The first USIC Cross Country championship was held in 1956 in Brétigny (FRA).
France was the first USIC champion.
The first USIC Cross Country championship for women was held in 2016 in Tisvildeleje (DEN).
India was the first USIC champion.
The data of all championships:
| Men | Women | |||||
| Year | City | Country | Championship | Champion | Championship | Champion |
| 1956 | Brétigny | FRA | 1 | FRA | ||
| 1959 | Courcelles | BEL | 2 | USSR | ||
| 1962 | Leipzig | DDR | 3 | USSR | ||
| 1965 | Bellinzona | SUI | 4 | USSR | ||
| 1968 | Varna | BUL | 5 | USSR | ||
| 1972 | Bergen | NOR | 6 | USSR | ||
| 1976 | Dourdan | FRA | 7 | BEL | ||
| 1980 | Karlsruhe | BRD | 8 | BEL | ||
| 1984 | Vught | NED | 9 | FRA | ||
| 1988 | Oostende | BEL | 10 | FRA | ||
| 1992 | Cambridge | GBR | 11 | FRA | ||
| 1996 | Varna | BUL | 12 | FRA | ||
| 2000 | Benesov | CZE | 13 | POL | ||
| 2004 | Antwerpen | BEL | 14 | POL | ||
| 2008 | Česká Třebová | CZE | 15 | IND | ||
| 2016 | Tisvildeleje | DEN | 16 | IND | 1 | IND |
| 2022 | Berlin | GER | 17 | IND | 2 | IND |