IAAF World Cross Challenge

The IAAF World Cross Challenge was an annual global series of cross country running competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Athletes accumulated points in the series' cross country meets during the season, which typically began in December and finished in March prior to the annual IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The series was based upon the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit and the IAAF hoped to similarly boost the sport of cross country running.[1] The last series was held in 1999–2000,[2] after which point it was replaced by the IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings series which featured similar races but did not have a point scoring format.[3]

IAAF World Cross Challenge
SportCross country running
Founded1990
Ceased2000
ContinentGlobal

Editions

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IAAF World Cross Challenge editions
Ed. Year Start date End date Meets Ref.
1 1990–91
2 1991–92
3 1992–93
4 1993–94
5 1994–95
6 1995–96
7 1996–97 22 December 1996 23 March 1997 12 [4]
8 1997–98 21 December 1997 21 March 1998 12 [5]
9 1998–99 20 December 1998 28 March 1999 7 [6]
10 1999–2000 19 December 1999 19 March 2000 7 [7]

Meetings

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Results

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Season Gold Silver Bronze
1990-91 Ondoro Osoro
  Kenya
115 Addis Abebe
  Ethiopia
113 Richard Chelimo
  Kenya
107
1991-92 Fita Bayissa
  Ethiopia
138 Ondoro Osoro
  Kenya
97 Dominic Kirui
  Kenya
88
1992-93 Ismael Kirui
  Kenya
116 Fita Bayissa
  Ethiopia
110 Dominic Kirui
  Kenya
103
1993-94 Haile Gebrselassie
  Ethiopia
107 William Sigei
  Kenya
97 Ismael Kirui
  Kenya
91
1994-95 Ismael Kirui
  Kenya
135 Paulo Guerra
  Portugal
130 Salah Hissou
  Morocco
117
1995-96 Paul Tergat
  Kenya
125 James Kariuki
  Kenya
97 Joseph Kimani
  Kenya
64
1996-97 Paul Tergat
  Kenya
113 Bernard Barmasai
  Kenya
102 Jon Brown
  Great Britain
83
1997-98 Paul Tergat
  Kenya
139 Tom Nyariki
  Kenya
119 Paul Koech
  Kenya
113
1998-99 Paul Koech
  Kenya
118 Paul Tergat
  Kenya
97 Mohammed Mourhit
  Belgium
85
1999-00 Paul Tergat
  Kenya
107 Patrick Ivuti
  Kenya
104 Assefa Mezgebu
  Ethiopia
102

Women

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Season Gold Silver Bronze
1990-91 Susan Sirma
  Kenya
125 Jane Ngotho
  Kenya
123 Derartu Tulu
  Ethiopia
88
1991-92 Catherina McKiernan
  Ireland
141 Albertina Dias
  Portugal
123 Luchia Yishak
  Ethiopia
122
1992-93 Catherina McKiernan
  Ireland
141 Albertina Dias
  Portugal
138 Esther Kiplagat
  Kenya
98
1993-94 Catherina McKiernan
  Ireland
141 Albertina Dias
  Portugal
123 Margareta Keszeg
  Romania
97
1994-95 Catherina McKiernan
  Ireland
135 Rose Cheruiyot
  Kenya
126 Catherine Kirui
  Kenya
100
1995-96 Rose Cheruiyot
  Kenya
138 Gabriela Szabo
  Romania
109 Gete Wami
  Ethiopia
104
1996-97 Gete Wami
  Ethiopia
132 Elena Fidatov
  Romania
118 Paula Radcliffe
  Great Britain
99
1997-98 Merima Denboba
  Ethiopia
120 Paula Radcliffe
  Great Britain
104 Jackline Maranga
  Kenya
98
1998-99 Gete Wami
  Ethiopia
144 Merima Denboba
  Ethiopia
79 Paula Radcliffe
  Great Britain
72
1999-00 Lydia Cheromei
  Kenya
122 Gete Wami
  Ethiopia
119 Ayelech Worku
  Ethiopia
94

See also

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References

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  1. ^ World Cross Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ IAAF World Cross Challenge. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ IAAF Cross Country Permit 1999. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ 1996–97 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  5. ^ 1997–98 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  6. ^ 1998–99 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  7. ^ 1999–2000 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20.