World Athletics Cross Country Championships
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
Year |
Host City |
Country |
Held |
Events |
Competitors |
Countries |
1973 |
Waregem |
BEL |
17 March 1973 |
6 |
45 |
9 |
1974 |
Monza |
ITA |
16 March 1974 |
6 |
44 |
9 |
1975 |
Rabat |
MAR |
16 March 1975 |
6 |
46 |
8 |
1976 |
Chepstow |
WAL |
28 February 1976 |
6 |
45 |
9 |
1977 |
Düsseldorf |
GER |
20 March 1977 |
6 |
46 |
10 |
1978 |
Glasgow |
SCO |
25 March 1978 |
6 |
46 |
10 |
1979 |
Limerick |
IRL |
25 March 1979 |
6 |
45 |
8 |
1980 |
Paris |
FRA |
9 March 1980 |
6 |
44 |
7 |
1981 |
Madrid |
ESP |
28 March 1981 |
6 |
46 |
10 |
1982 |
Roma |
ITA |
21 March 1982 |
6 |
47 |
8 |
1983 |
Gateshead |
ENG |
20 March 1983 |
6 |
44 |
9 |
1984 |
New York |
USA |
25 March 1984 |
6 |
48 |
11 |
1985 |
Lisboa |
POR |
24 March 1985 |
6 |
45 |
9 |
1986 |
Neuchâtel |
SUI |
23 March 1986 |
6 |
43 |
7 |
1987 |
Warszawa |
POL |
22 March 1987 |
6 |
45 |
9 |
1988 |
Auckland |
NZL |
26 March 1988 |
6 |
43 |
7 |
1989 |
Stavanger |
NOR |
19 March 1989 |
8 |
56 |
10 |
1990 |
Aix-les-Bains |
FRA |
24 March 1990 |
8 |
56 |
10 |
1991 |
Antwerpen |
BEL |
24 March 1991 |
8 |
58 |
9 |
1992 |
Boston |
USA |
21 March 1992 |
8 |
57 |
10 |
1993 |
Amorebieta |
ESP |
28 March 1993 |
8 |
57 |
8 |
1994 |
Budapest |
HUN |
26 March 1994 |
8 |
55 |
6 |
1995 |
Durham |
ENG |
25 March 1995 |
8 |
56 |
8 |
1996 |
Cape Town |
RSA |
23 March 1996 |
8 |
54 |
6 |
1997 |
Torino |
ITA |
23 March 1997 |
8 |
55 |
6 |
1998 |
Marrakech |
MAR |
21 – 22 March 1998 |
12 |
72 |
7 |
1999 |
Belfast |
GBR |
27 – 28 March 1999 |
12 |
74 |
9 |
2000 |
Vilamoura |
POR |
18 – 19 March 2000 |
12 |
74 |
9 |
2001 |
Oostende |
BEL |
24 – 25 March 2001 |
12 |
73 |
11 |
2002 |
Dublin |
IRL |
23 – 24 March 2002 |
12 |
73 |
10 |
2003 |
Lausanne |
SUI |
29 – 30 March 2003 |
12 |
65 |
6 |
2004 |
Bruxelles |
BEL |
20 – 21 March 2004 |
12 |
68 |
9 |
2005 |
Saint-Etienne |
FRA |
19 – 20 March 2005 |
12 |
64 |
7 |
2006 |
Fukuoka |
JPN |
1 – 2 April 2006 |
12 |
69 |
7 |
2007 |
Mombasa |
KEN |
24 March 2007 |
8 |
56 |
6 |
2008 |
Edinburgh |
GBR |
30 March 2008 |
8 |
55 |
7 |
2009 |
Amman |
JOR |
28 March 2009 |
8 |
50 |
6 |
2010 |
Bydgoszcz |
POL |
28 March 2010 |
8 |
49 |
5 |
2011 |
Punta Umbría |
ESP |
20 March 2011 |
8 |
48 |
5 |
2013 |
Bydgoszcz |
POL |
24 March 2013 |
8 |
49 |
7 |
2015 |
Qingzhen |
CHN |
28 March 2015 |
8 |
48 |
5 |
2017 |
Kampala |
UGA |
26 March 2017 |
9 |
61 |
6 |
2019 |
Aarhus |
DEN |
30 March 2019 |
9 |
60 |
5 |
2023 |
Bathurst |
AUS |
18 February 2023 |
9 |
60 |
5 |
Medal table
Pos |
Country |
🥇 Gold |
🥈 Silver |
🥉 Bronze |
Total |
1 |
Kenya |
KEN |
151 |
108 |
75 |
334 |
2 |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
107 |
115 |
63 |
285 |
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 |
4 |
6 |
22 |
32 |
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 |
6 |
16 |
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 |