1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
# 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Hippodrome de Longchamp on March 9, 1980. A report on the event was given 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 (12.58 km) | Craig Virgin United States | 37:01 | Hans-Jürgen Orthmann West Germany | 37:02 | Nick Rose England | 37:05 |
| Junior men (7.41 km) | Jorge García Spain | 22:17 | Valeriy Gryaznov Soviet Union | 22:23 | Ed Eyestone United States | 22:27 |
| Senior women (4.82 km) | Grete Waitz Norway | 15:05 | Irina Bondarchuk Soviet Union | 15:49 | Yelena Chernysheva Soviet Union | 15:52 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | England | 100 | United States | 163 | Belgium | 175 |
| Junior men | Soviet Union | 50 | United States | 75 | Spain | 79 |
| Senior women | Soviet Union | 15 | England | 49 | United States | 49 |

## Race results

### Senior men's race (12.58 km)

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

### Junior men's race (7.41 km)

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

### Senior women's race (4.82 km)

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

## Medal table (unofficial)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | England (ENG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 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 381 athletes from 28 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

* Algeria (17)
* Belgium (21)
* Canada (18)
* China (3)
* Czechoslovakia (2)
* Denmark (16)
* England (21)
* Finland (9)
* France (21)
* Hungary (4)
* Ireland (21)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (20)
* Morocco (7)
* Netherlands (14)
* Northern Ireland (19)
* Norway (7)
* Poland (5)
* Portugal (8)
* Scotland (21)
* Soviet Union (17)
* Spain (21)
* Sweden (8)
* Switzerland (3)
* Tunisia (14)
* United States (21)
* Wales (20)
* West Germany (19)
