The 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway, at the Scanvest Ring on March 19, 1989. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
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 568 athletes from 41 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
(12) (1) (25) (17) (13) (25) (3) (2) (2) (16) (20) (26) (26) (10) (12) (22) (2) (25) (3) (26) (19) (4) (12) (11) (13) (6) (26) (11) (23) (5) (1) (22) (27) (14) (11) (8) (27) (27) (2) (7) (4)
See also
1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
1989 in athletics (track and field)