1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
# 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Warszawa, Poland, at the Służewiec Racecourse on March 22, 1987. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald and in the Evening Times.

Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (11.95 km) | John Ngugi Kenya | 36:07 | Paul Kipkoech Kenya | 36:07 | Paul Arpin France | 36:51 |
| Junior men (7.05 km) | Wilfred Kirochi Kenya | 22:18 | Demeke Bekele Ethiopia | 22:18 | Debebe Demisse Ethiopia | 22:20 |
| Senior women (5.05 km) | Annette Sergent France | 16:46 | Liz Lynch Scotland | 16:48 | Ingrid Kristiansen Norway | 16:51 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 53 | England | 146 | Ethiopia | 161 |
| Junior men | Ethiopia | 19 | Kenya | 20 | Japan | 73 |
| Senior women | United States | 46 | France | 50 | Soviet Union | 55 |

## Race results

### Senior men's race (11.95 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Junior men's race (7.05 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Senior women's race (5.05 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Medal table (unofficial)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | England (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |

* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 576 athletes from 47 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

* Algeria (14)
* Australia (18)
* Belgium (20)
* Brazil (11)
* Bulgaria (5)
* Canada (20)
* China (3)
* Chinese Taipei (7)
* Cuba (2)
* Cyprus (8)
* Czechoslovakia (6)
* Denmark (3)
* Egypt (3)
* England (21)
* Ethiopia (20)
* France (20)
* Greece (9)
* Hong Kong (8)
* Hungary (6)
* India (14)
* Ireland (21)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (21)
* Jamaica (7)
* Japan (19)
* Kenya (21)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Netherlands (7)
* New Zealand (14)
* Northern Ireland (20)
* North Yemen (2)
* Norway (10)
* Poland (20)
* Portugal (15)
* Romania (5)
* Scotland (21)
* Soviet Union (11)
* Spain (21)
* Sweden (21)
* Switzerland (10)
* Tunisia (14)
* Turkey (6)
* United States (20)
* Wales (19)
* West Germany (17)
* Zimbabwe (6)
