison Wiley	13:37	Tatyana Pozdnyakova	13:37
Team
Senior men		104		170		191
Junior men		13		41		58
Senior women		31		41		53

Race results

Senior men's race (11.994 km)

See main article: 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		36:52
	align=left		align=left		36:52
	align=left		align=left		36:52
4	align=left		align=left		36:53
5	align=left		align=left		36:56
6	align=left		align=left		37:00
7	align=left		align=left		37:05
8	align=left		align=left		37:10
9	align=left		align=left		37:12
10	align=left		align=left		37:17
11	align=left		align=left		37:24
12	align=left		align=left		37:24
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 24 align=left style="border:0" (Dejene Beyene) align=right style="border:0" (50) align=left style="border:0" (Girma Berhanu) align=right style="border:0" (58) align=left style="border:0" (Miruts Yifter) align=right style="border:0" (67)	104
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 28 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 30 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 42 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 57 align=left style="border:0" (Doug Brown) align=right style="border:0" (118) align=left style="border:0" (Bill Donakowski) align=right style="border:0" (147) align=left style="border:0" (John Idstrom) align=right style="border:0" (160)	170
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 32 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 37 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 72 align=left style="border:0" (Sisa Kirati) align=right style="border:0" (83) align=left style="border:0" (Dominic Wambua) align=right style="border:0" (91) align=left style="border:0" (Joseph Otieno) align=right style="border:0" (139)	191
4	align=left		193
5	align=left		206
6	align=left		302
7	align=left		306
8	align=left		318
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.033 km)

See main article: 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		24:58
	align=left		align=left		24:59
	align=left		align=left		25:07
4	align=left		align=left		25:22
5	align=left		align=left		25:35
6	align=left		align=left		25:40
7	align=left		align=left		25:51
8	align=left		align=left		25:53
9	align=left		align=left		25:57
10	align=left		align=left		26:06
11	align=left		align=left		26:10
12	align=left		align=left		26:15
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" (Asfaw Tadesse) align=right style="border:0" (9) align=left style="border:0" (Disso Dissessa) align=right style="border:0" (16)	13
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" (Joseba Sarriegui) align=right style="border:0" (15) align=left style="border:0" (Alfredo Munoz) align=right style="border:0" (17)	41
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 25 align=left style="border:0" (Paul Taylor) align=right style="border:0" (39) align=left style="border:0" (Martin Vile) align=right style="border:0" (55)	58
4	align=left		107
5	align=left		139
6	align=left		145
7	align=left		151
8	align=left		166
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.072 km)

See main article: 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		13:29
	align=left		align=left		13:37
	align=left		align=left		13:37
4	align=left		align=left		13:57
5	align=left		align=left		14:00
6	align=left		align=left		14:01
7	align=left		align=left		14:03
8	align=left		align=left		14:04
9	align=left		align=left		14:04
10	align=left		align=left		14:06
11	align=left		align=left		14:08
12	align=left		align=left		14:09
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" (Nan Doak) align=right style="border:0" (40) align=left style="border:0" (Kathy Hadler) align=right style="border:0" (42)	31
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" (Lyudmila Medvedeva) align=right style="border:0" (64) align=left style="border:0" (Alla Libutina) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	41
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 align=left style="border:0" (Wendy van Mierlo) align=right style="border:0" (37) align=left style="border:0" (Lizanne Bussières) align=right style="border:0" (45)	53
4	align=left		94
5	align=left		98
6	align=left		122
7	align=left		122
8	align=left		149
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

• 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 431 athletes from 35 countries, one senior man athlete less than the official number published.

• (13)
• (14)
• (18)
• (20)
• (6)
• (2)
• (1)
• (8)
• (3)
• (20)
• (15)
• (21)
• (20)
• (4)
• (17)
• (9)
• (5)
• (6)
• (14)
• (15)
• (20)
• (11)
• (1)
• (21)
• (5)
• (21)
• (11)
• (21)
• (15)
• (8)
• (11)
• (6)
• (21)
• (21)
• (7)

See also

• 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
• 1983 in athletics (track and field)

External links

• The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005
• GBRathletics
• Athletics Australia