1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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
← 1981 Madrid

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]

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  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

Senior men's race (11.978 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mohammed Kedir  Ethiopia 33:40.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto Salazar  United States 33:44.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zurbachev Gelaw  Ethiopia 22:45.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adugna Lema  Ethiopia 22:46.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Zurbachev Gelaw 1
Adugna Lema 2
Hunde Kume 4
Teka Mekonnen 5
(Gonfa Negere) (9)
(Bekele Debele) (10)
12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
Stefano Mei 3
Francesco Panetta 6
Salvatore Nicosia 7
Ranieri Carenza 21
(Sergio Bruni) (39)
(Marco Gozzano) (58)
37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maricica Puică  Romania 14:38.9
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fiţa Lovin  Romania 14:40.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Yelena Sipatova 7
Raisa Smekhnova 8
Tatyana Pozdnyakova 11
Galina Zakharova 18
(Alla Yushina) (29)
44
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
Agnese Possamai 4
Nadia Dandolo 9
Cristina Tomasini 19
Rita Marchisio 25
(Margherita Gargano) (35)
(Gabriella Dorio) ((DNF))
57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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)

  *   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

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

  • 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
  • 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
  • 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
  • 1982 in athletics (track and field)

References

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  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 on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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