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1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships


FieldValue
Name1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition12th
DateMarch 25
Host cityEast Rutherford, New Jersey, United States United States
LocationMeadowlands Racetrack
Nations participating40
Athletes participating443
Races3
Distances12.086 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
5 km – Senior women
Previous[1983 Gateshead](1983-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships)
Next[1985 Lisbon](1985-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships)

8 km – Junior men 5 km – Senior women 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. | access-date = October 21, 2013

Complete results for men, |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, |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, |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, | access-date = October 9, 2013 and the results of British athletes |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

Senior womenUSA52ENG65NZL91

Race results

Senior men's race (12.086 km)

Main article: 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%Time[Full results](1984-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-senior-men-s-race-individual)
Carlos Lopes
Tim Hutchings
Steve Jones
4Pat Porter
5Wilson Waigwa
6Ed Eyestone
7Pierre Levisse
8Bekele Debele
9Adugna Lema
10Francesco Panetta
11Alberto Cova
12Christoph Herle
(Megersa Tulu)(163)

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(Troy Billings)(144)

|| 161 |-

(João Silva)(205)

|| 223

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

Junior men's race (8 km)

Main article: 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%Time[Full results](1984-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-junior-men-s-race-individual)
Pere Casacuberta
Doju Tessema
John Castellano
4Belaye Teshome
5Antonio Pérez
6Paul Roden
7Kalcha Abcha
8Wolde Silasse Melkessa
9Robert Rice
10David Miles
11Joseba Sarriegui
12Patrick Piper
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(José Manuel García)(39)

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(David Dudley)(89)

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Senior women's race (5 km)

Main article: 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%Time[Full results](1984-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-senior-women-s-race-individual)
Maricica Puică
Galina Zakharova
Grete Waitz
4Ingrid Kristiansen
5Jane Furniss
6Christine Benning
7Midde Hamrin
8Angela Tooby
9Betty Springs
10Cathy Branta
11Eva Ernström
12Francine Peeters
(Nan Doak)(32)

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(Julie Laughton)(55)

|| 65 |-

(Sara Harnett)(82)

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

Medal table (unofficial)

  • 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.

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

References

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