1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

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Senior men's race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition25th
DateMarch 23
Host city Torino, Piemonte, Italy Flag of Italy.svg
Venue Parco del Valentino
Events1
Distances12.333 km – Senior men
Participation280 athletes from
58 nations

The Senior men's race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Torino, Italy, at the Parco del Valentino on March 23, 1997. A report on the event was given in The New York Times , [1] in the Herald, [2] and for the IAAF. [3]

Contents

Complete results, [4] [5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes [7] were published.

Race results

Senior men's race (12.333 km)

Individual

RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Paul Tergat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:11
Silver medal icon.svg Salah Hissou Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 35:13
Bronze medal icon.svg Tom Nyariki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:20
4 Paul Koech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:23
5 Mohammed Mourhit Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 35:35
6 Bernard Barmasai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:35
7 Joseph Kibor Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:37
8 Smail Sghir Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 35:56
9 Julio Rey Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 35:57
10 Khaled Boulami Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 35:59
11 Habte Jifar Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 35:59
12 El Hassan Lahssini Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 36:01
13 Assefa Mezegebu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 36:06
14 Jon Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 36:08
15 Domingos Castro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 36:16
16 Elarbi Khattabi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 36:18
17 Joshua Chelanga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 36:19
18 Ayele Mezegebu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 36:33
19 Shem Kororia Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 36:34
20 Abdellah Béhar Flag of France.svg  France 36:37
21 José Manuel García Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 36:38
22 Brahim Boulami Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 36:40
23 Abraham Assefa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 36:40
24 Benjamin Koskei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 36:43
25 Benedict Ako Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 36:43
26 Paulo Guerra Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 36:46
27 Girma Tolla Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 36:47
28 William Kiptum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 36:47
29 Mustapha Essaïd Flag of France.svg  France 36:47
30 Eduardo Henriques Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 36:48
31 Kamiel Maase Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 36:49
32 Giuliano Battocletti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 36:56
33 Tegenu Abebe Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 37:00
34 Abel Chimukoko Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 37:02
35 Abderrahim Zitouna Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 37:04
36 Ibrahim Seid Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 37:04
37 Elenilson da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 37:05
38 Christian Stephenson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 37:05
39 Alejandro Gómez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 37:07
40 Simone Zanon Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37:08
41 Faustin Saktay Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 37:09
42 José Manuel Martínez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 37:09
43 Steffan White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 37:10
44 Yoshinori Shindo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 37:10
45 Azzedine Sakhri Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 37:10
46 Steve Moneghetti Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 37:11
47 John Kosgei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 37:12
48 Sérgio da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 37:13
49 Patrick Kaotsane Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 37:14
50 Seamus Power Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 37:14
51 Scott Larson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37:15
52 Umberto Pusterla Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37:15
53 Alfredo Bráz Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 37:16
54 Gabino Apolonio Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 37:16
55 Shaun Creighton Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 37:17
56 Andrew Pearson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 37:18
57 Mark Coogan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37:19
58 Reinholdt Iita Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 37:22
59 Imre Berkovics Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 37:24
60 Abdelhak Lebouazda Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 37:24
61 Laban Nkete Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 37:25
62 Mikaël Thomas Flag of France.svg  France 37:26
63 Yahia Azaidj Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 37:27
64 Róbert Štefko Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 37:28
65 Rachid Berradi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37:28
66 Vítor Almeida Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 37:31
67 René Godlieb Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 37:31
68 Lemi Erpassa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 37:32
69 Andy Bristow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 37:32
70 Abdelaziz Sahere Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 37:33
71 Sergey Fedotov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 37:34
72 Tadeo Nada Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 37:35
73 Rui Vieira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 37:35
74 Ezael Thlobo Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 37:36
75 José Santos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 37:36
76 Gabriele De Nard Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37:37
77 Samir Moussaoui Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 37:38
78 Alejandro Méndez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 37:38
79 Vincenzo Modica Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37:39
80 José Carlos Adán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 37:39
81 Adam Motlagale Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 37:39
82 Mustapha Bamouh Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 37:40
83 Claes Nyberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 37:40
84 Andrés Pérez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 37:41
85 Joseph LeMay Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37:42
86 Pete Julian Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37:42
87 Sid-Ali Sakhri Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 37:42
88 Alejandro Cuahtepizi Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 37:43
89 Jürg Stalder Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 37:44
90 Darren Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 37:44
91 Réda Benzine Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 37:44
92 Jacinto Navarrete Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 37:45
93 Patrick Ndayisenga Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 37:46
94 Pedro Cunha Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 37:47
95 Makhosonke Fika Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 37:47
96 Alberto Maravilha Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 37:48
97 José Villanueva Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 37:49
98 Brian Baker Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37:50
99 Jason Cameron Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 37:51
100 Julian Dwyer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 37:51
101 Tom van Hooste Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 37:53
102 Daisuke Arakawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 37:53
103 Jean-François Bertron Flag of France.svg  France 37:54
104 Ville Hautala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 37:54
105 Justin Pugsley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 37:55
106 Santtu Mäkinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 37:55
107 John Gilay Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 37:58
108 Yoshinori Yokota Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 37:59
109 Chris Weber Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 37:59
110 Tim Hacker Flag of the United States.svg  United States 38:00
111 Pablo Olmedo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 38:01
112 Yuki Yamamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 38:02
113 Greg van Hest Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 38:02
114 Xia Fengyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 38:03
115 John Morapedi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 38:03
116 Paul Roden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 38:04
117 Duncan Ross Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38:04
118 Benedito Gomes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 38:04
119 Cedric Dehouck Flag of France.svg  France 38:05
120 Rod de Highden Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 38:06
121 Paul Smith Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38:07
122 Julius Gidabuday Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 38:07
123 Pacifique Ayabusa Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 38:08
124 Marcel Laros Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 38:08
125 Sergio Couto Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 38:09
126 Stephen Phofi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 38:09
127 Cao Changhai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 38:10
128 Joseph Nsengiyumya Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 38:11
129 Tesgie Legesse Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 38:11
130 Yann Millon Flag of France.svg  France 38:12
131 Tsunake Kalamori Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 38:18
132 Domenico D'Ambrosio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 38:19
133 Tim de Cock Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38:21
134 Shawn Found Flag of the United States.svg  United States 38:22
135 Elias Bastos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 38:23
136 Neema Tuluway Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 38:24
137 Sean Quilty Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 38:29
138 Loïc van Mackenbergh Flag of France.svg  France 38:30
139 Amrish Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 38:31
140 Philip Starr Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38:31
141 Bruno Toledo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 38:34
142 Aleksandr Kuzin Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 38:34
143 Eric Bouffioux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38:36
144 Kabo Gabaseme Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 38:37
145 Zoltán Káldy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 38:38
146 Carlos Peña Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 38:39
147 Joël Bourgeois Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 38:41
148 Abdulkadir Türk Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 38:42
149 Simon Vroemen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 38:43
150 Péter Jager Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 38:44
151 Phil Costley Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38:46
152 Abdelkrim Benzai Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 38:47
153 Ayele Setegne Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 38:48
154 Steve Isbel Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 38:49
155 Martin Lauret Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 38:50
156 Fraser Bertram Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 38:51
157 Gianni Crepaldi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 38:54
158 Robert Cook Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 38:55
159 Juuso Rainio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 38:56
160 William Vasquez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 38:56
161 Glynn Tromans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 38:57
162 José Amaro Lourenço Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 38:59
163 Igor Salamun Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 39:00
164 Jussi Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 39:06
165 Mauricio Ladino Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 39:07
166 Wang Zhicheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 39:07
167 Hendrick Ramaala Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 39:08
168 Viktor Röthlin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 39:10
169 Ernest Ndjissipou Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 39:11
170 Pasi Mattila Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 39:13
171 Alphonse Munyeshyaka Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 39:13
172 Percy Sephoda Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 39:16
173 Keith Dowling Flag of the United States.svg  United States 39:18
174 Marko Kotila Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 39:18
175 Zoltán Kadlót Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 39:20
176 Aron Shipanga Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 39:21
177 Guy Schultz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 39:21
178 Bhairav Singh Flag of India.svg  India 39:22
179 Trent Harlow Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 39:23
180 Zoltán Holba Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 39:23
181 Salah Zereg Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 39:30
182 Lesedinyana Lekgoa Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 39:32
183 Sukru Onat Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 39:32
184 Tom McGrath Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 39:33
185 Nihat Bagci Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 39:34
186 Jason Bunston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 39:34
187 János Szemán Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 39:36
188 Kevin Christiani Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 39:37
189 Toomas Tarm Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 39:41
190 Menon Ramsamy Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 39:44
191 Ma Hongsheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 39:44
192 Patrick Ishyaka Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 39:44
193 Justin Rutaba Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 39:53
194 Heiki Sarapuu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 39:54
195 Julián Berrio Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 39:55
196 Rustam Radjapov Flag of Turkmenistan (1997-2001).svg  Turkmenistan 39:57
197 Samir Benfarès Flag of France.svg  France 40:02
198 Khristo Stefanov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 40:03
199 Khauta Ntsoele Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 40:07
200 Thabiso Moqhali Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 40:09
201 Adamou Aboubakar Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 40:10
202 Jeremy Deere Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 40:12
203 Min Ahebaike Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 40:14
204 Alagawadi Shivananda Flag of India.svg  India 40:15
205 Mehmet Günen Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 40:16
206 Nazirdin Akylbekov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 40:19
207 Francisco Mondragon Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 40:22
208 Satilmis Atmaca Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 40:24
209 Manbir Singh Flag of India.svg  India 40:27
210 Peter Cardle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 40:31
211 Pasi Jeremejeff Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 40:33
212 Soro Bassirima Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire 40:34
213 David Galindo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 40:35
214 Dashrath Tigga Flag of India.svg  India 40:35
215 Leonid Pykhteyev Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 40:41
216 Remzi Atli Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 40:41
217 Mathieu Kouanotso Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 40:44
218 Michiel Otten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 40:45
219 Bayan Batyrbekov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 40:46
220 Lalan Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 40:50
221 Simon Labiche Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 40:54
222 Petrus Adolf Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 40:56
223 Bethold Karumendu Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 40:56
224 Jacinto López Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 40:58
225 Pierre Foka Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 41:04
226 Atadjan Duzdyev Flag of Turkmenistan (1997-2001).svg  Turkmenistan 41:06
227 Bertus Bock Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 41:08
228 Nedeljko Ravic Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 41:10
229 Frederick Baldacchino Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 41:15
230 Mohamed Al-Malki Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 41:32
231 Abdul Sameer Moos Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 41:33
232 Risto Utsmuts Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 41:37
233 Xandru Grech Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 41:40
234 Pierre Kenzo Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 41:40
235 Urmas Sadam Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 41:41
236 Mohamed Al-Atashi Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 41:54
237 Bruno Armance Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 41:57
238 William Roldán Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 42:02
239 Gustave Ombouma Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 42:04
240 John Buhagiar Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 42:06
241 Patrick Moonsamy Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 42:10
242 Jaanus Gross Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 42:11
243 Fatih Cintimar Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 42:16
244 Anwar Al-Harazi Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 42:18
245 Sentso Retere Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 42:20
246 Khauta Khotle Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 42:27
247 Meelis Minn Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 42:37
248 Sergey Zabavskiy Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 42:51
249 Gervais Yapo Yapi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire 43:02
250 Kopamo Pekile Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 43:03
251 Mohamed Al-Hada Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 43:03
252 Robert Attard Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 43:10
253 Andrew Tafagnda Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 43:12
254 Jean Paul Louise Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 43:17
255 Ali Yahya Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 43:19
256 Celestin Nguepnang Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 43:23
257 Christopher Blackburn Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 43:48
258 Joseph Pace Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 43:53
259 Lee Kar-Lun Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 44:04
260 Peter Azzopardi Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 44:11
261 Goim Hussein Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 44:28
262 André Camilleri Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 44:38
263 Diosdado Ndemensogo Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 44:52
264 Norbert Hariba Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 45:08
265 Salim Servina Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 45:10
Tendai Chimusasa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe DNF
Keith Cullen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF
Gennaro Di Napoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
Mohamed Ezzher Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Mathias Ntawulikura Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda DNF
Julian Paynter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DNF
Miroslav Vanko Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia DNF
Kamel Kohil Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria DNF
Leonardo Guedes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNF
Linton McKenzie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF
Antonio Pérez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF
Emerson Bem Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNF
Ferenc Sági Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNF
Sergey Kamayev Flag of Turkmenistan (1997-2001).svg  Turkmenistan DNF
Gairat Nigmatov Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan DNF
Carlos de la Torre Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNS
Ihab Abdalah Salama Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine DNS
Francis Akpan Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone DNS
Mohamed Bangura Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone DNS
Alfred Dura Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone DNS
Peter Kanyako Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone DNS

: Athlete marked in the results list [4] as nonscorer.

Teams

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Paul Tergat 1
Tom Nyariki 3
Paul Koech 4
Joseph Kibor 7
Joshua Chelanga 17
Shem Kororia 19
(Benjamin Koskei)(24)
(William Kiptum)(28)
(John Kosgei)(47)
51
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Salah Hissou 2
Smail Sghir 8
Khaled Boulami 10
El Hassan Lahssini 12
Elarbi Khattabi 16
Brahim Boulami 22
(Abderrahim Zitouna)(35)
(Abdelaziz Sahere)(70)
(Mustapha Bamouh)(82)
70
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Habte Jifar 11
Assefa Mezegebu 13
Ayele Mezegebu 18
Abraham Assefa 23
Girma Tolla 27
Tegenu Abebe 33
(Ibrahim Seid)(36)
(Lemi Erpassa)(68)
(Tesgie Legesse)(129)
125
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Domingos Castro 15
Paulo Guerra 26
Eduardo Henriques 30
Alfredo Bráz 53
Vítor Almeida 66
Rui Vieira 73
(José Santos)(75)
(Pedro Cunha)(94)
(Alberto Maravilha)(96)
263
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Julio Rey 9
José Manuel García 21
Alejandro Gómez 39
José Manuel Martínez 42
José Carlos Adán 80
Andrés Pérez 84
(Bruno Toledo)(141)
(Antonio Pérez)(DNF)
275
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Jon Brown 14
Christian Stephenson 38
Steffan White 43
Andrew Pearson 56
Andy Bristow 69
Justin Pugsley 105
(Paul Roden)(116)
(Glynn Tromans)(161)
(Keith Cullen)(DNF)
325
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Giuliano Battocletti 32
Simone Zanon 40
Umberto Pusterla 52
Rachid Berradi 65
Gabriele De Nard 76
Vincenzo Modica 79
(Domenico D'Ambrosio)(132)
(Gianni Crepaldi)(157)
(Gennaro Di Napoli)(DNF)
344
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Azzedine Sakhri 45
Abdelhak Lebouazda 60
Yahia Azaidj 63
Samir Moussaoui 77
Sid-Ali Sakhri 87
Réda Benzine 91
(Abdelkrim Benzai)(152)
(Salah Zereg)(181)
(Kamel Kohil)(DNF)
423
9Flag of France.svg  France
Abdellah Béhar 20
Mustapha Essaïd 29
Mikaël Thomas 62
Jean-François Bertron 103
Cedric Dehouck 119
Yann Millon 130
(Loïc van Mackenbergh)(138)
(Samir Benfarès)(197)
(Mohamed Ezzher)(DNF)
463
10Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Patrick Kaotsane 49
Laban Nkete 61
Ezael Thlobo 74
Adam Motlagale 81
Makhosonke Fika 95
John Morapedi 115
(Stephen Phofi)(126)
(Tsunake Kalamori)(131)
(Hendrick Ramaala)(167)
475
11Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scott Larson 51
Mark Coogan 57
Joseph LeMay 85
Pete Julian 86
Brian Baker 98
Tim Hacker 110
(Shawn Found)(134)
(Robert Cook Jr.)(158)
(Keith Dowling)(173)
487
12Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Benedict Ako 25
Faustin Saktay 41
Tadeo Nada 72
John Gilay 107
Julius Gidabuday 122
Neema Tuluway 136
503
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Steve Moneghetti 46
Shaun Creighton 55
Darren Wilson 90
Julian Dwyer 100
Rod de Highden 120
Sean Quilty 137
(Steve Isbel)(154)
(Trent Harlow)(179)
(Julian Paynter)(DNF)
548
14Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Gabino Apolonio 54
Alejandro Méndez 78
Alejandro Cuahtepizi 88
José Villanueva 97
Pablo Olmedo 111
Carlos Peña 146
(Francisco Mondragon)(207)
(David Galindo)(213)
574
15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Kamiel Maase 31
René Godlieb 67
Greg van Hest 113
Marcel Laros 124
Simon Vroemen 149
Martin Lauret 155
(Michiel Otten)(218)
639
16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ville Hautala 104
Santtu Mäkinen 106
Juuso Rainio 159
Jussi Virtanen 164
Pasi Mattila 170
Marko Kotila 174
(Pasi Jeremejeff)(211)
877
17Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Imre Berkovics 59
Zoltán Káldy 145
Péter Jager 150
Zoltán Kadlót 175
Zoltán Holba 180
János Szemán 187
(Ferenc Sági)(DNF)
896
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Chris Weber 109
Joël Bourgeois 147
Fraser Bertram 156
Guy Schultz 177
Jason Bunston 186
Kevin Christiani 188
(Jeremy Deere)(202)
(Peter Cardle)(210)
963
19Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Jacinto Navarrete 92
William Vasquez 160
Mauricio Ladino 165
Julián Berrio 195
Jacinto López 224
William Roldán 238
1074
20Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Abdulkadir Türk 148
Sukru Onat 183
Nihat Bagci 185
Mehmet Günen 205
Satilmis Atmaca 208
Remzi Atli 216
(Fatih Cintimar)(243)
1145
21Flag of India.svg  India
Amrish Kumar 139
Bhairav Singh 178
Alagawadi Shivananda 204
Manbir Singh 209
Dashrath Tigga 214
Lalan Kumar 220
1164
22Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho
Percy Sephoda 172
Khauta Ntsoele 199
Thabiso Moqhali 200
Sentso Retere 245
Khauta Khotle 246
Kopamo Pekile 250
1312
23Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Toomas Tarm 189
Heiki Sarapuu 194
Risto Utsmuts 232
Urmas Sadam 235
Jaanus Gross 242
Meelis Minn 247
1339
24Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Adamou Aboubakar 201
Mathieu Kouanotso 217
Pierre Foka 225
Pierre Kenzo 234
Andrew Tafagnda 253
Celestin Nguepnang 256
1386
25Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Menon Ramsamy 190
Abdul Sameer Moos 231
Bruno Armance 237
Patrick Moonsamy 241
Jean Paul Louise 254
Christopher Blackburn 257
1410
26Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Frederick Baldacchino 229
Xandru Grech 233
John Buhagiar 240
Robert Attard 252
Joseph Pace 258
Peter Azzopardi 260
(André Camilleri)(262)
1472
27Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Mohamed Al-Malki 230
Mohamed Al-Atashi 236
Anwar Al-Harazi 244
Mohamed Al-Hada 251
Ali Yahya 255
Goim Hussein 261
1477
DNFFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(Elenilson da Silva)(37)
(Sérgio da Silva)(48)
(Benedito Gomes)(118)
(Sergio Couto)(125)
(Elias Bastos)(135)
(Leonardo Guedes)(DNF)
(Emerson Bem)(DNF)
DNF
DNFFlag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda
(Pacifique Ayabusa)(123)
(Joseph Nsengiyumya)(128)
(Alphonse Munyeshyaka)(171)
(Patrick Ishyaka)(192)
(Justin Rutaba)(193)
(Mathias Ntawulikura)(DNF)
DNF
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 280 athletes from 58 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [7] Although announced, athletes from Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone did not show. [5]

See also

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