IAAF/MIKKELLER WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Facts & Figures

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1 IAAF/IKKELLER WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAPIONSHIPS Facts & Figures Facts & Figures... Summary of Past Championships... Ages of World Cross Country Champions...8 ost Appearances...9 edal Tables by Athlete...9 edal Tables by Country... Doping Violations, Age Falsifications & Under-Age Competitors... Participation Trends by Area... The Best by Denmark...

2 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S FACTS & FIGURES Some,68 athletes from 7 countries have competed in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, with athletes from five countries participating in all editions: France, Great Britain & NI (ENG, GBR, NIR, SCO, WAL), Italy, Spain, and the United States. On page is a list of the current IAAF members who have never competed in the championships in The largest edition of the championships was in Vilamoura (POR) in, when 86 athletes (excluding declared non-starters) from 76 countries took part. That athlete total may never be beaten now that the format of the championships has reverted from six to four main individual races. The biggest single race was the 986 senior men s race with 7 competitors from countries, 9 of which produced scoring teams. The race with the most different countries represented was the 997 men s race with 8, 7 of which had scoring teams. The most medals won by a country is 6 by Kenya, followed by 6 by Ethiopia and 6 by the United States. The most medals won by an individual athlete is 7 by Kenenisa Bekele (ETH), with 6 golds, nine silvers and two bronzes in - 8. The women s record is by Worknesh Kidane (ETH) in 997-, including golds, six silvers and four bronzes. The most individual medals is by Bekele and eight by Kidane and Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH), who won five golds and three silvers in -8. The most golds won by an individual is 6 by Bekele including individual and four team medals. The most women s golds is by T. Dibaba, five of which were individual and nine with teams. The most individual golds won is by Bekele, under- winner in and long/short course winner in -6 and winner in 8. The most by a woman is five by Grete Waitz (NOR), who won the women s title in & 98 and T. Dibaba who was under- champion in, short course winner in and long course winner in, 6 & 8. The most medals won at a single championships is four: two individual and two team. This has been achieved times by seven athletes, all Ethiopian. Haylu ekonnen in 999, Gete Wami in, Kenenisa Bekele in -6, Worknesh Kidane in /, Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam in, Tirunesh Dibaba in and eselech elkamu in 6. The most medals won as an under- is eight, including three golds, by Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) in The most by an under- man is seven, by Boniface Kiprop (UGA) in -. The most team gold medals won (including the mixed relay) is 8 by Kenya, with at least one every year since 986, followed by Ethiopia 8. The most team medals is by Ethiopia compared with 8 by Kenya. The longest winning streak in the championships are the 8 successive titles won by Kenya s men s team in the long race (986-). The oldest champion and medallist is Jack Foster (NZL), team gold medallist in 97 at years 97 days. The oldest individual champion and medallist is Portugal s Carlos Lopes, who in 98 won the third of his World Cross Country titles at 8 years days. The oldest women s champion is Edith asai (KEN), who won the short course race at 6 years days. Foster went on to become the oldest ever competitor in 979, aged 6 years 6 days. The oldest female participant is Sweden s Ewy Palm years days in 987 The youngest gold medallists are all Kenyans, with the youngest of all Elizabeth Cheptanui, under- team gold medallist in 99 at years 99 days. The youngest individual winner is Lydia Cheromei, 99 champion at years 7 days. The youngest under- male winner is Ismael Kirui, under- team gold medallist in 99 at years days. Individually, the youngest is Robert Kipchumba, World Under- Cross Country Champion at 6 years days. The youngest competitor is Su Su-Ning of Chinese Taipei who was years days when she placed 9th in the 99 under- race. The youngest male is Junior Hines (CAY) who was years 8 days when he also placed 9th, this time in the under- race of. Current IAAF regulations prevent anyone younger than 6 in the year of competition from competing in the championships. Sweeps of all four individual titles were achieved by Kenya in 99 & and Ethiopia 8. Sweeps of all available team titles were achieved by Kenya in 99, 99, 99, 996 and. In all those years, the Kenyans won team gold in the senior and under- races, men and women. In, Kenya also won all four individual titles. In the six-race format, Ethiopia won five of six titles in. Individual medal sweeps have been achieved times, only by Kenya or Ethiopia. These were: Senior men long in 988 & 99 (both KEN) & (ETH); Senior men short in 998 & (both KEN) & (ETH); Under- men 99,,, 7 & (all KEN); Senior women: 7 (KEN); Under- women: 99, 99,, 6, 7 & (all KEN) and & (both ETH). Perfect team scores have been achieved in races, the men s short course races of 998 and, the under- men s races of 99,,, 7 and, the senior women s race of 7 and the under- women s race in 99,, 6 &. On each occasion apart from, Kenyan runners placed first, second, third and fourth to gain a score of points. In the dominant country was Ethiopia. The best example of domination in the senior (long) races was in 988 when (with six to score) Kenyan men placed For the women, Kenyans filled the first sixth places in the 7 senior race. The highest-ever score is 87 by the altese men s team which placed 9th in the 986 men s race. The most championships contested is 8 by Domingos Castro (POR) who competed in men s races between 98 and. The women s record is 7 by Conceição Ferreira (POR) in 98-. Coincidentally, both athletes placed seventh in the 99 championship at Aix-les-Bains. That remained Castro s best finishing position, but Ferreira went on to win an individual bronze in 99. The largest winning margin in the history of the championships came in 98 in Paris when Grete Waitz finished seconds ahead of the runner-up, Irina Bondarchuk of the USSR. The best by a man was seconds by Kenenisa Bekele in the under- men s race. John Ngugi (KEN) won the 989 senior men s race by 8 seconds, while the biggest winning margin in the under- women s race was 7 seconds by Gelete Burka (ETH) in. The closest finish was in the 97 men s race when Pekka Päivärinta (FIN) finished just one tenth ahead of ariano Haro (ESP), :6. to :6.. The result of that race was recorded in tenths of a second, but in three later races the first three all shared the same time to the nearest second; the 98 men s, the women s short course and the under- women s in. Successful twins have included Grenville & Graham Tuck (ENG), Dionisio & Domingos Castro (POR), Ann Ford & Paula Fudge (Née Yeoman, ENG) and Angela & Susan Tooby (GBR). The Tucks won a total of five team medals including two golds. Domingos Castro competed in 8 championships and won three team medals. Ford and Fudge won six team medals, with Ann finishing fourth in 97 & 976. The Toobys each won team silvers in the 988 women s race, where Angela placed second and Susan 6th. Kenya and Ethiopia are far and away the most successful countries in the history of the championships, winning of the 7 available team titles (including the mixed relay). The two countries have met times where both have fielded full teams, with Kenya beating Ethiopia 8-.

3 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S SUARY OF PAST CHAPIONSHIPS Venues - 97: Waregem BEL (arch 7); 97: onza ITA (arch 6); 97: Rabat AR (arch 6); 976: Chepstow WAL (February 8); 977: Düsseldorf FRG (arch ); 978: Glasgow SCO (arch ); 979: Limerick IRL (arch ); 98: Paris FRA (arch 9); 98: adrid ESP (arch 8); 98: Rome ITA (arch ); 98: Gateshead GBR (arch ); 98: New York USA (arch ); 98: Lisbon POR (arch ); 986: Neuchâtel SUI (arch ); 987: Warsaw POL (arch ); 988: Auckland NZL (arch 6); 989: Stavanger NOR (arch 9); 99: Aix-les-Bains FRA (arch ); 99: Antwerp BEL (arch ); 99: Boston USA (arch ); 99: Amorebieta ESP (arch ); 99: Budapest HUN (arch 6); 99: Durham GBR (arch ); 996: Cape Town RSA (arch ); 997: Turin ITA (arch ); 998: arrakech AR (arch /); 999: Belfast GBR (arch 7/8); : Vilamoura POR (arch 8/9); : Ostend BEL (arch /); : Dublin IRL (arch /); : Lausanne SUI (arch 9/); : Brussels BEL (arch /); : St Galmier FRA (arch 9/); 6: Fukuoka JPN (April /); 7: ombasa KEN (arch ); 8: Edinburgh GBR (arch ); 9: Amman JOR (arch 8); : Bydgoszcz POL (arch 8); : Punta Umbría ESP (arch ); : Bydgoszcz POL (arch ); : Guiyang CHN (arch 8); 7: Kampala UGA (arch 6); 9: Aarhus DEN (arch ) (will be the nd edition if we count the International Cross Country Championships in 9-97); : Bathurst AUS (arch ) Recent History From, the IAAF ruled that under- athletes may compete in one race only, which was also the case up to 997 when all races were staged on one day. In, the IAAF Council decided that starting from 7, the championships should revert to a single day of competition with no short course races. It was felt that these had generally failed to attract middle distance runners. At the 9 IAAF Congress, it was proposed that the championships should be held every two years, alternating with area championships. This was approved by votes to. In it was announced that the senior race distances were to be standardised at approximately Km for both men and women, while in August 6, the IAAF Council decided on the introduction of a mixed relay race composed of two men and two women per team, running one loop of the course in any order. Participation These have been revised to include a number of previously unreported non-finishers. Similarly, non-starting athletes who may have appeared on results have now been excluded from totals. Only those who actually competed are counted, though work still goes on to identify such athletes in certain years. Doubling Up In 998-6, athletes could compete in more than one race, with several contesting the long and short distances. Some under-s started both the short and under- races, which were always staged on different days. In -6, under-s were permitted to compete in one race only. With the addition of the relay in 7, it is again possible for any athlete to participate in more than one race, the relay and an individual, though none did so in 7. The numbers of those athletes doubling up is shown in italics for the relevant years. Those in multiple races OVERALL NUBERS OF EN & WOEN (Possible in and from 7) Year Course Countries Athletes All en All Women en Women 97 () Waregem Racecourse () onza Racecourse () Souissi Racecourse () Chepstow Racecourse () Graffenberg Racecourse (6) Bellahouston Park (7) Green Park Racecourse (8) Longchamp Racecourse (9) Hippodromo de la Zarzuela () Hippodromo della Campanelle () Riverside Park 98 () The eadowlands 9 98 () Sports Complex Jamor () Planeyse Colombier () Sluzewiec Racecourse (6) Elleslie Racecourse 989 (7) Scanvest Ring (8) Aix-les-Bains Racecourse (9) Linkerover Racecourse () Franklin Park () Jaureguibarria Course () Kincsem Park () University of Durham () Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch # 997 () Parco del Valentino (6) enara district of arrakech * 99* (7) Barnett Demesne/Queen s University Playing Fields * 9 (8) Sporting Complex of Vilamoura (9) Wellington Hippodrome () Leopardstown Racecourse () Institut National Equestre Avenches 6 6 8* 7 () Ossegem Park * 9 () Hippodrome de Saint-Galmier () Umi no Nakamichi Seaside Park 9 7 * 6 7 () ombasa Golf Course (6) Holyrood Park (7) Al Bisharat Golf Course (8) yslecinek Park (9) Polideportivo Antonio Gil Hernández 9 9 () yslecinek Park 98 8 () Qingzhen Training Base () Kokolo Independence Park * Includes athletes who were later disqualified when it was proved they were over-age (see page ) # Includes athletes who were found to be under-age (see page ) Includes athletes who were wrongly declared, above the limit of allowable competitors

4 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S NUBERS COPETING IN EACH RACE Shown for each race: individual starters/non-disqualified finishers and team starting/completed, non-disqualified teams [t] In , it was nine to run and six to score in the senior men s race. In all other races, the system used was six to run, four to score Short t Long t u t WShort t WLong t Wu t Relay t /8 8/8 / / - - 7/7 / / / 7/7 / /69 / /7 / 6/9 / - - 7/7 / / 8/8 8/8 / /69 / /6 / 8/8 / /96 7/ /9 / 9/9 6/6 - - /97 8/ /87 / 9/9 6/6 - - /98 6/ /7 / 97/9 7/7 - - / 7/ /8 7/7 / 9/ /6 / /67 /9 9/9 7/ / 8/ / / 7/ 7/7 - - / 9/ /8 8/8 9/9 / - - 9/8 7/ /9 / /9 / - - / / /8 9/9 7/7 9/ /6 8/ /7 / 6/6 / - - / 6/ /99 / 96/9 / - - /9 6/ /9 / / / - - /8 9/9 / 9/ /6 / 7/6 / - - 9/8 / / / / / /9 / - - 6/ / 7/ / /9 / / 9/ / /9 6/ 7/ /7 6/ / 6/ / 6/6 9/9 9/ /67 /9 89/86 / - - 8/7 / /8 / / / 8/6 / - - / / 9/7 6/ /6 /9 /8 / - - /9 / / 9/ /6 9/7 6/9 6/ / / 8/6 / / 6/6 8/6 /7 /7 / 87/86 / 97/9 / / 6/ / / 6/8 / /9 / 9/7 8/8 / 7/7 / / /6 / 7/6 6/6 6/9 8/7 / 9/9 /96 6/6 /7 / - - 7/6 6/6 7/9 8/7 /9 7/ / 9/9 7/7 8/8 6/ / - - / 7/7 / / /9 8/8 7/7 7/7 8/8 / /8 8/ / 9/9 / 7/6 / /9 99/97 6/6 66/6 8/6 / 6/6 - - /9 8/8 6/ /9 /7 8/7 9/89 / 97/96 / / 7/7 - - /8 / 6/9 / / 9/8 / 6/6 9/86 / 7/ 7/ /6 / / / 98/9 / 9/9 / 99/98 / 78/7 / / 7/ 6/ / /8 / 87/67 / /6 7/ 9/8 / - - 9/9 / 6/6 8/ /6 /9 /7 8/ /88 / 99/9 / / / /8 9/ /8 / 9/9 / /8 7/ 9/6 7/7 - - /99 / 9/9 / /96 6/ / 8/ /96 / 86/86 / /8 7/7 8/ / - - 8/8 / /97 6/ /6 / / 6/6 - - /99 7/6 /97 6/6 /8 / EN S EDALLISTS Short Course en (introduced in 998, held until 6) Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 998 m John Kibowen KEN : Daniel Komen KEN :6 Paul Kosgei KEN : 999 6m Benjamin Limo KEN :8 Paul Kosgei KEN : Haylu ekonnen ETH : 8m John Kibowen KEN : Sammy Kipketer KEN : Paul Kosgei KEN : m Enock Koech KEN : Kenenisa Bekele ETH : Benjamin Limo KEN : 8m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : Luke Kipkosgei KEN :8 Haylu ekonnen ETH : m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : John Kibowen KEN : Benjamin Limo KEN :6 m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam ETH :6 aregu Zewdie ETH : 96m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : Abraham Chebii KEN :8 Isaac Songok KEN :9 6 m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : Isaac Songok KEN : Adil Kaouch AR :7 Teams Gold Silver Bronze 998 Kenya... orocco... Ethiopia Kenya... orocco... Ethiopia... Kenya... Ethiopia...6 orocco...68 Kenya... orocco...8 Ethiopia... Kenya... Ethiopia... Spain...7 Kenya... Ethiopia... orocco... Ethiopia...7 Qatar...9 Kenya... Ethiopia... Kenya... Qatar... 6 Kenya... Ethiopia...8 orocco...

5 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S Long Course en Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 97,98m Pekka Päivärinta FIN :6. ariano Haro ESP :6. Rod Dixon NZL 6: 97,m Erik de Beck BEL :.8 ariano Haro ESP :.6 Karel Lismont BEL :6.6 97,m Ian Stewart SCO :. ariano Haro ESP :. Bill Rodgers USA :7. 976,m Carlos Lopes POR :7.8 Tony Simmons ENG :. Bernie Ford ENG :7. 977,m Léon Schots BEL 7:. Carlos Lopes POR 7:8. Detlef Uhlemann FRG 7:. 978,m John Treacy IRL 9: Aleksandr Antipov URS LTU 9:8 Karol Lismont BEL 9: 979,m John Treacy IRL 7: Bronisław alinowski POL 7:9 Aleksandr Antipov URS LTU 7: 98,8m Craig Virgin USA 7: Hans-Jürgen Orthmann FRG 7: Nick Rose ENG 7: 98,m Craig Virgin USA : ohamed Kedir ETH :7 Fernando amede POR :9 98,978m ohamed Kedir ETH : Alberto Salazar USA : Rod Dixon NZL : 98,99m Bekele Debele ETH 6: Carlos Lopes POR 6: Some uge KEN 6: 98,86m Carlos Lopes POR : Tim Hutchings ENG : Steve Jones WAL : 98,9m Carlos Lopes POR : Paul Kipkoech KEN :7 Wodajo Bulti ETH :8 986,m John Ngugi KEN :.9 Abebe ekonnen ETH :.8 Joseph Kiptum KEN : ,9m John Ngugi KEN 6:7 Paul Kipkoech KEN 6:7 Paul Arpin FRA 6: 988,m John Ngugi KEN : Paul Kipkoech KEN : William Koskei KEN :7 989,m John Ngugi KEN 9: Tim Hutchings GBR : Wilfred Kirochi KEN : 99,m Khalid Skah AR : oses Tanui KEN : Julius Korir KEN : 99,76m Khalid Skah AR : oses Tanui KEN : Simon Karori KEN : 99,m John Ngugi KEN 7: William utwol KEN 7:7 Fita Bayissa ETH 7:8 99,7m William Sigei KEN : Dominic Kirui KEN :6 Ismael Kirui KEN :9 99,6m William Sigei KEN :9 Simon Chemoiywo KEN : Haile Gebrselassie ETH : 99,m Paul Tergat KEN : Ismael Kirui KEN : Salah Hissou AR : 996,m Paul Tergat KEN : Salah Hissou AR :6 Ismael Kirui KEN :7 997,m Paul Tergat KEN : Salah Hissou AR : Thomas Nyariki KEN : 998,m Paul Tergat KEN : Paul Koech KEN :6 Assefa ezegebu ETH :8 999,m Paul Tergat KEN 8:8 Patrick Ivuti KEN 8: Paulo Guerra POR 8:6,m ohammed ourhit BEL : Assefa ezegebu ETH : Paul Tergat KEN :,m ohammed ourhit BEL 9: Sergey Lebid UKR : Charles Kamathi KEN :,998m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : John Yuda TAN :8 Wilberforce Taleli KEN :,m Kenenisa Bekele ETH :6 Patrick Ivuti KEN 6:9 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam ETH 6:7,m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam ETH 6: Sileshi Sihine ETH 6:,m Kenenisa Bekele ETH :6 Zersenay Tadese ERI : Abdullah Ahmad Hassan QAT : 6,m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : Sileshi Sihine ETH : artin athathi KEN : 7,m Zersenay Tadese ERI : oses osop KEN 6: Bernard Kipyego KEN 6:7 8,m Kenenisa Bekele ETH :8 Leonard Komon KEN : Zersenay Tadese ERI : 9,m Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam ETH : oses Kipsiro UGA : Zersenay Tadese ERI :,6m Joseph Ebuya KEN : Teklemariam edhin ERI :6 oses Kipsiro UGA :,m Imane erga ETH : Paul Tanui KEN : Vincent Chepkok KEN :,8m Japhet Korir KEN : Imane erga ETH : Teklemariam edhin ERI :,97m Geoffrey Kamworor KEN : Bedan Karoki KEN : uktar Edris ETH : m Geoffrey Kamworor KEN 8: Leonard Barsoton KEN 8:6 Abadi Hadis ETH 8: en s Teams Gold Silver Bronze 97 Belgium...9 USSR...9 New Zealand Belgium... England...9 France New Zealand...7 England...98 Belgium England...9 Belgium...8 France Belgium...6 England...9 USSR France... United States...6 England England...9 Ireland...98 USSR England... United States...6 Belgium Ethiopia...8 United States... Kenya Ethiopia...98 England... USSR Ethiopia... United States...7 Kenya Ethiopia... United States...6 Portugal Ethiopia...9 Kenya... United States Kenya... Ethiopia...9 United States Kenya... England...6 Ethiopia Kenya... Ethiopia... France Kenya... Great Britain & NI...7 Ethiopia Kenya... Ethiopia...96 Spain Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Spain Kenya...6 France... Great Britain & NI Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Portugal Kenya... orocco...8 Ethiopia Kenya...6 orocco... Spain Kenya... orocco...99 Ethiopia Kenya... orocco...7 Ethiopia Kenya... Ethiopia...7 orocco Kenya... Ethiopia...7 Portugal...76 Kenya...8 Ethiopia...68 Portugal...69 Kenya... France...7 United States...87 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... orocco...8 Kenya...7 Ethiopia... orocco... Ethiopia... Kenya... Eritrea...66 Ethiopia... Kenya... Qatar... 6 Kenya... Eritrea...8 Ethiopia... 7 Kenya...9 orocco... Uganda Kenya...9 Ethiopia... Qatar... 9 Kenya...8 Ethiopia...8 Eritrea... Kenya... Eritrea... Ethiopia...66 Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Uganda...9 Ethiopia...8 United States... Kenya... Ethiopia... Kenya... Bahrain... 7 Ethiopia... Kenya... Uganda...7

6 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S Under- en Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 97 7m Jim Brown SCO :.8 José Haro ESP :.6 Léon Schots BEL : m Rich Kimball USA :.8 Venanzio Ortis ITA :. John Treacy IRL :. 97 7m Bobby Thomas USA :9.8 José Luis González ESP :8. John Treacy IRL : m Eric Hulst USA :.8 Thom Hunt USA :6.8 Nat uir SCO : m Thom Hunt USA :. Santiago Llorente ESP :8. Ari Paunonen FIN : m ick orton ENG :7 Rob Earl CAN : Francisco Javier Alario ESP : m Eddy De Pauw BEL : Steve Binns ENG :9 Ildar Denikeyev URS KGZ : 98 7m Jorge García ESP :7 Valeriy Gryaznov URS RUS : Ed Eyestone USA :7 98 7m ohammed Chouri TUN : Yevgeniy Zherebin URS RUS :6 Keith Brantly USA : m Zurabachev Gelaw ETH :6 Adugna Lema ETH :7 Stefano ei ITA :9 98 8m Feyissa Abebe ETH :8 Angaso Telega ETH :9 Jon Richards ENG :7 98 8m Pere Casacuberta ESP : Doju Tessema ETH : John Castellano CAN : m Kipkemboi Kimeli KEN :8 Habte Negash ETH :7 Woldesilase ilkessa ETH : m elese Feissa ETH :7.6 Sammy Kibiwot KEN :.7 Demeke Bekele ETH : m Wilfred Kirochi KEN :8 Demeke Bekele ETH :8 Debebe Demisse ETH : 988 8m Wilfred Kirochi KEN : Alfonce uindi KEN :9 Bedilu Kibret ETH : 989 8m Addis Abebe ETH :7 Kipyego Kororia KEN : Stephen Nyamu KEN : 99 8m Kipyego Kororia KEN : Richard Chelimo KEN : Fita Bayissa ETH : 99 8m Andrew Sambu TAN :9 uindi umo KEN : Fita Bayissa ETH : 99 78m Ismael Kirui KEN :7 Haile Gebrselassie ETH : Josphat achuka KEN :7 99 7m Philip osima KEN :8 Christopher Kosgei KEN : Josphat achuka KEN : 99 8m Philip osima KEN : Daniel Komen KEN :7 Abreham Tsige ETH : m Assefa ezegebu ETH : Dejene Lidetu ETH : David Chelule KEN : m David Chelule KEN :6 Assefa ezegebu ETH :9 Samuel Chepkok KEN : 997 8m Elijah Korir KEN : illion Wolde ETH :8 Paul Kosgei KEN : m illion Wolde ETH :7 Richard Limo KEN : Haylu ekonnen ETH : 999 8m Haylu ekonnen ETH :8 Richard Limo KEN : Gideon itei KEN : 88m Robert Kipchumba KEN :9 Duncan Lebo KEN : John Cheruiyot Korir KEN : 77m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : Duncan Lebo KEN :7 Dathan Ritzenhein USA :6 797m Gebregziabher Gebremariam ETH :8 Abel Cheruiyot KEN :9 Boniface Kiprop UGA :8 79m Eliud Kipchoge KEN :7 Boniface Kiprop UGA :9 Solomon Bushendich KEN : 8m eba Tadesse ETH : Boniface Kiprop UGA : Ernest eli KEN :6 88m Augustine Choge KEN :9 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego KEN : Barnabas Kosgei KEN : 6 8m ang ata Ndiwa KEN : Leonard Komon KEN : Tariku Bekele ETH :6 7 8m Asbel Kiprop KEN :7 Vincent Chepkok KEN : athew Kisorio KEN : 8 79m Ibrahim Jeylan ETH :8 Ayele Abshero ETH : Lucas Rotich KEN : 9 8m Ayele Abshero ETH :6 Titus bishei KEN : oses Kibet UGA : 779m Caleb Ndiku KEN :7 Clement Langat KEN :9 Japhet Korir KEN : 8m Geoffrey Kipsang KEN : Thomas Ayeko UGA :7 Patrick utunga KEN : 788m Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH : Leonard Barsoton KEN :8 uktar Edris ETH : 8m Yasin Haji ETH : Geoffrey Korir KEN :7 Alfred Ngeno KEN : 7 788m Jacob Kiplimo UGA : Amdework Walelegn ETH : Richard Yator KEN : Teams Gold Silver Bronze 97 Spain...8 Italy... England United States... orocco...8 Italy United States...9 Ireland... Spain United States...6 Spain...6 England United States...6 Spain... Canada England... Canada... Spain Spain...7 England...7 USSR USSR... United States...7 Spain United States... England...6 Canada Ethiopia... Italy...7 United States Ethiopia... Spain... England Ethiopia... Spain... England Ethiopia...6 Kenya...6 Spain Ethiopia... Kenya... Spain Ethiopia...9 Kenya... Japan Kenya... Ethiopia... Spain Kenya... Ethiopia... Italy Kenya... Ethiopia...7 Italy Kenya...9 Ethiopia...6 Tanzania Kenya...8 Ethiopia...8 Japan Kenya... Ethiopia...7 orocco Kenya...8 Ethiopia...7 orocco Kenya... Ethiopia... orocco Kenya... Ethiopia...6 orocco Kenya... Ethiopia... orocco Ethiopia...6 Kenya... orocco Kenya...6 Ethiopia... Tanzania...77 Kenya... Ethiopia...7 Uganda...68 Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda...68 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Uganda...7 Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Uganda...8 Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda... Kenya... Ethiopia...7 Qatar Kenya...6 Ethiopia... Eritrea... 7 Kenya... Eritrea... Ethiopia... 8 Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Uganda Kenya... Ethiopia... Eritrea...7 Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda...6 Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda... Ethiopia... Kenya...6 orocco...6 Kenya...9 Ethiopia... Eritrea... 7 Ethiopia...7 Kenya...8 Eritrea...7

7 6 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S WOEN S EDALLISTS Short Course Women (introduced in 998, held until 6) Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 998 m Sonia O Sullivan IRL : Zahra Ouaziz AR : Kutre Dulecha ETH : m Jackline aranga KEN :9 Yamna Belkacem FRA :6 Annemari Sandell FIN :7 8m Kutre Dulecha ETH : Zahra Ouaziz AR : argaret Ngotho KEN : m Gete Wami ETH :6 Paula Radcliffe GBR :7 Edith asai KEN :7 8m Edith asai KEN : Worknesh Kidane ETH :6 Isabella Ochichi KEN :9 m Edith asai KEN : Worknesh Kidane ETH : Jane Wanjiku KEN :6 m Edith asai KEN :7 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH :9 Teyiba Erkesso ETH : 96m Tirunesh Dibaba ETH : Worknesh Kidane ETH :6 Isabella Ochichi KEN : 6 m Gelete Burka ETH : Priscah Jepleting KEN : eselech elkamu ETH : Teams Gold Silver Bronze 998 orocco...7 Ethiopia...8 United States France... Ethiopia...8 orocco...69 Portugal...6 Ethiopia... France...7 Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Romania...78 Ethiopia... Kenya... Ireland...8 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Russia...76 Ethiopia...9 Kenya... Canada...87 Ethiopia...8 Kenya...9 United States Ethiopia... Kenya...6 Australia...69 Long Course Women Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 97 99m Paola Cacchi ITA :. Joyce Smith ENG :8. Josée van Santberghe BEL :. 97 m Paola Cacchi ITA :. Nina Holmen FIN :7.6 Rita Ridley ENG :. 97 9m Julie Brown USA : Bronislawa Ludwichowska POL :7 Carmen Valero ESP : m Carmen Valero ESP 6:9. Tatyana Kazankina URS RUS 6:9. Gabriela Dorio ITA 6: m Carmen Valero ESP 7:6 Lyudmila Bragina URS RUS7:8 Giana Romanova URS UKR 7: m Grete Waitz NOR 6:9 Natalia arasescu ROU 6:9 aricica Puică ROU 6:9 979 m Grete Waitz NOR 6:8 Raisa Smekhnova URS BLR 7: Ellison Goodall USA 7:8 98 8m Grete Waitz NOR : Irina Bondarchuk URS RUS :9 Yelena Chernysheva URS RUS : 98 m Grete Waitz NOR :7 Jan errill USA : Yelena Sipatova URS RUS : 98 66m aricica Puică ROU :9 Fița Lovin ROU : Grete Waitz NOR : 98 7m Grete Waitz NOR :9 Alison Wiley CAN :7 Tatyana Pozdnyakova URS UKR :7 98 m aricica Puică ROU :6 Galina Zakharova URS RUS :8 Grete Waitz NOR : m Zola Budd ENG : Cathy Branta USA : Ingrid Kristiansen NOR : m Zola Budd ENG :9.6 Lynn Jennings USA :7.8 Annette Sergent FRA :. 