The Senior men's race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Leopardstown Racecourse near Dublin, Ireland, on March 24, 2002.

Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1][2] in the Herald,[3][4] and for the IAAF.

†: Hamid El Mouaziz from  Morocco finished 44th in 36:57 min, but was disqualified.

According to an unofficial count, 141 athletes from 37 countries participated in the Senior men's race.

The announced athletes from  Angola,  Palestine,  Sierra Leone, and  Tajikistan did not show.