Cross Country World Championships 1984
The 12th IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF took place on 25. March 1984 at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford ( United States instead).
The men started over a distance of 12.086 km, the women over 5 km and the juniors over 8 km.
Results
Men
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Lopes | POR | 33:25 |
2 | Tim Hutchings | CLOSELY | 33:30 |
3 | Steve Jones | WHALE | 33:32 |
4th | Pat Porter | United States | 33:34 |
5 | Wilson Waigwa | KEN | 33:41 |
6th | Ed Eyestone | United States | 33:46 |
7th | Pierre Levisse | FRA | 33:51 |
8th | Bekele Debele | ETH | 33:52 |
Of 240 athletes who started, 238 made it to the finish line.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 12: Christoph Herle ( FRG ), 34:01
- 45: Hans-Jürgen Orthmann ( FRG ), 34:34
- 53: Frank Zimmermann ( FRG ), 34:40
- 56: Michael Scheytt ( FRG ), 34:41
- 114: Konrad Dobler ( FRG ), 35:24
- 121: Kurt Hürst ( SUI ), 35:31
- 122: Robert Schneider ( FRG ), 35:31
- 128: Bernd Rangen ( FRG ), 35:39
- 133: Roland Hertner ( SUI ), 35:43
- 136: Beat Steffen ( SUI ), 35:44
- 140: Marius Hasler ( SUI ), 35:48
- 142: Martin Schmid ( SUI ), 35:49
- 178: Hugo Rey ( SUI ), 36:42
- 189: Martin Grüning ( FRG ), 37:09
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Ethiopia Bekele Debele Adugna Lema Mohamed Kedir Dereje Nedi Eshetu Tura Wodajo Bulti |
134 8 9 16 24 31 46
|
2 |
United States Pat Porter Ed Eyestone Craig Virgin John Easker Jeff Drenth Mark Stickley |
161 4 6 17 28 41 65
|
3 |
Portugal Carlos Lopes Fernando Mamede António Leitão Joao Campos Ezequiel Canario Joaquim Pinheiro |
223 1 23 25 26 64 84
|
A total of 28 teams were rated. The German team came in eleventh with 402 points and the Swiss team in 21st place with 850 points.
Women
Individual evaluation
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Maricica Puică | ROU | 15:56 |
2 | Galina Sakharova | URS | 15:58 |
3 | Grete Waitz | NOR | 15:58 |
4th | Ingrid Kristiansen | NOR | 16:04 |
5 | Jane Furniss | CLOSELY | 16:10 |
6th | Christine Benning | CLOSELY | 16:15 |
7th | Midde Hamrin | SWE | 16:16 |
8th | Angela Tooby | WHALE | 16:18 |
Of 109 athletes who started, 108 made it to the finish line.
The only participant from a German-speaking country was Ellen Wessinghage from Germany (53rd place in 17:05).
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
United States Betty Springs Cathy Branta Sabrina Dornhoefer Cathie Twomey |
52 9 10 16 17 |
2 |
England Jane Furniss Christine Benning Ruth Smeeth Carole Bradford |
65 5 6 15 39 |
3 |
New Zealand Dianne Rodger Mary O'Connor Christine Hughes Sue Bruce |
91 14 19 27 31 |
A total of 17 teams were rated.
Juniors
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pere Casacuberta | ESP | 21:32 |
2 | Doju Tessema | ETH | 21:34 |
3 | John Castellano | CAN | 21:37 |
All 94 athletes who started reached the finish.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 62: Bernd Bürger ( FRG ), 10:58 pm
- 80: Beat Nyffenegger ( SUI ), 23:41
- 83: Markus Schoni ( SUI ), 23:49
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Ethiopia Doju Tessema Belaye Teshome Kalcha Abcha Wolde Silasse Melkessa |
21 2 4 7 8 |
2 |
Spain Pere Casacuberta Antonio Pérez Joseba Sarriegui José Sanchez |
34 1 5 11 17 |
3 |
England Paul Roden David Miles Karl Palmer David Robinson |
68 6 10 22 30 |
A total of 15 teams were rated.
Web links
- Senior Men's race ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Women's race ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Junior Men's race ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) - results on the Athchamps website