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 | |||
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Individual | ||||||
Senior men (12 km) | Paul Tergat Kenya | 34:01 | Paul Koech Kenya | 34:06 | Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia | 34:28 |
Men's short (4 km) | John Kibowen Kenya | 10:43 | Daniel Komen Kenya | 10:46 | Paul Kosgei Kenya | 10:50 |
Junior men (8 km) | Million Wolde Ethiopia | 22:47 | Richard Limo Kenya | 22:50 | Haylu Mekonnen Ethiopia | 22:51 |
Senior women (8 km) | Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland | 25:39 | Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom | 25:42 | Gete Wami Ethiopia | 25:49 |
Women's short (4 km) | Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland | 12:20 | Zahra Ouaziz Morocco | 12:34 | Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia | 12:37 |
Junior women (6 km) | Yimenashu Taye Ethiopia | 19:32 | Jeruto Kiptum Kenya | 19:34 | Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia | 19:34 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | Kenya | 12 | Ethiopia | 57 | Morocco | 60 |
Men's short | Kenya | 10 | Morocco | 42 | Ethiopia | 60 |
Junior men | Ethiopia | 16 | Kenya | 20 | Morocco | 66 |
Senior women | Kenya | 30 | Ethiopia | 37 | United Kingdom | 74 |
Women's short | Morocco | 57 | Ethiopia | 58 | United States | 68 |
Junior women | Ethiopia | 16 | Kenya | 20 | Japan | 68 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Paul Tergat | Kenya | 34:01 | |
Paul Koech | Kenya | 34:06 | |
Assefa Mezegebu | Ethiopia | 34:28 | |
4 | Tom Nyariki | Kenya | 34:37 |
5 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | Kenya | 34:38 |
6 | Christopher Kelong | Kenya | 34:41 |
7 | Ismael Kirui | Kenya | 34:41 |
8 | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 34:44 |
9 | Domingos Castro | Portugal | 34:46 |
10 | Fabián Roncero | Spain | 34:50 |
11 | Elarbi Khattabi | Morocco | 34:54 |
12 | Paulo Guerra | Portugal | 34:59 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
| 12 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
| 57 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
| 60 | |||||||||||||
4 | Portugal | 74 | ||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 94 | ||||||||||||
6 | Tanzania | 156 | ||||||||||||
7 | Algeria | 193 | ||||||||||||
8 | United States | 194 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
John Kibowen | Kenya | 10:43 | |
Daniel Komen | Kenya | 10:46 | |
Paul Kosgei | Kenya | 10:50 | |
4 | Benjamin Limo | Kenya | 10:59 |
5 | John Kosgei | Kenya | 11:04 |
6 | Brahim Boulami | Morocco | 11:06 |
7 | Marc Davis | United States | 11:08 |
8 | Kipkirui Misoi | Kenya | 11:10 |
9 | Hicham Bouaouiche | Morocco | 11:11 |
10 | Maru Daba | Ethiopia | 11:11 |
11 | Isaac Viciosa | Spain | 11:13 |
12 | Ali Ezzine | Morocco | 11:14 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
| 10 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
| 42 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
| 60 | |||||||||||||
4 | Spain | 87 | ||||||||||||
5 | Portugal | 108 | ||||||||||||
6 | United States | 117 | ||||||||||||
7 | Italy | 133 | ||||||||||||
8 | Algeria | 159 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Million Wolde | Ethiopia | 22:47 | |
Richard Limo | Kenya | 22:50 | |
Haylu Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 22:51 | |
4 | Yibeltal Admassu | Ethiopia | 22:53 |
5 | Douglas Mumanyi | Kenya | 22:54 |
6 | Reuben Kamzee | Kenya | 22:55 |
7 | Titus Kipkemboi | Kenya | 23:02 |
8 | Alene Emere | Ethiopia | 23:06 |
9 | Yitbarek Eshetu | Ethiopia | 23:14 |
10 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco | 23:17 |
11 | Abraham Cherono | Kenya | 23:25 |
12 | Geofrey Naibei | Kenya | 23:32 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
| 16 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
| 20 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
| 66† | |||||||||||||
4 | Japan | 100 | ||||||||||||
5 | South Africa | 102 | ||||||||||||
6 | Uganda | 104 | ||||||||||||
7 | United States | 152 | ||||||||||||
8 | Algeria | 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 |
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Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 25:39 | |
Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 25:42 | |
Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 25:49 | |
4 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 25:56 |
5 | Jackline Maranga | Kenya | 25:56 |
6 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 26:06 |
7 | Jane Omoro | Kenya | 26:07 |
8 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 26:16 |
9 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 26:17 |
10 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 26:27 |
11 | Naomi Mugo | Kenya | 26:33 |
12 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 26:35 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
| 30 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
| 37 | |||||||||||||
United Kingdom
| 74 | |||||||||||||
4 | Spain | 93 | ||||||||||||
5 | United States | 118 | ||||||||||||
6 | Japan | 124 | ||||||||||||
7 | Australia | 155 | ||||||||||||
8 | France | 159 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 12:20 | |
Zahra Ouaziz | Morocco | 12:34 | |
Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 12:37 | |
4 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 12:45 |
5 | Restituta Joseph | Tanzania | 12:46 |
6 | Beatrice Omwanza | Kenya | 12:47 |
7 | Rodica Nagel | France | 12:48 |
8 | Elva Dryer | United States | 12:51 |
9 | Amy Rudolph | United States | 12:51 |
10 | Samukeliso Moyo | Zimbabwe | 12:51 |
11 | Genet Gebregiorgis | Ethiopia | 12:52 |
12 | Grethe Koens | Netherlands | 12:56 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco
| 57 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
| 58 | |||||||||||||
United States
| 68 | |||||||||||||
4 | Kenya | 98 | ||||||||||||
5 | Romania | 104 | ||||||||||||
6 | Spain | 113 | ||||||||||||
7 | Italy | 192 | ||||||||||||
8 | Zimbabwe | 200 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Yimenashu Taye | Ethiopia | 19:32 | |
Jeruto Kiptum | Kenya | 19:34 | |
Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 19:34 | |
4 | Alemgena Bezabeh | Ethiopia | 19:46 |
5 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 19:47 |
6 | Margaret Chepkemboi | Kenya | 19:48 |
7 | Agnes Kiprop | Kenya | 19:57 |
8 | Merima Hashim | Ethiopia | 19:59 |
9 | Emiko Kojima | Japan | 20:02 |
10 | Émilie Mondor | Canada | 20:16 |
11 | Prisca Ngetich | Kenya | 20:16 |
12 | René Kalmer | South Africa | 20:17 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
| 16 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
| 20 | |||||||||||||
Japan
| 66 | |||||||||||||
4 | South Africa | 98† | ||||||||||||
5 | Morocco | 114† | ||||||||||||
6 | Finland | 165 | ||||||||||||
7 | United States | 191 | ||||||||||||
8 | Algeria | 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 | Kenya | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Ethiopia | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Morocco * | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States | 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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