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{{Infobox XC Championships

|Name = 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

|Logo =

|Size =

|Caption =

|Organisers = IAAF

|Edition = 12th

|Date = March 25

|Host city = East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States {{flagicon|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

|Website =

|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.

{{ Citation

| date = March 26, 1984

| title = Athletics - Carlos Lopes of Portugal won the world cross-country title over seven-and-a-half miles of Meadowlands Racecourse in New York yesterday in a time of 33 minutes 25 seconds, but Scotland's best medal hope Shettleston Harrier Nat Muir, was forced to watch the race on television, confined to bed with a bronchial virus and a temperature of 103...

| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AcFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2qUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2132%2C5954599

| publisher = Glasgow Herald

| page = 15

| access-date = October 21, 2013

}}

Complete results for men,

{{ Citation

|last=Magnusson

|first=Tomas

|date=September 8, 2007

|title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 11.8km CC Men -

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1984S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 21, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110502/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1984S.html

|archive-date=October 16, 2007

}}

junior men,

{{ Citation

|last=Magnusson

|first=Tomas

|date=March 24, 2007

|title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - New York The Meadowlands Date: Sunday, March 25, 1984

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1984S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 21, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110029/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1984S.html

|archive-date=October 16, 2007

}}

women,

{{ Citation

|last=Magnusson

|first=Tomas

|date=September 8, 2007

|title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.0km CC Women - New York The Meadowlands Date: Sunday, March 25, 1984

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1984S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 21, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110845/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1984S.html

|archive-date=October 16, 2007

}}

medallists,

{{ Citation

| title = IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

| url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm

| publisher = Athletics Weekly

| access-date = October 9, 2013

}}

and the results of British athletes

{{ Citation

|title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

|url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf

|publisher=IAAF

|page=2ff

|access-date=October 9, 2013

|url-status=usurped

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf

|archive-date=September 27, 2013

}}

were published.

Medallists

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Individual
Senior men
(12.086 km)

|Carlos Lopes
{{flagcountry|POR}}

33:25

|Tim Hutchings
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

33:30

|Steve Jones
{{flagcountry|WAL}}

33:32
Junior men
(8 km)

|Pere Casacuberta
{{flagcountry|ESP}}

21:32

|Doju Tessema
{{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

21:34

|John Castellano
{{flagcountry|CAN}}

21:37
Senior women
(5 km)

|Maricica Puică
{{flagcountry|ROU|1965}}

15:56

|Galina Zakharova
{{flagcountry|URS}}

15:58

|Grete Waitz
{{flagcountry|NOR}}

15:58
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Team
Senior men

|{{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

134

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

161

|{{flagcountry|POR}}

223
Junior men

|{{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

21

|{{flagcountry|ESP}}

34

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

68
Senior women

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

52

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

65

|{{flagcountry|NZL}}

91

Race results

=Senior men's race (12.086 km)=

{{main|1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Carlos Lopesalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}33:25
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Tim Hutchingsalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}33:30
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Steve Jonesalign=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}33:32
align=center| 4align=left | Pat Porteralign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}33:34
align=center| 5align=left | Wilson Waigwaalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}33:41
align=center| 6align=left | Ed Eyestonealign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}33:46
align=center| 7align=left | Pierre Levissealign=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}33:51
align=center| 8align=left | Bekele Debelealign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}33:52
align=center| 9align=left | Adugna Lemaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}33:52
align=center| 10align=left | Francesco Panettaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}33:54
align=center| 11align=left | Alberto Covaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}33:58
align=center| 12align=left | Christoph Herlealign=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}}34:01
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Bekele Debelealign=right style="border:0"| 8
align=left style="border:0"| Adugna Lemaalign=right style="border:0"| 9
align=left style="border:0"| Mohammed Kediralign=right style="border:0"| 16
align=left style="border:0"| Dereje Nedialign=right style="border:0"| 24
align=left style="border:0"| Eshetu Turaalign=right style="border:0"| 31
align=left style="border:0"| Wodajo Bultialign=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=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Pat Porteralign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Ed Eyestonealign=right style="border:0"| 6
align=left style="border:0"| Craig Virginalign=right style="border:0"| 17
align=left style="border:0"| John Easkeralign=right style="border:0"| 28
align=left style="border:0"| Jeff Drenthalign=right style="border:0"| 41
align=left style="border:0"| Mark Stickleyalign=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=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Carlos Lopesalign=right style="border:0"| 1
align=left style="border:0"| Fernando Mamedealign=right style="border:0"| 23
align=left style="border:0"| Antonio Leitãoalign=right style="border:0"| 25
align=left style="border:0"| João Camposalign=right style="border:0"| 26
align=left style="border:0"| Ezequiel Canarioalign=right style="border:0"| 64
align=left style="border:0"| Joaquim Pinheiroalign=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

