The 5th Asian Cross Country Championships took place 1999 in Tehran, Iran for Men and in Hong Kong for Women. Team rankings were decided by a combination of each nation's top three athletes finishing positions.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Men Individual |  Ahmad Zarekar (IRI)
|
 Toshinari Fujimoto (JPN)
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Noriyoshi Takasu (JPN)
|
| Senior Men Team | Japan (JPN)
|
Iran (IRI)
|
 China (CHN)
|
| Junior Men Individual | Zhong Haibo (CHN)
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Hidenori Noguchi (JPN)
|
 Jalal Uddin (PAK)
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| Junior Men Team | Japan (JPN)
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Pakistan (PAK)
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Iran (IRI) &  India (IND)
|
| Senior Women Individual | Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)
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Miwako Yamanaka (JPN)
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Li Meihua (CHN)
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| Senior Women Team | Japan (JPN)
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China (CHN)
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India (IND)
|
| Junior Women Individual | Kaori Yoshida (JPN)
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Ritsuko Tankiku (JPN)
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 Kang Young-Ran (KOR)
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| Junior Women Team | Japan (JPN)
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China (CHN)
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Republic of Korea (KOR)
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |