The 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Gateshead, England, at the Riverside Park on 20 March 1983. 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(11.994 km)Bekele Debele 36:52Carlos Lopes 36:52Some Muge 36:52Junior men(8.033 km)Fesseha Abebe 24:58Angaso Telega 24:59Jonathan Richards 25:07Senior women(4.072 km)Grete Waitz 13:29Alison Wiley 13:37Tatyana Pozdnyakova 13:37 TeamSenior men 104 170 191Junior men 13 41 58Senior women 31 41 53
Race results
Senior men's race (11.994 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Bekele Debele 36:52 Carlos Lopes 36:52 Some Muge 36:52 4 Alberto Salazar 36:53 5 Antonio Prieto 36:56 6 Rob de Castella 37:00 7 Dave Clarke 37:05 8 Ezequiel Canario 37:10 9 Pat Porter 37:12 10 Alberto Cova 37:17 11 Nat Muir 37:24 12 Mehmet Yürdadön 37:24 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Bekele Debele 1 Eshetu Tura 14 Wodajo Bulti 20 Mohammed Kedir 22 Adugna Lema 23 Chala Urgessa 24 (Dejene Beyene) (50) (Girma Berhanu) (58) (Miruts Yifter) (67) 104 Alberto Salazar 4 Pat Porter 9 Thom Hunt 28 Ed Eyestone 30 Craig Virgin 42 Mark Anderson 57 (Doug Brown) (118) (Bill Donakowski) (147) (John Idstrom) (160) 170 Some Muge 3 Paul Kipkoech 16 Joshua Kipkemboi 31 James Kipngetich 32 Jackson Ruto 37 Herman Kipngetich 72 (Sisa Kirati) (83) (Dominic Wambua) (91) (Joseph Otieno) (139) 191 4 193 5 206 6 302 7 306 8 318 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.033 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Fesseha Abebe 24:58 Angaso Telega 24:59 Jonathan Richards 25:07 4 Gonfa Negere 25:22 5 José Manuel Albentosa 25:35 6 Teka Mekonnen 25:40 7 Cyrille Laventure 25:51 8 Marc Olesen 25:53 9 Asfaw Tadesse 25:57 10 Richard Carter 26:06 11 José Manuel García 26:10 12 Antonio Pérez 26:15 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Fesseha Abebe 1 Angaso Telega 2 Gonfa Negere 4 Teka Mekonnen 6 (Asfaw Tadesse) (9) (Disso Dissessa) (16) 13 José Manuel Albentosa 5 José Manuel García 11 Antonio Pérez 12 José Zabaleta 13 (Joseba Sarriegui) (15) (Alfredo Munoz) (17) 41 Jonathan Richards 3 Richard Carter 10 Clifton Bradeley 20 Phil Makepeace 25 (Paul Taylor) (39) (Martin Vile) (55) 58 4 107 5 139 6 145 7 151 8 166 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.072 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Grete Waitz 13:29 Alison Wiley 13:37 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 13:37 4 Joan Benoit 13:57 5 Betty Springs 14:00 6 Svetlana Ulmasova 14:01 7 Francine Peeters 14:03 8 Fiţa Lovin 14:04 9 Margaret Groos 14:04 10 Aurora Cunha 14:06 11 Alla Yushina 14:08 12 Nancy Rooks 14:09 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Joan Benoit 4 Betty Springs 5 Margaret Groos 9 Jan Merrill 13 (Nan Doak) (40) (Kathy Hadler) (42) 31 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 3 Svetlana Ulmasova 6 Alla Yushina 11 Yelena Sipatova 21 (Lyudmila Medvedeva) (64) (Alla Libutina) (DNF) 41 Alison Wiley 2 Nancy Rooks 12 Anne-Marie Malone 16 Lynn Kanuka 23 (Wendy van Mierlo) (37) (Lizanne Bussières) (45) 53 4 94 5 98 6 122 7 122 8 149 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 431 athletes from 35 countries, one senior man athlete less than the official number published.
(13) (14) (18) (20) (6) (2) (1) (8) (3) (20) (15) (21) (20) (4) (17) (9) (5) (6) (14) (15) (20) (11) (1) (21) (5) (21) (11) (21) (15) (8) (11) (6) (21) (21) (7)
See also 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1983 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics Athletics Australia