title: 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
text: # 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)
  