1989 World Athletics Cross Country Championships
| Host City | Stavanger |
|---|---|
| Country |  NOR |
| Held | 19 March 1989 |
| Events | 8 |
| Competitors | 56 |
| Countries | 10 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Cross Country, MenJunior | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Cross Country Team, Men | Men | — | Medal | 18 | 3 |
| Cross Country Team, MenJunior | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Cross Country, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Cross Country, WomenJunior | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Cross Country Team, Women | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Cross Country Team, WomenJunior | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya |  KEN |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |  URS |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Ethiopia |  ETH |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | France |  FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Sweden |  SWE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Great Britain |  GBR |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada |  CAN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Italy |  ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Portugal |  POR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | United States |  USA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country, Men | John Ngugi |
KEN
|
Tim Hutchings |
GBR
|
Wilfred Oanda Kirochi |
KEN
|
| Cross Country, MenJunior | Addis Abebe |
ETH
|
James Kipyego Kororia |
KEN
|
Stephenson Nyamu |
KEN
|
| Cross Country Team, Men | Kenya |
KEN
|
Great Britain |
GBR
|
Ethiopia |
ETH
|
| Cross Country Team, MenJunior | Kenya |
KEN
|
Ethiopia |
ETH
|
Italy |
ITA
|
| Cross Country, Women | Annette Sergent |
FRA
|
Nadezhda Stepanova |
URS
|
Lynn Williams |
CAN
|
| Cross Country, WomenJunior | Malin Ewerlöf |
SWE
|
Olga Nazarkina |
URS
|
Esther Saina |
KEN
|
| Cross Country Team, Women | Soviet Union |
URS
|
France |
FRA
|
United States |
USA
|
| Cross Country Team, WomenJunior | Kenya |
KEN
|
Soviet Union |
URS
|
Portugal |
POR
|