The 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 23/24, 2002.

The races were held at the Leopardstown Racecourse, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near Dublin, Ireland.

Complete results for senior men,[11][12][13] for senior men's teams,[11][14][15] for men's short race,[16][17][18] for men's short race teams,[16][19][20] for junior men,[21][22][23] for junior men's teams,[21][24][25] senior women,[26][27][28] for senior women's teams,[26][29][30] for women's short race,[31][32][33] for women's short race teams,[31][34][35] for junior women,[36][37][38] for junior women's teams,[36][39][40] medallists,[41] and the results of British athletes who took part[42] were published.

*   Host nation (Ireland)According to an unofficial count, 664 athletes from 59 countries participated.

[42] The announced athletes from  Angola,  Nigeria,  Palestine, and  Sierra Leone did not show.