2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships


The 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 23/24, 2002. The races were held at the Leopardstown Racecourse, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near Dublin, Ireland. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
New scores for team results were introduced.
Complete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women, for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

Medallists

Race results

Senior men's race (11.998 km)

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

    Men's short race (4.208 km)

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

    Junior men's race (7.974 km)

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

    Senior women's race (7.974 km)

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

    Women's short race (4.208 km)

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

    Junior women's race (5.962 km)

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  • 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

According to an unofficial count, 664 athletes from 59 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from,,, and did not show.
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