1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

The Senior men's race at the 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, at the Meadowlands Racetrack on March 25, 1984. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Senior men's race at the 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition12th
DateMarch 25
Host cityEast Rutherford, New Jersey, United States United States
VenueMeadowlands Racetrack
Events1
Distances12.086 km – Senior men
Participation240 athletes from
37 nations

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Race results edit

Senior men's race (12.086 km) edit

Individual edit

Rank Athlete Country Time
  Carlos Lopes   Portugal 33:25
  Tim Hutchings   England 33:30
  Steve Jones   Wales 33:32
4 Pat Porter   United States 33:34
5 Wilson Waigwa   Kenya 33:41
6 Ed Eyestone   United States 33:46
7 Pierre Levisse   France 33:51
8 Bekele Debele   Ethiopia 33:52
9 Adugna Lema   Ethiopia 33:52
10 Francesco Panetta   Italy 33:54
11 Alberto Cova   Italy 33:58
12 Christoph Herle   West Germany 34:01
13 John Treacy   Ireland 34:01
14 Niels Kim Hjorth   Denmark 34:03
15 Martti Vainio   Finland 34:04
16 Mohammed Kedir   Ethiopia 34:06
17 Craig Virgin   United States 34:07
18 Stijn Jaspers   Netherlands 34:07
19 Paul Kipkoech   Kenya 34:07
20 Rex Wilson   New Zealand 34:07
21 Rob de Castella   Australia 34:08
22 Luis Adsuara   Spain 34:08
23 Fernando Mamede   Portugal 34:09
24 Dereje Nedi   Ethiopia 34:09
25 Antonio Leitão   Portugal 34:12
26 João Campos   Portugal 34:13
27 Jorge García   Spain 34:13
28 John Easker   United States 34:15
29 Eduardo Castro   Mexico 34:17
30 Julian Goater   England 34:19
31 Eshetu Tura   Ethiopia 34:19
32 Constantino Esparcia   Spain 34:20
33 John Bowden   New Zealand 34:21
34 Kevin Forster   England 34:23
35 John Woods   Ireland 34:24
36 Dominique Chauvelier   France 34:25
37 Gerardo Alcala   Mexico 34:25
38 David Burridge   New Zealand 34:26
39 Joshua Kipkemboi   Kenya 34:27
40 Klaas Lok   Netherlands 34:28
41 Jeff Drenth   United States 34:29
42 Paul McCloy   Canada 34:29
43 Zhang Guowei   China 34:32
44 Shane Marshall   New Zealand 34:33
45 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann   West Germany 34:34
46 Wodajo Bulti   Ethiopia 34:35
47 Shozo Shimoju   Japan 34:36
48 Alain Bordeleau   Canada 34:37
49 Peter Tootell   England 34:38
50 Vicente Polo   Spain 34:38
51 Philippe Legrand   France 34:39
52 Some Muge   Kenya 34:39
53 Frank Zimmermann   West Germany 34:40
54 Stefano Mei   Italy 34:40
55 Franco Boffi   Italy 34:40
56 Michael Scheytt   West Germany 34:41
57 Omwanda Mirande   Kenya 34:41
58 Santiago Llorente   Spain 34:41
59 Theo van den Abeele   Belgium 34:42
60 Giuseppe Pambianchi   Italy 34:42
61 Peter Kianga   Kenya 34:42
62 Karel Lismont   Belgium 34:43
63 Joseph Kiptum   Kenya 34:43
64 Ezequiel Canario   Portugal 34:44
65 Mark Stickley   United States 34:45