987 m Annette Sergent FRA 6:6 Liz Lynch SCO 6:8 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 6: m Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 9: Angela Tooby GBR 9: Annette Sergent FRA 9: m Annette Sergent FRA :7 Nadezhda Stepanova URS RUS : Lynn Williams CAN : 99 6m Lynn Jennings USA 9: Albertina Dias POR 9: Yelena Romanova URS RUS 9: 99 6m Lynn Jennings USA : Derartu Tulu ETH :7 Liz ccolgan GBR : m Lynn Jennings USA :6 Catherina ckiernan IRL :8 Albertina Dias POR :9 99 6m Albertina Dias POR : Catherina ckiernan IRL :9 Lynn Jennings USA :9 99 6m Hellen Chepngeno KEN : Catherina ckiernan IRL : Conceição Ferreira POR : 99 67m Derartu Tulu ETH : Catherina ckiernan IRL :9 Sally Barsosio KEN : m Gete Wami ETH : Rose Cheruiyot KEN :8 Naomi ugo KEN : m Derartu Tulu ETH : Paula Radcliffe GBR : Gete Wami ETH : 998 8m Sonia O Sullivan IRL :9 Paula Radcliffe GBR : Gete Wami ETH : m Gete Wami ETH 8: erima Denboba ETH 8: Paula Radcliffe GBR 8: 88m Derartu Tulu ETH : Gete Wami ETH :8 Susan Chepkemei KEN : 77m Paula Radcliffe GBR 7:9 Gete Wami ETH 7: Lydia Cheromei KEN 8:7 797m Paula Radcliffe GBR 6: Deena Drossin USA 7: Colleen de Reuck USA 7:7 79m Worknesh Kidane ETH : Deena Drossin USA 6: erima Denboba ETH 6:8 8m Benita Johnson AUS 7:7 Ejagayou Dibaba ETH 7:9 Worknesh Kidane ETH 7: 88m Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 6: Alice Timbilil KEN 6:7 Worknesh Kidane ETH 6:7 6 8m Tirunesh Dibaba ETH : Lornah Kiplagat NED :6 eselech elkamu ETH :8 7 8m Lornah Kiplagat NED 6: Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 6:7 eselech elkamu ETH 6:8 8 79m Tirunesh Dibaba ETH : estawet Tufa ETH : Linet asai KEN :8 9 8m Florence Kiplagat KEN 6: Linet asai KEN 6:6 eselech elkamu ETH 6:9 779m Emily Chebet KEN :9 Linet asai KEN : eselech elkamu ETH :6 8m Vivian Cheruiyot KEN :8 Linet asai KEN :7 Shalane Flanagan USA : 788m Emily Chebet KEN : Hiwot Ayalew ETH :7 Beleynesh Oljira ETH : 8m Agnes Tirop KEN 6: Senbere Teferi ETH 6:6 Netsanet Gudeta ETH 6: 7 988m Irene Cheptai KEN :7 Alice Aprot KEN : Lilian Rengeruk KEN : Teams Gold Silver Bronze 97 England... Finland...7 United States England...8 Italy... Finland United States... New Zealand... Poland USSR... Italy...9 United States USSR... United States...8 New Zealand Romania... United States...7 England United States...9 USSR...8 England USSR... England...9 United States USSR... United States...6 Italy USSR... Italy...7 England United States... USSR... Canada United States... England...6 New Zealand United States... USSR...77 Romania England...6 New Zealand...67 France United States...6 France... USSR USSR... Great Britain & NI...6 France USSR...8 France...6 United States USSR...7 Ethiopia...7 Portugal Kenya...6 Ethiopia...6 USSR Kenya...7 United States...77 Ethiopia...96

8 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S 7 L Women Teams Gold Silver Bronze 99 Kenya... Japan...9 France Portugal... Ethiopia...6 Kenya Kenya...6 Ethiopia...8 Romania Kenya... Ethiopia... Romania Ethiopia... Kenya... Ireland Kenya... Ethiopia...7 Great Britain & NI Ethiopia...8 Kenya...7 Portugal...9 Ethiopia... Kenya... United States...98 Kenya...8 Ethiopia...7 France...77 Ethiopia...8 United States...8 Kenya... Ethiopia...7 Kenya... United States...6 Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Great Britain & NI...7 Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Portugal Ethiopia...6 Kenya...9 Japan Ethiopia...6 Kenya...6 orocco Ethiopia...8 Kenya... Australia Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Portugal...7 Kenya... Ethiopia... United States...76 Kenya... Ethiopia...9 United States...7 Kenya...9 Ethiopia...8 Bahrain...7 Ethiopia...7 Kenya...9 Uganda... 7 Kenya... Ethiopia... Bahrain...9 Under- Women Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 989 m alin Ewerlöf SWE : Olga Nazarkina URS RUS : Esther Saina KEN : 99 m Liu Shixiang CHN :9 Yan Qinglan CHN : Susan Chepkemei KEN : 99 m Lydia Cheromei KEN :9 Jane Ekimat KEN : elody Fairchild USA :8 99 m Paula Radcliffe GBR : Wang Junxia CHN : Lydia Cheromei KEN : 99 m Gladys Ondeyo KEN : Pamela Chepchumba KEN :9 Sally Barsosio KEN : 99 m Sally Barsosio KEN : Rose Cheruiyot KEN : Elizabeth Cheptanui KEN : 99 7m Annemari Sandell FIN : Jebiwot Keitany KEN :9 Nancy Kipron KEN :7 996 m Kutre Dulecha ETH :7 Annemari Sandell FIN : Jepkorir Aiyabei KEN : m Rose Koskei KEN :8 Priscah Jepleting KEN :9 Ayelech Worku ETH : 998 6m Yimenashu Taye ETH 9: Jeruto Kiptum KEN 9: Worknesh Kidane ETH 9: 999 6m Worknesh Kidane ETH :6 Vivian Cheruiyot KEN :7 Yoshiko Fujinaga JPN : 69m Vivian Cheruiyot KEN : Alice Timbilil KEN : Viola Kibiwott KEN :6 9m Viola Kibiwott KEN : Abebech Nigussie ETH : Aster Bacha ETH : 96m Viola Kibiwott KEN : Tirunesh Dibaba ETH : Vivian Cheruiyot KEN : 6m Tirunesh Dibaba ETH : Peninah Chepchumba KEN : Gelete Burka ETH :8 6m eselech elkamu ETH :8 Aziza Aliye ETH : estawet Tadesse ETH :6 6m Gelete Burka ETH : Veronica Nyaruai KEN :9 Beatrice Chepngeno KEN : 6 6m Pauline Korikwiang KEN 9:7 Veronica Nyaruai KEN 9:7 ercy Kosgei KEN 9: 7 6m Linet asai KEN : ercy Kosgei KEN :9 Veronica Nyaruai KEN : 8 6m Genzebe Dibaba ETH 9:9 Irine Cheptai KEN : Emebet Eta a ETH :6 9 6m Genzebe Dibaba ETH : ercy Cherono KEN :7 Jackline Chepngeno KEN :7 8m ercy Cherono KEN 8:7 Purity Rionoripo KEN 8: Esther Chemtai KEN 8: 6m Faith Kipyegon KEN 8: Genet Yalew ETH 8: Azemra Gebru ETH 8: 68m Faith Kipyegon KEN 7: Agnes Tirop KEN 7: Alemitu Heroye ETH 7:7 6m Letesenbet Gidey ETH 9:8 Dera Dida ETH 9:9 Etagegne Woldu ETH 9: 7 88m Letesenbet Gidey ETH 8: Hawi Feysa ETH 8:7 Celliphine Chespol KEN 9: Teams Gold Silver Bronze 989 Kenya... USSR...68 Portugal Kenya... Japan... PR of China Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Japan Ethiopia... Romania...9 Kenya Kenya... Japan... Ethiopia Kenya... Ethiopia...6 Japan Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Japan Kenya... Ethiopia...6 Japan Kenya... Japan...8 Ethiopia Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Japan Ethiopia... Kenya... Japan...6 Kenya... Ethiopia... Japan...78 Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Japan...9 Kenya... Ethiopia... Japan...6 Ethiopia... Kenya... orocco...78 Ethiopia... Kenya...6 Japan...67 Kenya...6 Ethiopia... Japan Kenya... Ethiopia...9 Japan Kenya... Eritrea... Ethiopia Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Japan Ethiopia...8 Kenya...8 Japan...76 Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda...8 Ethiopia...7 Kenya...9 Japan...7 Kenya... Ethiopia... Great Britain & NI...8 Ethiopia... Kenya... Bahrain... 7 Ethiopia...9 Kenya... Uganda...6 ixed Relay Gold Silver Bronze 7 788m Kenya (an/woman/an/woman)...: Ethiopia (an/woman/an/woman)...: Turkey (an/woman/an/woman)...:7