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 233

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 258

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}} || 269

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 270

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 276

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

=Junior men's race (8 km)=

{{main|1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Pere Casacubertaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}21:32
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Doju Tessemaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}21:34
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | John Castellanoalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}21:37
align=center| 4align=left | Belaye Teshomealign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}21:42
align=center| 5align=left | Antonio Pérezalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}21:48
align=center| 6align=left | Paul Rodenalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}21:49
align=center| 7align=left | Kalcha Abchaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}21:49
align=center| 8align=left | Wolde Silasse Melkessaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}21:50
align=center| 9align=left | Robert Ricealign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}21:53
align=center| 10align=left | David Milesalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}22:00
align=center| 11align=left | Joseba Sarrieguialign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}22:02
align=center| 12align=left | Patrick Piperalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}22:04
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Doju Tessemaalign=right style="border:0"| 2
align=left style="border:0"| Belaye Teshomealign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Kalcha Abchaalign=right style="border:0"| 7
align=left style="border:0"| Wolde Silasse Melkessaalign=right style="border:0"| 8

|| 21

|-

|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Pere Casacubertaalign=right style="border:0"| 1
align=left style="border:0"| Antonio Pérezalign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| Joseba Sarrieguialign=right style="border:0"| 11
align=left style="border:0"| José Sanchezalign=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=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Paul Rodenalign=right style="border:0"| 6
align=left style="border:0"| David Milesalign=right style="border:0"| 10
align=left style="border:0"| Karl Palmeralign=right style="border:0"| 22
align=left style="border:0"| David Robinsonalign=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

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 72

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} || 101

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} || 116

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}} || 119

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 122

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

=Senior women's race (5 km)=

{{main|1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Maricica Puicăalign=left | {{flagcountry|ROU|1965}}15:56
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Galina Zakharovaalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}15:58
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Grete Waitzalign=left | {{flagcountry|NOR}}15:58
align=center| 4align=left | Ingrid Kristiansenalign=left | {{flagcountry|NOR}}16:04
align=center| 5align=left | Jane Furnissalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}16:10
align=center| 6align=left | Christine Benningalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}16:15
align=center| 7align=left | Midde Hamrinalign=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}}16:16
align=center| 8align=left | Angela Toobyalign=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}16:18
align=center| 9align=left | Betty Springsalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}16:20
align=center| 10align=left | Cathy Brantaalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}16:21
align=center| 11align=left | Eva Ernströmalign=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}}16:21
align=center| 12align=left | Francine Peetersalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}16:26
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Betty Springsalign=right style="border:0"| 9
align=left style="border:0"| Cathy Brantaalign=right style="border:0"| 10
align=left style="border:0"| Sabrina Dornhoeferalign=right style="border:0"| 16
align=left style="border:0"| Cathie Twomeyalign=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=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Jane Furnissalign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| Christine Benningalign=right style="border:0"| 6
align=left style="border:0"| Ruth Smeethalign=right style="border:0"| 15
align=left style="border:0"| Carole Bradfordalign=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=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|NZL}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Dianne Rodgeralign=right style="border:0"| 14
align=left style="border:0"| Mary O'Connoralign=right style="border:0"| 19
align=left style="border:0"| Christine Hughesalign=right style="border:0"| 27
align=left style="border:0"| Sue Brucealign=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

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}} || 105

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|SWE}} || 122

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ROU|1965}} || 127

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} || 136

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|NOR}} || 154

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

Medal table (unofficial)

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = USA

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_ETH = 2 | silver_ETH = 1 | bronze_ETH = 0 | name_ETH = {{flagteam|ETH|1975}}

| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 0

| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0 | host_USA = yes

| gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1

| gold_ROU = 1 | silver_ROU = 0 | bronze_ROU = 0 | name_ROU = {{flagteam|ROU|1965}}

| gold_ENG = 0 | silver_ENG = 2 | bronze_ENG = 1

| gold_URS = 0 | silver_URS = 1 | bronze_URS = 0

| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1

| gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 1

| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 1

| gold_WAL = 0 | silver_WAL = 0 | bronze_WAL = 1

}}

  • 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.

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{flagcountry|AUS}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|BEL}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|CAN}} (19)
  • {{flagcountry|CHN}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|COL}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|DEN}} (16)
  • {{flagcountry|DOM}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|ENG}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}} (13)
  • {{flagcountry|FIN}} (8)
  • {{flagcountry|FRA}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|HKG|1959}} (9)
  • {{flagcountry|HUN}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|ISL}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|IRL}} (18)
  • {{flagcountry|ISR}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|ITA}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|JAM}} (8)
  • {{flagcountry|JPN}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|KEN}} (10)
  • {{flagcountry|KUW}} (7)
  • {{flagcountry|MEX}} (9)
  • {{flagcountry|NED}} (7)
  • {{flagcountry|NZL}} (14)
  • {{flagcountry|NIR}} (16)
  • {{flagcountry|NOR}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|PLE}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|POR}} (20)
  • {{flagcountry|PUR}} (11)
  • {{flagcountry|ROU|1965}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|SCO}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|URS}} (8)
  • {{flagcountry|ESP}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|SWE}} (13)
  • {{flagcountry|SUI}} (8)
  • {{flagcountry|USA}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|ISV}} (4)
  • {{flagcountry|VEN}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|WAL}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|FRG}} (10)

{{div col end}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071115222759/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/wxc_iaaf.html The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005]
  • [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm GBRathletics]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091023141132/http://www.athletics.com.au/history/international/int67.htm Athletics Australia]

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