66 John O'Toole   Ireland 34:46
67 Richard O'Flynn   Ireland 34:47
68 Salvatore Antibo   Italy 34:48
69 Andy Holden   England 34:50
70 Tom Birnie   New Zealand 34:51
71 Dallas McCallum   New Zealand 34:52
72 Andrew Masai   Kenya 34:52
73 Jef Gees   Belgium 34:53
74 Jan Hagelbrand   Sweden 34:54
75 Shuichi Yoneshige   Japan 34:55
76 Lars-Erik Nilsson   Sweden 34:55
77 Jean-Louis Prianon   France 34:56
78 Henrik Sandström   Finland 34:56
79 Werner Mory   Belgium 34:57
80 Ranieri Carenza   Italy 34:57
81 Antonio Prieto   Spain 34:58
82 Marco Gozzano   Italy 34:59
83 Jesús Herrera   Mexico 34:59
84 Joaquim Pinheiro   Portugal 35:00
85 Richard Partridge   England 35:01
86 Jairo Correa   Colombia 35:01
87 Geoff Turnbull   England 35:02
88 Cándido Alario   Spain 35:02
89 Mats Erixon   Sweden 35:03
90 Alex Gonzalez   France 35:04
91 Ghilsmain Fourrier   Belgium 35:05
92 John Idstrom   United States 35:08
93 Valentin Rodríguez   Spain 35:10
94 Daniel Dillon   United States 35:10
95 Jean-Pierre Paumen   Belgium 35:11
96 Feyissa Abebe   Ethiopia 35:12
97 Hailu Wolde Tsadik   Ethiopia 35:12
98 Tonnie Dirks   Netherlands 35:12
99 Toshihiro Shibutani   Japan 35:13
100 Keld Johnsen   Denmark 35:13
101 Tommy Persson   Sweden 35:14
102 Robert Costelloe   Ireland 35:15
103 Paul Ballinger   New Zealand 35:15
104 Jos Maes   Belgium 35:15
105 Tony O'Leary   Ireland 35:16
106 Joaquin Leano   Colombia 35:17
107 Ron Becht   Canada 35:17
108 Kenneth Davies   Wales 35:19
109 Hans Koeleman   Netherlands 35:19
110 Jacques Boxberger   France 35:20
111 Raymond van Paemel   Belgium 35:21
112 Lawrie Spence   Scotland 35:22
113 Steve Binns   England 35:23
114 Konrad Dobler   West Germany 35:24
115 Domingo Tibaduiza   Colombia 35:25
116 Pär Wallin   Sweden 35:27
117 Didier Bernard   France 35:29
118 Deon McNeilly   Northern Ireland 35:30
119 Andrew Evans   Wales 35:30
120 José Manuel Albentosa   Spain 35:31
121 Kurt Huerst    Switzerland 35:31
122 Robert Schneider   West Germany 35:31
123 Hillary Tuwei   Kenya 35:31
124 Fernando Couto   Portugal 35:33
125 Robert Cook   Canada 35:34
126 Nigel Adams   Wales 35:37
127 Gábor Szabó   Hungary 35:38
128 Bernd Rangen   West Germany 35:39
129 Jari Nurmisto   Finland 35:39
130 Marti ten Kate   Netherlands 35:40
131 Ross Copestake   Scotland 35:42
132 Tony Blakewell   Wales 35:43
133 Roland Hertner    Switzerland 35:43
134 Marc Borghans   Netherlands 35:43
135 Lars Ericsson   Sweden 35:44
136 Beat Steffen    Switzerland 35:44
137 Lars Bo Sørensen   Denmark 35:45
138 Hans Segerfeldt   Sweden 35:45
139 Pascal Debacker   France 35:47
140 Marius Hasler    Switzerland 35:48
141 Roy Dooney   Ireland 35:48
142 Martin Schmid    Switzerland 35:49
143 Edward Stewart   Scotland 35:49
144 Troy Billings   United States 35:51
145 Derek Froude   New Zealand 35:51
146 Terence Mitchell   Scotland 35:53
147 Sabag Shemtov   Israel 35:55
148 Terry Greene   Northern Ireland 35:57
