International athletics championship event
Senior men's race at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 11th Date March 20 Host city Gateshead , Tyne and Wear , England Venue Events 1 Distances 11.994 km – Senior men Participation 213 athletes from 31 nations
The Senior men's race at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Gateshead , England , at the on March 20, 1983. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald [1] and in the Evening Times .[2]
Complete results,[3] medallists,
[4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.
Race results [ ]
Senior men's race (11.994 km) [ ]
Individual [ ]
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Bekele Debele
Ethiopia
36:52
Carlos Lopes
Portugal
36:52
Some Muge
Kenya
36:52
4
Alberto Salazar
United States
36:53
5
Antonio Prieto
Spain
36:56
6
Rob de Castella
Australia
37:00
7
Dave Clarke
England
37:05
8
Ezequiel Canario
Portugal
37:10
9
Pat Porter
United States
37:12
10
Alberto Cova
Italy
37:17
11
Nat Muir
Scotland
37:24
12
Turkey
37:24
13
Pierre Levisse
France
37:24
14
Eshetu Tura
Ethiopia
37:28
15
Spain
37:29
16
Paul Kipkoech
Kenya
37:32
17
Eric de Beck
Belgium
37:34
18
Hans-Jürgen Orthmann
West Germany
37:35
19
Steve Jones
Wales
37:35
20
Wodajo Bulti
Ethiopia
37:35
21
Australia
37:36
22
Mohammed Kedir
Ethiopia
37:37
23
Ethiopia
37:38
24
Ethiopia
37:39
25
Sweden
37:44
26
Gelindo Bordin
Italy
37:45
27
Paul Ballinger
New Zealand
37:45
28
Thom Hunt
United States
37:46
29
Ireland
37:47
30
Ed Eyestone
United States
37:48
31
Joshua Kipkemboi
Kenya
37:49
32
Kenya
37:50
33
Kevin Forster
England
37:52
34
Australia
37:52
35
Jorge García
Spain
37:53
36
Spain
37:58
37
Kenya
37:59
38
Boualem Rahoui
Algeria
38:02
39
Australia
38:03
40
Denmark
38:04
41
Christoph Herle
West Germany
38:06
42
Craig Virgin
United States
38:06
43
Ireland
38:09
44
Spain
38:09
45
Australia
38:10
46
Karel Lismont
Belgium
38:10
47
New Zealand
38:12
48
Australia
38:12
49
Michael Spöttel
West Germany
38:13
50
Ethiopia
38:17
51
Portugal
38:18
52
West Germany
38:19
53
England
38:19
54
Rex Wilson
New Zealand
38:21
55
Alain Bordeleau
Canada
38:24
56
Jacques Boxberger
France
38:25
57
United States
38:25
58
Girma Berhanu
Ethiopia
38:26
59
Ahmed Salah
Djibouti
38:28
60
Alex Hagelsteens
Belgium
38:29
61
Gianni Demadonna
Italy
38:30
62
Ireland
38:30
63
Vincent Rousseau
Belgium
38:32
64
Antonio Leitão
Portugal
38:34
65
Venanzio Ortis
Italy
38:35
66
England
38:36
67
Miruts Yifter
Ethiopia
38:37
68
Paul McCloy
Canada
38:37
69
Francesco Panetta
Italy
38:37
70
England
38:37
71
Spain
38:38
72
Kenya
38:40
73
Sweden
38:40
74
Ralf Salzmann
West Germany
38:40
75
Franco Boffi
Italy
38:42
76
Pascal Debacker
France
38:43
77
France
38:45
78
Féthi Baccouche
Tunisia
38:46
79
Sweden
38:48
80
France
38:49
81
Australia
38:49
82
Mats Erixon
Sweden
38:50
83
Kenya
38:50
84
Portugal
38:50
85
Denmark
38:53
86
Spain
38:53
87
Belgium
38:55
88
West Germany
38:55
89
England
38:55
90
France
38:56
91
Kenya
38:57
92
Marti ten Kate
Netherlands
39:00
93
Portugal
39:02
94
Canada
39:03
95
Phil O'Brien
England
39:06
96
John Woods
Ireland
39:06
97
Scotland
39:07
98
Canada
39:08
99
Norway
39:10
100
Belgium
39:11
101
England
39:12
102
Roy Dooney
Ireland
39:12
103
José Sena
Portugal
39:15
104
Tunisia
39:15
105
Sweden
39:17
106
Algeria
39:19
107
Netherlands
39:20
108
Algeria
39:20
109
Australia
39:20
110
Brendan Quinn
Ireland
39:21
111
Zhang Guowei
China
39:22
112
Switzerland
39:23
113
Øyvind Dahl
Norway
39:24
114
France
39:24
115
Santiago de la Parte
Spain
39:24
116
Ranieri Carenza
Italy
39:24
117
Netherlands
39:26
118
Doug Brown
United States
39:27
119
Wales
39:27
120
Ahmet Altun
Turkey
39:28
121
Canada
39:28
122
Scotland
39:29
123
Switzerland
39:29
124
Norway
39:29
125
Wales
39:29
126
Derek Froude
New Zealand
39:29
127
Tore Sagvolden
Norway
39:32
128
New Zealand
39:33
129
Ireland
39:34
130
Jean-Louis Prianon
France
39:34
131
Djama Robleh
Djibouti
39:36
132
New Zealand
39:36
133
Göran Högberg
Sweden
39:36
134
Rachid Habchaoui
Algeria
39:36
135
Martín Fiz
Spain
39:38
136
West Germany
39:39
137
Belgium
39:39
138
Switzerland
39:39
139
Joseph Otieno
Kenya
39:40
140
Abdelrazzak Bounour
Algeria
39:41
141
Norway
39:42
142
Turkey
39:43
143
New Zealand
39:45
144
New Zealand
39:49
145
Wales
39:50
146
Algeria
39:53
147
Bill Donakowski
United States
39:54
148
Netherlands
39:55
149
Tommy Persson
Sweden
39:55
150
Michele Cinà
Italy
39:57
151
Denmark
39:57
152
China
39:57
153
Tunisia
39:58
154
Northern Ireland
