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