149 Fraser Clyne   Scotland 35:58
150 Thierry Watrice   France 35:59
151 Steve Martin   Northern Ireland 36:00
152 Roger de Vogel   Belgium 36:01
153 Roberto Silva   Mexico 36:02
154 Wu Zhihan   China 36:02
155 Adrian Shorter   Canada 36:02
156 Cui Yulin   China 36:03
157 Henrik Albahn   Denmark 36:05
158 Eddie Herridge   England 36:06
159 Ralph Petersen   Denmark 36:07
160 Cong Ming   China 36:09
161 Dan Glans   Sweden 36:09
162 Kingston Mills   Ireland 36:11
163 Megersa Tulu   Ethiopia 36:12
164 Per Hoffmann   Denmark 36:14
165 Raul Ceja   Mexico 36:15
166 Cor Lambregts   Netherlands 36:17
167 Chris Buckley   Wales 36:18
168 Alex Gilmour   Scotland 36:20
169 Tony Simmons   Wales 36:22
170 James Egan   Scotland 36:26
171 Ieuan Ellis   Wales 36:29
172 Nestor Moreno   Puerto Rico 36:30
173 Christian Wolfsberg   Denmark 36:31
174 Fu Bangrong   China 36:31
175 Charles Haskett   Scotland 36:33
176 Cameron Spence   Northern Ireland 36:35
177 Masahito Ueda   Japan 36:36
178 Hugo Rey    Switzerland 36:42
179 Samuel Doherty   Northern Ireland 36:45
180 Randy Cox   Canada 36:50
181 Ilpo Jousimaa   Finland 36:51
182 Rheal Desjardins   Canada 36:53
183 Yang Lin   China 36:54
184 Mohamed Bekheet   Palestine 36:57
185 Sadot Méndez   Puerto Rico 36:58
186 Eddie Oxlade   Northern Ireland 37:00
187 Roberto Ramos   Puerto Rico 37:02
188 Derick Adamson   Jamaica 37:06
189 Martin Grüning   West Germany 37:09
190 Jón Didriksson   Iceland 37:12
191 Ildelgard Vargas   Venezuela 37:14
192 Gábor Markó   Hungary 37:17
193 Alun Roper   Wales 37:18
194 Michael Feurtado   Jamaica 37:19
195 Joseph Cross   Jamaica 37:23
196 Takuya Hashiba   Japan 37:25
197 Israel Díaz   Puerto Rico 37:27
198 Sigurdur Sigmundsson   Iceland 37:31
199 Fernando Miguel   Portugal 37:35
200 Ahmad Al-Hajry   Kuwait 37:35
201 John Arnold   Hong Kong 37:38
202 Cesar Sabagol   Colombia 37:39
203 Placido Martin   Colombia 37:41
204 Paul Stapleton   Hong Kong 37:44
205 João Silva   Portugal 37:45
206 Alvaro Palacios   Colombia 37:46
207 Pablo Rodríguez   Puerto Rico 37:55
208 Cebert Cooper   Jamaica 38:02
209 Luis Almonte   Dominican Republic 38:02
210 Tim Soutar   Hong Kong 38:11
211 Saleh Haji Ali   Kuwait 38:12
212 Jens Hansen   Denmark 38:16
213 Jukka Viitasaari   Finland 38:22
214 Francisco Medina   Mexico 38:24
215 Agust Thorsteinsson   Iceland 38:26
216 Fredeberto Sanchez   Mexico 38:26
217 Jorge Alvarado   Puerto Rico 38:49
218 Jean Fasnacht   Hong Kong 38:50
219 Adiat Salah   Kuwait 39:09
220 Ahmad Helal   Kuwait 39:09
221 M.Ibrahim Haji   Kuwait 39:11
222 Sighvatur Gudmundsson   Iceland 39:17
223 Hugh Dunkley   Jamaica 39:28
224 Harfteinn Oskarsson   Iceland 39:33
225 Keith Laing   Jamaica 39:35
226 Jukka Tammisuo   Finland 40:20
227 Marlon Williams   U.S. Virgin Islands 40:24
228 Gladstone Jones   Jamaica 40:29
229 Wallace Williams   U.S. Virgin Islands 40:38
230 Greg Johnson   U.S. Virgin Islands 40:41
