# 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

The Junior men's race at the 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, at the Meadowlands Racetrack on March 25, 1984. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Junior men's race (8 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Pere Casacuberta | Spain | 21:32 |
| | Doju Tessema | Ethiopia | 21:34 |
| | John Castellano | Canada | 21:37 |
| 4 | Belaye Teshome | Ethiopia | 21:42 |
| 5 | Antonio Pérez | Spain | 21:48 |
| 6 | Paul Roden | England | 21:49 |
| 7 | Kalcha Abcha | Ethiopia | 21:49 |
| 8 | Wolde Silasse Melkessa | Ethiopia | 21:50 |
| 9 | Robert Rice | Canada | 21:53 |
| 10 | David Miles | England | 22:00 |
| 11 | Joseba Sarriegui | Spain | 22:02 |
| 12 | Patrick Piper | United States | 22:04 |
| 13 | Nikolay Matyushenko | Soviet Union | 22:05 |
| 14 | Jo Slagmolen | Belgium | 22:06 |
| 15 | Enda Fitzpatrick | Ireland | 22:06 |
| 16 | Simon Gutierrez | United States | 22:07 |
| 17 | José Sanchez | Spain | 22:10 |
| 18 | Walter Merlo | Italy | 22:11 |
| 19 | Samuel Okemwa | Kenya | 22:11 |
| 20 | Bobby Quinn | Scotland | 22:11 |
| 21 | Ronald Harris | United States | 22:16 |
| 22 | Karl Palmer | England | 22:16 |
| 23 | Dan Foley | United States | 22:17 |
| 24 | Peter Govaerts | Belgium | 22:18 |
| 25 | Luis Prieto | Spain | 22:18 |
| 26 | Seamus McCann | Northern Ireland | 22:18 |
| 27 | Edward Hanratty | Ireland | 22:19 |
| 28 | Carlos Monteiro | Portugal | 22:20 |
| 29 | Dennis Cullinane | United States | 22:23 |
| 30 | David Robinson | England | 22:23 |
| 31 | Valentinas Patapas | Soviet Union | 22:23 |
| 32 | Luigi Falvo | Italy | 22:28 |
| 33 | Glenn Charanduk | Canada | 22:33 |
| 34 | Brian Hayes | Ireland | 22:34 |
| 35 | Paolo Tagliapietra | Italy | 22:34 |
| 36 | Pascal Fressard | France | 22:35 |
| 37 | Angelo Brunetti | Italy | 22:35 |
| 38 | Peter Van de Kerkhove | Belgium | 22:36 |
| 39 | José Manuel García | Spain | 22:36 |
| 40 | Arnold van Heesvelde | Belgium | 22:36 |
| 41 | Aleksandr Burtsev | Soviet Union | 22:38 |
| 42 | Massimo Della Pietra | Italy | 22:39 |
| 43 | Trevor Sargent | Ireland | 22:42 |
| 44 | Johan Gillis | Belgium | 22:42 |
| 45 | Dale Rixon | Wales | 22:42 |
| 46 | Neil Horsfield | Wales | 22:43 |
| 47 | Ben Bebognies | Belgium | 22:44 |
| 48 | William Mangan | United States | 22:44 |
| 49 | Mauro Grigorio | Italy | 22:44 |
| 50 | Christian Vagner | France | 22:45 |
| 51 | Patrick Lonjou | France | 22:46 |
| 52 | José Azevedo | Portugal | 22:47 |
| 53 | Vladimir Kolpakov | Soviet Union | 22:47 |
| 54 | Antonio Peira | Portugal | 22:49 |
| 55 | Steve Marshall | Scotland | 22:50 |
| 56 | Scott McDonald | Canada | 22:50 |
| 57 | Vladimir Turbakov | Soviet Union | 22:51 |
| 58 | Cari Bessai | Canada | 22:51 |
| 59 | Paul Williams | Wales | 22:52 |
| 60 | Remy Rampteau | France | 22:52 |
| 61 | Andrew Rodgers | Wales | 22:54 |
| 62 | Bernd Bürger | West Germany | 22:58 |
| 63 | Michael Lewis | Wales | 23:00 |
| 64 | James Orr | Scotland | 23:01 |
| 65 | Mark Wood | Canada | 23:02 |
| 66 | Steve Begen | Scotland | 23:04 |
| 67 | Nazar Habib | Wales | 23:12 |
| 68 | Saïd Aballache | France | 23:12 |
| 69 | Joao Valente | Portugal | 23:13 |
| 70 | Antonio Resende | Portugal | 23:15 |
| 71 | Philip Tweedie | Northern Ireland | 23:20 |
| 72 | Juan Isaais Leon | Dominican Republic | 23:22 |
