1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships explained

1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	12th
Date:	March 25
Host City:	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Location:	Meadowlands Racetrack
Nations Participating:	40
Athletes Participating:	443
Races:	3
Distances:	12.086 km – Senior men 8 km – Junior men 5 km – Senior women
Previous:	1983 Gateshead
Next:	1985 Lisbon

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.

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

Medallists

Individual
Senior men (12.086 km)	Carlos Lopes	33:25	Tim Hutchings	33:30	Steve Jones	33:32
Junior men (8 km)	Pere Casacuberta	21:32	Doju Tessema	21:34	John Castellano	21:37
Senior women (5 km)	Maricica Puică	15:56	Galina Zakharova	15:58	Grete Waitz	15:58
Team
Senior men		134		161		223
Junior men		21		34		68
Senior women		52		65		91

Race results

Senior men's race (12.086 km)

See main article: 1984 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		33:25
	align=left		align=left		33:30
	align=left		align=left		33:32
4	align=left		align=left		33:34
5	align=left		align=left		33:41
6	align=left		align=left		33:46
7	align=left		align=left		33:51
8	align=left		align=left		33:52
9	align=left		align=left		33:52
10	align=left		align=left		33:54
11	align=left		align=left		33:58
12	align=left		align=left		34:01
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 24 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 46 align=left style="border:0" (Feyissa Abebe) align=right style="border:0" (96) align=left style="border:0" (Hailu Wolde Tsadik) align=right style="border:0" (97) align=left style="border:0" (Megersa Tulu) align=right style="border:0" (163)	134
	align=left	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" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 28 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 41 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 65 align=left style="border:0" (John Idstrom) align=right style="border:0" (92) align=left style="border:0" (Daniel Dillon) align=right style="border:0" (94) align=left style="border:0" (Troy Billings) align=right style="border:0" (144)	161
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 25 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 26 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 64 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 84 align=left style="border:0" (Fernando Couto) align=right style="border:0" (124) align=left style="border:0" (Fernando Miguel) align=right style="border:0" (199) align=left style="border:0" (João Silva) align=right style="border:0" (205)	223
4	align=left		233
5	align=left		258
6	align=left		269
7	align=left		270
8	align=left		276
Full results

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

Junior men's race (8 km)

See main article: 1984 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		21:32
	align=left		align=left		21:34
	align=left		align=left		21:37
4	align=left		align=left		21:42
5	align=left		align=left		21:48
6	align=left		align=left		21:49
7	align=left		align=left		21:49
8	align=left		align=left		21:50
9	align=left		align=left		21:53
10	align=left		align=left		22:00
11	align=left		align=left		22:02
12	align=left		align=left		22:04
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	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" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8	21
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 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" 17 align=left style="border:0" (Luis Prieto) align=right style="border:0" (25) align=left style="border:0" (José Manuel García) align=right style="border:0" (39)	34
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 30 align=left style="border:0" (Paul Taylor) align=right style="border:0" (78) align=left style="border:0" (David Dudley) align=right style="border:0" (89)	68
4	align=left		72
5	align=left		101
6	align=left		116
7	align=left		119
8	align=left		122
Full results

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

Senior women's race (5 km)

See main article: 1984 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		15:56
	align=left		align=left		15:58
	align=left		align=left		15:58
4	align=left		align=left		16:04
5	align=left		align=left		16:10
6	align=left		align=left		16:15
7	align=left		align=left		16:16
8	align=left		align=left		16:18
9	align=left		align=left		16:20
10	align=left		align=left		16:21
11	align=left		align=left		16:21
12	align=left		align=left		16:26
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" (Brenda Webb) align=right style="border:0" (25) align=left style="border:0" (Nan Doak) align=right style="border:0" (32)	52
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 39 align=left style="border:0" (Carol Haigh) align=right style="border:0" (54) align=left style="border:0" (Julie Laughton) align=right style="border:0" (55)	65
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" (Linden Wilde) align=right style="border:0" (50) align=left style="border:0" (Sara Harnett) align=right style="border:0" (82)	91
4	align=left		105
5	align=left		122
6	align=left		127
7	align=left		136
8	align=left		154
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 443 athletes from 40 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

• (1)
• (21)
• (19)
• (6)
• (6)
• (16)
• (5)
• (21)
• (13)
• (8)
• (21)
• (9)
• (2)
• (6)
• (18)
• (1)
• (21)
• (8)
• (5)
• (10)
• (7)
• (9)
• (7)
• (14)
• (16)
• (6)
• (2)
• (20)
• (11)
• (5)
• (21)
• (8)
• (21)
• (13)
• (8)
• (21)
• (4)
• (2)
• (21)
• (10)

See also

• 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
• 1984 in athletics (track and field)

External links

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

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