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K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S FACTS & FIGURES Some,9 athletes from countries have competed in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, with athletes from four countries participating in all editions: France, Great Britain & NI (ENG, GBR, NIR, SCO, WAL), Spain, and the United States. On page is a list of the IAAF members who have never competed in the championships in 9-. The largest edition of the championships was in Vilamoura (POR) in, when 86 athletes (excluding seven declared non-starters) from 6 countries took part. That athlete total may never be beaten now that the format of the championships has reverted from six to four main races. The biggest single race was the 986 senior men s race with competitors from countries, 9 of which produced scoring teams. The race with the most different countries represented was the 99 men s race with 8, of which had scoring teams. The most medals won by a country is by Kenya, followed by by Ethiopia and 6 by the United States. The most medals won by an individual athlete is by Kenenisa Bekele (ETH), with 6 golds, nine silvers and two bronzes in - 8. The women s record is by Worknesh Kidane (ETH) in 99-, 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 gold medals 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 98-98 & 98 and T. Dibaba who was under- champion in, short course winner in & 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 998-. The most by an under- man is seven, by Boniface Kiprop (UGA) in -. The most team gold medals won is 8 by Kenya, with at least one every year since 986 followed by Ethiopia. The most team medals is by Ethiopia compared with 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 9 at years 9 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 99, aged 6 years 6 days. The oldest female participant is Sweden s Ewy Palm years days in 98 The youngest gold medallists are all Kenyans, with the youngest of all Elizabeth Cheptanui, under- team gold medallist in 99 at years 9 days. The youngest individual winner is Lydia Cheromei, 99 champion at years 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, but never in the years where there were three or six races. 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 6 times, only by Kenya or Ethiopia. These were: Senior men long in 988 & 99 (both KEN) & (ETH); Under- men 99,,, & (all KEN); Under- women: 99, 99,, 6, & (all KEN) and & (both ETH). There have been no medal sweeps in any senior women s race. Perfect team scores have been achieved in races, the men s short course races of 998 and, the under- men s races of 99,, and, and the under- women s race in 99,, 6 &. On each occasion apart from (with four to score) 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) Kenyans placed ----6--8-9. For the women, the Kenyan teams of both 9 & scored a record low of. The highest ever score is 8 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 in by Conceição Ferreira (POR) in 98-. Co-incidentally, 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 seconds by Gelete Burka (ETH) in. The closest finish was in the 9 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 and placed th & th respectively in 98, with Ann having finished fourth in 9 & 96. The Toobys each won team silvers in the 988 women s race, where individually, 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 available team titles. The two countries have met 8 times where both have fielded full teams, with Kenya beating Ethiopia 8-.
K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S SUARY OF PAST CHAPIONSHIPS Venues - 9: Waregem BEL (arch ); 9: onza ITA (arch 6); 9: Rabat AR (arch 6); 96: Chepstow WAL (February 8); 9: Düsseldorf FRG (arch ); 98: Glasgow SCO (arch ); 99: 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 ); 98: 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 ); 99: Turin ITA (arch ); 998: arrakech AR (arch /); 999: Belfast GBR (arch /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 /); : 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); : Kampala UGA (arch 6); 9: Aarhus DEN. will be the nd edition if we count the International Cross Country Championships in 9-9. These totals have been revised to include a number of previously unreported non-finishers. Similarly athletes who may have appeared on results as non-starters have now been excluded from totals. In 998-, it was possible for under-s to start in both under- and senior races, so the sum of the rightmost four columns will give a total greater that the number of actual athletes competing in those years. From, the IAAF ruled that under- athletes may compete in one race only, which was also the case up to 99 (and from ) when all races were staged on one day. 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. Senior en Under- en Senior Women Under- Women Year Course Countries Athletes Competitors Competitors Competitors Competitors 9 () Waregem Racecourse 8-9 () onza Racecourse 69 69-9 () Souissi Racecourse 6 6 8 6-96 () Chepstow Racecourse 6 6 8 69-9 () Graffenberg Racecourse 6 68 8 9-98 (6) Bellahouston Park 6 68 9-99 () Green Park Racecourse 8 9 9-98 (8) Longchamp Racecourse 8 8 8 9-98 (9) Hippodromo de la Zarzuela 9 6 8 8-98 () Hippodromo della Campanelle 8 8 9 9-98 () Riverside Park - 98 () The eadowlands 9 9-98 () Sports Complex Jamor - 986 () Planeyse Colombier 6 6-98 () Sluzewiec Racecourse 6 8 6-988 (6) Elleslie Racecourse 6 96-989 () Scanvest Ring 68 99 (8) Aix-les-Bains Racecourse 9 68 9 99 (9) Linkerover Racecourse 6 6 99 () Franklin Park 8 6 99 () Jaureguibarria Course 6 6 8 9 99 () Kincsem Park 6 6 8 89 8 99 () University of Durham 8 69 8 9 996 () Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch 6 9 8 # 99 () Parco del Valentino 8 6 8 998 (6) enara district of arrakech 6 * 6 * 999 () Barnett Demesne/Queen s University Playing Fields 9 9 96 * (8) Sporting Complex of Vilamoura 6 86 6 (9) Wellington Hippodrome 6 9 8 8 6 () Leopardstown Racecourse 9 8 () Institut National Equestre Avenches 6 6 9 * () Ossegem Park 6 6 * () Hippodrome de Saint-Galmier 69 6 8 6 () Umi no Nakamichi Seaside Park 9 98* 6 8 () ombasa Golf Course 6 6 6 9 8 8 (6) Holyrood Park 8 9 9 9 6 9 () Al Bisharat Golf Course 9 6 96 99 (8) yslecinek Park 86 8 (9) Polideportivo Antonio Gil Hernández 9 9 () yslecinek Park 98 9 86 () Qingzhen Training Base 8 8 * 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 ) EN S EDALLISTS Short Course (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 : Teams Gold Silver Bronze 998 Kenya... orocco... Ethiopia...6 999 Kenya... orocco... Ethiopia... Kenya... Ethiopia...6 orocco...68 Kenya... orocco...8 Ethiopia... Kenya... Ethiopia... Spain... Kenya... Ethiopia... orocco... Ethiopia... Qatar...9 Kenya... Ethiopia... Kenya... Qatar... 6 Kenya... Ethiopia...8 orocco...
K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S Long Course Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 9,98m Pekka Päivärinta FIN :6. ariano Haro ESP :6. Rod Dixon NZL 6: 9,m Erik de Beck BEL :.8 ariano Haro ESP :.6 Karel Lismont BEL :6.6 9,m Ian Stewart SCO :. ariano Haro ESP :. Bill Rodgers USA :. 96,m Carlos Lopes POR :.8 Tony Simmons ENG :. Bernie Ford ENG :. 9,m Léon Schots BEL :. Carlos Lopes POR :8. Detlef Uhlemann FRG :. 98,m John Treacy IRL 9: Aleksandr Antipov URS 9:8 Karol Lismont BEL 9: 99,m John Treacy IRL : Bronislaw alinowski POL :9 Aleksandr Antipov URS : 98,8m Craig Virgin USA : Hans-Jürgen Orthmann FRG : Nick Rose ENG : 98,m Craig Virgin USA : ohamed Kedir ETH : Fernando amede POR :9 98,98m 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 : Wodajo Bulti ETH :8 986,m John Ngugi KEN :.9 Abebe ekonnen ETH :.8 Joseph Kiptum KEN :9.8 98,9m John Ngugi KEN 6: Paul Kipkoech KEN 6: Paul Arpin FRA 6: 988,m John Ngugi KEN : Paul Kipkoech KEN : William Koskei KEN : 989,m John Ngugi KEN 9: Tim Hutchings GBR : Wilfred Kirochi KEN : 99,m Khalid Skah AR : oses Tanui KEN : Julius Korir KEN : 99,6m Khalid Skah AR : oses Tanui KEN : Simon Karori KEN : 99,m John Ngugi KEN : William utwol KEN : Fita Bayissa ETH :8 99,m 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 : 99,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:,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 :,m Zersenay Tadese ERI : oses osop KEN 6: Bernard Kipyego KEN 6: 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 :,m Japhet Korir KEN : Imane erga ETH : Teklemariam edhin ERI :,9m Geoffrey Kamworor KEN : Bedan Karoki KEN : uktar Edris ETH :6 Teams Gold Silver Bronze 9 Belgium...9 USSR...9 New Zealand...6 9 Belgium... England...9 France... 9 New Zealand... England...98 Belgium... 96 England...9 Belgium...8 France...8 9 Belgium...6 England...9 USSR... 98 France... United States...6 England...9 99 England...9 Ireland...98 USSR... 98 England... United States...6 Belgium... 98 Ethiopia...8 United States... Kenya... 98 Ethiopia...98 England... USSR... 98 Ethiopia... United States... Kenya...9 98 Ethiopia... United States...6 Portugal... 98 Ethiopia...9 Kenya... United States... 986 Kenya... Ethiopia...9 United States... 98 Kenya... England...6 Ethiopia...6 988 Kenya... Ethiopia... France... 989 Kenya... Great Britain & NI... Ethiopia...6 99 Kenya... Ethiopia...96 Spain...6 99 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Spain...98 99 Kenya...6 France... Great Britain & NI... 99 Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Portugal...6 99 Kenya... orocco...8 Ethiopia... 99 Kenya...6 orocco... Spain... 996 Kenya... orocco...99 Ethiopia... 99 Kenya... orocco... Ethiopia... 998 Kenya... Ethiopia... orocco...6 999 Kenya... Ethiopia... Portugal...6 Kenya...8 Ethiopia...68 Portugal...69 Kenya... France... United States...8 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... orocco...8 Kenya... Ethiopia... orocco... Ethiopia... Kenya... Eritrea... Ethiopia... Kenya... Qatar... 6 Kenya... Eritrea...8 Ethiopia... Kenya...9 orocco... Uganda...9 8 Kenya...9 Ethiopia... Qatar... 9 Kenya...8 Ethiopia...8 Eritrea... Kenya... Eritrea... Ethiopia... Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Uganda...9 Ethiopia...8 United States... Kenya... Ethiopia... Kenya... Bahrain...
