The 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, at the Franklin Park on March 21, 1992. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.

Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists IndividualSenior men(12.53 km)John Ngugi 37:05William Mutwol 37:17Fita Bayissa 37:18Junior men(7.8 km)Ismael Kirui 23:27Haile Gebrselassie 23:35Josephat Machuka 23:37Senior women(6.37 km)Lynn Jennings 21:16Catherina McKiernan 21:18Albertina Dias 21:19Junior women(4.005 km)Paula Radcliffe 13:30Wang Junxia 13:35Lydia Cheromei 13:43 TeamSenior men 46 145 147Junior men 18 28 90Senior women 47 77 96Junior women 55 59 59

Race results

Senior men's race (12.53 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time John Ngugi 37:05 William Mutwol 37:17 Fita Bayissa 37:18 4 Khalid Skah 37:20 5 Richard Chelimo 37:21 6 Steve Moneghetti 37:23 7 Dominic Kirui 37:26 8 William Sigei 37:27 9 Thierry Pantel 37:30 10 Bruno Le Stum 37:33 11 Domingos Castro 37:35 12 Antonio Martins 37:37 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points John Ngugi 1 William Mutwol 2 Richard Chelimo 5 Dominic Kirui 7 William Sigei 8 Ondoro Osoro 23 (Sammy Lelei) (77) 46 Thierry Pantel 9 Bruno Le Stum 10 Antonio Martins 12 Pascal Thiébaut 21 Jean-Louis Prianon 45 Antonio Rapisarda 48 (Pascal Fetizon) (173) (Paul Arpin) (DNF) (Mickael Dufermont) (DNF) 145 Richard Nerurkar 15 Eamonn Martin 17 Dave Clarke 20 Andy Bristow 26 Paul Dugdale 33 Mark Dalloway 36 (Paul Roden) (85) (Tommy Murray) (104) (Chris Robison) (115) 147 4 171 5 246 6 247 7 249 8 263 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.8 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Ismael Kirui 23:27 Haile Gebrselassie 23:35 Josephat Machuka 23:37 4 23:45 5 Tegenu Abebe 23:50 6 Francis Nade 23:54 7 Yasuyuki Watanabe 23:58 8 Gerbaba Eticha 24:16 9 Antony Mwingereza 24:19 10 Samuel Otieno 24:20 11 Mark Kipsang Too 24:22 12 Kazuhiro Kawauchi 24:23 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Ismael Kirui 1 Josephat Machuka 3 4 Samuel Otieno 10 (Mark Kipsang Too) (11) 18 Haile Gebrselassie 2 Tegenu Abebe 5 Gerbaba Eticha 8 Tesgie Legesse 13 28 Yasuyuki Watanabe 7 Kazuhiro Kawauchi 12 Masaki Yamamoto 32 Daisuke Isomatsu 39 (Ryoji Maeda) (42) (Shigekazu Taguchi) (49) 90 4 103 5 128 6 135 7 135 8 149 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.37 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Lynn Jennings 21:16 Catherina McKiernan 21:18 Albertina Dias 21:19 4 Vicki Huber 21:34 5 Nadia Dandolo 21:35 6 Qu Yunxia 21:36 7 Sonia O'Sullivan 21:37 8 Jill Hunter 21:39 9 Susan Sirma 21:40 10 Luchia Yeshak 21:42 11 Hellen Kimaiyo 21:45 12 Jane Ngotho 21:47 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Susan Sirma 9 Hellen Kimaiyo 11 Jane Ngotho 12 Hellen Chepngeno 15 (Pauline Konga) (90) 47 Lynn Jennings 1 Vicki Huber 4 Annette Peters 30 Sylvia Mosqueda 42 (Melinda Schmidt) (47) (Lisa Karnopp) (89) 77 Luchia Yeshak 10 Merima Denboba 20 Getenesh Urge 28 Berhane Adere 38 (Tigist Moreda) (DNF) (Derartu Tulu) (DNF) 96 4 103 5 115 6 129 7 129 8 138 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.005 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Paula Radcliffe 13:30 Wang Junxia 13:35 Lydia Cheromei 13:43 4 Jennifer Clague 13:44 5 Anja Smolders 13:58 6 Janeth Caizalitín 14:00 7 Elena Cosoveanu 14:02 8 Zhang Lirong 14:03 9 Gete Wami 14:04 10 Denisa Costescu 14:05 11 Emebet Shiferaw 14:06 12 Susie Power 14:06 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Gete Wami 9 Emebet Shiferaw 11 Genet Gebregiorgis 17 Kore Alemu 18 (Askale Bereda) (34) (Alemitu Bekele) (79) 55 Elena Cosoveanu 7 Denisa Costescu 10 Gabriela Szabo 20 Ileana Dorca 22 (Ana Nanu) (70) 59 Lydia Cheromei 3 Ruth Biwott 13 Susan Chepkemei 16 Pamela Chepchumba 27 (Catherine Kirui) (59) 59 4 61 5 78 6 103 7 165 8 166 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 580 athletes from 53 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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See also 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 1992 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics