1990 World Athletics Cross Country Championships

Host City Aix-les-Bains
Country FRA
Held 24 March 1990
Competitors 56
Countries 10

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Cross Country Men Medal 3 2
Cross Country Team Men Medal 18 3
Cross Country Junior Men Medal 3 2
Cross Country Junior Team Men Medal 12 3
Cross Country Women Medal 3 3
Cross Country Team Women Medal 12 3
Cross Country Junior Women Medal 3 2
Cross Country Junior Team Women Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Kenya KEN 4 2 2 8
2 China CHN 1 1 1 3
3 Soviet Union URS 1 0 1 2
4 Morocco MAR 1 0 0 1
= United States USA 1 0 0 1
6 Ethiopia ETH 0 3 1 4
7 Portugal POR 0 1 1 2
8 Japan JPN 0 1 0 1
9 Italy ITA 0 0 1 1
= Spain ESP 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Cross Country, Men Khalid Skah MAR Moses Tanui KEN Julius Korir KEN
Cross Country Team, Men Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Spain ESP
Cross Country Junior, Men James Kipyego Kororia KEN Richard Chelimo KEN Fita Bayissa ETH
Cross Country Junior Team, Men Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Italy ITA
Cross Country, Women Lynn Jennings USA Albertina Dias POR Yelena Romanova URS
Cross Country Team, Women Soviet Union URS Ethiopia ETH Portugal POR
Cross Country Junior, Women Liu Shixiang CHN Yan Qinglan CHN Susan Chepkemei KEN
Cross Country Junior Team, Women Kenya KEN Japan JPN China CHN