| 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 28th |
| Date | March 18/19 |
| Host city | Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal |
| Venue | Sporting Complex of Vilamoura |
| Events | 6 |
| Distances | 12.3 km – Senior men 4.18 km – Men's short 8.08 km – Junior men 8.08 km – Senior women 4.18 km – Women's short 6.29 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 805 athletes from 76 nations |
The 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 18/19, 2000. The races were held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal. 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 [10] for senior men, [11] [12] for senior men's teams, [11] [13] for men's short race, [14] [15] for men's short race teams, [14] [16] for junior men, [17] [18] for junior men's teams, [17] [19] senior women, [20] [21] for senior women's teams, [20] [22] for women's short race, [23] [24] for women's short race teams, [23] [25] for junior women, [26] [27] for junior women's teams, [26] [28] medallists, [29] and the results of British athletes who took part [30] were published.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12.3 km) | Mohammed Mourhit | 35:00 | Assefa Mezegebu | 35:01 | Paul Tergat | 35:02 |
| Men's short (4.18 km) | John Kibowen | 11:11 | Sammy Kipketer | 11:12 | Paul Kosgei | 11:15 |
| Junior men (8.08 km) | Robert Kipchumba | 22:49 | Duncan Lebo | 22:52 | John Cheruiyot Korir | 22:55 |
| Senior women (8.08 km) | Derartu Tulu | 25:42 | Gete Wami | 25:48 | Susan Chepkemei | 25:50 |
| Women's short (4.18 km) | Kutre Dulecha | 13:00 | Zahra Ouaziz | 13:00 | Margaret Ngotho | 13:00 |
| Junior women (6.29 km) | Vivian Cheruiyot | 20:34 | Alice Timbilil | 20:35 | Viola Kibiwott | 20:36 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | 18 | 68 | 69 | |||
| Men's short | 10 | 46 | 68 | |||
| Junior men | 10 | 47 | 68 | |||
| Senior women | 20 | 23 | 98 | |||
| Women's short | 46 | 55 | 57 | |||
| Junior women | 12 | 24 | 78 | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Mourhit | 35:00 | ||
| Assefa Mezegebu | 35:01 | ||
| Paul Tergat | 35:02 | ||
| 4 | Patrick Ivuti | 35:03 | |
| 5 | Wilberforce Talel | 35:06 | |
| 6 | Paul Koech | 35:22 | |
| 7 | Charles Kamathi | 35:51 | |
| 8 | Sergiy Lebid | 35:52 | |
| 9 | Abdellah Béhar | 35:55 | |
| 10 | Eduardo Henriques | 35:56 | |
| 11 | Abraham Cherono | 36:00 | |
| 12 | Domingos Castro | 36:01 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | |||||||||||||
| 68 | |||||||||||||
| 69 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 86 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 94 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 156 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 163 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 167 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kibowen | 11:11 | ||
| Sammy Kipketer | 11:12 | ||
| Paul Kosgei | 11:15 | ||
| 4 | Leonard Mucheru | 11:21 | |
| 5 | Abraham Chebii | 11:25 | |
| 6 | Haylu Mekonnen | 11:27 | |
| 7 | Philip Mosima | 11:29 | |
| 8 | Saïd El Wardi | 11:33 | |
| 9 | Laïd Bessou | 11:34 | |
| 10 | Sergiy Lebid | 11:36 | |
| 11 | Abiyote Abate | 11:36 | |
| 12 | Martin Sulle | 11:37 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | |||||||||||||
| 46 | |||||||||||||
| 68 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 88 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 130 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 136 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 166 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kipchumba | 22:49 | ||
| Duncan Lebo | 22:52 | ||
| John Cheruiyot Korir | 22:55 | ||
| 4 | Philemon Kemei | 23:04 | |
| 5 | Martin Sulle | 23:14 | |
| 6 | Faustin Baha | 23:27 | |
| 7 | Edwin Koech | 23:33 | |
| 8 | Beruk Debrework | 23:40 | |
| 9 | Teref Dessalege | 23:51 | |
| 10 | Kiplimo Muneria | 24:03 | |
| 11 | Martin Toroitich | 24:08 | |
| 12 | Alemayehu Lema | 24:14 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | |||||||||||||
| 47 | |||||||||||||
| 68 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 84 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 98 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 105 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 125 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 151 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derartu Tulu | 25:42 | ||
| Gete Wami | 25:48 | ||
| Susan Chepkemei | 25:50 | ||
| 4 | Lydia Cheromei | 26:02 | |
| 5 | Paula Radcliffe | 26:03 | |
| 6 | Leah Malot | 26:09 | |
| 7 | Sonia O'Sullivan | 26:20 | |
| 8 | Merima Denboba | 26:23 | |
| 9 | Ayelech Worku | 26:36 | |
| 10 | Ruth Kutol | 26:38 | |
| 11 | Irene Kipchumba | 26:45 | |
| 12 | Deena Drossin | 26:59 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | |||||||||||||
| 98 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 101 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 137 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 137 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 148 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 164 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kutre Dulecha | 13:00 | ||
| Zahra Ouaziz | 13:00 | ||
| Margaret Ngotho | 13:00 | ||
| 4 | Paula Radcliffe | 13:01 | |
| 5 | Fatima Yvelain | 13:06 | |
| 6 | Yimenashu Taye | 13:07 | |
| 7 | Carla Sacramento | 13:12 | |
| 8 | Sally Barsosio | 13:16 | |
| 9 | Zhor El Kamch | 13:17 | |
| 10 | Fernanda Ribeiro | 13:17 | |
| 11 | Yamna Belkacem | 13:21 | |
| 12 | Rose Cheruiyot | 13:22 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | |||||||||||||
| 55 | |||||||||||||
| 57 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 59 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 81 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 122 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 138 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 149 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Cheruiyot | 20:34 | ||
| Alice Timbilil | 20:35 | ||
| Viola Kibiwott | 20:36 | ||
| 4 | Hareg Sidelil | 20:38 | |
| 5 | Merima Hashim | 20:41 | |
| 6 | Fridah Domongole | 20:43 | |
| 7 | Eyerusalem Kuma | 20:45 | |
| 8 | Abebech Nigussie | 20:48 | |
| 9 | Worknesh Kidane | 20:52 | |
| 10 | Dorcus Inzikuru | 21:02 | |
| 11 | Rina Fujioka | 21:12 | |
| 12 | Pamela Kipchoge | 21:19 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||||||
| 78 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 105 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 131 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 146 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 155 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 184 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 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 805 athletes from 76 countries, one athlete less than the official number published. [30] The announced athletes from
Cameroon,
Equatorial Guinea,
Guatemala,
Iran, and
Trinidad and Tobago did not show. [10] [12] [15] [24] [27]