9 8 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S AGES OF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAPIONS EN Short Course 998 John Kibowen KEN 8 years days 999 Benjamin Limo KEN years 6 days John Kibowen KEN years days Enock Koech KEN 9 years days Kenenisa Bekele ETH 9 years 8 days Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 89 days Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 8 days Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 79 days 6 Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 9 days Long Course 97 Pekka Päivärinta FIN years 7 days 97 Eric de Beck BEL years 8 days 97 Ian Stewart SCO 6 years 6 days 976 Carlos Lopes POR 9 years days 977 Léon Schots BEL years 8 days 978 John Treacy IRL years 9 days 979 John Treacy IRL years 9 days 98 Craig Virgin USA years days 98 Craig Virgin USA years 8 days 98 ohamed Kedir ETH 8 years 96 days 98 Bekele Debele ETH years 8 days 98 Carlos Lopes POR 7 years 6 days 98 Carlos Lopes POR 8 years days 986 John Ngugi KEN years 6 days 987 John Ngugi KEN years 6 days 988 John Ngugi KEN years days 989 John Ngugi KEN 6 years days 99 Khalid Skah AR years days 99 Khalid Skah AR years days 99 John Ngugi KEN 9 years 6 days 99 William Sigei KEN years 68 days 99 William Sigei KEN years 66 days 99 Paul Tergat KEN years 8 days 996 Paul Tergat KEN 6 years 8 days 997 Paul Tergat KEN 7 years 79 days 998 Paul Tergat KEN 8 years 78 days 999 Paul Tergat KEN 9 years 8 days ohammed ourhit BEL 9 years 6 days ohammed ourhit BEL years 66 days Kenenisa Bekele ETH 9 years 8 days Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 9 days Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 8 days Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 8 days 6 Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 9 days 7 Zersenay Tadese ERI years days 8 Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 9 days 9 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam ETH years 99 days Joseph Ebuya KEN years 8 days Imane erga ETH years 6 days Japhet Korir KEN 9 years 67 days Geoffrey Kamworor KEN years 6 days 7 Geoffrey Kamworor KEN years days Under- en 97 Jim Brown SCO years 8 days 97 Rich Kimball USA 7 years days 97 Bobby Thomas USA 8 years days 976 Eric Hulst USA 8 years 9 days 977 Thom Hunt USA 9 years days 978 ick orton ENG 8 years days 979 Eddy de Pauw BEL 8 years 9 days 98 Jorge García ESP 8 years days 98 ohammed Chouri AR 8 years days 98 Zurbachev Gelaw ETH 6/7 years 98 Feyissa Abebe ETH 8/9 years 98 Pere Casacuberta ESP 8 years 8 days 98 Kipkemboi Kimeli KEN 8 years days 986 elese Feissa ETH 8 years days 987 Wilfred Kirochi KEN 7 years days 988 Wilfred Kirochi KEN 8 years days 989 Addis Abebe ETH 8 years 9 days 99 Kipyego Kororia KEN 8 years 89 days 99 Andrew Sambu TAN 8 years 7 days 99 Ismael Kirui KEN 7 years days 99 Philip osima KEN 6 years 8 days 99 Philip osima KEN 7 years 8 days 99 Assefa ezegebu ETH 6 years 79 days 996 David Chelule KEN 8 years 6 days 997 Elijah Korir KEN 8 years days 998 illion Wolde ETH 9 years days 999 Haylu ekonnen ETH 8 years 8 days Robert Kipchumba KEN 6 years days Kenenisa Bekele ETH 8 years 8 days Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam ETH 7 years 9 days Eliud Kipchoge ETH 8 years days eba Tadesse ETH 7/8 years Augustine Choge KEN 8 years 8 days 6 ang ata Ndiwa KEN 8 years days 7 Asbel Kiprop KEN 7 years 67 days 8 Ibrahim Jeylan ETH 8 years 9 days 9 Ayele Abshero ETH 8 years 9 days Caleb Ndiku KEN 7 years 7 days Geoffrey Kamworor KEN 8 years 8 days Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH 8 years 7 days Yasin Haji ETH 9 years 6 days 7 Jacob Kiplimo UGA 6 years days WOEN Short Course 998 Sonia O Sullivan IRL 8 years days 999 Jackline aranga KEN years days Kutre Dulecha ETH years days Gete Wami ETH 6 years days Edith asai KEN years days Edith asai KEN years 6 days Edith asai KEN 6 years days Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 9 years 7 days 6 Gelete Burka ETH years 69 days Long Course 97 Paola Pigni ITA 7 years 77 days 97 Paola Cacchi ITA 8 years 76 days 97 Julie Brown USA years days 976 Carmen Valero ESP years 7 days 977 Carmen Valero ESP years 67 days 978 Grete Waitz NOR years 76 days 979 Grete Waitz NOR years 7 days 98 Grete Waitz NOR 6 years 6 days 98 Grete Waitz NOR 7 years 78 days 98 aricica Puică ROU years days 98 Grete Waitz NOR 9 years 7 days 98 aricica Puică ROU years days 98 Zola Budd ENG 8 years days 986 Zola Budd ENG 9 years days 987 Annette Sergent FRA years days 988 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR years days 989 Annette Sergent FRA 6 years days 99 Lynn Jennings USA 9 years 66 days 99 Lynn Jennings USA years 66 days 99 Lynn Jennings USA years 6 days 99 Albertina Dias POR 7 years 6 days 99 Hellen Chepngeno KEN 6 years 6 days 99 Derartu Tulu ETH years days

10 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S Gete Wami ETH years days 997 Derartu Tulu ETH years days 998 Sonia O Sullivan IRL 8 years days 999 Gete Wami ETH years 6 days Derartu Tulu ETH 7 years 6 days Paula Radcliffe GBR 7 years 97 days Paula Radcliffe GBR 8 years 96 days Worknesh Kidane ETH years 8 days Benita Johnson AUS years 9 days Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 9 years 69 days 6 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH years 8 days 7 Lornah Kiplagat NED years 7 days 8 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH years 8 days 9 Florence Kiplagat KEN years 9 days Emily Chebet KEN years 8 days Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 7 years 9 days Emily Chebet KEN 7 years days Agnes Tirop KEN 9 years 6 days 7 Irine Cheptai KEN years days Under- Women 989 alin Ewerlöf SWE 6 years 9 days 99 Liu Shixiang CHN 9 years 7 days 99 Lydia Cheromei KEN years 7 days 99 Paula Radcliffe GBR 8 years 9 days 99 