2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
Organisers IAAF
Edition36th
DateMarch 30
Host city Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Venue Holyrood Park
Events4
Distances12 km – Senior men
7.905 km – Junior men
7.905 km – Senior women
6.04 km – Junior women
Participation448 athletes from
57 nations

The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. [1] Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. This was the year in which Kenenisa Bekele became the first athlete in World Cross history to win six individual long course titles, breaking his tie with John Ngugi and Paul Tergat who had each won five. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times , [2] in the Herald, [3] and for the IAAF. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 Kenenisa Bekele
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 		34:38 Leonard Patrick Komon
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		34:41 Zersenay Tadese
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 		34:43
Junior men
(7.905 km)		 Ibrahim Jeilan
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 		22:38 Ayele Abshero
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 		22:40 Lucas Kimeli Rotich
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		22:42
Senior women
(7.905 km)		 Tirunesh Dibaba
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 		25:10 Mestawet Tufa
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 		25:15 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		25:18
Junior women
(6.04 km)		 Genzebe Dibaba
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 		19:59 Irine Chepet Cheptai
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		20:04 Emebt Etea
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 		20:06
Team
Senior menFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 39Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 104Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 143
Junior menFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 21Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 28Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 37
Senior womenFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 18Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 84
Junior womenFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 16Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 20Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 57

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Complete results for senior men [8] [9] [10] and for senior men's teams [11] [12] [13] were published.

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Kenenisa Bekele Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 34:38
Silver medal icon.svg Leonard Patrick Komon Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 34:41
Bronze medal icon.svg Zersenay Tadese Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 34:43
4 Joseph Ebuya Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 34:47
5 Moses Ndiema Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:02
6 Felix Kikwai Kibore Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 35:15
7 Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:16
8 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 35:18
9 Habtamu Fikadu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 35:19
10 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:24
11 Hosea Macharinyang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:24
12 Augustine Kiprono Choge Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 35:26
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Leonard Patrick Komon 2
Joseph Ebuya 4
Moses Ndiema Masai 5
Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny 7
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego 10
Hosea Macharinyang 11
(Augustine Kiprono Choge)(12)
(Mark Kosgei Kiptoo)(14)
(John Kimondo Thuo)(18)
39
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele 1
Habtamu Fikadu 9
Sileshi Sihine 15
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam 17
Dereje Debele 21
Abebe Dinkesa 41
(Zembaba Yigeze)(57)
(Solomon Tsige)(139)
(Demssew Tsega)(DNF)
104
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Felix Kikwai Kibore 6
Ahmad Hassan Abdullah 8
Sultan Khamis Zaman 22
Mubarak Hassan Shami 25
Gamal Belal Salem 34
Essa Ismail Rashed 48
(Ali Dawoud Sedam)(61)
(Moustafa Ahmed Shebto)(67)
(Naser Jamal Naser)(81)
143
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 162
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 195
6Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 208
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 296
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 348
Full results

Junior men's race (7.905 km)

Complete results for junior men [14] [15] [16] and for junior men's teams [17] [18] [19] were published.

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Ibrahim Jeilan Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 22:38
Silver medal icon.svg Ayele Abshero Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 22:40
Bronze medal icon.svg Lucas Kimeli Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22:42
4 Benjamin Kiplagat Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 22:43
5 Titus Kipjumba Mbishei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22:45
6 Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22:51
7 Peter Kimeli Some Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22:55
8 Geofrey Kusuro Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 22:56
9 Amanuel Mesel Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 23:00
10 Levy Matebo Omari Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 23:03
11 Hunegnaw Mesfin Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 23:03
12 Stephen Kiprotich Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 23:09
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Lucas Kimeli Rotich 3
Titus Kipjumba Mbishei 5
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio 6
Peter Kimeli Some 7
(Levy Matebo Omari)(10)
(Charles Kibet Chepkurui)(15)
21
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Ibrahim Jeilan 1
Ayele Abshero 2
Hunegnaw Mesfin 11
Feyisa Lilesa 14
(Dejen Gebremeskel)(18)
(Yetwale Kende)(21)
28
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Benjamin Kiplagat 4
Geofrey Kusuro 8
Stephen Kiprotich 12
Abraham Kiplimo 13
(Ben Siwa)(22)
37
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 119
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 136
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 138
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 188
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 200
Full results

Senior women's race (7.905 km)

Complete results for senior women [20] [21] [22] and for senior women's teams [23] [24] [25] were published.

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Tirunesh Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 25:10
Silver medal icon.svg Mestawet Tufa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 25:15
Bronze medal icon.svg Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:18
4 Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:34
5 Hilda Kibet Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25:35
6 Gelete Burka Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 25:35
7 Priscah Jepleting Cherono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:36
8 Margaret Wangari Muriuki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:46
9 Meselech Melkamu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 25:51
10 Grace Kwamboka Momanyi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:54
11 Benita Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25:56
12 Lineth Chepkurui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 26:05
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba 1
Mestawet Tufa 2
Gelete Burka 6
Meselech Melkamu 9
(Koren Jelela)(14)
(Aselefech Mergia)(16)
18
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 3
Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo 4
Priscah Jepleting Cherono 7
Margaret Wangari Muriuki 8
(Grace Kwamboka Momanyi)(10)
(Lineth Chepkurui)(12)
22
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Benita Johnson 11
Lisa Jane Weightman 20
Melissa Rollison 26
Anna Thompson 27
(Melinda Vernon)(41)
(Victoria Mitchell)(54)
84
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 87
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 100
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 116
7Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 150
8Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 165
Full results

Junior women's race (6.04 km)

Complete results for junior women [26] [27] [28] and for junior women's teams [29] [30] [31] were published.

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Genzebe Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 19:59
Silver medal icon.svg Irine Chepet Cheptai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 20:04
Bronze medal icon.svg Emebt Etea Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 20:06
4 Delvine Relin Meringor Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 20:06
5 Emebet Bacha Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 20:11
6 Jackline Chebii Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 20:11
7 Betelhem Moges Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 20:13
8 Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 20:17
9 Tigist Memuye Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 20:27
10 Yukino Ninomiya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 20:30
11 Bitaw Yehune Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 20:33
12 Christine Kambua Muyanga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 20:34
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Genzebe Dibaba 1
Emebt Etea 3
Emebet Bacha 5
Betelhem Moges 7
(Tigist Memuye)(9)
(Bitaw Yehune)(11)
16
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Irine Chepet Cheptai 2
Delvine Relin Meringor 4
Jackline Chebii 6
Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus 8
(Christine Kambua Muyanga)(12)
(Mercy Jelimo Kosgei)(33)
20
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yukino Ninomiya 10
Atsuko Matsumura 14
Asami Kato 15
Ayaka Mori 18
(Risa Takenaka)(26)
(Yukari Abe)(48)
57
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 95
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 99
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 100
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 133
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 203
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 64111
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2428
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0011
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 0011
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0011
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0011
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0011
Totals (7 entries)88824

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 448 athletes from 57 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [1] The announced athletes from Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova, Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal, and Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria did not show. [8] [9] [10]

See also

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