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1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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{{Infobox XC Championships

|Name = 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

|Logo =

|Size =

|Caption =

|Organisers = IAAF

|Edition = 11th

|Date = March 20

|Host city = Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England {{flagicon|England}}

|Location = Riverside Park

|Nations participating = 35

|Athletes participating = 431

|Races = 3

|Distances = 11.994 km – Senior men
8.033 km – Junior men
4.072 km – Senior women

|Website =

|Previous = 1982 Rome

|Next = 1984 East Rutherford

}}

The 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Gateshead, England, at the Riverside Park on March 20, 1983. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald

{{ Citation

| last = Gillon

| first = Doug

| date = March 21, 1933

| title = Men from the mountains clean up - A glimpse into the seemingly bottomless well of talented distance runners in Ethiopia was given at Gateshead yesterday, when the men from the mountains swept the boards in the world cross country championships...

| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p8FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7qUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4974%2C4071628

| publisher = Glasgow Herald

| page = 18

| access-date = October 21, 2013

}}

and in the Evening Times.

{{ Citation

| date = March 21, 1933

| title = Bekele's bombshell - Seeing 20-year-old Ethiopian soldier Bekele Debele win the world cross-country title by beating such stars as Alberto Salazar, and Carlos Lopes it was almost impossible to believe he took up running seriously only a year ago...

| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-g0-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=wEkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5926%2C2062244

| publisher = Evening Times

| page = 12

| access-date = October 21, 2013

}}

Complete results for men,

{{ Citation

|last=Magnusson

|first=Tomas

|date=March 24, 2007

|title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1983S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 21, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110457/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1983S.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 - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1983S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 21, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110022/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1983S.html

|archive-date=October 16, 2007

}}

women,

{{ Citation

|last=Magnusson

|first=Tomas

|date=February 8, 2007

|title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.1km CC Women - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1983S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 21, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110840/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1983S.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
(11.994 km)

|Bekele Debele
{{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

36:52

|Carlos Lopes
{{flagcountry|POR}}

36:52

|Some Muge
{{flagcountry|KEN}}

36:52
Junior men
(8.033 km)

|Fesseha Abebe
{{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

24:58

|Angaso Telega
{{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

24:59

|Jonathan Richards
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

25:07
Senior women
(4.072 km)

|Grete Waitz
{{flagcountry|NOR}}

13:29

|Alison Wiley
{{flagcountry|CAN}}

13:37

|Tatyana Pozdnyakova
{{flagcountry|URS}}

13:37
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Team
Senior men

|{{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

104

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

170

|{{flagcountry|KEN}}

191
Junior men

|{{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}

13

|{{flagcountry|ESP}}

41

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

58
Senior women

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

31

|{{flagcountry|URS}}

41

|{{flagcountry|CAN}}

53

Race results

=Senior men's race (11.994 km)=

{{main|1983 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 | Bekele Debelealign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}36:52
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Carlos Lopesalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}36:52
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Some Mugealign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}36:52
align=center| 4align=left | Alberto Salazaralign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}36:53
align=center| 5align=left | Antonio Prietoalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}36:56
align=center| 6align=left | Rob de Castellaalign=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}}37:00
align=center| 7align=left | Dave Clarkealign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}37:05
align=center| 8align=left | Ezequiel Canarioalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}37:10
align=center| 9align=left | Pat Porteralign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}37:12
align=center| 10align=left | Alberto Covaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}37:17
align=center| 11align=left | Nat Muiralign=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}}37:24
align=center| 12align=left | Mehmet Yürdadönalign=left | {{flagcountry|TUR}}37:24
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"| 1
align=left style="border:0"| Eshetu Turaalign=right style="border:0"| 14
align=left style="border:0"| Wodajo Bultialign=right style="border:0"| 20
align=left style="border:0"| Mohammed Kediralign=right style="border:0"| 22
align=left style="border:0"| Adugna Lemaalign=right style="border:0"| 23
align=left style="border:0"| Chala Urgessaalign=right style="border:0"| 24
align=left style="border:0"| (Dejene Beyene)align=right style="border:0"| (50)
align=left style="border:0"| (Girma Berhanu)align=right style="border:0"| (58)
align=left style="border:0"| (Miruts Yifter)align=right style="border:0"| (67)