39:58
155
Euan Robertson
New Zealand
40:00
156
Wales
40:01
157
Fernando Couto
Portugal
40:03
158
Turkey
40:03
159
Terence Mitchell
Scotland
40:03
160
United States
40:05
161
Bruno Lafranchi
Switzerland
40:06
162
Wales
40:09
163
Norway
40:11
164
Netherlands
40:12
165
Chinese Taipei
40:13
166
Tunisia
40:13
167
Sweden
40:14
168
Netherlands
40:15
169
Ireland
40:17
170
Northern Ireland
40:17
171
France
40:19
172
Wales
40:20
173
Netherlands
40:22
174
China
40:22
175
Peter McColgan
Northern Ireland
40:22
176
Denmark
40:24
177
Wales
40:26
178
China
40:27
179
Abderrahmane Morceli
Algeria
40:28
180
Scotland
40:29
181
Djibouti
40:32
182
Scotland
40:36
183
Tunisia
40:38
184
China
40:39
185
Switzerland
40:39
186
Canada
40:42
187
Wales
40:48
188
Northern Ireland
40:56
189
Tunisia
40:58
190
China
40:59
191
Turkey
40:59
192
Canada
41:00
193
Scotland
41:02
194
Northern Ireland
41:02
195
Canada
41:09
196
Arye Gamliel
Israel
41:10
197
Belgium
41:22
198
Scotland
41:26
199
Werner Meier
Switzerland
41:30
200
Netherlands
41:39
201
Scotland
41:44
202
Northern Ireland
41:45
203
Algeria
41:55
204
Israel
42:11
205
Northern Ireland
42:12
206
Algeria
42:50
207
Northern Ireland
43:06
208
Chinese Taipei
43:08
209
Kuwait
47:02
210
Comoros
48:12
—
Dan Glans
Sweden
DNF
—
Fernando Mamede
Portugal
DNF
—
John Treacy
Ireland
DNF
Teams [ ]
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
Bekele Debele
1
Eshetu Tura
14
Wodajo Bulti
20
Mohammed Kedir
22
23
24
()
(50)
(Girma Berhanu )
(58)
(Miruts Yifter )
(67)
104
United States
Alberto Salazar
4
Pat Porter
9
Thom Hunt
28
Ed Eyestone
30
Craig Virgin
42
57
(Doug Brown )
(118)
(Bill Donakowski )
(147)
()
(160)
170
Kenya
Some Muge
3
Paul Kipkoech
16
Joshua Kipkemboi
31
32
37
72
()
(83)
()
(91)
(Joseph Otieno )
(139)
191
4
Australia
Rob de Castella
6
21
34
39
45
48
()
(81)
()
(109)
193
5
Spain
206
6
Portugal
Carlos Lopes
2
Ezequiel Canario
8
51
Antonio Leitão
64
84
93
(José Sena )
(103)
(Fernando Couto )
(157)
(Fernando Mamede )
(DNF)
302
7
Italy
306
8
England
318
9
West Germany
322
10
Belgium
Eric de Beck
17
Karel Lismont
46
Alex Hagelsteens
60
Vincent Rousseau
63
87
100
()
(137)
()
(197)
373
11
France
Pierre Levisse
13
Jacques Boxberger
56
Pascal Debacker
76
77
80
90
()
(114)
(Jean-Louis Prianon )
(130)
()
(171)
392
12
Ireland
29
43
62
John Woods
96
Roy Dooney
102
Brendan Quinn
110
()
(129)
()
(169)
(John Treacy )
(DNF)
442
13
Sweden
497
14
New Zealand
514
15
Canada
Alain Bordeleau
55
Paul McCloy
68
94
98
121
186
()
(192)
()
(195)
622
16
Algeria
Boualem Rahoui
38
106
108
Rachid Habchaoui
134
Abdelrazzak Bounour
140
146
(Abderrahmane Morceli )
(179)
()
(203)
()
(206)
672
17
Wales
Steve Jones
19
119
125
145
156
162
()
(172)
()
(177)
()
(187)
726
18
Scotland
Nat Muir
11
97
122
Terence Mitchell
159
180
182
()
(193)
()
(198)
()
(201)
751
19
Norway
767
20
Netherlands
92
107
117
148
164
168
()
(173)
()
(200)
796
21
Tunisia
873
22
Switzerland
918
23
China
989
24
Northern Ireland
154
170
Peter McColgan
175
188
194
202
()
(205)
()
(207)
1083
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Participation [ ]
An unofficial count yields the participation of 213 athletes from 31 countries in the senior men's race, one athlete less than the official number published.[5]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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Gillon, Doug (March 21, 1933), Men from the mountains clean up - A glimpse into the seemingly bottomless well of talented distance runners in Ethiopia was given at Gateshead yesterday, when the men from the mountains swept the boards in the world cross country championships... , Glasgow Herald , p. 18, retrieved October 21, 2013
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Bekele's bombshell - Seeing 20-year-old Ethiopian soldier Bekele Debele win the world cross-country title by beating such stars as Alberto Salazar, and Carlos Lopes it was almost impossible to believe he took up running seriously only a year ago... , Evening Times , March 21, 1933, p. 12, retrieved October 21, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983 , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 21, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS , Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
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36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF) , IAAF , p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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