| 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 29th |
| Date | March 24/25 |
| Host city | Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Venue | Hippodrome Wellington |
| Events | 6 |
| Distances | 12.3 km – Senior men 4.1 km – Men's short 7.7 km – Junior men 7.7 km – Senior women 4.1 km – Women's short 5.9 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 790 athletes from 67 nations |
The 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24/25, 2001. The races were held at the Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend (Oostende), Belgium. 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 (12.3 km) | Mohammed Mourhit | 39:53 | Sergiy Lebid | 40:03 | Charles Kamathi | 40:05 |
| Men's short (4.1 km) | Enock Koech | 12:40 | Kenenisa Bekele | 12:42 | Benjamin Limo | 12:43 |
| Junior men (7.7 km) | Kenenisa Bekele | 25:04 | Duncan Lebo | 25:37 | Dathan Ritzenhein | 25:46 |
| Senior women (7.7 km) | Paula Radcliffe | 27:49 | Gete Wami | 27:52 | Lydia Cheromei | 28:07 |
| Women's short (4.1 km) | Gete Wami | 14:46 | Paula Radcliffe | 14:47 | Edith Masai | 14:57 |
| Junior women (5.9 km) | Viola Kibiwott | 22:05 | Abebech Nigussie | 22:05 | Aster Bacha | 22:05 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | 33 | 72 | 87 | |||
| Men's short | 13 | 48 | 51 | |||
| Junior men | 24 | 25 | 68 | |||
| Senior women | 18 | 70 | 77 | |||
| Women's short | 26 | 32 | 78 | |||
| Junior women | 16 | 20 | 59 | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Mourhit | 39:53 | ||
| Sergiy Lebid | 40:03 | ||
| Charles Kamathi | 40:05 | ||
| 4 | Paulo Guerra | 40:06 | |
| 5 | Paul Kosgei | 40:09 | |
| 6 | Driss El Himer | 40:13 | |
| 7 | Patrick Ivuti | 40:16 | |
| 8 | Hélder Ornelas | 40:33 | |
| 9 | Alejandro Gómez | 40:37 | |
| 10 | Róbert Štefko | 40:41 | |
| 11 | Mustafa El Ahmadi | 40:42 | |
| 12 | Bob Kennedy | 40:43 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | |||||||||||||
| 72 | |||||||||||||
| 87 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 103 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 139 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 146 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enock Koech | 12:40 | ||
| Kenenisa Bekele | 12:42 | ||
| Benjamin Limo | 12:43 | ||
| 4 | Sammy Kipketer | 12:44 | |
| 5 | Cyrus Kataron | 12:45 | |
| 6 | Albert Chepkurui | 12:46 | |
| 7 | John Kibowen | 12:49 | |
| 8 | Craig Mottram | 12:49 | |
| 9 | Brahim Boulami | 13:00 | |
| 10 | Haylu Mekonnen | 13:03 | |
| 11 | Adil Kaouch | 13:06 | |
| 12 | Saïd El Wardi | 13:08 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | |||||||||||||
| 48 | |||||||||||||
| 51 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 91 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 171 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 183 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 187 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 193 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenenisa Bekele | 25:04 | ||
| Duncan Lebo | 25:37 | ||
| Dathan Ritzenhein | 25:46 | ||
| 4 | Nicholas Kemboi | 25:52 | |
| 5 | Matt Tegenkamp | 25:55 | |
| 6 | Robert Kipchumba | 26:00 | |
| 7 | Alemayehu Tedla | 26:02 | |
| 8 | Maregu Zewdie | 26:14 | |
| 9 | Beruk Debrework | 26:15 | |
| 10 | Paul Wakou | 26:17 | |
| 11 | Jean Baptiste Simukeka | 26:22 | |
| 12 | Edwin Koech | 26:37 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | |||||||||||||
| 68 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 95 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 171 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 190 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 206 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Radcliffe | 27:49 | ||
| Gete Wami | 27:52 | ||
| Lydia Cheromei | 28:07 | ||
| 4 | Susan Chepkemei | 28:13 | |
| 5 | Pamela Chepchumba | 28:20 | |
| 6 | Leah Malot | 28:36 | |
| 7 | Yamna Belkacem | 28:40 | |
| 8 | Merima Denboba | 28:52 | |
| 9 | Olivera Jevtić | 29:03 | |
| 10 | Anja Smolders | 29:17 | |
| 11 | Rakiya Maraoui | 29:24 | |
| 12 | Deena Drossin | 29:28 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | |||||||||||||
| 70 | |||||||||||||
| 77 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 83 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 95 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 117 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 119 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 130 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gete Wami | 14:46 | ||
| Paula Radcliffe | 14:47 | ||
| Edith Masai | 14:57 | ||
| 4 | Merima Denboba | 15:04 | |
| 5 | Worknesh Kidane | 15:06 | |
| 6 | Benita Willis | 15:06 | |
| 7 | Carla Sacramento | 15:07 | |
| 8 | Rose Cheruiyot | 15:07 | |
| 9 | Asmae Leghzaoui | 15:08 | |
| 10 | Margaret Ngotho | 15:20 | |
| 11 | Naomi Mugo | 15:24 | |
| 12 | Kathy Butler | 15:25 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | |||||||||||||
| 78 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 81 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 109 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 152 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 157 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 158 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola Kibiwott | 22:05 | ||
| Abebech Nigussie | 22:05 | ||
| Aster Bacha | 22:05 | ||
| 4 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 22:06 | |
| 5 | Tirunesh Dibaba | 22:08 | |
| 6 | Tereza Yohanes | 22:10 | |
| 7 | Fridah Domongole | 22:12 | |
| 8 | Sally Kipyego | 22:22 | |
| 9 | Peninah Chepchumba | 22:24 | |
| 10 | Mestawat Tufa | 22:24 | |
| 11 | Naoko Sakata | 22:36 | |
| 12 | Christine Kalmer | 22:45 | |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | |||||||||||||
| 59 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 107 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 136 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 141 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 164 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 201 | |||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
* Host nation (Belgium)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 790 athletes from 67 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [41] The announced athletes from
Nigeria and
Somalia did not show. [11] [12]