1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 11th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
were held on March 20, 1983 in Gateshead
, England
. There were a total number of 431 participating athletes from 33 countries.
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
were held on March 20, 1983 in Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. There were a total number of 431 participating athletes from 33 countries.
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 36:52 | |
| 2. | 36:52 | |
| 3. | 36:52 | |
| 4. | 36:53 | |
| 5. | 36:56 | |
| 6. | 37:00 | |
| 7. | 37:05 | |
| 8. | 37:10 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  EthiopiaBekele Debele (1st) Eshetu Tura Eshetu Tura Eshetu Tura is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He won the bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-Career:... (14th) Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running.Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 80's... (20th) Mohamed Kedir (22nd) Adugna Lema (23rd) Chala Urgessa (24th) |
104 pts |
| Silver |  United StatesAlberto Salazar (4th) Pat Porter Pat Porter Patrick Ralph Porter is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college... (9th) Thom Hunt (28th) Ed Eyestone Ed Eyestone Edward D. Eyestone is a two-time Olympic marathoner and long distance runner. Eyestone graduated from Bonneville High School in Washington Terrace, Utah and was the Utah State High School State Champion in cross-country and track and field.- Collegiate career :Eyestone attended Brigham Young... (30th) Craig Virgin Craig Virgin Craig Steven Virgin is an American distance runner. He was born in Belleville, Illinois and grew up near Lebanon, Illinois... (42nd) Mark Anderson (57th) |
170 pts |
| Bronze |  KenyaSome Muge Some Muge Some Muge was a Kenyan long-distance runner.He is best known for winning Kenya's first medal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, preceding many others. This happened when he won the bronze medal in the long race of the 1983 World Cross Country Championships. Kenya also took bronze... (3rd) Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987.... (16th) Joshua Kipkemboi (31st) James Kipngetich (32nd) Jackson Ruto (37th) Herman Kipngetich (72nd) |
191 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 24:58 min | |
| Silver | 24:59 min | |
| Bronze | 25:07 min |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia Feyissa Abebe (1.) Angaso Telega (2.) Gonfa Negere (4.) Teka Mekonnen (6.) |
13 pts |
| Silver |  SpainJosé Manuel Albentosa (5.) José Manuel García (11.) Antonio Pérez (12.) José Zabaleta (13.) |
41 pts |
| Bronze |  Kingdom of EnglandJonathan Richards (3.) Richard Carter (10.) Clifton Bradeley (20.) Phil Makepeace (25.) |
58 pts |
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 13:29 | |
| 2. | 13:37 | |
| 3. | 13:37 | |
| 4. | 13:57 | |
| 5. | 14:00 | |
| 6. | 14:01 | |
| 7. | 14:03 | |
| 8. | 14:04 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | United States Joan Benoit (4th) Betty Springs (5th) Margaret Groos Margaret Groos Margaret Keyes Groos is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best in the marathon on May 1, 1988, winning the Pittsburgh Marathon... (9th) Jan Merrill Jan Merrill Janice Melbourne Merrill is a retired female middle distance runner from the United States. She was the dominant long distance runner of the middle 1970's, a notable front runner, her uniform with the large "M" on her chest would usually break away to an insurmountable lead in domestic meets... (13th) |
31 pts |
| Silver |  Soviet UnionTatyana Pozdnyakova (3rd) Svetlana Ulmasova (6th) Alla Yushina (11th) Yelena Sipatova Yelena Sipatova Yelena Sipatova is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union, and a former winner of the Rome City Marathon .-Achievements:-References:*... (21st) |
41 pts |
| Bronze |  CanadaAlison Wiley (2nd) Nancy Rooks (12th) Anna-Maria Malone (16th) Lynn Kanuka (23rd) |
53 pts |