|| 104

|-

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

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Alberto Salazaralign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Pat Porteralign=right style="border:0"| 9
align=left style="border:0"| Thom Huntalign=right style="border:0"| 28
align=left style="border:0"| Ed Eyestonealign=right style="border:0"| 30
align=left style="border:0"| Craig Virginalign=right style="border:0"| 42
align=left style="border:0"| Mark Andersonalign=right style="border:0"| 57
align=left style="border:0"| (Doug Brown)align=right style="border:0"| (118)
align=left style="border:0"| (Bill Donakowski)align=right style="border:0"| (147)
align=left style="border:0"| (John Idstrom)align=right style="border:0"| (160)

|| 170

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Some Mugealign=right style="border:0"| 3
align=left style="border:0"| Paul Kipkoechalign=right style="border:0"| 16
align=left style="border:0"| Joshua Kipkemboialign=right style="border:0"| 31
align=left style="border:0"| James Kipngetichalign=right style="border:0"| 32
align=left style="border:0"| Jackson Rutoalign=right style="border:0"| 37
align=left style="border:0"| Herman Kipngetichalign=right style="border:0"| 72
align=left style="border:0"| (Sisa Kirati)align=right style="border:0"| (83)
align=left style="border:0"| (Dominic Wambua)align=right style="border:0"| (91)
align=left style="border:0"| (Joseph Otieno)align=right style="border:0"| (139)

|| 191

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 193

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 206

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 302

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 306

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}} || 318

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

=Junior men's race (8.033 km)=

{{main|1983 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 | Fesseha Abebealign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}24:58
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Angaso Telegaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}24:59
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Jonathan Richardsalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}25:07
align=center| 4align=left | Gonfa Negerealign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}25:22
align=center| 5align=left | José Manuel Albentosaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}25:35
align=center| 6align=left | Teka Mekonnenalign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}25:40
align=center| 7align=left | Cyrille Laventurealign=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}25:51
align=center| 8align=left | Marc Olesenalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}25:53
align=center| 9align=left | Asfaw Tadessealign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}}25:57
align=center| 10align=left | Richard Carteralign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}26:06
align=center| 11align=left | José Manuel Garcíaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}26:10
align=center| 12align=left | Antonio Pérezalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}26:15
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"| Fesseha Abebealign=right style="border:0"| 1
align=left style="border:0"| Angaso Telegaalign=right style="border:0"| 2
align=left style="border:0"| Gonfa Negerealign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Teka Mekonnenalign=right style="border:0"| 6
align=left style="border:0"| (Asfaw Tadesse)align=right style="border:0"| (9)
align=left style="border:0"| (Disso Dissessa)align=right style="border:0"| (16)

|| 13

|-

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

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| José Manuel Albentosaalign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| José Manuel Garcíaalign=right style="border:0"| 11
align=left style="border:0"| Antonio Pérezalign=right style="border:0"| 12
align=left style="border:0"| José Zabaletaalign=right style="border:0"| 13
align=left style="border:0"| (Joseba Sarriegui)align=right style="border:0"| (15)
align=left style="border:0"| (Alfredo Munoz)align=right style="border:0"| (17)

|| 41

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Jonathan Richardsalign=right style="border:0"| 3
align=left style="border:0"| Richard Carteralign=right style="border:0"| 10
align=left style="border:0"| Clifton Bradeleyalign=right style="border:0"| 20
align=left style="border:0"| Phil Makepeacealign=right style="border:0"| 25
align=left style="border:0"| (Paul Taylor)align=right style="border:0"| (39)
align=left style="border:0"| (Martin Vile)align=right style="border:0"| (55)

