| 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 30th |
| Date | March 23/24 |
| Host city | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland  |
| Venue | Leopardstown Racecourse |
| Events | 6 |
| Distances | 11.998 km – Senior men 4.208 km – Men's short 7.974 km – Junior men 7.974 km – Senior women 4.208 km – Women's short 5.962 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 664 athletes from 59 nations |
The 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 23/24, 2002. The races were held at the Leopardstown Racecourse, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near Dublin, Ireland. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1][2] in the Herald,[3][4] and for the IAAF.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
New scores for team results were introduced.
Complete results for senior men,[11][12][13] for senior men's teams,[11][14][15] for men's short race,[16][17][18] for men's short race teams,[16][19][20] for junior men,[21][22][23] for junior men's teams,[21][24][25] senior women,[26][27][28] for senior women's teams,[26][29][30] for women's short race,[31][32][33] for women's short race teams,[31][34][35] for junior women,[36][37][38] for junior women's teams,[36][39][40] medallists,[41] and the results of British athletes who took part[42] were published.
