| 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 26th |
| Date | March 21/22 |
| Host city | Marrakech, Morocco |
| Venue | Menara district |
| Events | 6 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 4 km – Men's short 8 km – Junior men 8 km – Senior women 4 km – Women's short 6 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 707 athletes from 66 nations |
The 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the Menara district in Marrakech, Morocco. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times , [1] in the Herald, [2] and for the IAAF. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Complete results for senior men, [9] [10] [11] for senior men's teams, [9] [12] [13] for men's short race, [14] [15] [16] for men's short race teams, [14] [17] [18] for junior men, [19] [20] [21] for junior men's teams, [19] [22] [23] senior women, [24] [25] [26] for senior women's teams, [24] [27] [28] for women's short race, [29] [30] [31] for women's short race teams, [29] [32] [33] for junior women, [34] [35] [36] for junior women's teams, [34] [37] [38] medallists, [39] and the results of British athletes who took part [40] were published.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12 km) | Paul Tergat | 34:01 | Paul Koech | 34:06 | Assefa Mezegebu | 34:28 |
| Men's short (4 km) | John Kibowen | 10:43 | Daniel Komen | 10:46 | Paul Kosgei | 10:50 |
| Junior men (8 km) | Million Wolde | 22:47 | Richard Limo | 22:50 | Haylu Mekonnen | 22:51 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Sonia O'Sullivan | 25:39 | Paula Radcliffe | 25:42 | Gete Wami | 25:49 |
| Women's short (4 km) | Sonia O'Sullivan | 12:20 | Zahra Ouaziz | 12:34 | Kutre Dulecha | 12:37 |
| Junior women (6 km) | Yimenashu Taye | 19:32 | Jeruto Kiptum | 19:34 | Worknesh Kidane | 19:34 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | 12 | 57 | 60 | |||
| Men's short | 10 | 42 | 60 | |||
| Junior men | 16 | 20 | 66 | |||
| Senior women | 30 | 37 | 74 | |||
| Women's short | 57 | 58 | 68 | |||
| Junior women | 16 | 20 | 68 | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Tergat | 34:01 | ||
| Paul Koech | 34:06 | ||
| Assefa Mezegebu | 34:28 | ||
| 4 | Tom Nyariki | 34:37 | |
| 5 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | 34:38 | |
| 6 | Christopher Kelong | 34:41 | |
| 7 | Ismael Kirui | 34:41 | |
| 8 | Mohammed Mourhit | 34:44 | |
| 9 | Domingos Castro | 34:46 | |
| 10 | Fabián Roncero | 34:50 | |
| 11 | Elarbi Khattabi | 34:54 | |
| 12 | Paulo Guerra | 34:59 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | |||||||||||||
| 57 | |||||||||||||
| 60 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 74 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 94 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 156 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 193 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 194 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kibowen | 10:43 | ||
| Daniel Komen | 10:46 | ||
| Paul Kosgei | 10:50 | ||
| 4 | Benjamin Limo | 10:59 | |
| 5 | John Kosgei | 11:04 | |
| 6 | Brahim Boulami | 11:06 | |
| 7 | Marc Davis | 11:08 | |
| 8 | Kipkirui Misoi | 11:10 | |
| 9 | Hicham Bouaouiche | 11:11 | |
| 10 | Maru Daba | 11:11 | |
| 11 | Isaac Viciosa | 11:13 | |
| 12 | Ali Ezzine | 11:14 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | |||||||||||||
| 42 | |||||||||||||
| 60 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 87 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 108 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 117 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 133 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 159 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Million Wolde | 22:47 | ||
| Richard Limo | 22:50 | ||
| Haylu Mekonnen | 22:51 | ||
| 4 | Yibeltal Admassu | 22:53 | |
| 5 | Douglas Mumanyi | 22:54 | |
| 6 | Reuben Kamzee | 22:55 | |
| 7 | Titus Kipkemboi | 23:02 | |
| 8 | Alene Emere | 23:06 | |
| 9 | Yitbarek Eshetu | 23:14 | |
| 10 | Adil Kaouch | 23:17 | |
| 11 | Abraham Cherono | 23:25 | |
| 12 | Geofrey Naibei | 23:32 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | |||||||||||||
| 66† | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 102 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 104 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 152 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 163 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
†: Ahmed Baday of
Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification. [41]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia O'Sullivan | 25:39 | ||
| Paula Radcliffe | 25:42 | ||
| Gete Wami | 25:49 | ||
| 4 | Merima Denboba | 25:56 | |
| 5 | Jackline Maranga | 25:56 | |
| 6 | Julia Vaquero | 26:06 | |
| 7 | Jane Omoro | 26:07 | |
| 8 | Leah Malot | 26:16 | |
| 9 | Ayelech Worku | 26:17 | |
| 10 | Sally Barsosio | 26:27 | |
| 11 | Naomi Mugo | 26:33 | |
| 12 | Susan Chepkemei | 26:35 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | |||||||||||||
| 37 | |||||||||||||
| 74 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 93 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 118 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 124 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 155 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 159 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia O'Sullivan | 12:20 | ||
| Zahra Ouaziz | 12:34 | ||
| Kutre Dulecha | 12:37 | ||
| 4 | Anita Weyermann | 12:45 | |
| 5 | Restituta Joseph | 12:46 | |
| 6 | Beatrice Omwanza | 12:47 | |
| 7 | Rodica Nagel | 12:48 | |
| 8 | Elva Dryer | 12:51 | |
| 9 | Amy Rudolph | 12:51 | |
| 10 | Samukeliso Moyo | 12:51 | |
| 11 | Genet Gebregiorgis | 12:52 | |
| 12 | Grethe Koens | 12:56 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | |||||||||||||
| 58 | |||||||||||||
| 68 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 98 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 104 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 113 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 192 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 200 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yimenashu Taye | 19:32 | ||
| Jeruto Kiptum | 19:34 | ||
| Worknesh Kidane | 19:34 | ||
| 4 | Alemgena Bezabeh | 19:46 | |
| 5 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 19:47 | |
| 6 | Margaret Chepkemboi | 19:48 | |
| 7 | Agnes Kiprop | 19:57 | |
| 8 | Merima Hashim | 19:59 | |
| 9 | Emiko Kojima | 20:02 | |
| 10 | Émilie Mondor | 20:16 | |
| 11 | Prisca Ngetich | 20:16 | |
| 12 | René Kalmer | 20:17 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | |||||||||||||
| 66 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 98† | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 114† | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 165 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 191 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 200 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
†: Nadia Ejjafini of
Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification affecting the team scores. [41]
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (7 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 707 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [40]
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