1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition16th
DateMarch 26
Host cityAuckland, New Zealand New Zealand
VenueEllerslie Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
8.031 km – Junior men
5.962 km – Senior women
Participation441 athletes from
41 nations

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.[1]

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

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  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.0km CC Women - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. ^ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013