Past Championships Participation Figures

Venue Date Country Compet. Men Jr Men Women Jr Women
Waragem 17-Mar-73 21 278 149 55 74
Monza 16-Mar-74 23 266 122 75 69
Rabat 16-Mar-75 26 297 173 59 71
Chepstow 28-Feb-76 21 303 153 81 69
Düsseldorf 20-Mar-77 22 343 167 80 96
Glasgow 25-Mar-78 24 359 163 98 98
Limerick 25-Mar-79 27 375 187 90 98
Paris 09-Mar-80 28 371 172 96 103
Madrid 28-Mar-81 39 448 229 102 117
Rome 21-Mar-82 33 369 169 93 107
Gateshead 20-Mar-83 32 427 212 105 110
New York 25-Mar-84 40 440 238 94 108
Lisbon 24-Mar-85 47 564 294 139 131
Neuchâtel 23-Mar-86 60 660 328 171 161
Warsaw 22-Mar-87 45 600 274 176 150
Auckland 26-Mar-88 40 444 199 96 139
Stavanger 19-Mar-89 41 562 196 134 118 114
Aix-les-Bains 25-Mar-90 60 611 226 126 138 121
Antwerp 24-Mar-91 51 628 237 143 124 124
Boston 21-Mar-92 53 580 233 114 127 106
Amorebieta 28-Mar-93 54 656 238 150 149 119
Budapest 26-Mar-94 60 760 281 189 148 142
Durham 25-Mar-95 58 619 227 148 133 109
Cape Town 23-Mar-96 65 666 281 140 133 112
Turin 23-Mar-97 72 731 282 163 148 138
Marrakech 21/22-Mar-98 66 722 284 133 183 122
Belfast 27/28 Mar-99 66 804 309 217 145 124
Vilamoura 18/19 Mar-00 76 814 315 166 202 131

 

MOST APPEARANCES
The most appearances by an athlete at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships is 16 by Domingos Castro (POR), who competed as a junior in 1982 then every year between 1986 and 2000. The women’s record is 17 by Conceição Ferreira (also POR).