1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 9th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
were held on March 28, 1981 in Madrid
, Spain
. There were a total number of 457 participating athletes from 39 countries.
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
were held on March 28, 1981 in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
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. There were a total number of 457 participating athletes from 39 countries.
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 35:05 | |
| 2. | 35:07 | |
| 3. | 35:09 | |
| 4. | 35:13 | |
| 5. | 35:18 | |
| 6. | 35:20 | |
| 7. | 35:22 | |
| 8. | 35:23 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  EthiopiaMohamed Kedir (2nd) Girma Berhanu (7th) Dereje Nedi Dereje Nedi Dereje Nedi is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best in the classic distance on August 18, 1984, winning the marathon race at the Friendship Games in... (13th) Kebede Balcha (14th) Miruts Yifter Miruts Yifter Miruts Yifter ]] is a former Ethiopian athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. His name is also sometimes spelled as Muruse Yefter.... (15th) Eshetu Tura Eshetu Tura Eshetu Tura is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He won the bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-Career:... (30th) |
81 pts |
| Silver |  United StatesCraig Virgin (1st) Thom Hunt (8th) Mark Nenow Mark Nenow Mark Nenow is a retired long-distance runner from the United States. He ran an American record in the 10,000 meters of 27 minutes, 20.56 seconds in Brussels, Belgium on September 5, 1986, which stood until May 4, 2001.-Achievements:... (17th) Bill Donakowski (18th) Bruce Bickford Bruce Bickford (athlete) Bruce Emery Bickford is a retired long-distance runner from the United States. He claimed the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in the Men's 10,000 metres, and represented his native country in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in the 10,000 metres in 1985 in Stockholm,... (19th) George Malley (51st) |
114 pts |
| Bronze |  KenyaJackson Ruto (22nd) Peter Koech Peter Koech Peter Koech is a former long-distance runner from Kenya who won a silver medal in the 3,000 meters steeplechase event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He held the world record in this event for over three years, running 8:05.35 in 1989... (24th) Alfred Nyasani (25th) Sammy Mogene (36th) Wilson Musonik (56th) Some Muge Some Muge Some Muge was a Kenyan long-distance runner.He is best known for winning Kenya's first medal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, preceding many others. This happened when he won the bronze medal in the long race of the 1983 World Cross Country Championships. Kenya also took bronze... (57th) |
220 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 22:04 min | |
| Silver | 22:06 min | |
| Bronze | 22:07 min | |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | United States Keith Brantly (3.) George Nicholas (4.) John Butler (6.) Chris Hamilton (10.) |
23 pts |
| Silver |  Kingdom of EnglandPaul Davies-Hale (5.) Jonathan Richards (11.) Mark King (20.) Christian Bloor (25.) |
61 pts |
| Bronze |  CanadaDave Reid (12.) Chris Brewster (14.) Paul McCloy (16.) Allen Hugli (24.) |
66 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 14:07 | |
| 2. | 14:22 | |
| 3. | 14:22 | |
| 4. | 14:25 | |
| 5. | 14:25 | |
| 6. | 14:28 | |
| 7. | 14:28 | |
| 8. | 14:31 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  Soviet UnionYelena Sipatova (3rd) Tatyana Sychova (5th) Svetlana Ulmasova (7th) Tatyana Pozdnyakova (9th) |
24 pts |
| Silver | United States Jan Merrill (2nd) Betty Springs (6th) Julie Shea (13th) Mary Shea (15th) |
36 pts |
| Bronze |  ItalyAgnese Possamai (4th) Cristina Tomasini (23rd) Silvana Cruciata Silvana Cruciata Silvana Cruciata is a former Italian middle- and long-distance runner. She represented Italy at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and shared medals with the Italian women's teams at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships... (29th) Alba Milana Alba Milana Alba Milana is a retired female long-distance runner from Italy. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California... (33rd) |
89 pts |