The 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at the Ippodromo delle Capannelle on March 21, 1982. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1]

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1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	10th
Date	March 21
Host city	Rome, Italy
Venue	Ippodromo delle Capannelle
Events	3
Distances	11.978 km – Senior men 7.926 km – Junior men 4.663 km – Senior women
Participation	382 athletes from 33 nations
← 1981 Madrid 1983 Gateshead →

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Complete results for men,^[2] junior men,^[3] women,^[4] medallists, ^[5] and the results of British athletes^[6] were published. In the senior men's competition, two-time defending champion Craig Virgin had traveled to Rome to defend his title, but was unable to race. On the day before the contest, was sent to the hospital by ambulance, where he was hospitalized for six days with a swollen kidney and a massive urinary tract infection. Doctors ultimately decided against removal of Virgin's right kidney, although the kidney was later removed in 1994.

  *   Host nation (Italy)

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ethiopia (ETH)	4	1	0	5
2	Romania (ROU)	1	1	0	2
3	Soviet Union (URS)	1	0	1	2
4	Italy (ITA)*	0	2	1	3
5	England (ENG)	0	1	1	2
	United States (USA)	0	1	1	2
7	New Zealand (NZL)	0	0	1	1
	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		6	6	6	18

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• Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

An unofficial count yields the participation of 382 athletes from 33 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.^[6]

• 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
• 1982 in athletics (track and field)