| 73 | Edwin Cruz | Puerto Rico | 23:22 |
| 74 | Orlando Santiago | Puerto Rico | 23:23 |
| 75 | Lars Bang Nielsen | Denmark | 23:26 |
| 76 | David McShane | Scotland | 23:29 |
| 77 | Rui Moreira | Portugal | 23:30 |
| 78 | Paul Taylor | England | 23:37 |
| 79 | Antonio Ortiz | Puerto Rico | 23:38 |
| 80 | Beat Nyffenegger | Switzerland | 23:41 |
| 81 | Gerry Conway | Northern Ireland | 23:42 |
| 82 | Walter Maldonado | Puerto Rico | 23:44 |
| 83 | Markus Schoni | Switzerland | 23:49 |
| 84 | Ciaran Rogan | Northern Ireland | 23:52 |
| 85 | Jesper Mathiesen | Denmark | 23:53 |
| 86 | Bertrand Itsweire | France | 23:54 |
| 87 | Mark Keller | Ireland | 23:56 |
| 88 | Paul Rodgers | Northern Ireland | 23:59 |
| 89 | David Dudley | England | 24:02 |
| 90 | Alastair Currie | Scotland | 24:06 |
| 91 | Ramon Ortero | Puerto Rico | 24:12 |
| 92 | Ahmed Al-Said | Palestine | 24:42 |
| 93 | Manahy Falah Al-Azhni | Kuwait | 24:50 |
| 94 | H.Tareq Khalifa | Kuwait | 25:26 |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Doju Tessema2 Belaye Teshome4 Kalcha Abcha7 Wolde Silasse Melkessa8 | 21 |
| | Spain Pere Casacuberta1 Antonio Pérez5 Joseba Sarriegui11 José Sanchez17 (Luis Prieto)(25) (José Manuel García)(39) | 34 |
| | England Paul Roden6 David Miles10 Karl Palmer22 David Robinson30 (Paul Taylor)(78) (David Dudley)(89) | 68 |
| 4 | United States Patrick Piper12 Simon Gutierrez16 Ronald Harris21 Dan Foley23 (Dennis Cullinane)(29) (William Mangan)(48) | 72 |
| 5 | Canada John Castellano3 Robert Rice9 Glenn Charanduk33 Scott McDonald56 (Cari Bessai)(58) (Mark Wood)(65) | 101 |
| 6 | Belgium Jo Slagmolen14 Peter Govaerts24 Peter Van de Kerkhove38 Arnold van Heesvelde40 (Johan Gillis)(44) (Ben Debognies)(47) | 116 |
| 7 | Ireland Enda Fitzpatrick15 Edward Hanratty27 Brian Hayes34 Trevor Sargent43 (Mark Keller)(87) | 119 |
| 8 | Italy Walter Merlo18 Luigi Falvo32 Paolo Tagliapietra35 Angelo Brunetti37 (Massimo Della Pietra)(42) (Mauro Grigorio)(49) | 122 |
| 9 | Soviet Union Nikolay Matyushenko13 Valentinas Patapas31 Aleksandr Burtsev41 Vladimir Kolpakov53 (Vladimir Turbakov)(57) | 138 |
| 10 | France Pascal Fressard36 Christian Vagner50 Patrick Lonjou51 Remy Rampteau60 (Saïd Aballache)(68) (Bertrand Itsweire)(86) | 197 |
| 11 | Portugal Carlos Monteiro28 José Azevedo52 Antonio Peira54 Joao Valente69 (Antonio Resende)(70) (Rui Moreira)(77) | 203 |
| 12 | Scotland Bobby Quinn20 Steve Marshall55 James Orr64 Steve Begen66 (David McShane)(76) (Alastair Currie)(90) | 205 |
| 13 | Wales Dale Rixon45 Neil Horsfield46 Paul Williams59 Andrew Rodgers61 (Michael Lewis)(63) (Nazar Habib)(67) | 211 |
| 14 | Northern Ireland Seamus McCann26 Philip Tweedie71 Gerry Conway81 Ciaran Rogan84 (Paul Rodgers)(88) | 262 |
| 15 | Puerto Rico Edwin Cruz73 Orlando Santiago74 Antonio Ortiz79 Walter Maldonado82 (Ramon Ortero)(91) | 308 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 94 athletes from 22 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Belgium (6)
* Canada (6)
* Denmark (2)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* England (6)
* Ethiopia (4)
* France (6)
* Ireland (5)
* Italy (6)
* Kenya (1)
* Kuwait (2)
* Northern Ireland (5)
* Palestine (1)
* Portugal (6)
* Puerto Rico (5)
* Scotland (6)
* Soviet Union (5)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (2)
* United States (6)
* Wales (6)
* West Germany (1)