2012 African Cross Country Championships

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II Africa Cross Country Championships
Organisers CAA
Edition2nd
Date18 March 2012
Host city Cape Town, South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
Events4
Participation160 athletes from
21 nations

The 2nd African Cross Country Championships was an international cross country running competition for African athletes which was held on 18 March 2012 in Cape Town's Keurboom Park in South Africa. Organised by the Confederation of African Athletics and Athletics South Africa, it was the first time that the competition represented that year's foremost event in the sport, as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships was not held. Twenty-one nations entered athletes into the event and 160 runners participated in the races. [1]

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There were four championship races held at the event, featuring senior and junior races for men and women. The senior races were won by Kenyan athletes for a second year running, with Clement Langat and Joyce Chepkirui taking the men's and women's titles, respectively. Kenya also won the women's junior race through Faith Kipyegon, while Ethiopia took the men's junior title as Muktar Edris won that race. Kenya won both team races in the senior categories and also the men's junior team title. The Ethiopian junior women broke the Kenyan dominance of the event by winning that team title, although Kenya were one runner short of a team and swept the individual medals. [2]

Medallists

Individual

EventGoldSilverBronze
Senior men's 12 kmFlag of Kenya.svg  Clement Kiprono Langat  (KEN)35:43 minFlag of Eritrea.svg  Teklemariam Medhin  (ERI)35:50 minFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Atsedu Tsegay Tesfay  (ETH)36:14 min
Senior women's 8 kmFlag of Kenya.svg  Joyce Chepkirui  (KEN)27:04 minFlag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Wangari Muriuki  (KEN)27:05 minFlag of Kenya.svg  Emily Chebet  (KEN)27:06 min
Junior men's 8 kmFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Muktar Edris  (ETH)23:30 minFlag of Kenya.svg  Japhet Kipyegon Korir  (KEN)23:31 minFlag of Kenya.svg  Justine Kiprop Cheruiyot  (KEN)23:31 min
Junior women's 6 kmFlag of Kenya.svg  Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon  (KEN)19:32 minFlag of Kenya.svg  Agnes Jebet Tirop  (KEN)19:34 minFlag of Kenya.svg  Nancy Chepkwemoi  (KEN)19:37 min

Team

EventGoldSilverBronze
Senior men's 12 kmFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Langat
Timothy Kosgei Kiptoo
Vincent Kiprop Chepkok
Fredrick Musyoki Ndunge
2:26:11Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)
Medhin
Kidane Tadesse
Nassir Dawud
Mulue Andom
2:27:47Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)
Tesfay
Ayele Megerssa Feyisa
Abere Chane Lema
Chalachew Asmamaw Tiruneh
2:27:53
Senior women's 8 kmFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Chepkirui
Muriuki
Chebet
Esther Chemtai Ndiema
1:48:23Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)
Belaynesh Oljira
Abebech Afework Bekele
Aberash Nesga Bedasa
Genet Yalew Kassahun
1:50:26Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)
Annet Negesa
Viola Chemos
Juliet Chekwel
Nancy Chaptegei
1:53:17
Junior men's 8 kmFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Korir
Cheruiyot
Cornelius Kipruto Kangogo
William Malel Sitoniki
1:34:21Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)
Edris
Hagos Gebrhiwot Berhe
Yitayal Atnafu Zerihu
Fikadu Haftu Tsadik
1:34:43Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie
Tesfagaber Ayahuney
Tsegay Tuemay
Dawit Weldesilasie
1:36:51
Junior women's 6 kmFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)
Ruti Aga Sora
Alemitu Heroye Banata
Buze Diriba Kejela
Goitetom Gebresilass Teklegzi
1:20:12Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)
Letekidan Gebreham
Fikadu Tsegay
Weini Kelati
Tsega Fsiha
1:24:50Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)
Khadija El Moussaoui
Fadwa Sidimadane
Fouziya El Wahrani
Soukaina Atanane
1:30:24

Participation

References

  1. 08/03/2012 2nd African Cross Country Championships Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today . Confederation of African Athletics (2012-03-08). Retrieved on 2012-03-26.
  2. Williamson, Norrie (19 March 2012). "Langat and Chepkirui take African XC titles in Cape Town". IAAF. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
Results