K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S Under- en Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 9 m Jim Brown SCO :.8 José Haro ESP :.6 Léon Schots BEL :. 9 m Rich Kimball USA :.8 Venanzio Ortis ITA :. John Treacy IRL :. 9 m Bobby Thomas USA :9.8 José Luis González ESP :8. John Treacy IRL :. 96 8m Eric Hulst USA :.8 Thom Hunt USA :6.8 Nat uir SCO :. 9 m Thom Hunt USA :. Santiago Llorente ESP :8. Ari Paunonen FIN :9. 98 6m ick orton ENG : Rob Earl CAN : Francisco Javier Alario ESP : 99 6m Eddy De Pauw BEL : Steve Binns ENG :9 Ildar Denikeyev URS : 98 m Jorge García ESP : Valeriy Gryaznov URS : Ed Eyestone USA : 98 m ohammed Chouri TUN : Yevgeniy Zerebin URS :6 Keith Brantly USA : 98 96m Zurabachev Gelaw ETH :6 Adugna Lema ETH : Stefano ei ITA :9 98 8m Feyissa Abebe ETH :8 Angaso Telega ETH :9 Jon Richards ENG : 98 8m Pere Casacuberta ESP : Doju Tessema ETH : John Castellano CAN : 98 89m Kipkemboi Kimeli KEN :8 Habte Negash ETH : Woldesilase ilkessa ETH : 986 m elese Feissa ETH :.6 Sammy Kibiwot KEN :. Demeke Bekele ETH :6. 98 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 : 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 8m Ismael Kirui KEN : Haile Gebrselassie ETH : Josphat achuka KEN : 99 m Philip osima KEN :8 Christopher Kosgei KEN : Josphat achuka KEN : 99 8m Philip osima KEN : Daniel Komen KEN : Abreham Tsige ETH :6 99 8m Assefa ezegebu ETH : Dejene Lidetu ETH : David Chelule KEN :6 996 8m David Chelule KEN :6 Assefa ezegebu ETH :9 Samuel Chepkok KEN : 99 8m Elijah Korir KEN : illion Wolde ETH :8 Paul Kosgei KEN :9 998 8m illion Wolde ETH : 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 : m Kenenisa Bekele ETH : Duncan Lebo KEN : Dathan Ritzenhein USA :6 9m Gebregziabher Gebremariam ETH :8 Abel Cheruiyot KEN :9 Boniface Kiprop UGA :8 9m Eliud Kipchoge KEN : 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 8m Asbel Kiprop KEN : Vincent Chepkok KEN : athew Kisorio KEN : 8 9m Ibrahim Jeylan ETH :8 Ayele Abshero ETH : Lucas Rotich KEN : 9 8m Ayele Abshero ETH :6 Titus bishei KEN : oses Kibet UGA : 9m Caleb Ndiku KEN : Clement Langat KEN :9 Japhet Korir KEN : 8m Geoffrey Kipsang KEN : Thomas Ayeko UGA : Patrick utunga KEN : 8m Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH : Leonard Barsoton KEN :8 uktar Edris ETH : 8m Yasin Haji ETH : Geoffrey Korir KEN : Alfred Ngeno KEN : Teams Gold Silver Bronze 9 Spain...8 Italy... England... 9 United States... orocco...8 Italy...9 9 United States...9 Ireland... Spain... 96 United States...6 Spain...6 England...9 9 United States...6 Spain... Canada...6 98 England... Canada... Spain... 99 Spain... England... USSR... 98 USSR... United States... Spain...9 98 United States... England...6 Canada... 98 Ethiopia... Italy... United States... 98 Ethiopia... Spain... England...8 98 Ethiopia... Spain... England...68 98 Ethiopia...6 Kenya...6 Spain...6 986 Ethiopia... Kenya... Spain... 98 Ethiopia...9 Kenya... Japan... 988 Kenya... Ethiopia... Spain...6 989 Kenya... Ethiopia... Italy...6 99 Kenya... Ethiopia... Italy...8 99 Kenya...9 Ethiopia...6 Tanzania... 99 Kenya...8 Ethiopia...8 Japan...9 99 Kenya... Ethiopia... orocco...6 99 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... orocco...8 99 Kenya... Ethiopia... orocco... 996 Kenya... Ethiopia...6 orocco...9 99 Kenya... Ethiopia... orocco... 998 Ethiopia...6 Kenya... orocco...6 999 Kenya...6 Ethiopia... Tanzania... Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda...68 Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda...68 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Uganda... Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Uganda...8 Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda... Kenya... Ethiopia... Qatar... 6 Kenya...6 Ethiopia... Eritrea... Kenya... Eritrea... Ethiopia... 8 Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Uganda... 9 Kenya... Ethiopia... Eritrea... Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda...6 Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda... Ethiopia... Kenya...6 orocco...6 Kenya...9 Ethiopia... Eritrea...
K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S WOEN S EDALLISTS Short Course (introduced in 998, held until 6) Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 998 m Sonia O Sullivan IRL : Zahra Ouaziz AR : Kutre Dulecha ETH : 999 6m Jackline aranga KEN :9 Yamna Belkacem FRA :6 Annemari Sandell FIN : 8m Kutre Dulecha ETH : Zahra Ouaziz AR : argaret Ngotho KEN : m Gete Wami ETH :6 Paula Radcliffe GBR : Edith asai KEN : 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 : 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... Ethiopia...8 United States...68 999 France... Ethiopia...8 orocco...69 Portugal...6 Ethiopia... France... Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Romania...8 Ethiopia... Kenya... Ireland...8 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Russia...6 Ethiopia...9 Kenya... Canada...8 Ethiopia...8 Kenya...9 United States...6 6 Ethiopia... Kenya...6 Australia...69 Long Course Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 9 99m Paola Cacchi ITA :. Joyce Smith ENG :8. Josée van Santberghe BEL :. 9 m Paola Cacchi ITA :. Nina Holmen FIN :.6 Rita Ridley ENG :. 9 9m Julie Brown USA : Bronislawa Ludwichowska POL : Carmen Valero ESP :8 96 8m Carmen Valero ESP 6:9. Tatyana Kazankina URS 6:9. Gabriela Dorio ITA 6:6. 9 m Carmen Valero ESP :6 Lyudmila Bragina URS :8 Giana Romanova URS : 98 8m Grete Waitz NOR 6:9 Natalia arasescu ROU 6:9 aricica Puica ROU 6:9 99 m Grete Waitz NOR 6:8 Raisa Smekhnova URS : Ellison Goodall USA :8 98 8m Grete Waitz NOR : Irina Bondarchuk URS :9 Yelena Chernysheva URS : 98 m Grete Waitz NOR : Jan errill USA : Yelena Sipatova URS : 98 m aricica Puică ROU :9 Fita Lovin ROU : Grete Waitz NOR : 98 m Grete Waitz NOR :9 Alison Wiley CAN : Tatyana Pozdnyakova URS : 98 m aricica Puică ROU :6 Galina Zakharova URS :8 Grete Waitz NOR :8 98 99m Zola Budd ENG : Cathy Branta USA : Ingrid Kristiansen NOR : 986 6m Zola Budd ENG :9.6 Lynn Jennings USA :.8 Annette Sergent FRA :. 98 m Annette Sergent FRA 6:6 Liz Lynch SCO 6:8 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 6: 988 96m Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 9: Angela Tooby GBR 9: Annette Sergent FRA 9:9 989 6m Annette Sergent FRA : Nadezhda Stepanova URS : Lynn Williams CAN : 99 6m Lynn Jennings USA 9: Albertina Dias POR 9: Yelena Romanova URS 9: 99 6m Lynn Jennings USA : Derartu Tulu ETH : Liz ccolgan GBR :8 99 6m 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 6m Derartu Tulu ETH : Catherina ckiernan IRL :9 Sally Barsosio KEN :9 996 6m Gete Wami ETH : Rose Cheruiyot KEN :8 Naomi ugo KEN : 99 m Derartu Tulu ETH : Paula Radcliffe GBR : Gete Wami ETH : 998 8m Sonia O Sullivan IRL :9 Paula Radcliffe GBR : Gete Wami ETH :9 999 8m Gete Wami ETH 8: erima Denboba ETH 8: Paula Radcliffe GBR 8: 88m Derartu Tulu ETH : Gete Wami ETH :8 Susan Chepkemei KEN : m Paula Radcliffe GBR :9 Gete Wami ETH : Lydia Cheromei KEN 8: 9m Paula Radcliffe GBR 6: Deena Drossin USA : Colleen de Reuck USA : 9m Worknesh Kidane ETH : Deena Drossin USA 6: erima Denboba ETH 6:8 8m Benita Johnson AUS : Ejagayou Dibaba ETH :9 Worknesh Kidane ETH : 88m Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 6: Alice Timbilil KEN 6: Worknesh Kidane ETH 6: 6 8m Tirunesh Dibaba ETH : Lornah Kiplagat NED :6 eselech elkamu ETH :8 8m Lornah Kiplagat NED 6: Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 6: eselech elkamu ETH 6:8 8 9m 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 9m Emily Chebet KEN :9 Linet asai KEN : eselech elkamu ETH :6 8m Vivian Cheruiyot KEN :8 Linet asai KEN : Shalane Flanagan USA : 8m Emily Chebet KEN : Hiwot Ayalew ETH : Beleynesh Oljira ETH : 8m Agnes Tirop KEN 6: Senbera Teferi ETH 6:6 Netsanet Gudeta ETH 6: Teams Gold Silver Bronze 9 England... Finland... United States...9 9 England...8 Italy... Finland...6 9 United States... New Zealand... Poland...6 96 USSR... Italy...9 United States...6 9 USSR... United States...8 New Zealand...6 98 Romania... United States... England... 99 United States...9 USSR...8 England...68 98 USSR... England...9 United States...9 98 USSR... United States...6 Italy...89 98 USSR... Italy... England...6 98 United States... USSR... Canada... 98 United States... England...6 New Zealand...9 98 United States... USSR... Romania...96 986 England...6 New Zealand...6 France...6 98 United States...6 France... USSR... 988 USSR... Great Britain & NI...6 France... 989 USSR...8 France...6 United States...68 99 USSR... Ethiopia... Portugal...8 99 Kenya...6 Ethiopia...6 USSR...8 99 Kenya... United States... Ethiopia...96
6 K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S Gold Silver Bronze 99 Kenya... Japan...9 France... 99 Portugal... Ethiopia...6 Kenya... 99 Kenya...6 Ethiopia...8 Romania...8 996 Kenya... Ethiopia... Romania... 99 Ethiopia... Kenya... Ireland...6 998 Kenya... Ethiopia... Great Britain & NI... 999 Ethiopia...8 Kenya... Portugal...9 Ethiopia... Kenya... United States...98 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... France... Ethiopia...8 United States...8 Kenya... Ethiopia... Kenya... United States...6 Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Great Britain & NI... Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Portugal...86 6 Ethiopia...6 Kenya...9 Japan...8 Ethiopia...6 Kenya...6 orocco...99 8 Ethiopia...8 Kenya... Australia...8 9 Kenya... Ethiopia...8 Portugal... Kenya... Ethiopia... United States...6 Kenya... Ethiopia...9 United States... Kenya...9 Ethiopia...8 Bahrain... Ethiopia... Kenya...9 Uganda... Under- Women Individuals Gold Silver Bronze 989 m alin Ewerlöf SWE : Olga Nazarkina URS : 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 m Annemari Sandell FIN : Jebiwot Keitany KEN :9 Nancy Kipron KEN : 996 m Kutre Dulecha ETH : Annemari Sandell FIN : Jepkorir Aiyabei KEN : 99 689m 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 : 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: Veronica Nyaruai KEN 9: ercy Kosgei KEN 9: 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 : Jackline Chepngeno KEN : 8m ercy Cherono KEN 8: Purity Rionoripo KEN 8: Esther Chemtai KEN 8: 6m Faith Kipyegon KEN 8: Genet Yalew ETH 8: Azemra Gebru ETH 8: 6m Faith Kipyegon KEN : Agnes Tirop KEN : Alemitu Heroye ETH : 6m Letesenbet Gidey ETH 9:8 Dera Dida ETH 9:9 Etagegne Woldu ETH 9: Teams Gold Silver Bronze 989 Kenya... USSR...68 Portugal...8 99 Kenya... Japan... PR of China...68 99 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Japan... 99 Ethiopia... Romania...9 Kenya...9 99 Kenya... Japan... Ethiopia...6 99 Kenya... Ethiopia...6 Japan...6 99 Kenya...8 Ethiopia... Japan...6 996 Kenya... Ethiopia...6 Japan... 99 Kenya... Japan...8 Ethiopia...9 998 Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Japan...68 999 Ethiopia... Kenya... Japan...6 Kenya... Ethiopia... Japan...8 Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Japan...9 Kenya... Ethiopia... Japan...6 Ethiopia... Kenya... orocco...8 Ethiopia... Kenya...6 Japan...6 Kenya...6 Ethiopia... Japan...6 6 Kenya... Ethiopia...9 Japan...8 Kenya... Eritrea... Ethiopia...6 8 Ethiopia...6 Kenya... Japan... 9 Ethiopia...8 Kenya...8 Japan...6 Kenya... Ethiopia... Uganda...8 Ethiopia... Kenya...9 Japan... Kenya... Ethiopia... Great Britain & NI...8 Ethiopia... Kenya... Bahrain...
K A P A L A 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 9 days 6 Kenenisa Bekele ETH years 9 days Long Course 9 Pekka Päivärinta FIN years days 9 Eric de Beck BEL years 8 days 9 Ian Stewart SCO 6 years 6 days 96 Carlos Lopes POR 9 years days 9 Léon Schots BEL years 8 days 98 John Treacy IRL years 9 days 99 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 years 6 days 98 Carlos Lopes POR 8 years days 986 John Ngugi KEN years 6 days 98 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 days 99 Paul Tergat KEN years 8 days 996 Paul Tergat KEN 6 years 8 days 99 Paul Tergat KEN years 9 days 998 Paul Tergat KEN 8 years 8 days 999 Paul Tergat KEN 9 years 8 days ohammed ourhit BEL 9 years 6 days ohammed ourhit BEL years 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 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 6 days Geoffrey Kamworor KEN years 6 days Under- en 9 Jim Brown SCO years 8 days 9 Rich Kimball USA years days 9 Bobby Thomas USA 8 years days 96 Eric Hulst USA 8 years 9 days 9 Thom Hunt USA 9 years days 98 ick orton ENG 8 years days 99 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/ 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 98 Wilfred Kirochi KEN 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 days 99 Ismael Kirui KEN years days 99 Philip osima KEN 6 years 8 days 99 Philip osima KEN years 8 days 99 Assefa ezegebu ETH 6 years 9 days 996 David Chelule KEN 8 years 6 days 99 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 years 9 days Eliud Kipchoge ETH 8 years days eba Tadesse ETH /8 years Augustine Choge KEN 8 years 8 days 6 ang ata Ndiwa KEN 8 years days Asbel Kiprop KEN years 6 days 8 Ibrahim Jeylan ETH 8 years 9 days 9 Ayele Abshero ETH 8 years 9 days Caleb Ndiku KEN years days Geoffrey Kamworor KEN 8 years 8 days Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH 8 years days Yasin Haji ETH 9 years 6 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 days 6 Gelete Burka ETH years 69 days Long Course 9 Paola Pigni ITA years days 9 Paola Cacchi ITA 8 years 6 days 9 Julie Brown USA years days 96 Carmen Valero ESP years days 9 Carmen Valero ESP years 6 days 98 Grete Waitz NOR years 6 days 99 Grete Waitz NOR years days 98 Grete Waitz NOR 6 years 6 days 98 Grete Waitz NOR years 8 days 98 aricica Puică ROU years days 98 Grete Waitz NOR 9 years days 98 aricica Puică ROU years days 98 Zola Budd ENG 8 years days 986 Zola Budd ENG 9 years days 98 Annette Sergent FRA years days 988 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR years days 989 Annette Sergent FRA 6 years days 99 Lynn Jennings USA 9 years days 99 Lynn Jennings USA years days 99 Lynn Jennings USA years 6 days 99 Albertina Dias POR years 6 days 99 Hellen Chepngeno KEN 6 years 6 days 99 Derartu Tulu ETH years days 996 Gete Wami ETH years days 99 Derartu Tulu ETH years days
8 K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S 998 Sonia O Sullivan IRL 8 years days 999 Gete Wami ETH years 6 days Derartu Tulu ETH years 6 days Paula Radcliffe GBR years 9 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 Lornah Kiplagat NED years days 8 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH years 8 days 9 Florence Kiplagat KEN years 9 days Emily Chebet KEN years 8 days Vivian Cheruiyot KEN years 9 days Emily Chebet KEN years days Agnes Tirop KEN 9 years 6 days Under- Women 989 alin Ewerlöf SWE 6 years 9 days 99 Liu Shixiang CHN 9 years days 99 Lydia Cheromei KEN years days 99 Paula Radcliffe GBR 8 years 9 days 99 Gladys Ondeyo KEN years days 99 Sally Barsosio KEN 6 years days 99 Annemari Sandell FIN 8 years 8 days 996 Kutre Dulecha ETH years days 99 Rose Kosgei KEN years days 998 Yimenashu Taye ETH 8/9 years 999 Worknesh Kidane ETH years 6 days Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 6 years 89 days Viola Kibiwott KEN years 9 days Viola Kibiwott KEN 8 years 9 days Tirunesh Dibaba ETH years 9 days eselech elkamu ETH 8 years 6 days Gelete Burka ETH* 9 years days 6 Pauline Korikwiang KEN 8 years days Linet asai KEN years 9 days 8 Genzebe Dibaba ETH years days 9 Genzebe Dibaba ETH 8 years 8 days ercy Cherono KEN 8 years days Faith Kipyegon KEN years 69 days Faith Kipyegon KEN 9 years days Letesenbet Gidey ETH years 8 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-/ Alejandro Gómez ESP 8-9/9-// Fernando amede POR /6-89 Antonio Prieto ESP -8/8-9 Paul ccloy CAN 8-88/9-96 Pierre Levisse FRA 6-8/8-9 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann FRG -8 José anuel García ESP 8-8/9-9/9-99/ Joël Bourgeois CAN 9/9/9-/8/9 Gerry Deegan IRL -/6-8/86-8 Nat uir SCO -8/8/8 Ezequiel Canario POR 8-9/8-8/86-9/9 Dave Clarke ENG/GBR /8-8/8-8/89/9-9 Constantino Esparcía ESP 8/9/8-9 José Carlos Adán ESP 86/89-9/9/99- Paulo Guerra POR 89/9-/ Santiago de la Parte ESP -8 John Treacy IRL -/8-8/8-86/88 Thierry Watrice FRA 6/8/8-8/86-8/89-9 Jos aes BEL 9/8-8/8-9/96 () Salvatore Bettiol ITA 8/86-9/9-96 Steve oneghetti AUS 8/86/8/88/89/9/9/96/9// Umberto Pusterla ITA 86/9-9/9/99/- Kevin Sullivan CAN 9-9/99-/-6 Simon Labiche SEY 9-/-/6-/9/ anuel Damião POR 9//- men Women Conceição Ferreira POR 8-8/8-9/96- Kathy Butler CAN/GBR 9-9/99/-6 ontserrat Abello ESP -8/8-88 Anja Smolders BEL 9- Jacqueline artín ESP 9-9/9/98-99/-/ -/8-9/// ary O Connor NZL 9/8-9/9 Elena Fidatof ROU 8-86/9-9/9-9/- Anne Keenan-Buckley IRL 8/8-88/9/9/9-96/98- Teresa Recio ESP 8/86/8/9/96/98/99/ -/-6 Ana Dias POR 9/9-96/99-6/9/ Alessandra Aguilar ESP 96-9/-6/8-9// erima