The 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Aix-les-Bains, France, at the Hippodrome de Marlioz on March 25, 1990. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.2 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.4 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
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 617 athletes from 59 countries, one athlete (senior men) less than the official number published.
(5) (16) (2) (13) (26) (3) (16) (27) (5) (4) (1) (5) (7) (4) (5) (6) (21) (9) (27) (6) (5) (1) (17) (3) (26) (2) (27) (4) (24) (26) (1) (3) (16) (1) (16) (1) (12) (4) (6) (8) (1) (9) (27) (11) (2) (1) (23) (27) (6) (11) (5) (7) (25) (27) (2) (16) (1) (1) (4)
See also
1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
1990 in athletics (track and field)