1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 11th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 20, 1983 in Gateshead, England.
[edit] Results
[edit] Long race men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Bekele Debele (ETH) |
36:52 min |
| Silver |  Carlos Lopes (POR) |
36:52 min |
| Bronze |  Some Muge (KEN) |
36:52 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia Bekele Debele (1st) Eshetu Tura (14th) Wodajo Bulti (20th) Mohammed Kedir (22nd) Adugna Lema (23rd) Chala Urgessa (24th) |
104 pts |
| Silver |  United StatesAlberto Salazar (4th) Pat Porter (9th) Thom Hunt (28th) Ed Eyestone (30th) Craig Virgin (42th) Mark Anderson (57th) |
170 pts |
| Bronze | Kenya Some Muge (3rd) Paul Kipkoech (16th) Joshua Kipkemboi (31st) James Kipngetich (32nd) Jackson Ruto (37th) Herman Kipngetich (72th) |
191 pts |
[edit] Junior Race Men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Feyissa Abebe (ETH) |
24:58 min |
| Silver | Angaso Telega (ETH) |
24:59 min |
| Bronze |  Jonathan Richards (ENG) |
25:07 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia |
13 pts |
| Silver |  Spain |
41 pts |
| Bronze | England |
58 pts |
[edit] Long Race Women
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Grete Waitz (NOR) |
13:29 min |
| Silver |  Alison Wiley (CAN) |
13:37 min |
| Bronze |  Tatyana Pozdnyakova (URS) |
13:37 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | United States Joan Benoit (4th) Betty Springs (5th) Margaret Groos (9th) Jan Merrill (13th) |
31 pts |
| Silver | Soviet Union Tatyana Pozdnyakova (3rd) Svetlana Ulmasova (6th) Alla Yushina (11th) Yelena Sipatova (21st) |
41 pts |
| Bronze | Canada Alison Wiley (2nd) Nancy Rooks (12th) Anna-Maria Malone (16th) Lynn Kanuka (23rd) |
53 pts |