Denboba ETH 9-9/9- Joelle Debrouwers FRA -8 Annette Sergent/Palluy FRA 8-9/9-96 Teresa Duffy NIR/IRL 86-8/9/9-96/98-99/ Getenesh Urge ETH 89-9/9- Julia Vaquero ESP 89-98/ Paula Radcliffe GBR 9-9/9- Gete Wami ETH 9-9/9-/ Fatima Yvelain AR/FRA 86-8/9/98-/-/ Judit Plá ESP 96-9/-/- Analía Rosa POR 9/-6/9-9 women EDAL TABLES, BY ATHLETE In 98-, team medals were given to all members starting the race, whether they 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 6 9 Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam ETH 6 6 Paul Tergat KEN - John Ngugi KEN - - Ismael Kirui KEN 8 Haylu ekonnen ETH Assefa ezegebu ETH 8 John Kibowen KEN 9 Bekele Debele ETH 9 Paul Kosgei KEN 9 Paul Kipkoech KEN 9 Craig Virgin USA 9 Hosea acharinyang KEN - 8 ohamed Kedir ETH 6-8 oses Tanui KEN 6-8 Patrick Ivuti KEN 6-8 Benjamin Limo KEN 6-8 Richard Limo KEN - 8 Bernie Ford ENG 8 Albert Chepkurui KEN/ Ahmad Hassan Abdullah QAT 8 illion Wolde ETH 8 elese Feissa ETH 8 Sileshi Sihine ETH 8 Salah Hissou AR - 6 8 Fita Bayissa ETH - 8
K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S 9 Individual & team Gold Silver Bronze Total Boniface Kiprop UGA - 6 8 Boniface erande KEN 6 - Paul Koech KEN 6 - Sammy Kipketer KEN - Leonard Komon KEN - Wodajo Bulti ETH Karel Lismont BEL ohamed Awol ETH Debebe Demisse ETH Habte Negash ETH Wolde Silasse elkessa ETH Zersenay Tadesse ERI Ayele ezegebu ETH - Haile Gebrselassie ETH - Philip osima KEN 6 - - 6 oses osop KEN - 6 Wilfred Kirochi KEN 6 Joseph Kiptum KEN - 6 Thom Hunt USA - 6 John Cheruiyot Korir KEN 6 Carlos Lopes POR 6 Charles Kamathi KEN 6 Some uge KEN - 6 Demeke Bekele ETH 6 John Treacy IRL 6 Addis Abebe ETH 6 Habte Jifar ETH - 6 Abraham Assefa 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 Zersenay Tadesse ERI Ismael Kirui KEN Haylu ekonnen ETH - Paul Kosgei KEN - Women Individual & team Worknesh Kidane ETH 6 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 6 - Gete Wami ETH 9 8 9 eselech elkamu ETH 9 8 erima Denboba ETH 6 Vivian Cheruiyot KEN Derartu Tulu ETH 6 Sally Barsosio KEN Prisca Cherono KEN 8 - Linet asai KEN Viola Kibiwot KEN 6 9 Gelete Burka ETH 6 9 Pamela Chepchumba KEN 9 Ayelech Worku ETH 9 Lydia Cheromei KEN 9 Susan Chepkemei KEN 9 Annette Sergent FRA 9 Getenesh Urge ETH 9 Bezunesh Bekele ETH - 8 Edith asai KEN 8 Lynn Jennings USA 8 Individual & team Gold Silver Bronze Total Genet Gebregiorgis ETH - 8 Paula Radcliffe GBR 8 Kutre Dulecha ETH 8 Isabella Ochichi KEN 8 Grete Waitz NOR - Emily uge KEN - erima Hashim ETH Tatyana Pozdnyakova UKR Genzebe Dibaba ETH Rose Cheruiyot KEN Alice Timbilil KEN 6 - Pauline Korikwiang KEN 6 - - 6 Teyba Erkesso ETH - 6 Gladys Chemweno KEN - 6 Jane Ngotho KEN - 6 Ejegayehu Dibaba ETH - 6 estawat Tufa ETH - 6 Raisa Smekhnova URS - 6 Giana Romanova URS 6 Eyerusalem Kuma ETH - 6 Asha Gigi ETH - 6 Naomi ugo KEN 6 Veronica Wanjiru KEN 6 Yelena Sipatova URS 6 Yelena Romanova URS - 6 Leila Aman ETH 6 Berhane Adere ETH 6 Jan errill USA 6 Leah alot KEN 6 Individual medals only Tirunesh Dibaba ETH - 8 Worknesh Kidane ETH 8 Grete Waitz NOR - Paula Radcliffe GBR Gete Wami ETH 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 9 98 6 Ethiopia 96 8 United States 9 6 Great Britain & NI 6 USSR 9 orocco 8 Spain 6 8 Portugal 6 Japan - 9 France Uganda - 9 Belgium 8 6 Eritrea 6 8 Ireland 6 Italy 6 6 Romania Norway 6 - Canada - 6 9 Finland 8
K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S All Events Gold Silver Bronze edals New Zealand 8 Qatar - 6 PR of China Tanzania Australia - Poland - Bahrain - - Netherlands - Germany (FRG) - Sweden - - Tunisia - - Ukraine - - Russia - - 996. Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): Great Britain & NI 6 6 England Scotland Wales - - 6. Breakdown of USSR placings: Team 9 6 Russia - 8 Ukraine - - Lithuania - Belarus - - Kyrgizstan - - 9 All en s Events Gold Silver Bronze edals Kenya 9 8 Ethiopia 8 8 United States 9 8 8 Great Britain & NI orocco 8 Spain Belgium 8 Uganda - Eritrea 8 Portugal 6 USSR 6 France Italy - Ireland 6 Qatar - 6 Canada - Tanzania New Zealand - Finland - Germany (FRG) - Japan - - Tunisia - - Bahrain - - Poland - - Ukraine - - 8 8 8 6. Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): Great Britain & NI - England 8 Scotland - Wales - -. Breakdown of USSR placings: Team 6 Russia - - Gold Silver Bronze edals Lithuania - Kyrgizstan - - 6 All Women s Events Gold Silver Bronze edals Kenya 9 6 Ethiopia 8 8 United States USSR 8 6 Great Britain & NI 8 9 9 6 Japan - France Romania Portugal Norway 6 - Ireland 8 Italy Finland 6 orocco 6 PR of China New Zealand - Canada - Spain - Australia - Netherlands - Poland - Bahrain - - Uganda - - Sweden - - Eritrea - - Belgium - - Russia - -. Breakdown of USSR placings: Team 8 Russia - 6 9 Ukraine - - Belarus - - 8 6. Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): England Great Britain & NI Scotland - - 8 9 9 6 All under- Events Gold Silver Bronze edals Kenya 6 9 Ethiopia 8 Japan - 8 Spain 8 United States 9 6 Great Britain & NI Uganda - orocco - 8 9 USSR Italy - Canada - PR of China Eritrea - Finland Tanzania - Ireland - Belgium - Sweden - - Tunisia - - Romania - - Bahrain - -
K A P A L A All under- Events Eritrea Portugal Qatar Gold Silver Bronze edals 96. Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): England Scotland Great Britain & NI. Breakdown of USSR placings: Team Russia Kyrgizstan Silver 8 Bronze 6 6 8 edals 8 8 8 6 Under- en s Events Kenya Ethiopia Spain United States Great Britain & NI Uganda Italy orocco USSR Canada Eritrea Tanzania Ireland Belgium Japan Tunisia Finland Qatar Gold 9 8. Breakdown of British placings (GBR from 988): England Scotland. Breakdown of USSR placings: Team Russia Kyrgizstan 6 Under- Women s Events Gold Kenya Ethiopia 9 Japan PR of China Finland USSR Great Britain & NI Sweden Romania orocco Portugal United States Eritrea Bahrain Uganda Silver Bronze 6 edals 6 6 9. Breakdown of USSR placings: Team Russia - - F A C T S & F I G U R E S DOPING VIOLATIONS AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAPIONSHIPS 988 6 8 u L uw W W W Cosmas Ndeti KEN Hamid El ouaziz AR Yuliya ochalova RUS Binnaz Uslu TUR Fethi eftah ALG Chakir Boujattaoui AR Ahmed Baday AR Hélder Ornelas POR Hanane Ouhaddou AR Nuno Costa POR José Rocha POR Hafid Chani AR Najim El Gady AR Hanane Ouhaddou AR Originally nd Originally th Originally th Originally DNF Originally th Originally th Originally 9th Originally th Originally 6th Originally th Originally st Originally DNF Originally DNF Originally 8st AGE FALSIFICATIONS AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAPIONSHIPS 998 998 999 6 6 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
K A P A L A F A C T S & F I G U R E S PARTICIPATION TRENDS BY AREA NUBERS (Italics show the years when there were short & long course races for seniors) Year Africa Europe N. America Oceania Asia S. America Total 9 8 9 6 69 9 96 8 6 9 6 96 8 6 6 9 69 9 6 98 8 9 9 6 99 6 6 8 98 8 9 8 98 6 98 9 8 8 98 8 9 9 98 9 9 8 98 8 6 986 8 8 6 98 8 9 6 988 9 6 8 989 6 8 68 99 98 6 6 6 68 99 6 6 8 8 6 99 9 8 8 6 8 99 9 6 9 6 99 9 68 9 6 99 8 6 8 9 69 996 8 9 99 8 6 998 8 6 999 9 8 9 96 9 9 86 86 9 8 9 8 8 6 9 96 8 6 8 8 9 8 69 6 9 8 88 8 8 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 86 6 8 8 8 6 6 9 98 9 6 96 From provisional entries: * 69 * Includes four athletes from Athlete Refugee Team PERCENTAGES Year Africa Europe N. America 9.% 8.%.% 9.% 8.9%.% 9 8.% 6.%.% 96.%.% 8.8% 9.%.%.% 98 9.%.%.8% 99.6% 8.9%.% 98.% 9.%.% 98.%.% 9.% 98.8%.8%.% 98.% 6.% 9.% 98.% 6.%.% 98.9% 9.9%.% 986.9% 6.8% 8.6% 98.6% 6.% 8.% 988.9%.% 9.% 989.% 6.6% 9.9% 99.9%.%.% 99 9.9%.%.% 99 6.%.%.% 99 9.% 8.9% 9.8% 99.% 9.9% 8.9% 99.%.9% 9.9% 996.%.8% 9.9% 99.9%.9% 9.8% 998.%.%.% 999.8% 8.%.9%.%.% 9.% 6.8% 8.%.9%.%.%.%.%.8%.9%.%.9%.%.%.%.8% 6.%.%.%.6%.%.% 8.6%.6%.% 9.%.6% 9.8% 9.%.%.%.% 6.%.9% 9.% 6.%.% 8.8% 6.%.% 6.%.8% 9.% Oceania.9%.% 8.%.% 6.9%.% 6.8%.% 6.%.% 6.%.%.9%.%.6%.% 6.%.8%.6%.8%.%.8%.9% 6.%.9%.8%.8%.9%.9%.%.%.%.%.%.9%.8%.%.%.%.8%.6%.% Asia S. America.%.%.%.% 6.%.%.%.6%.%.%.%.%.%.%.8%.%.%.%.8%.%.%.% 6.%.8%.%.%.%.% 9.%.9%.9%.% 6.%.% 9.%.%.6%.%.% 6.9%.%.8%.%.9%.% 6.% 8.%.%.6%.%.% 6.%.6% 6.6%.% 6.%.%.9% 8.9%.%.9%.%.%.%.8%.% 8.%.9%.%.%.%.6% 8.%.%.%.8%.%.%.%.%.%.9%.%.8% Current IAAF members who have yet to compete at the World Cross Country Championships, up to (): AFG, AIA, ASA, BAH, BAN, BAR, BEN, 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, SSD, SUR, TGA, TKS, TLS, TOG, TTO, TUV, UAE, VIE & VIN