1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at the Ippodromo delle Capannelle on March 21, 1982. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition10th
DateMarch 21
Host cityRome, Italy
VenueIppodromo delle Capannelle
Events3
Distances11.978 km – Senior men
7.926 km – Junior men
4.663 km – Senior women
Participation382 athletes from
33 nations

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published. In the senior men's competition, two-time defending champion Craig Virgin had traveled to Rome to defend his title, but was unable to race. On the day before the contest, was sent to the hospital by ambulance, where he was hospitalized for six days with a swollen kidney and a massive urinary tract infection. Doctors ultimately decided against removal of Virgin's right kidney, although the kidney was later removed in 1994.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(11.978 km)		 Mohammed Kedir
 Ethiopia		33:40.5 Alberto Salazar
 United States		33:44.8 Rod Dixon
 New Zealand		34:01.8
Junior men
(7.926 km)		 Zurbachev Gelaw
 Ethiopia		22:45.3 Adugna Lema
 Ethiopia		22:46.6 Stefano Mei
 Italy		22:48.7
Senior women
(4.663 km)		 Maricica Puică
 Romania		14:38.9 Fiţa Lovin
 Romania		14:40.5 Grete Waitz
 Norway		14:43.9
Team
Senior men  Ethiopia98  England114  Soviet Union257
Junior men  Ethiopia12  Italy37  United States70
Senior women  Soviet Union44  Italy57  England67

Race results

Senior men's race (11.978 km)
For full event details see 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Mohammed Kedir Ethiopia33:40.5
Alberto Salazar United States33:44.8
Rod Dixon New Zealand34:01.8
4Hansjörg Kunze East Germany34:03
5Mike McLeod England34:06.4
6Eshetu Tura Ethiopia34:07.7
7Alberto Cova Italy34:12.8
8Werner Schildhauer East Germany34:17.1
9Dave Clarke England34:19.4
10Rob de Castella Australia34:20.5
11Hugh Jones England34:21
12Wodajo Bulti Ethiopia34:28.5
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Mohammed Kedir1
Eshetu Tura6
Wodajo Bulti12
Miruts Yifter16
Hana Girma28
Dereje Nedi35
(Girma Berhanu)(66)
(Megersa Tulu)(137)
 98
 England
Mike McLeod5
Dave Clarke9
Hugh Jones11
Julian Goater18
Steve Kenyon22
Karl Harrison49
(Barry Knight)(65)
(Kevin Forster)(67)
(Peter Standing)(124)
 114
 Soviet Union
Aleksandr Antipov19
Valeriy Sapon24
Enn Sellik45
Viktor Chumakov46
Yevgeniy Okorokov52
Toomas Turb71
(Sergey Navolokin)(83)
(Igor Yefimov)(114)
 257
4 Kenya271
5 Spain280
6 United States300
7 Portugal328
8 West Germany330
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.926 km)
For full event details see 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Zurbachev Gelaw Ethiopia22:45.3
Adugna Lema Ethiopia22:46.6
Stefano Mei Italy22:48.7
4Hunde Kume Ethiopia22:50.5
5Teka Mekonnen Ethiopia22:56.2
6Francesco Panetta Italy23:08.4
7Salvatore Nicosia Italy23:09.2
8Jonathan Richards England23:11.4
9Gonfa Negere Ethiopia23:14.3
10Bekele Debele Ethiopia23:19.7
11John Easker United States23:25
12Francisco Espejo Spain23:29.7
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Zurbachev Gelaw1
Adugna Lema2
Hunde Kume4
Teka Mekonnen5
(Gonfa Negere)(9)
(Bekele Debele)(10)
 12
 Italy
Stefano Mei3
Francesco Panetta6
Salvatore Nicosia7
Ranieri Carenza21
(Sergio Bruni)(39)
(Marco Gozzano)(58)
 37
 United States
John Easker11
Tom Ansberry14
George Nicholas22
Joe Stinzi23
(Jonathan Knight)(46)
(Mike Kubitschek)(56)
 70
4 Spain72
5 Canada95
6 England100
7 Morocco138
8 Soviet Union146
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.663 km)
For full event details see 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Maricica Puică Romania14:38.9
Fiţa Lovin Romania14:40.5
Grete Waitz Norway14:43.9
4Agnese Possamai Italy14:46.9
5Dianne Rodger New Zealand14:49.2
6Ingrid Kristiansen Norway14:50.9
7Yelena Sipatova Soviet Union14:51.9
8Raisa Smekhnova Soviet Union14:55.5
9Nadia Dandolo Italy14:57.9
10Jan Merrill United States14:59.5
11Tatyana Pozdnyakova Soviet Union15:00.1
12Kate Wiley Canada15:01
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Soviet Union
Yelena Sipatova7
Raisa Smekhnova8
Tatyana Pozdnyakova11
Galina Zakharova18
(Alla Yushina)(29)
 44
 Italy
Agnese Possamai4
Nadia Dandolo9
Cristina Tomasini19
Rita Marchisio25
(Margherita Gargano)(35)
(Gabriella Dorio)((DNF))
 57
 England
Ann Ford13
Paula Fudge14
Jane Furniss16
Ruth Smeeth24
(Christina Boxer)(41)
(Sandra Arthurton)(48)
 67
4 United States70
5 Canada104
6 Norway126
7 Spain132
8 France158
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ethiopia (ETH)4105
2 Romania (ROU)1102
3 Soviet Union (URS)1012
4 Italy (ITA)*0213
5 England (ENG)0112
 United States (USA)0112
7 New Zealand (NZL)0011
 Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (8 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 382 athletes from 33 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[6]

See also

References
  1. Cross-country - Ethiopians won both men's titles in the world cross-country championships in Rome yesterday when Mohamed Kedir led the seniors and Zurubachew Gelawa the juniors..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1982, p. 15, retrieved October 20, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Roma Hippodromo della Campanelle Date: Sunday, March 21, 1982, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 20, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.9km CC Men - Roma Hippodromo della Campanelle Date: Sunday, March 21, 1982, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 20, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Roma Hippodromo della Campanelle Date: Sunday, March 21, 1982, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 20, 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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