Gladys Ondeyo KEN 7 years days 99 Sally Barsosio KEN 6 years days 99 Annemari Sandell FIN 8 years 8 days 996 Kutre Dulecha ETH 7 years days 997 Rose Kosgei KEN years days 998 Yimenashu Taye ETH 8/9 years 999 Worknesh Kidane ETH 7 years 6 days Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 6 years 89 days Viola Kibiwott KEN 7 years 9 days Viola Kibiwott KEN 8 years 9 days Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 7 years 79 days eselech elkamu ETH 8 years 6 days Gelete Burka ETH* 9 years days 6 Pauline Korikwiang KEN 8 years days 7 Linet asai KEN 7 years 9 days 8 Genzebe Dibaba ETH 7 years days 9 Genzebe Dibaba ETH 8 years 8 days ercy Cherono KEN 8 years days Faith Kipyegon KEN 7 years 69 days Faith Kipyegon KEN 9 years 7 days Letesenbet Gidey ETH 7 years 8 days 7 Letesenbet Gidey ETH 9 years 6 days * Age is computed from her current accepted birthdate of January, 986; Her entry birthdate at the championships was February, 986 OST APPEARANCES en 8 Domingos Castro POR 8/86-/ 7 Alejandro Gómez ESP 8-9/9-// Fernando amede POR 7/76-89 Antonio Prieto ESP 77-8/87-9 Paul ccloy CAN 8-88/9-96 Pierre Levisse FRA 76-78/8-9 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann FRG 7-87 José anuel García ESP 8-8/9-9/9-99/ Joël Bourgeois CAN 9/9/97-/8/9 Gerry Deegan IRL 7-7/76-8/86-87 Nat uir SCO 7-8/8/87 Dave Clarke ENG/GBR 77/8-8/8-87/89/9-9 Ezequiel Canario POR 78-79/8-8/86-9/9 Constantino Esparcía ESP 78/79/8-9 José Carlos Adán ESP 86/89-9/97/99- Paulo Guerra POR 89/9-/7 Santiago de la Parte ESP 7-8 John Treacy IRL 7-7/78-8/8-86/88 Thierry Watrice FRA 76/78/8-8/86-87/89-9 Jos aes BEL 79/8-8/87-9/96 Salvatore Bettiol ITA 8/86-9/9-96 Steve oneghetti AUS 8/86/87/88/89/9/9/96/97// Umberto Pusterla ITA 86/9-9/97/99/- Kevin Sullivan CAN 9-9/99-/-6 Simon Labiche SEY 97-/-/6-7/9/ anuel Damião POR 97//- men Women 7 Conceição Ferreira POR 8-8/87-9/96- Kathy Butler CAN/GBR 9-97/99/-6 ontserrat Abello ESP 7-8/8-88 Anja Smolders BEL 9- Jacqueline artín ESP 9-9/9/98-99/-/ -/8-9/// ary O Connor NZL 79/8-9/9 Elena Fidatof ROU 8-86/9-9/9-97/- Teresa Récio ESP 8/86/87/9/96/98/99/ -/-6 Anne Keenan-Buckley IRL 8/87-88/9/9/9-96/98- Ana Dias POR 9/9-96/99-6/9/ Alessandra Aguilar ESP 96-97/-6/8-9// erima Denboba ETH 9-9/97- Joelle Debrouwers FRA 7-8 Annette Sergent/Palluy FRA 8-9/9-96 Teresa Duffy NIR/IRL 86-87/9/9-96/98-99/ Fatima Yvelain AR/FRA 86-87/9/98-/-/ Julia Vaquero ESP 89-98/ Getenesh Urge ETH 89-9/9- Paula Radcliffe GBR 9-9/9- Gete Wami ETH 9-9/9-/ Analía Rosa POR 9/-6/9- Judit Plá ESP 96-97/-/- 9 women EDAL TABLES, BY ATHLETE In 98-7, team medals were given to all members starting the race, whether they scored or finished or not. From 8 the IAAF decided to no longer award medals to non-finishers. en Individual & team Gold Silver Bronze Total Kenenisa Bekele ETH Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam ETH Paul Tergat KEN - John Ngugi KEN - - Ismael Kirui KEN 8 Haylu ekonnen ETH Assefa ezegebu ETH 8 John Kibowen KEN 7 9 Bekele Debele ETH 9 Paul Kosgei KEN 9 Paul Kipkoech KEN 9 Craig Virgin USA 9 Hosea acharinyang KEN 7-8 oses Tanui KEN 6-8 ohamed Kedir ETH 6-8 Patrick Ivuti KEN 6-8 Benjamin Limo KEN 6-8 Leonard Komon KEN - 8 Richard Limo KEN - 8 Bernie Ford ENG 8 Albert Chepkurui KEN/ Ahmad Hassan Abdullah QAT 8

11 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S Individual & team Gold Silver Bronze Total illion Wolde ETH 8 elese Feissa ETH 8 Sileshi Sihine ETH 8 Salah Hissou AR Fita Bayissa ETH - 8 Boniface Kiprop UGA Boniface erande KEN 6-7 Paul Koech KEN 6-7 Sammy Kipketer KEN - 7 Wodajo Bulti ETH 7 Karel Lismont BEL 7 ohamed Awol ETH 7 Habte Negash ETH 7 Debebe Demisse ETH 7 Wolde Silasse elkessa ETH 7 Zersenay Tadese ERI 7 Ayele ezegebu ETH - 7 Haile Gebrselassie ETH - 7 Philip osima KEN oses osop KEN - 6 Geoffrey Kamworor KEN - 6 Wilfred Kirochi KEN 6 Joseph Kiptum KEN - 6 Thom Hunt USA - 6 Charles Kamathi KEN 6 Carlos Lopes POR 6 John Cheruiyot Korir KEN 6 uktar Edris ETH 6 Some uge KEN - 6 John Treacy IRL 6 Demeke Bekele ETH 6 Addis Abebe ETH 6 Abraham Assefa ETH - 6 Habte Jifar ETH - 6 Ed Eyestone USA - 6 Teklemariam edhin ERI - 6 José anuel García ESP - 6 Adil Kaouch AR - 6 Individual medals only Kenenisa Bekele ETH - Paul Tergat KEN - 6 John Ngugi KEN - - Carlos Lopes POR - Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam ETH John Treacy IRL - Assefa ezegebu ETH Ismael Kirui KEN Zersenay Tadese ERI Haylu ekonnen ETH - Paul Kosgei KEN - Women Individual & team Worknesh Kidane ETH 6 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 6 - Gete Wami ETH eselech elkamu ETH 9 8 erima Denboba ETH 6 7 Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 7 Derartu Tulu ETH 6 Sally Barsosio KEN 7 Prisca Cherono KEN 8 - Linet asai KEN Viola Kibiwott KEN 6 9 Gelete Burka ETH 6 9 Pamela Chepchumba KEN 9 Ayelech Worku ETH 9 Lydia Cheromei KEN 9 Individual & team Gold Silver Bronze Total Susan Chepkemei KEN 9 Annette Sergent FRA 9 Getenesh Urge ETH 7 9 Bezunesh Bekele ETH - 8 Edith asai KEN 8 Genzebe Dibaba ETH 8 Lynn Jennings USA 8 Genet Gebregiorgis ETH - 8 Paula Radcliffe GBR 8 Kutre Dulecha ETH 8 Isabella Ochichi KEN 8 Grete Waitz NOR - 7 Emily uge KEN - 7 erima Hashim ETH 7 Tatyana Pozdnyakova URS UKR 7 Rose Cheruiyot KEN 7 Alice Timbilil KEN 6-7 Pauline Korikwiang KEN Faith Kipyegon KEN - 6 Teyba Erkesso ETH - 6 Ejegayehu Dibaba ETH - 6 Gladys Chemweno KEN - 6 estawat Tufa ETH - 6 Raisa Smekhnova URS BLR - 6 Jane Ngotho KEN - 6 Giana Romanova URS UKR 6 Eyerusalem Kuma ETH - 6 Asha Gigi ETH - 6 Irine Cheptai KEN - 6 Veronica Wanjiru KEN 6 Naomi ugo KEN 6 Yelena Sipatova URS RUS 6 Yelena Romanova URS RUS - 6 Berhane Adere ETH 6 Leila Aman ETH 6 Jan errill USA 6 Leah alot KEN 6 Individual medals only Tirunesh Dibaba ETH - 8 Worknesh Kidane ETH 8 Grete Waitz NOR - 7 Paula Radcliffe GBR 7 Gete Wami ETH 7 eselech elkamu ETH - 6 Lynn Jennings USA Linet asai KEN Derartu Tulu ETH - Edith asai KEN - Vivian Cheruiyot KEN Annette Sergent FRA - Catherina ckiernan IRL - - EDAL TABLES BY COUNTRY All Events Gold Silver Bronze edals Kenya 7 6 Ethiopia 9 6 United States 9 6 Great Britain & NI 6 USSR 9 7 orocco 8 Spain 6 8 Japan - 9 Portugal 6 Uganda 7 France

