The 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at the Ippodromo delle Capannelle on March 21, 1982. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published. In the senior men's competition, two-time defending champion Craig Virgin had traveled to Rome to defend his title, but was unable to race. On the day before the contest, was sent to the hospital by ambulance, where he was hospitalized for six days with a swollen kidney and a massive urinary tract infection. Doctors ultimately decided against removal of Virgin's right kidney, although the kidney was later removed in 1994.
Medallists IndividualSenior men(11.978 km)Mohammed Kedir 33:40.5Alberto Salazar 33:44.8Rod Dixon 34:01.8Junior men(7.926 km)Zurbachev Gelaw 22:45.3Adugna Lema 22:46.6Stefano Mei 22:48.7Senior women(4.663 km)Maricica Puică 14:38.9Fiţa Lovin 14:40.5Grete Waitz 14:43.9 TeamSenior men 98 114 257Junior men 12 37 70Senior women 44 57 67
Race results
Senior men's race (11.978 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Mohammed Kedir 33:40.5 Alberto Salazar 33:44.8 Rod Dixon 34:01.8 4 Hansjörg Kunze 34:03 5 Mike McLeod 34:06.4 6 Eshetu Tura 34:07.7 7 Alberto Cova 34:12.8 8 Werner Schildhauer 34:17.1 9 Dave Clarke 34:19.4 10 Rob de Castella 34:20.5 11 Hugh Jones 34:21 12 Wodajo Bulti 34:28.5 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Mohammed Kedir 1 Eshetu Tura 6 Wodajo Bulti 12 Miruts Yifter 16 Hana Girma 28 Dereje Nedi 35 (Girma Berhanu) (66) (Megersa Tulu) (137) 98 Mike McLeod 5 Dave Clarke 9 Hugh Jones 11 Julian Goater 18 Steve Kenyon 22 Karl Harrison 49 (Barry Knight) (65) (Kevin Forster) (67) (Peter Standing) (124) 114 Aleksandr Antipov 19 Valeriy Sapon 24 Enn Sellik 45 Viktor Chumakov 46 Yevgeniy Okorokov 52 Toomas Turb 71 (Sergey Navolokin) (83) (Igor Yefimov) (114) 257 4 271 5 280 6 300 7 328 8 330 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.926 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Zurbachev Gelaw 22:45.3 Adugna Lema 22:46.6 Stefano Mei 22:48.7 4 Hunde Kume 22:50.5 5 Teka Mekonnen 22:56.2 6 Francesco Panetta 23:08.4 7 Salvatore Nicosia 23:09.2 8 Jonathan Richards 23:11.4 9 Gonfa Negere 23:14.3 10 Bekele Debele 23:19.7 11 John Easker 23:25 12 Francisco Espejo 23:29.7 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Zurbachev Gelaw 1 Adugna Lema 2 Hunde Kume 4 Teka Mekonnen 5 (Gonfa Negere) (9) (Bekele Debele) (10) 12 Stefano Mei 3 Francesco Panetta 6 Salvatore Nicosia 7 Ranieri Carenza 21 (Sergio Bruni) (39) (Marco Gozzano) (58) 37 John Easker 11 Tom Ansberry 14 George Nicholas 22 Joe Stinzi 23 (Jonathan Knight) (46) (Mike Kubitschek) (56) 70 4 72 5 95 6 100 7 138 8 146 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.663 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Maricica Puică 14:38.9 Fiţa Lovin 14:40.5 Grete Waitz 14:43.9 4 Agnese Possamai 14:46.9 5 Dianne Rodger 14:49.2 6 Ingrid Kristiansen 14:50.9 7 Yelena Sipatova 14:51.9 8 Raisa Smekhnova 14:55.5 9 Nadia Dandolo 14:57.9 10 Jan Merrill 14:59.5 11 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 15:00.1 12 Kate Wiley 15:01 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Yelena Sipatova 7 Raisa Smekhnova 8 Tatyana Pozdnyakova 11 Galina Zakharova 18 (Alla Yushina) (29) 44 Agnese Possamai 4 Nadia Dandolo 9 Cristina Tomasini 19 Rita Marchisio 25 (Margherita Gargano) (35) (Gabriella Dorio) ((DNF)) 57 Ann Ford 13 Paula Fudge 14 Jane Furniss 16 Ruth Smeeth 24 (Christina Boxer) (41) (Sandra Arthurton) (48) 67 4 70 5 104 6 126 7 132 8 158 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 382 athletes from 33 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
(20) (1) (19) (21) (2) (16) (3) (21) (14) (21) (20) (3) (20) (9) (1) (2) (1) (6) (6) (4) (11) (4) (6) (21) (2) (21) (17) (21) (15) (6) (21) (20) (7)
See also 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1982 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics Athletics Australia