World Athletics Cross Country Championships

Sport Athletics
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1973—2024
Editions 45
Competitors 1411
Countries 36

The 2021 edition originally scheduled for 20 March 2021 was first postponed to 2022 and later to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1973 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Waregem BEL 17 March 1973 6 45 9
1974 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Monza ITA 16 March 1974 6 44 9
1975 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Rabat MAR 16 March 1975 6 46 8
1976 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Chepstow WAL 28 February 1976 6 45 9
1977 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Düsseldorf GER 20 March 1977 6 46 10
1978 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Glasgow SCO 25 March 1978 6 46 10
1979 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Limerick IRL 25 March 1979 6 45 8
1980 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Paris FRA 9 March 1980 6 44 7
1981 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Madrid ESP 28 March 1981 6 46 10
1982 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Roma ITA 21 March 1982 6 47 8
1983 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Gateshead ENG 20 March 1983 6 44 9
1984 World Athletics Cross Country Championships New York USA 25 March 1984 6 48 11
1985 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Lisboa POR 24 March 1985 6 45 9
1986 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Neuchâtel SUI 23 March 1986 6 43 7
1987 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Warszawa POL 22 March 1987 6 45 9
1988 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Auckland NZL 26 March 1988 6 43 7
1989 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Stavanger NOR 19 March 1989 8 56 10
1990 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains FRA 24 March 1990 8 56 10
1991 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Antwerpen BEL 24 March 1991 8 58 9
1992 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Boston USA 21 March 1992 8 57 10
1993 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Amorebieta ESP 28 March 1993 8 57 8
1994 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Budapest HUN 26 March 1994 8 55 6
1995 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Durham ENG 25 March 1995 8 56 8
1996 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Cape Town RSA 23 March 1996 8 54 6
1997 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Torino ITA 23 March 1997 8 55 6
1998 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Marrakech MAR 21 – 22 March 1998 12 72 7
1999 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Belfast GBR 27 – 28 March 1999 12 74 9
2000 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Vilamoura POR 18 – 19 March 2000 12 74 9
2001 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Oostende BEL 24 – 25 March 2001 12 73 11
2002 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Dublin IRL 23 – 24 March 2002 12 73 10
2003 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Lausanne SUI 29 – 30 March 2003 12 65 6
2004 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bruxelles BEL 20 – 21 March 2004 12 68 9
2005 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Saint-Etienne FRA 19 – 20 March 2005 12 64 7
2006 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Fukuoka JPN 1 – 2 April 2006 12 69 7
2007 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Mombasa KEN 24 March 2007 8 56 6
2008 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Edinburgh GBR 30 March 2008 8 55 7
2009 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Amman JOR 28 March 2009 8 50 6
2010 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz POL 28 March 2010 8 49 5
2011 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Punta Umbría ESP 20 March 2011 8 48 5
2013 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz POL 24 March 2013 8 49 7
2015 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Qingzhen CHN 28 March 2015 8 48 5
2017 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Kampala UGA 26 March 2017 9 61 6
2019 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Aarhus DEN 30 March 2019 9 60 5
2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst AUS 18 February 2023 9 60 5
2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Belgrad SRB 30 March 2024 9 60 4

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Kenya KEN 157 110 78 345
2 Ethiopia ETH 109 121 65 295
3 United States USA 21 19 25 65
4 England ENG 10 13 12 35
5 Soviet Union URS 9 15 13 37
6 Belgium BEL 8 1 6 15
7 Spain ESP 6 10 12 28
8 Portugal POR 6 3 13 22
9 Norway NOR 6 0 4 10
10 Uganda UGA 5 7 25 37
11 Ireland IRL 4 6 4 14
12 France FRA 4 5 11 20
13 Morocco MAR 3 14 18 35
14 Great Britain GBR 3 7 7 17
15 Romania ROU 3 3 5 11
16 Italy ITA 2 6 6 14
17 Finland FIN 2 3 3 8
18 Scotland SCO 2 1 1 4
19 Eritrea ERI 1 6 9 16
20 New Zealand NZL 1 2 5 8
21 China CHN 1 2 1 4
22 Tanzania TAN 1 1 2 4
23 Netherlands NED 1 1 0 2
24 Australia AUS 1 0 3 4
25 Sweden SWE 1 0 0 1
= Tunisia TUN 1 0 0 1
27 Japan JPN 0 4 20 24
28 Canada CAN 0 3 6 9
29 Poland POL 0 2 1 3
30 Qatar QAT 0 1 5 6
31 Germany GER 0 1 1 2
32 Ukraine UKR 0 1 0 1
33 Bahrain BRN 0 0 4 4
34 Russia RUS 0 0 1 1
= Turkey TUR 0 0 1 1
= Wales WAL 0 0 1 1