1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
# 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Ellerslie Racecourse on March 26, 1988. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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 (12 km) | John Ngugi Kenya | 34:32 | Paul Kipkoech Kenya | 34:54 | Kipsubai Koskei Kenya | 35:07 |
| Junior men (8.031 km) | Wilfred Kirochi Kenya | 23:25 | Alfonce Muindi Kenya | 23:39 | Bedile Kibret Ethiopia | 23:41 |
| Senior women (5.962 km) | Ingrid Kristiansen Norway | 19:04 | Angela Tooby United Kingdom | 19:23 | Annette Sergent France | 19:29 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 23 | Ethiopia | 103 | France | 134 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 12 | Ethiopia | 33 | Spain | 61 |
| Senior women | Soviet Union | 51 | United Kingdom | 61 | France | 72 |

## Race results

### Senior men's race (12 km)

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

### Junior men's race (8.031 km)

$^†:Cosmas$ Ndeti of Kenya finished 2nd in 23:31 min, but was disqualified.

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

### Senior women's race (5.962 km)

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

## Medal table (unofficial)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | United Kingdom (UKB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 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 4401 athletes from 41 countries, two athletes (senior men) less than the official number published.

* Algeria (13)
* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Argentina (7)
* Australia (20)
* Austria (1)
* Belgium (10)
* Brazil (11)
* Canada (19)
* China (6)
* Chinese Taipei (5)
* Denmark (10)
* Ethiopia (14)
* Fiji (16)
* Finland (10)
* France (15)
* Hong Kong (6)
* Hungary (1)
* India (14)
* Ireland (18)
* Israel (2)
* Italy (20)
* Japan (20)
* Kenya (21)
* Liechtenstein (1)
* Mauritius (3)
* Nepal (15)
* New Zealand (21)
* Norway (15)
* Poland (2)
* Portugal (16)
* Soviet Union (6)
* Spain (21)
* Sweden (6)
* Switzerland (7)
* United Kingdom (21)
* United States (21)
* Vanuatu (4)
* Western Samoa (4)
* West Germany (11)
* Zambia (4)
* Zimbabwe (2)
