The 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Warsaw, Poland, at the Służewiec Racecourse on March 22, 1987. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald and in the Evening Times.

Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists IndividualSenior men(11.95 km)John Ngugi 36:07Paul Kipkoech 36:07Paul Arpin 36:51Junior men(7.05 km)Wilfred Kirochi 22:18Demeke Bekele 22:18Debebe Demisse 22:20Senior women(5.05 km)Annette Sergent 16:46Liz Lynch 16:48Ingrid Kristiansen 16:51 TeamSenior men 53 146 161Junior men 19 20 73Senior women 46 50 55

Race results

Senior men's race (11.95 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time John Ngugi 36:07 Paul Kipkoech 36:07 Paul Arpin 36:51 4 Abebe Mekonnen 36:53 5 Some Muge 36:54 6 Andrew Masai 37:01 7 Pat Porter 37:04 8 Paul McCloy 37:08 9 Bruno Le Stum 37:09 10 Dave Clarke 37:10 11 Steve Moneghetti 37:11 12 Ed Eyestone 37:11 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points John Ngugi 1 Paul Kipkoech 2 Some Muge 5 Andrew Masai 6 Moses Tanui 18 Sisa Kirati 21 (Boniface Merande) (48) (Samuel Nyangincha) (67) (Vincent Kibiwott) (123) 53 Dave Clarke 10 Carl Thackery 20 Kevin Forster 22 Steve Binns 23 Craig Mochrie 33 Jonathan Richards 38 (Tim Hutchings) (43) (Paul Roden) (46) (Martin McLoughlin) (59) 146 Abebe Mekonnen 4 Haji Bulbula 17 Wodajo Bulti 27 Wolde Silasse Melkessa 29 Melese Feissa 39 Bekele Debele 45 (Habte Negash) (53) (Chala Urgessa) (70) (Negatu Seyoum) (96) 161 4 223 5 245 6 309 7 340 8 378 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.05 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Wilfred Kirochi 22:18 Demeke Bekele 22:18 Debebe Demisse 22:20 4 William Koskei Chemitei 22:27 5 Mathew Rono 22:28 6 Aligaz Alemayehu 22:28 7 Simon Mugglestone 22:33 8 Bedile Kibret 22:37 9 Ararse Fuffa 22:39 10 Thomas Osano 22:55 11 Abel Gisemba 23:01 12 Haydar Dogan 23:07 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Demeke Bekele 2 Debebe Demisse 3 Aligaz Alemayehu 6 Bedile Kibret 8 (Ararse Fuffa) (9) (Tesfayi Dadi) (63) 19 Wilfred Kirochi 1 William Koskei Chemitei 4 Mathew Rono 5 Thomas Osano 10 (Abel Gisemba) (11) () (13) 20 Kenji Ayabe 14 Yoshinori Yokota 18 Masaki Yamamoto 20 Hideyuki Matsumoto 21 (Riyouki Murakami) (85) (Yohinori Sato) (92) 73 4 120 5 124 6 125 7 171 8 171 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (5.05 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Annette Sergent 16:46 Liz Lynch 16:48 Ingrid Kristiansen 16:51 4 Lynn Jennings 16:55 5 Lesley Lehane 16:57 6 Mariana Stanescu 17:04 7 Cornelia Bürki 17:08 8 Krishna Wood 17:11 9 Paula Ivan 17:12 10 Natalya Sorokivskaya 17:13 11 Margaret Wairimu 17:14 12 Martine Fays 17:19 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Lynn Jennings 4 Lesley Lehane 5 Mary Knisely 14 Janet Smith 23 (Suzanne Girard) (44) (Sabrina Dornhoefer) (53) 46 Annette Sergent 1 Martine Fays 12 Anne Viallix 18 Maria Lelut 19 (Patricia Demilly) (25) (Christine Loiseau) (128) 50 Natalya Sorokivskaya 10 Olga Bondarenko 13 Yelena Romanova 15 Marina Rodchenkova 17 (Svetlana Ulmasova) (34) (Natalya Lagunkova) (62) 55 4 94 5 117 6 143 7 152 8 159 Full results 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 576 athletes from 47 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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See also 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1987 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics Athletics Australia