|| 58

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} || 107

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|TUN}} || 139

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 145

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 151

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 166

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

=Senior women's race (4.072 km)=

{{main|1983 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 | Grete Waitzalign=left | {{flagcountry|NOR}}13:29
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Alison Wileyalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}13:37
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Tatyana Pozdnyakovaalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}13:37
align=center| 4align=left | Joan Benoitalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}13:57
align=center| 5align=left | Betty Springsalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}14:00
align=center| 6align=left | Svetlana Ulmasovaalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}14:01
align=center| 7align=left | Francine Peetersalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}14:03
align=center| 8align=left | Fiţa Lovinalign=left | {{flagcountry|ROU|1965}}14:04
align=center| 9align=left | Margaret Groosalign=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}14:04
align=center| 10align=left | Aurora Cunhaalign=left | {{flagcountry|POR}}14:06
align=center| 11align=left | Alla Yushinaalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}14:08
align=center| 12align=left | Nancy Rooksalign=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}14:09
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"| Joan Benoitalign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Betty Springsalign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| Margaret Groosalign=right style="border:0"| 9
align=left style="border:0"| Jan Merrillalign=right style="border:0"| 13
align=left style="border:0"| (Nan Doak)align=right style="border:0"| (40)
align=left style="border:0"| (Kathy Hadler)align=right style="border:0"| (42)

|| 31

|-

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

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Tatyana Pozdnyakovaalign=right style="border:0"| 3
align=left style="border:0"| Svetlana Ulmasovaalign=right style="border:0"| 6
align=left style="border:0"| Alla Yushinaalign=right style="border:0"| 11
align=left style="border:0"| Yelena Sipatovaalign=right style="border:0"| 21
align=left style="border:0"| (Lyudmila Medvedeva)align=right style="border:0"| (64)
align=left style="border:0"| (Alla Libutina)align=right style="border:0"| (DNF)

|| 41

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Alison Wileyalign=right style="border:0"| 2
align=left style="border:0"| Nancy Rooksalign=right style="border:0"| 12
align=left style="border:0"| Anne-Marie Malonealign=right style="border:0"| 16
align=left style="border:0"| Lynn Kanukaalign=right style="border:0"| 23
align=left style="border:0"| (Wendy van Mierlo)align=right style="border:0"| (37)
align=left style="border:0"| (Lizanne Bussières)align=right style="border:0"| (45)

|| 53

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}} || 94

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ROU}} || 98

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 122

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 122

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|NOR}} || 149

|-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 =

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_ETH = 4 | silver_ETH = 1 | bronze_ETH = 0 | name_ETH = {{flagteam|ETH|1975}}

| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0

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

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

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

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

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

| gold_KEN = 0 | silver_KEN = 0 | bronze_KEN = 2

}}

  • 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 431 athletes from 35 countries, one senior man athlete less than the official number published.

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{flagcountry|ALG}} (13)
  • {{flagcountry|AUS}} (14)
  • {{flagcountry|BEL}} (18)
  • {{flagcountry|CAN}} (20)
  • {{flagcountry|CHN}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|TPE}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|COM|1978}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|DEN}} (8)
  • {{flagcountry|DJI}} (3)
  • {{flagcountry|ENG}} (20)
  • {{flagcountry|ETH|1975}} (15)
  • {{flagcountry|FRA}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|IRL}} (20)
  • {{flagcountry|ISR}} (4)
  • {{flagcountry|ITA}} (17)
  • {{flagcountry|KEN}} (9)
  • {{flagcountry|KUW}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|MAR}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|NED}} (14)
  • {{flagcountry|NZL}} (15)
  • {{flagcountry|NIR}} (20)
  • {{flagcountry|NOR}} (11)
  • {{flagcountry|PLE}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|POR}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|ROU|1965}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|SCO}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|URS}} (11)
  • {{flagcountry|ESP}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|SWE}} (15)
  • {{flagcountry|SUI}} (8)
  • {{flagcountry|TUN}} (11)
  • {{flagcountry|TUR}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|USA}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|WAL}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|FRG}} (7)

{{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/20071027183919/http://www.athletics.com.au/history/international/int62.htm Athletics Australia]

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