1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition16th
DateMarch 26
Host city Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
Venue Ellerslie Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
8.031 km – Junior men
5.962 km – Senior women
Participation441 athletes from
41 nations

The 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Ellerslie Racecourse on March 26, 1988. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald . [1]

Contents

Complete results for men, [2] junior men, [3] women, [4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes [6] were published.

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 John Ngugi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		34:32 Paul Kipkoech
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		34:54 Kipsubai Koskei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		35:07
Junior men
(8.031 km)		 Wilfred Kirochi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		23:25 Alfonce Muindi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		23:39 Bedile Kibret
Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 		23:41
Senior women
(5.962 km)		 Ingrid Kristiansen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 		19:04 Angela Tooby
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 		19:23 Annette Sergent
Flag of France.svg  France 		19:29
Team
Senior menFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 23Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 103Flag of France.svg  France 134
Junior menFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 33Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 61
Senior womenFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 61Flag of France.svg  France 72

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg John Ngugi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 34:32
Silver medal icon.svg Paul Kipkoech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 34:54
Bronze medal icon.svg Kipsubai Koskei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:07
4 Boniface Merande Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:22
5 Abebe Mekonnen Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 35:25
6 Moses Tanui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:25
7 Joseph Kiptum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:46
8 Kip Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:46
9 Some Muge Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:48
10 Haji Bulbula Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 35:49
11 Paul Arpin Flag of France.svg  France 35:51
12 Habte Negash Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 35:54
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
John Ngugi 1
Paul Kipkoech 2
Kipsubai Koskei 3
Boniface Merande 4
Moses Tanui 6
Joseph Kiptum 7
(Kip Rono)(8)
(Some Muge)(9)
(Daniel Mutai)(99)
23
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia
Abebe Mekonnen 5
Haji Bulbula 10
Habte Negash 12
Debebe Demisse 20
Melese Feissa 23
Chala Kelele 33
(Tena Negere)(38)
(Wolde Silasse Melkessa)(64)
(Bekele Debele)(83)
103
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Paul Arpin 11
Steve Tunstall 14
Jean-Louis Prianon 17
Joël Lucas 25
Cyrille Laventure 30
Bruno Levant 37
(Thierry Pantel)(39)
(Dominique Delattre)(56)
(Pierre Levisse)(146)
134
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 228
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 272
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 277
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 285
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 292
Full results

Junior men's race (8.031 km)

Individual race†
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Wilfred Kirochi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 23:25
Silver medal icon.svg Alfonce Muindi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 23:39
Bronze medal icon.svg Bedile Kibret Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 23:41
4 Mathew Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 23:51
5 Thomas Makini Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 23:54
6 William Koskei Chemitei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 24:03
7 Demeke Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 24:17
8 Juan Abad Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24:35
9 Noureddine Morceli Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 24:45
10 Tadelle Abebe Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 24:48
11 Zoltán Káldy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 24:52
12 Andrea Erni Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 24:56
Full results

†:Cosmas Ndeti of Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya finished 2nd in 23:31 min, but was disqualified.

Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Wilfred Kirochi 1
Alfonce Muindi 2
Mathew Rono 4
Thomas Makini 5
(William Koskei Chemitei)(6)
12
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia
Bedile Kibret 3
Demeke Bekele 7
Tadelle Abebe 10
Lemi Erpassa 13
(Tesfayi Dadi)(17)
33
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Juan Abad 8
Fermín Cacho 15
Mariano Campal 16
Jesús Gálvez 22
(Ricardo Castaño)(41)
(David Pujolar)(53)
61
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 83
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 115
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 128
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 152
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 152
Full results

Senior women's race (5.962 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Ingrid Kristiansen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 19:04
Silver medal icon.svg Angela Tooby Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19:23
Bronze medal icon.svg Annette Sergent Flag of France.svg  France 19:29
4 Lynn Jennings Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19:38
5 Albertina Machado Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 19:38
6 Yelena Romanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19:41
7 Regina Chistyakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19:41
8 Liève Slegers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 19:44
9 Jill Hunter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 19:46
10 Maria Curatolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19:46
11 Marie-Pierre Duros Flag of France.svg  France 19:49
12 Susan Sirma Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19:50
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova 6
Regina Chistyakova 7
Marina Rodchenkova 18
Olga Bondarenko 20
(Natalya Lagunkova)(39)
(Lyudmila Matveyeva)(59)
51
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Angela Tooby 2
Jill Hunter 9
Susan Tooby 16
Fiona Truman 34
(Sonia Vinall)(48)
(Laura Wight)(84)
61
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Annette Sergent 3
Marie-Pierre Duros 11
Patricia Demilly 28
Rosario Murcia 30
(Maria Lelut)(35)
(Christine Loiseau)(75)
72
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 88
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 91
6Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 122
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 126
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 152
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)4217
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1001
4Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)0213
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom  (UKB)0202
6Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0033
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 4401 athletes from 41 countries, two athletes (senior men) less than the official number published. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gillon, Doug (March 28, 1988), Cross-country in Britain could be running out of time - The World Championships in Auckland may have signalled the beginning of the death of cross-country running in Britain..., Glasgow Herald, p. 9, retrieved October 23, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.0km CC Women - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. 1 2 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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