| 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 27th |
| Date | 27–28 March |
| Host city | |
| Venue | Barnett Demesne/Queen's University Playing Fields |
| Events | 6 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 4.236 km – Men's short 8.012 km – Junior men 8.012 km – Senior women 4.236 km – Women's short 6.124 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 759 athletes from 66 nations |
The 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 27 and 28 March 1999. The races were held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen's University Playing Fields in Belfast, United Kingdom. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times , [1] [2] in the Herald, [3] and for the IAAF. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Complete results for senior men, [10] [11] [12] for senior men's teams, [10] [13] [14] for men's short race, [15] [16] [17] for men's short race teams, [15] [18] [19] for junior men, [20] [21] [22] for junior men's teams, [20] [23] [24] senior women, [25] [26] [27] for senior women's teams, [25] [28] [29] for women's short race, [30] [31] [32] for women's short race teams, [30] [33] [34] for junior women, [35] [36] [37] for junior women's teams, [35] [38] [39] medallists, [40] and the results of British athletes who took part [41] were published.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12 km) | Paul Tergat | 38:28 | Patrick Ivuti | 38:32 | Paulo Guerra | 38:46 |
| Men's short (4.236 km) | Benjamin Limo | 12:28 | Paul Kosgei | 12:31 | Haylu Mekonnen | 12:35 |
| Junior men (8.012 km) | Haylu Mekonnen | 25:38 | Richard Limo | 25:43 | Kipchumba Mitei | 25:45 |
| Senior women (8.012 km) | Gete Wami | 28:00 | Merima Denboba | 28:12 | Paula Radcliffe | 28:12 |
| Women's short (4.236 km) | Jackline Maranga | 15:09 | Yamna Belkacem | 15:16 | Annemari Sandell | 15:17 |
| Junior women (6.124 km) | Worknesh Kidane | 21:26 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 21:37 | Yoshiko Fujinaga | 21:41 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | 12 | 57 | 76 | |||
| Men's short | 14 | 45 | 55 | |||
| Junior men | 16 | 24 | 77 | |||
| Senior women | 18 | 27 | 94 | |||
| Women's short | 40 | 48 | 69 | |||
| Junior women | 20 | 31 | 46 | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Tergat | 38:28 | ||
| Patrick Ivuti | 38:32 | ||
| Paulo Guerra | 38:46 | ||
| 4 | Joshua Chelanga | 39:05 | |
| 5 | Evans Rutto | 39:12 | |
| 6 | Paul Koech | 39:51 | |
| 7 | Mohammed Mourhit | 40:09 | |
| 8 | Jon Brown | 40:09 | |
| 9 | Habte Jifar | 40:21 | |
| 10 | Domingos Castro | 40:25 | |
| 11 | Assefa Mezegebu | 40:33 | |
| 12 | Róbert Štefko | 40:39 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | |||||||||||||
| 57 | |||||||||||||
| 76 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 103 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 108 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 125 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 133 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 159 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Limo | 12:28 | ||
| Paul Kosgei | 12:31 | ||
| Haylu Mekonnen | 12:35 | ||
| 4 | Million Wolde | 12:36 | |
| 5 | James Koskei | 12:38 | |
| 6 | Daniel Gachara | 12:41 | |
| 7 | Abdellah Béhar | 12:44 | |
| 8 | John Kosgei | 12:45 | |
| 9 | El Hassan Lahssini | 12:47 | |
| 10 | Mohamed Amyn | 12:50 | |
| 11 | Adil Kaouch | 12:52 | |
| 12 | Adam Goucher | 12:53 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | |||||||||||||
| 45 | |||||||||||||
| 55 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 77 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 122 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 125 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 145 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haylu Mekonnen | 25:38 | ||
| Richard Limo | 25:43 | ||
| Kipchumba Mitei | 25:45 | ||
| 4 | Abiyote Abate | 25:46 | |
| 5 | Albert Chepkurui | 26:01 | |
| 6 | Sammy Kipketer | 26:06 | |
| 7 | Duncan Lebo | 26:14 | |
| 8 | Faustin Baha | 26:15 | |
| 9 | Kenenisa Bekele | 26:27 | |
| 10 | Yibeltal Admassu | 26:28 | |
| 11 | Hailemariam Tegafaw | 26:59 | |
| 12 | Alene Emere | 27:00 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||||||
| 77 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 79 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 116 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 126 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 160 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 178 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gete Wami | 28:00 | ||
| Merima Denboba | 28:12 | ||
| Paula Radcliffe | 28:12 | ||
| 4 | Ayelech Worku | 28:15 | |
| 5 | Susan Chepkemei | 28:21 | |
| 6 | Jane Ngotho | 28:29 | |
| 7 | Jane Omoro | 28:40 | |
| 8 | Helena Sampaio | 28:42 | |
| 9 | Leah Malot | 28:49 | |
| 10 | Deena Drossin | 28:53 | |
| 11 | Leila Aman | 28:55 | |
| 12 | Restituta Joseph | 29:07 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | |||||||||||||
| 94 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 111 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 121 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 132 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 134 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 136 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackline Maranga | 15:09 | ||
| Yamna Belkacem | 15:16 | ||
| Annemari Sandell | 15:17 | ||
| 4 | Kathy Butler | 15:30 | |
| 5 | Restituta Joseph | 15:31 | |
| 6 | Alemitu Bekele | 15:37 | |
| 7 | Asmae Leghzaoui | 15:40 | |
| 8 | Teresa Wanjiku | 15:41 | |
| 9 | Fatima Yvelain | 15:44 | |
| 10 | Blandine Bitzner-Ducret | 15:47 | |
| 11 | Constantina Diţă | 15:49 | |
| 12 | Kutre Dulecha | 15:50 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | |||||||||||||
| 48 | |||||||||||||
| 69 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 93 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 125 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 159 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 165 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worknesh Kidane | 21:26 | ||
| Vivian Cheruiyot | 21:37 | ||
| Yoshiko Fujinaga | 21:41 | ||
| 4 | Hareg Sidelil | 21:44 | |
| 5 | Naoko Sakata | 21:46 | |
| 6 | Merima Hashim | 21:50 | |
| 7 | Helena Volná | 21:53 | |
| 8 | Pamela Kiyara | 21:59 | |
| 9 | Elvan Abeye | 22:03 | |
| 10 | Flomena Cheyech | 22:07 | |
| 11 | Jackline Chemwok | 22:14 | |
| 12 | Elizabeth Rumokol | 22:15 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||||||
| 46 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 92 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 143 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 170† | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 173† | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 174† | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
†: Nadia Ejjafini of
Morocco was the original 21st-place finisher in 22:37 min, but was disqualified for age falsification. [42]
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 759 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [41] The announced athlete from
Equatorial Guinea did not show. [16] [17]
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