1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition17th
DateMarch 19
Host city Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway Flag of Norway.svg
Venue Scanvest Ring
Events4
Distances12 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
6 km – Senior women
4 km – Junior women
Participation568 athletes from
41 nations

The 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway, at the Scanvest Ring on March 19, 1989. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

Complete results for senior men, [2] junior men, [3] senior women, [4] junior women, [5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes [7] were published.

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 John Ngugi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		39:42 Tim Hutchings
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 		40:10 Wilfred Kirochi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		40:21
Junior men
(8 km)		 Addis Abebe
Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 		25:07 Kipyego Kororia
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		25:31 Stephenson Nyamau
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		25:33
Senior women
(6 km)		 Annette Sergent
Flag of France.svg  France 		22:27 Nadezhda Stepanova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		22:34 Lynn Williams
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		22:41
Junior women
(4 km)		 Malin Ewerlöf
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 		15:23 Olga Nazarkina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		15:30 Esther Saina
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		15:41
Team
Senior menFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 44Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 147Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 162
Junior menFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 22Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 76
Senior womenFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 58Flag of France.svg  France 60Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68
Junior womenFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 40Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 68Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 84

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg John Ngugi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 39:42
Silver medal icon.svg Tim Hutchings Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 40:10
Bronze medal icon.svg Wilfred Kirochi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 40:21
4 Steve Moneghetti Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 40:24
5 Tesfaye Tafa Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 40:26
6 Alejandro Gómez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 40:29
7 Andrew Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 40:32
8 Kipkemboi Kimeli Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 40:34
9 Moses Tanui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 40:42
10 John Halvorsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 40:45
11 Bruno Le Stum Flag of France.svg  France 40:48
12 Francesco Panetta Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 40:51
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
John Ngugi 1
Wilfred Kirochi 3
Andrew Masai 7
Kipkemboi Kimeli 8
Moses Tanui 9
Joseph Kiptum 16
(Boniface Merande)(25)
(Jackson Ruto)(36)
(Ibrahim Kinuthia)(44)
44
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Tim Hutchings 2
Gary Staines 14
Dave Clarke 15
Craig Mochrie 22
Dave Lewis 45
Richard Nerurkar 49
(Eamonn Martin)(93)
(Geoff Turnbull)(136)
(Roger Hackney)(DNF)
147
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia
Tesfaye Tafa 5
Bekele Debele 13
Wolde Silasse Melkessa 27
Melese Feissa 33
Debebe Demisse 37
Haji Bulbula 47
(Bedile Kibret)(77)
(Demeke Bekele)(97)
(Habte Negash)(125)
162
4Flag of France.svg  France 187
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 189
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 284
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 305
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 318
Full results

Junior men's race (8 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Addis Abebe Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 25:07
Silver medal icon.svg Kipyego Kororia Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:31
Bronze medal icon.svg Stephenson Nyamau Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:33
4 Thomas Osano Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:33
5 William Koskei Chemitei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:36
6 Dube Jillo Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 25:40
7 Tesgie Legesse Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 25:52
8 Tesfaye Bekele Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 26:03
9 Christian Leuprecht Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 26:07
10 Lemi Erpassa Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 26:18
11 Assefa Gebremedhin Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 26:29
12 Spencer Duval Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 26:32
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Kipyego Kororia 2
Stephenson Nyamau 3
Thomas Osano 4
William Koskei Chemitei 5
(Jonah Birir)(13)
14
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia
Addis Abebe 1
Dube Jillo 6
Tesgie Legesse 7
Tesfaye Bekele 8
(Lemi Erpassa)(10)
(Assefa Gebremedhin)(11)
22
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Christian Leuprecht 9
Vincenzo Modica 17
Francesco Bennici 23
Angelo Giardiello 27
(Antonello Barretta)(110)
(Sabino Francavilla)(121)
76
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 95
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 131
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 147
7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 170
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 172
Full results

Senior women's race (6 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Annette Sergent Flag of France.svg  France 22:27
Silver medal icon.svg Nadezhda Stepanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22:34
Bronze medal icon.svg Lynn Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22:41
4 Jane Ngotho Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22:57
5 Jackie Perkins Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22:59
6 Lynn Jennings Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22:59
7 Jill Hunter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 23:00
8 Véronique Collard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 23:01
9 Yelena Romanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 23:02
10 Maria Lelut Flag of France.svg  France 23:03
11 Luchia Yeshak Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 23:04
12 Conceição Ferreira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 23:13
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Nadezhda Stepanova 2
Yelena Romanova 9
Natalya Sorokivskaya 20
Regina Chistyakova 27
(Natalya Artyomova)(67)
(Tatyana Pozdnyakova)(69)
58
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Annette Sergent 1
Maria Lelut 10
Martine Fays 17
Marie-Pierre Duros 32
(Patricia Demilly)(53)
(Rosario Murcia)(93)
60
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Lynn Jennings 6
Margaret Groos 16
Carla Borovicka 21
Annette Hand 25
(Sabrina Dornhoefer)(29)
(Shelly Steely)(86)
68
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 84
5Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia 98
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 99
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 130
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 133
Full results

Junior women's race (4 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Malin Ewerlöf Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15:23
Silver medal icon.svg Olga Nazarkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15:30
Bronze medal icon.svg Esther Saina Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15:41
4 Ann Mwangi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15:59
5 Jane Ekimat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 16:01
6 Lisa Harvey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 16:03
7 Shiki Terasaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 16:04
8 Mónica Gama Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 16:12
9 Suzy Walsham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16:14
10Tina HallFlag of the United States.svg  United States 16:15
11 Yumi Osaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 16:16
12 Nicole Corbin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16:20
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Esther Saina 3
Ann Mwangi 4
Jane Ekimat 5
Tegla Loroupe 28
40
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olga Nazarkina 2
Elena Khaliman 18
Larisa Alekseyeva 21
Svetlana Yepishkina 27
(Svetlana Nesterova)(29)
(Olga Bogdanova)(32)
68
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Mónica Gama 8
Carla Sacramento 17
Carla Machado 20
Luisa Diaz 39
(Carla Azeitero)(54)
(Ana Oliveira)(74)
84
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 90
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 103
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 104
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 125
8Flag of France.svg  France 149
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)4138
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1304
3Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1113
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1102
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1001
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom  (UKB)0202
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)0011
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0011
Totals (10 entries)88824

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 568 athletes from 41 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ngugi wins unprecedented fourth title - Despite a gallant chase by Britain's Tim Hutchings, the World Cross-Country Championships in Norway yesterday turned into a Kenyan festival..., Glasgow Herald, March 20, 1989, p. 20, retrieved October 23, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, 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 - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, 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 (February 15, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.0km CC Women - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. 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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