231 Herman Crookes   Jamaica 41:12
232 Gunnar Birgisson   Iceland 41:15
233 Wong Kim Kueng   Hong Kong 41:18
234 Wong Ip Chor   Hong Kong 41:22
235 Hing Shih Wah   Hong Kong 41:25
236 Bill Chan   Hong Kong 41:25
237 Rafael Hernandez   Dominican Republic 41:26
238 Jeffrey Chung   Hong Kong 41:39
Gelindo Bordin   Italy DNF
George Braidwood   Scotland DNF

Teams edit

Rank Team Points
    Ethiopia
Bekele Debele 8
Adugna Lema 9
Mohammed Kedir 16
Dereje Nedi 24
Eshetu Tura 31
Wodajo Bulti 46
(Feyissa Abebe) (96)
(Hailu Wolde Tsadik) (97)
(Megersa Tulu) (163)
134
    United States
Pat Porter 4
Ed Eyestone 6
Craig Virgin 17
John Easker 28
Jeff Drenth 41
Mark Stickley 65
(John Idstrom) (92)
(Daniel Dillon) (94)
(Troy Billings) (144)
161
    Portugal
Carlos Lopes 1
Fernando Mamede 23
Antonio Leitão 25
João Campos 26
Ezequiel Canario 64
Joaquim Pinheiro 84
(Fernando Couto) (124)
(Fernando Miguel) (199)
(João Silva) (205)
223
4   Kenya
Wilson Waigwa 5
Paul Kipkoech 19
Joshua Kipkemboi 39
Some Muge 52
Omwanda Mirande 57
Peter Kianga 61
(Joseph Kiptum) (63)
(Andrew Masai) (72)
(Hillary Tuwei) (123)
233
5   Italy
Francesco Panetta 10
Alberto Cova 11
Stefano Mei 54
Franco Boffi 55
Giuseppe Pambianchi 60
Salvatore Antibo 68
(Ranieri Carenza) (80)
(Marco Gozzano) (82)
(Gelindo Bordin) (DNF)
258
6   England
Tim Hutchings 2
Julian Goater 30
Kevin Forster 34
Peter Tootell 49
Andy Holden 69
Richard Partridge 85
(Geoff Turnbull) (87)
(Steve Binns) (113)
(Eddie Herridge) (158)
269
7   Spain
Luis Adsuara 22
Jorge García 27
Constantino Esparcia 32
Vicente Polo 50
Santiago Llorente 58
Antonio Prieto 81
(Cándido Alario) (88)
(Valentin Rodríguez) (93)
(José Manuel Albentosa) (120)
270
8   New Zealand
Rex Wilson 20
John Bowden 33
David Burridge 38
Shane Marshall 44
Tom Birnie 70
Dallas McCallum 71
(Paul Ballinger) (103)
(Derek Froude) (145)
276
9   France
Pierre Levisse 7
Dominique Chauvelier 36
Philippe Legrand 51
Jean-Louis Prianon 77
Alex Gonzalez 90
Jacques Boxberger 110
(Didier Bernard) (117)
(Pascal Debacker) (139)
(Thierry Watrice) (150)
371
10   Ireland
John Treacy 13
John Woods 35
John O'Toole 66
Richard O'Flynn 67
Robert Costelloe 102
Tony O'Leary 105
(Roy Dooney) (141)
(Kingston Mills) (162)
388
11   West Germany
Christoph Herle 12
Hans-Jürgen Orthmann 45
Frank Zimmermann 53
Michael Scheytt 56
Konrad Dobler 114
Robert Schneider 122
(Bernd Rangen) (128)
(Martin Grüning) (189)
402
12   Belgium
Theo van den Abeele 59
Karel Lismont 62
Jef Gees 73
Werner Mory 79
Ghilsmain Fourrier 91
Jean-Pierre Paumen 95
(Jos Maes) (104)
(Raymond van Paemel) (111)
(Roger de Vogel) (152)
459
13   Netherlands
Stijn Jaspers 18
Klaas Lok 40
Tonnie Dirks 98
Hans Koeleman 109
Martin ten Kate 130
Marc Borghans 134
(Cor Lambregts) (166)
529
14   Sweden
Jan Hagelbrand 74
Lars-Erik Nilsson 76
Mats Erixon 89
Tommy Persson 101
Pär Wallin 116
Lars Ericsson 135
(Hans Segerfeldt) (138)
