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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 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

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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   Ethiopia 98   England 114   Soviet Union 257
Junior men   Ethiopia 12   Italy 37   United States 70
Senior women   Soviet Union 44   Italy 57   England 67

Race results

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Senior men's race (11.978 km)

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Main article: 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Mohammed Kedir   Ethiopia 33:40.5
  Alberto Salazar   United States 33:44.8
  Rod Dixon   New Zealand 34:01.8
4 Hansjörg Kunze   East Germany 34:03
5 Mike McLeod   England 34:06.4
6 Eshetu Tura   Ethiopia 34:07.7
7 Alberto Cova   Italy 34:12.8
8 Werner Schildhauer   East Germany 34:17.1
9 Dave Clarke   England 34:19.4
10 Rob de Castella   Australia 34:20.5
11 Hugh Jones   England 34:21
12 Wodajo Bulti   Ethiopia 34:28.5
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Ethiopia
Mohammed Kedir 1
Eshetu Tura 6
Wodajo Bulti 12
Miruts Yifter 16
Hana Girma 28
Dereje Nedi 35
(Girma Berhanu) (66)
(Megersa Tulu) (137)
98
    England
Mike McLeod 5
Dave Clarke 9
Hugh Jones 11
Julian Goater 18
Steve Kenyon 22
Karl Harrison 49
(Barry Knight) (65)
(Kevin Forster) (67)
(Peter Standing) (124)
114
    Soviet Union
Aleksandr Antipov 19
Valeriy Sapon 24
Enn Sellik 45
Viktor Chumakov 46
Yevgeniy Okorokov 52
Toomas Turb 71
(Sergey Navolokin) (83)
(Igor Yefimov) (114)
257
4   Kenya 271
5   Spain 280
6   United States 300
7   Portugal 328
8   West Germany 330
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.926 km)

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Main article: 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Zurbachev Gelaw   Ethiopia 22:45.3
  Adugna Lema   Ethiopia 22:46.6
  Stefano Mei   Italy 22:48.7
4 Hunde Kume   Ethiopia 22:50.5
5 Teka Mekonnen   Ethiopia 22:56.2
6 Francesco Panetta   Italy 23:08.4
7 Salvatore Nicosia   Italy 23:09.2
8 Jonathan Richards   England 23:11.4
9 Gonfa Negere   Ethiopia 23:14.3
10 Bekele Debele   Ethiopia 23:19.7
11 John Easker   United States 23:25
12 Francisco Espejo   Spain 23:29.7
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Ethiopia
Zurbachev Gelaw 1
Adugna Lema 2
Hunde Kume 4
Teka Mekonnen 5
(Gonfa Negere) (9)
(Bekele Debele) (10)
12
    Italy
Stefano Mei 3
Francesco Panetta 6
Salvatore Nicosia 7
Ranieri Carenza 21
(Sergio Bruni) (39)
(Marco Gozzano) (58)
37
    United States
John Easker 11
Tom Ansberry 14
George Nicholas 22
Joe Stinzi 23
(Jonathan Knight) (46)
(Mike Kubitschek) (56)
70
4   Spain 72
5   Canada 95
6   England 100
7   Morocco 138
8   Soviet Union 146
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.663 km)

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Main article: 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Maricica Puică   Romania 14:38.9
  Fiţa Lovin   Romania 14:40.5
  Grete Waitz   Norway 14:43.9
4 Agnese Possamai   Italy 14:46.9
5 Dianne Rodger   New Zealand 14:49.2
6 Ingrid Kristiansen   Norway 14:50.9
7 Yelena Sipatova   Soviet Union 14:51.9
8 Raisa Smekhnova   Soviet Union 14:55.5
9 Nadia Dandolo   Italy 14:57.9
10 Jan Merrill   United States 14:59.5
11 Tatyana Pozdnyakova   Soviet Union 15:00.1
12 Kate Wiley   Canada 15:01
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Soviet Union
Yelena Sipatova 7
Raisa Smekhnova 8
Tatyana Pozdnyakova 11
Galina Zakharova 18
(Alla Yushina) (29)
44
    Italy
Agnese Possamai 4
Nadia Dandolo 9
Cristina Tomasini 19
Rita Marchisio 25
(Margherita Gargano) (35)
(Gabriella Dorio) ((DNF))
57
    England
Ann Ford 13
Paula Fudge 14
Jane Furniss 16
Ruth Smeeth 24
(Christina Boxer) (41)
(Sandra Arthurton) (48)
67
4   United States 70
5   Canada 104
6   Norway 126
7   Spain 132
8   France 158
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   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 entries)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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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

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References

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  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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. ^ a b 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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