World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Edition Year City Country Date Venue No . of Countries No . of Athletes
1st 1973 Waregem Belgium March 17 Hippodroom Waregem 21 286
2nd 1974 Monza Italy March 16 Mirabello Racecourse 23 269
3rd 1975 Rabat Morocco March 16 Souissi Racecourse 26 316
4th 1976 Chepstow United Kingdom February 28 Chepstow Racecourse 21 306
5th 1977 Düsseldorf West Germany March 20 Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg 22 345
6th 1978 Glasgow United Kingdom March 25 Bellahouston Park 27 358
7th 1979 Limerick Ireland March 25 Greenpark Racecourse 27 383
8th 1980 Paris France March 9 Hippodrome de Longchamp 28 381
9th 1981 Madrid Spain March 28 Hipódromo de la Zarzuela 39 460
10th 1982 Rome Italy March 21 Ippodromo delle Capannelle 33 382
11th 1983 Gateshead United Kingdom March 20 Riverside Park 35 431
12th 1984 East Rutherford United States March 25 Meadowlands Racetrack 40 443
13th 1985 Lisbon Portugal March 24 Sports Complex of Jamor 50 570
14th 1986 Colombier Switzerland March 23 Planeyse Colombier 57 670
15th 1987 Warsaw Poland March 22 Służewiec Racecourse 47 576
16th 1988 Auckland New Zealand March 26 Ellerslie Racecourse 41 441
17th 1989 Stavanger Norway March 19 Scanvest Ring 41 568
18th 1990 Aix-les-Bains France March 25 Hippodrome de Marlioz 59 617
19th 1991 Antwerp Belgium March 24 Linkeroever Racecourse 51 633
20th 1992 Boston United States March 21 Franklin Park 53 580
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World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships. It was an annual competition until 2011, when World Athletics changed it to a biennial event.