(Dan Glans) (161)
591
15   Wales
Steve Jones 3
Kenneth Davies 108
Andrew Evans 119
Nigel Adams 126
Tony Blakewell 132
Chris Buckley 167
(Tony Simmons) (169)
(Ieuan Ellis) (171)
(Alun Roper) (193)
655
16   Canada
Paul McCloy 42
Alain Bordeleau 48
Ron Becht 107
Robert Cook 125
Adrian Shorter 155
Randy Cox 180
(Rheal Desjardins) (182)
657
17   Mexico
Eduardo Castro 29
Gerardo Alcala 37
Jesús Herrera 83
Roberto Silva 153
Raul Ceja 165
Francisco Medina 214
(Fredeberto Sanchez) (216)
681
18   Denmark
Niels Kim Hjorth 14
Keld Johnsen 100
Lars Bo Sørensen 137
Henrik Albahn 157
Ralph Petersen 159
Per Hoffmann 164
(Christian Wolfsberg) (173)
(Jens Hansen) (212)
731
19   Finland
Martti Vainio 15
Henrik Sandström 78
Jari Nurmisto 129
Ilpo Jousimaa 181
Jukka Viitasaari 213
Jukka Tammisuo 226
842
20   Scotland
Lawrie Spence 112
Ross Copestake 131
Edward Stewart 143
Terence Mitchell 146
Fraser Clyne 149
Alex Gilmour 168
(James Egan) (170)
(Charles Haskett) (175)
(George Braidwood) (DNF)
849
21    Switzerland
Kurt Huerst 121
Roland Hertner 133
Beat Steffen 136
Marius Hasler 140
Martin Schmid 142
Hugo Rey 178
850
22   China
Zhang Guowei 43
Wu Zhihan 154
Cui Yulin 156
Cong Ming 160
Fu Bangrong 174
Yang Lin 183
870
23   Colombia
Jairo Correa 86
Joaquin Leano 106
Domingo Tibaduiza 115
Cesar Sabagol 202
Placido Martin 203
Alvaro Palacios 206
918
24   Northern Ireland
Deon McNeilly 118
Terry Greene 148
Steve Martin 151
Cameron Spence 176
Samuel Doherty 179
Eddie Oxlade 186
958
25   Puerto Rico
Nestor Moreno 172
Sadot Méndez 185
Roberto Ramos 187
Israel Díaz 197
Pablo Rodríguez 207
Jorge Alvarado 217
1165
26   Jamaica
Derick Adamson 188
Michael Feurtado 194
Joseph Cross 195
Cebert Cooper 208
Hugh Dunkley 223
Keith Laing 225
(Gladstone Jones) (228)
(Herman Crookes) (231)
1233
27   Iceland
Jón Didriksson 190
Sigurdur Sigmundsson 198
Agust Thorsteinsson 215
Sighvatur Gudmundsson 222
Harfteinn Oskarsson 224
Gunnar Birgisson 232
1281
28   Hong Kong
John Arnold 201
Paul Stapleton 204
Tim Soutar 210
Jean Fasnacht 218
Wong Kim Kueng 233
Wong Ip Chor 234
(Hing Shih Wah) (235)
(Bill Chan) (236)
(Jeffrey Chung) (238)
1300
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 240 athletes from 37 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Athletics - Carlos Lopes of Portugal won the world cross-country title over seven-and-a-half miles of Meadowlands Racecourse in New York yesterday in a time of 33 minutes 25 seconds, but Scotland's best medal hope Shettleston Harrier Nat Muir, was forced to watch the race on television, confined to bed with a bronchial virus and a temperature of 103..., Glasgow Herald, March 26, 1984, p. 15, retrieved October 21, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 11.8km CC Men -, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 21, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. ^ a b 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