12 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S All Events Gold Silver Bronze edals Eritrea Belgium 8 6 Ireland 6 Italy 6 6 Romania Norway 6 - Canada Finland 8 New Zealand 8 Qatar - 6 PR of China Tanzania Bahrain - - Australia - Poland - Netherlands - Germany (FRG) - Sweden - - Tunisia - - Ukraine - - Russia - - Turkey - -. Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): Great Britain & NI England Scotland Wales Breakdown of USSR placings: Team 9 6 Russia - 8 Ukraine - - Lithuania - Belarus - - Kirgizstan All en s Events (Relays shared) Gold Silver Bronze edals Kenya Ethiopia 9.. Great Britain & NI 7 United States orocco 8 Spain Uganda 9 Eritrea 9 Belgium 8 Portugal 6 USSR 6 France 7 Italy - 7 Ireland 6 Qatar - 6 Canada - Tanzania New Zealand - Finland - Germany (FRG) - Japan - - Tunisia - - Poland - - Ukraine - - Bahrain - - Turkey Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): Great Britain & NI - England 8 Scotland - Wales Breakdown of USSR placings: Team 6 Russia - - Lithuania - Kirgizstan All Women s Events (Relays shared) Gold Silver Bronze edals Kenya Ethiopia. 7. United States USSR Great Britain & NI Japan - 7 France 7 Romania Portugal 7 Norway 6 - Ireland 8 Italy 7 Finland 6 orocco 6 PR of China New Zealand - Canada - Spain - Australia - Bahrain - - Uganda - - Netherlands - Poland - Sweden - - Eritrea - - Belgium - - Russia - - Turkey Breakdown of USSR placings: Team 8 Russia Ukraine - - Belarus Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): England Great Britain & NI Scotland All under- Events Gold Silver Bronze edals Kenya 67 Ethiopia 7 Japan - 8 Spain United States 9 6 Uganda 6 Great Britain & NI 7 orocco USSR 7 Italy - 7 Eritrea - 6

13 All under- Events Canada PR of China Finland Tanzania Ireland Belgium Sweden Tunisia Romania Bahrain Portugal Qatar A A R H U S Gold 6 9 Silver Bronze edals Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): England Scotland Great Britain & NI 7. Breakdown of USSR placings: Team Russia Kirgizstan 7 Silver Bronze Total Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): England Scotland 6 Gold 9 8. Breakdown of USSR placings: Team Russia Kirgizstan Under- Women s Events Gold Kenya 7 Ethiopia Japan PR of China Finland Great Britain & NI USSR Uganda Sweden Eritrea - & F I G U R E S Under- Women s Events Gold Romania Bahrain orocco Portugal United States Silver Bronze edals 6. Breakdown of USSR placings: Team Russia - - DOPING VIOLATIONS AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAPIONSHIPS U en s Events Kenya Ethiopia Spain United States Uganda Great Britain & NI orocco Italy USSR Canada Eritrea Tanzania Ireland Belgium Japan Tunisia Finland Qatar F A C T S Silver Bronze edals u L L S WS WL WL WL uw W W W W W Cosmas Ndeti KEN Julio Rey ESP Hamid El ouaziz AR Alberto García ESP Asmae Leghzaoui AR Pamela Chepchumba KEN Asmae Leghzaoui AR Soumiya Labani AR Yuliya ochalova RUS Binnaz Uslu TUR Fethi eftah ALG Hussain Jamaan Al-Hamdah KSA Ahmed Baday AR Chakir Boujattaoui AR Hélder Ornelas POR Hanane Ouhaddou AR Hafid Chani AR Nuno Costa POR Najim El Gady AR José Rocha POR Abdellah Tagharrafet AR Rkia El oukim AR Hanane Ouhaddou AR Louisa Leballo RSA Originally nd Originally th Originally th Originally th Originally th Originally 6th Originally 8th Originally DNF Originally th Originally DNF Originally th Originally th Originally 9th Originally th Originally 7th Originally 6th Originally DNF Originally th Originally DNF Originally st Originally 6th Originally 6th Originally 8st Originally rd AGE FALSIFICATIONS AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAPIONSHIPS u uw uw u u u u Ahmed Baday AR Nadia Ejjafini AR Nadia Ejjafini AR Tadesse Abraham ERI Tadesse Abraham ERI Thomas Longosiwa KEN Tareq ubarak Taher BRN Originally 8th Originally 8th Originally st Originally 6th Originally 8th Originally th Originally th COPETITORS FOUND TO BE UNDER-AGE AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAPIONSHIPS 996 uw Krista Ranta-Pere FIN 996 uw Savita Birajdar IND 996 uw L anjula IND Originally 9th Originally 98th Originally 99th

14 A A R H U S 9 F A C T S & F I G U R E S PARTICIPATION TRENDS BY AREA NUBERS Year Africa Europe N. America Provisional entry totals: 9 66 Oceania Asia S. America Total PERCENTAGES Year Africa Europe N. America % 8.%.% 97 7.% 8.9%.% 97 8.% 6.%.7% 976.% 77.% 8.8% 977.% 77.7%.% % 77.%.8% 979.6% 8.9%.% 98.% 79.%.% 98.% 66.7% 9.% 98.8% 7.8%.% 98.% 67.% 9.% 98.% 6.7% 7.% 98.9% 9.9% 7.% 986.9% 6.8% 8.6% 987.6% 6.% 8.% 988.9%.% 9.% 989.7% 6.6% 9.9% 99.9%.%.% % 7.%.% % 7.%.% 99 9.% 8.9% 9.8% 99.% 9.9% 8.9% 99.%.9% 9.9% 996.% 7.8% 9.9% %.9% 9.8% 998.% 7.%.% % 8.%.9% 7.%.% 9.% 6.8% 8.%.9%.%.%.%.7%.8%.9%.% 7.9%.%.%.7%.8% 6.%.%.% 7.6%.%.7% 8.6%.6%.% 9.%.6% 9.8% 9.%.%.%.% 6.%.9% 9.% 6.%.% 8.8% 6.%.% 7.6%.%.% Oceania.9%.% 8.%.% 6.9%.% 6.8%.% 6.%.% 6.7%.%.9%.%.6%.7% 6.7%.8% 7.6%.8%.%.8%.9% 6.%.9%.8%.8%.9%.9%.%.%.7%.%.%.9%.8%.%.7%.%.8%.6%.% Asia S. America.%.%.%.% 6.%.%.%.6%.%.%.%.%.%.%.8%.%.%.%.8%.%.%.% 6.%.8%.%.%.%.% 9.%.9%.9%.% 6.%.% 9.7%.% 7.6%.%.% 6.9%.% 7.8%.%.9%.7% 6.% 8.%.7%.6%.% 7.% 6.%.6% 6.6%.% 6.%.%.9% 8.9%.% 7.9%.%.%.7%.8%.% 8.%.9%.%.%.%.6% 8.7%.%.%.8%.%.7%.%.%.%.9%.8%.% 87 Current IAAF members who have yet to compete at the World Cross Country Championships, up to 7 (): AFG, AIA, ASA, BAH, BAN, BAR, BIZ, BRU, BUR, CA, CHA, COK, DA, ESA, FS, GBS, GRN, HAI, HON, IVB, KOS, LAO, LCA, AS, DV, HL, KD, LI, NE, NT, TN, YA, NCA, NFI, NI, NRU, PAK, PAN, PLW, PYF, SKN, SOL, SUR, TGA, TKS, TLS, TOG, TTO, TUV, VIE & VIN THE BEST BY DENARK The highest-ever placings by Danish individuals and teams at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships: en s (Long) Race Team th 6th Niels-Kim Hjørth 98 7 Under- en s Race Team 8th th Henrik Jørgensen Women s (Long) Race Team th th Dorthe Rasmussen aria Larsen Under- Women s Race th Team None