The 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald,[1] and a report in The New York Times.[2]
1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 24th |
Date | March 23 |
Host city | Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa |
Venue | Danie Craven Stadium |
Events | 4 |
Distances | 12.15 km – Senior men 8.35 km – Junior men 6.3 km – Senior women 4.22 km – Junior women |
Participation | 669 athletes from 65 nations |
Complete results for senior men,[3][4][5] junior men,[6][7][8] senior women,[9][10][11] junior women,[12][13][14] medallists, [15] and the results of British athletes[16] were published.
Medallists
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual | ||||||
Senior men (12.15 km) |
Paul Tergat Kenya |
33:44 | Salah Hissou Morocco |
33:56 | Ismael Kirui Kenya |
33:57 |
Junior men (8.35 km) |
David Chelule Kenya |
24:06 | Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia |
24:19 | Samuel Chepkok Kenya |
24:24 |
Senior women (6.3 km) |
Gete Wami Ethiopia |
20:12 | Rose Cheruiyot Kenya |
20:18 | Naomi Mugo Kenya |
20:21 |
Junior women (4.22 km) |
Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia |
13:27 | Annemari Sandell Finland |
13:32 | Jepkorir Ayabei Kenya |
13:35 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | Kenya | 33 | Morocco | 99 | Ethiopia | 107 |
Junior men | Kenya | 13 | Ethiopia | 26 | Morocco | 94 |
Senior women | Kenya | 24 | Ethiopia | 44 | Romania | 70 |
Junior women | Kenya | 21 | Ethiopia | 26 | Japan | 70 |
Race results
editSenior men's race (12.15 km)
editRank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Paul Tergat | Kenya | 33:44 | |
Salah Hissou | Morocco | 33:56 | |
Ismael Kirui | Kenya | 33:57 | |
4 | Paul Koech | Kenya | 34:10 |
5 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 34:28 |
6 | Joseph Kimani | Kenya | 34:30 |
7 | Khalid Skah | Morocco | 34:34 |
8 | Smail Sghir | Morocco | 34:34 |
9 | William Kiptum | Kenya | 34:35 |
10 | Josephat Machuka | Kenya | 34:37 |
11 | Abraham Assefa | Ethiopia | 34:55 |
12 | Jon Brown | United Kingdom | 34:55 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Morocco
|
99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
107 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Spain | 205 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | United Kingdom | 252 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Italy | 352 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | South Africa | 379 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Portugal | 397 | ||||||||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.35 km)
editRank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
David Chelule | Kenya | 24:06 | |
Assefa Mezegebu | Ethiopia | 24:19 | |
Samuel Chepkok | Kenya | 24:24 | |
4 | Elijah Korir | Kenya | 24:26 |
5 | Charles Kwambai | Kenya | 24:28 |
6 | Mizan Mehari | Ethiopia | 24:51 |
7 | Kipchumba Mitei | Kenya | 24:55 |
8 | Million Wolde | Ethiopia | 24:56 |
9 | Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 25:00 |
10 | Lemma Alemayehu | Ethiopia | 25:34 |
11 | Miloud Abaoub | Algeria | 25:42 |
12 | David Galindo | Mexico | 25:43 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
13 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
26 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
|
94 | |||||||||||||
4 | Algeria | 100 | ||||||||||||
5 | South Africa | 140 | ||||||||||||
6 | China | 158 | ||||||||||||
7 | Japan | 158 | ||||||||||||
8 | Spain | 197 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6.3 km)
editRank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 20:12 | |
Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 20:18 | |
Naomi Mugo | Kenya | 20:21 | |
4 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 20:21 |
5 | Colleen de Reuck | South Africa | 20:21 |
6 | Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal | 20:23 |
7 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 20:28 |
8 | Jane Ngotho | Kenya | 20:31 |
9 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 20:37 |
10 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 20:37 |
11 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 20:43 |
12 | Iulia Negura | Romania | 20:55 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
24 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
44 | |||||||||||||
Romania
|
70 | |||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 92 | ||||||||||||
5 | Portugal | 104 | ||||||||||||
6 | France | 111 | ||||||||||||
7 | Spain | 116 | ||||||||||||
8 | Japan | 124 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.22 km)
editRank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 13:27 | |
Annemari Sandell | Finland | 13:32 | |
Jepkorir Ayabei | Kenya | 13:35 | |
4 | Nancy Kipron | Kenya | 13:49 |
5 | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 13:50 |
6 | Etaferahu Tarekegn | Ethiopia | 13:53 |
7 | Cristina Iloc | Romania | 13:56 |
8 | Shura Hotesa | Ethiopia | 13:59 |
9 | Elizabeth Cheptanui | Kenya | 14:00 |
10 | Caroline Tarus | Kenya | 14:04 |
11 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 14:09 |
12 | Sintayahu Fikre | Ethiopia | 14:12 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
21 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
26 | |||||||||||||
Japan
|
70 | |||||||||||||
4 | Romania | 78 | ||||||||||||
5 | United States | 123 | ||||||||||||
6 | Spain | 146 | ||||||||||||
7 | South Africa | 174 | ||||||||||||
8 | France | 214 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
2 | Ethiopia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Morocco | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 669 athletes from 65 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[16]
- Algeria (6)
- Angola (3)
- Argentina (8)
- Australia (15)
- Belarus (7)
- Belgium (16)
- Botswana (10)
- Brazil (20)
- Cameroon (4)
- Canada (18)
- China (7)
- Chinese Taipei (2)
- Colombia (10)
- Congo (1)
- Croatia (3)
- Czech Republic (4)
- Egypt (2)
- Estonia (1)
- Ethiopia (27)
- Fiji (6)
- Finland (16)
- France (27)
- Germany (2)
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hungary (2)
- India (18)
- Ireland (14)
- Israel (1)
- Italy (27)
- Jamaica (10)
- Japan (22)
- Kazakhstan (2)
- Kenya (26)
- Lesotho (9)
- Lithuania (1)
- Malawi (7)
- Mauritius (12)
- Mexico (12)
- Morocco (17)
- Mozambique (5)
- Namibia (11)
- Netherlands (16)
- New Zealand (12)
- Papua New Guinea (8)
- Poland (1)
- Portugal (17)
- Romania (13)
- Russia (10)
- Senegal (1)
- Seychelles (4)
- Slovakia (2)
- South Africa (27)
- Spain (27)
- Eswatini (6)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (8)
- Tajikistan (2)
- Tanzania (10)
- Uganda (7)
- Ukraine (6)
- United Kingdom (26)
- United States (26)
- Yugoslavia (5)
- Zambia (3)
- Zimbabwe (19)
See also
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