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Cross country running

Sport in which competitors race by running a long-distance course on natural terrain

—country of origin
—first recorded
2000first Olympic record
1disciplines & variants
—international bodies

Cross country running is a racing sport, part of long-distance running. Olympic events in it are recorded separately for 2000. Wikidata lists 1 discipline or variant under it.

Also classed underAthletics
PractitionersCross country runner
At the Olympicsrecorded in 2000
Cross country running
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Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Cross country running or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.

Summer Games1 edition · since 2000
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