Cross country running

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

—country of origin

—first recorded

1912†former Olympic sport

—disciplines & variants

—international bodies

Cross country running is a racing sport, part of long-distance running. It was contested at 3 Olympic Games between 1912 and 1924.

Part ofLong-distance running

Also classed underAthletics

TypeRacing sports

PractitionersCross country runner

Olympic statusFormer Olympic sport · 1912–1924

Cross country running — Image: ChunkySoup · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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 Games3 editions · since 1912

1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021 2024

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