2002 World Athletics Cross Country Championships

Host City Dublin
Country IRL
Held 23 – 24 March 2002
Competitors 73
Countries 10

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Cross Country Men 24 March 2002 Medal 3 3
Cross Country Team Men 24 March 2002 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Junior Men 24 March 2002 Medal 3 3
Cross Country Junior Team Men 24 March 2002 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Short Distance Men 23 March 2002 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Short Distance Team Men 23 March 2002 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Women 23 March 2002 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Team Women 23 March 2002 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Junior Women 23 March 2002 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Junior Team Women 23 March 2002 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Short Distance Women 24 March 2002 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Short Distance Team Women 24 March 2002 Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Kenya KEN 6 3 4 13
2 Ethiopia ETH 5 6 1 12
3 Great Britain GBR 1 0 0 1
4 United States USA 0 2 1 3
5 Tanzania TAN 0 1 0 1
6 Uganda UGA 0 0 2 2
7 Ireland IRL 0 0 1 1
= Japan JPN 0 0 1 1
= Morocco MAR 0 0 1 1
= Spain ESP 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Cross Country, Men Kenenisa Bekele ETH John Yuda TAN Wilberforce Talel KEN
Cross Country Team, Men Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Morocco MAR
Cross Country Junior, Men Gebre Egziabher Gebremariam ETH Abel Cheruiyot KEN Boniface Kiprop UGA
Cross Country Junior Team, Men Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Uganda UGA
Cross Country Short Distance, Men Kenenisa Bekele ETH Luke Kipkosgei KEN Hailu Mekonnen ETH
Cross Country Short Distance Team, Men Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Spain ESP
Cross Country, Women Paula Radcliffe GBR Deena Drossin-Kastor USA Colleen de Reuck USA
Cross Country Team, Women Ethiopia ETH United States USA Kenya KEN
Cross Country Junior, Women Viola Kibiwot KEN Tirunesh Dibaba ETH Vivian Cheruiyot KEN
Cross Country Junior Team, Women Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Japan JPN
Cross Country Short Distance, Women Edith Masai KEN Werknesh Kidane ETH Isabella Ochichi KEN
Cross Country Short Distance Team, Women Ethiopia ETH Kenya KEN Ireland IRL