1981 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 9th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 28, 1981 in Madrid, Spain. There were a total number of 457 participating athletes from 39 countries.
[edit] Results
[edit] Long race men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Craig Virgin (USA) |
35:05 min |
| Silver | .svg/25px-Flag_of_Ethiopia_(1975-1987,_1991-1996).svg.png){kind=small} Mohamed Kedir (ETH) |
35:07 min |
| Bronze |  Fernando Mamede (POR) |
35:09 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia Mohamed Kedir (2nd) Girma Berhanu (7th) Dereje Nedi (13th) Kebede Balcha (14th) Miruts Yifter (15th) Eshetu Tura (30th) |
81 pts |
| Silver | United States Craig Virgin (1st) Thom Hunt (8th) Mark Nenow (17th) Bill Donakowski (18th) Bruce Bickford (19th) George Malley (51st) |
114 pts |
| Bronze |  KenyaJackson Ruto (22nd) Peter Koech (24th) Alfred Nyasani (25th) Sammy Mogene (36th) Wilson Musonik (56th) Some Muge (57th) |
220 pts |
[edit] Junior Race Men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Mohammed Chouri (TUN) |
22:04 min |
| Silver |  Yevgeniy Zherebin (URS) |
22:06 min |
| Bronze | Keith Brantly (USA) |
22:07 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | United States |
23 pts |
| Silver |  England |
61 pts |
| Bronze |  Canada |
66 pts |
[edit] Long Race Women
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Grete Waitz (NOR) |
14:07 min |
| Silver | Jan Merrill (USA) |
14:22 min |
| Bronze | Yelena Sipatova (URS) |
14:22 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Soviet Union Yelena Sipatova (3rd) Tatyana Sychova (5th) Svetlana Ulmasova (7th) Tatyana Pozdnyakova (9th) |
24 pts |
| Silver | United States Jan Merrill (2nd) Betty Springs (6th) Julie Shea (13th) Mary Shea (15th) |
36 pts |
| Bronze |  ItalyAgnese Possamai (4th) Cristina Tomasini (23rd) Silvana Cruciata (29th) Alba Milana (33rd) |
89 pts |
