# 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, at the Franklin Park on March 21, 1992. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.
Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12.53 km) | John Ngugi Kenya | 37:05 | William Mutwol Kenya | 37:17 | Fita Bayissa Ethiopia | 37:18 |
| Junior men (7.8 km) | Ismael Kirui Kenya | 23:27 | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | 23:35 | Josephat Machuka Kenya | 23:37 |
| Senior women (6.37 km) | Lynn Jennings United States | 21:16 | Catherina McKiernan Ireland | 21:18 | Albertina Dias Portugal | 21:19 |
| Junior women (4.005 km) | Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom | 13:30 | Wang Junxia China | 13:35 | Lydia Cheromei Kenya | 13:43 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 46 | France | 145 | United Kingdom | 147 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 28 | Japan | 90 |
| Senior women | Kenya | 47 | United States | 77 | Ethiopia | 96 |
| Junior women | Ethiopia | 55 | Romania | 59 | Kenya | 59 |

## Race results
### Senior men's race (12.53 km)

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

### Junior men's race (7.8 km)

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

### Senior women's race (6.37 km)

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

### Junior women's race (4.005 km)

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

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
* 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 580 athletes from 53 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (7)
* Argentina (9)
* Australia (17)
* Belgium (12)
* Bermuda (2)
* Botswana (4)
* Brazil (19)
* Burundi (2)
* Canada (26)
* China (6)
* Chinese Taipei (3)
* Colombia (4)
* Commonwealth of Independent States (12)
* Costa Rica (4)
* Cyprus (7)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Denmark (8)
* Ecuador (6)
* Ethiopia (25)
* Fiji (7)
* Finland (5)
* France (27)
* Germany (20)
* Hong Kong (2)
* Hungary (5)
* Iceland (4)
* India (19)
* Indonesia (6)
* Ireland (21)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (23)
* Jamaica (10)
* Japan (24)
* Kenya (22)
* Lithuania (5)
* Mauritius (3)
* Mexico (13)
* Morocco (17)
* Netherlands (14)
* New Zealand (4)
* Norway (2)
* Peru (1)
* Poland (8)
* Portugal (17)
* Romania (10)
* Rwanda (1)
* Spain (27)
* Switzerland (14)
* Tanzania (10)
* United Kingdom (27)
* United States (27)
* Venezuela (1)
* Zimbabwe (6)