The 6th Asian Cross Country Championships took place 2001 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Team rankings were decided by a combination of each nation's top three athletes finishing positions.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Men Individual | 
Jafar Babakhani (
IRI)
|
Makoto Otsu (
JPN)
|
Anuradha Indrajith Cooray (
SRI)
|
| Senior Men Team |
Sri Lanka (
SRI)
|
India (
IND)
|
Iran (
IRI)
|
| Junior Men Individual |
Tomohiro Uemura (
JPN)
|
Kazuya Masuyama (
JPN)
|
Yuya Shiokawa (
JPN)
|
| Junior Men Team |
Japan (
JPN)
|
India (
IND)
|
Iran (
IRI)
|
| Senior Women Individual |
Yasuyo Iwamoto (
JPN)
|
Hisae Yoshimatsu (
JPN)
|
Rika Nakamura (
JPN)
|
| Senior Women Team |
Japan (
JPN)
|
India (
IND)
|
Sri Lanka (
SRI)
|
| Junior Women Individual |
Mika Okunaga (
JPN)
|
Rina Fujioka (
JPN)
|
Yasuko Owatari (
JPN)
|
| Junior Women Team |
Japan (
JPN)
|
India (
IND)
|
Nepal (
NEP)
|
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan (JPN) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 |
Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
Sri Lanka (SRI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 |
India (IND) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 
Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |