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1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerp, Belgium, at the Linkeroever Racecourse on March 24, 1991. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.[1]

1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition19th
DateMarch 24
Host cityAntwerp, Province of Antwerp, Belgium
VenueLinkeroever Racecourse
Events4
Distances11.764 km – Senior men
8.415 km – Junior men
6.425 km – Senior women
4.435 km – Junior women
Participation633 athletes from
51 nations

Complete results for senior men,[2] junior men,[3] senior women,[4] junior women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

Medallists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(11.764 km)
Khalid Skah
  Morocco
33:53 Moses Tanui
  Kenya
33:54 Simon Karori
  Kenya
33:54
Junior men
(8.415 km)
Andrew Sambu
  Tanzania
23:59 Mumo Muindi
  Kenya
24:04 Fita Bayissa
  Ethiopia
24:04
Senior women
(6.425 km)
Lynn Jennings
  United States
20:24 Derartu Tulu
  Ethiopia
20:27 Liz McColgan
  United Kingdom
20:28
Junior women
(4.435 km)
Lydia Cheromei
  Kenya
13:59 Jane Ekimat
  Kenya
14:20 Melody Fairchild
  United States
14:28
Team
Senior men   Kenya 38   Ethiopia 104   Spain 198
Junior men   Kenya 19   Ethiopia 26   Tanzania 54
Senior women   Kenya 36   Ethiopia 36   Soviet Union 48
Junior women   Kenya 18   Ethiopia 40   Japan 43

Race results edit

Senior men's race (11.764 km) edit

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Khalid Skah   Morocco 33:53
  Moses Tanui   Kenya 33:54
  Simon Karori   Kenya 33:54
4 Richard Chelimo   Kenya 33:57
5 Ondoro Osoro   Kenya 33:57
6 Stephenson Nyamau   Kenya 34:01
7 Chala Kelele   Ethiopia 34:06
8 Ezequiel Bitok   Kenya 34:19
9 Addis Abebe   Ethiopia 34:24
10 Hammou Boutayeb   Morocco 34:28
11 Boniface Merande   Kenya 34:31
12 William Mutwol   Kenya 34:32
Full results

: Athlete marked in the results list[2] as nonscorer.

Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
38
    Ethiopia
Chala Kelele 7
Addis Abebe 9
Melese Feissa 13
Tekeye Gebrselassie 22
Bedile Kibret 23
Habte Negash 30
(Nigousse Urge) (80)
(Feyissa Abebe) (91)
104
    Spain
Alejandro Gómez 14
Martín Fiz 20
José Carlos Adán 25
José Manuel García 31
Antonio Serrano 37
Abel Antón 71
(Antonio Prieto) (98)
(Constantino Esparcia) (119)
(Juan Carlos Paul) (163)
198
4   Portugal 233
5   Morocco 265
6   United Kingdom 281
7   Italy 336
8   Soviet Union 409
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.415 km) edit

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Andrew Sambu   Tanzania 23:59
  Mumo Muindi   Kenya 24:04
  Fita Bayissa   Ethiopia 24:04
4 Joseph Kibor   Kenya 24:09
5 Fekadu Degefu   Ethiopia 24:12
6 Josephat Kiprono   Kenya 24:17
7 Ismael Kirui   Kenya 24:19
8 Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia 24:23
9 Mark Kipsang Too   Kenya 24:23
10 Desta Asgedom   Ethiopia 24:29
11 Abraham Assefa   Ethiopia 24:29
12 Francis Metta   Tanzania 25:07
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Mumo Muindi 2
Joseph Kibor 4
Josephat Kiprono 6
Ismael Kirui 7
(Mark Kipsang Too) (9)
19
    Ethiopia
Fita Bayissa 3
Fekadu Degefu 5
Haile Gebrselassie 8
Desta Asgedom 10
(Abraham Assefa) (11)
(Ayele Mezegebu) (13)
(Bedaso Turbe) (DNF)
26
    Tanzania
Andrew Sambu 1
Francis Metta 12
Onesmo Ludago 18
Juma Ninga 23
54
4   Morocco 76
5   Japan 102
6   Algeria 109
7   United Kingdom 165
8   Spain 175
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.425 km) edit

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Lynn Jennings   United States 20:24
  Derartu Tulu   Ethiopia 20:27
  Liz McColgan   United Kingdom 20:28
4 Luchia Yeshak   Ethiopia 20:29
5 Jane Ngotho   Kenya 20:30
6 Albertina Dias   Portugal 20:40
7 Susan Sirma   Kenya 20:46
8 Yelena Romanova   Soviet Union 20:50
9 Margaret Ngotho   Kenya 20:55
10 Marcianne Mukamurenzi   Rwanda 20:57
11 Natalya Sorokivskaya   Soviet Union 20:57
12 Fatuma Roba   Ethiopia 21:01
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
36
    Ethiopia
36
    Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova 8
Natalya Sorokivskaya 11
Nadezhda Galyamova 13
Marina Rodchenkova 16
(Olga Nazarkina) (23)
(Nadezhda Ilyina) (24)
48
4   United States 77
5   United Kingdom 104
6   Portugal 145
7   Romania 148
8   France 175
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.435 km) edit

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Lydia Cheromei   Kenya 13:59
  Jane Ekimat   Kenya 14:20
  Melody Fairchild   United States 14:28
4 Azumi Miyazaki   Japan 14:30
5 Gete Wami   Ethiopia 14:33
6 Catherine Kirui   Kenya 14:34
7 Hayley Haining   United Kingdom 14:36
8 Minori Hayakari   Japan 14:42
9 Lina Chesire   Kenya 14:43
10 Emebet Shiferaw   Ethiopia 14:45
11 Egigayehu Worku   Ethiopia 14:46
12 Akiko Kato   Japan 14:47
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Lydia Cheromei 1
Jane Ekimat 2
Catherine Kirui 6
Lina Chesire 9
(Ann Mwangi) (34)
18
    Ethiopia
Gete Wami 5
Emebet Shiferaw 10
Egigayehu Worku 11
Muluwork Kassa 14
(Kore Alemu) (16)
(Genet Gebregiorgis) (28)
(Alemitu Bekele) (DNF)
40
    Japan
Azumi Miyazaki 4
Minori Hayakari 8
Akiko Kato 12
Natsue Koikawa 19
(Shiho Okayama) (20)
(Hozumi Otani) (41)
43
4   United Kingdom 82
5   United States 88
6   Australia 99
7   Ecuador 114
8   Poland 181
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial) edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Kenya5319
2  Tanzania1012
  United States1012
4  Morocco1001
5  Ethiopia0516
6  Great Britain0011
  Japan0011
  Soviet Union0011
  Spain0011
Totals (9 entries)88824
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 633 athletes from 51 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bloom, Marc (March 25, 1991), "CROSS COUNTRY; Jennings Retains World Title", The New York Times, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. ^ a b (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013

External links edit

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The 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerp Belgium at the Linkeroever Racecourse on March 24 1991 A report on the event was given in The New York Times 1 1991 IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsOrganisersIAAFEdition19thDateMarch 24Host cityAntwerp Province of Antwerp BelgiumVenueLinkeroever RacecourseEvents4Distances11 764 km Senior men 8 415 km Junior men 6 425 km Senior women 4 435 km Junior womenParticipation633 athletes from 51 nations 1990 Aix les Bains1992 Boston Complete results for senior men 2 junior men 3 senior women 4 junior women 5 medallists 6 and the results of British athletes 7 were published Contents 1 Medallists 2 Race results 2 1 Senior men s race 11 764 km 2 2 Junior men s race 8 415 km 2 3 Senior women s race 6 425 km 2 4 Junior women s race 4 435 km 3 Medal table unofficial 4 Participation 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksMedallists editEvent Gold Silver BronzeIndividualSenior men 11 764 km Khalid Skah nbsp Morocco 33 53 Moses Tanui nbsp Kenya 33 54 Simon Karori nbsp Kenya 33 54Junior men 8 415 km Andrew Sambu nbsp Tanzania 23 59 Mumo Muindi nbsp Kenya 24 04 Fita Bayissa nbsp Ethiopia 24 04Senior women 6 425 km Lynn Jennings nbsp United States 20 24 Derartu Tulu nbsp Ethiopia 20 27 Liz McColgan nbsp United Kingdom 20 28Junior women 4 435 km Lydia Cheromei nbsp Kenya 13 59 Jane Ekimat nbsp Kenya 14 20 Melody Fairchild nbsp United States 14 28TeamSenior men nbsp Kenya 38 nbsp Ethiopia 104 nbsp Spain 198Junior men nbsp Kenya 19 nbsp Ethiopia 26 nbsp Tanzania 54Senior women nbsp Kenya 36 nbsp Ethiopia 36 nbsp Soviet Union 48Junior women nbsp Kenya 18 nbsp Ethiopia 40 nbsp Japan 43Race results editSenior men s race 11 764 km edit Main article 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Senior men s race Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time nbsp Khalid Skah nbsp Morocco 33 53 nbsp Moses Tanui nbsp Kenya 33 54 nbsp Simon Karori nbsp Kenya 33 544 Richard Chelimo nbsp Kenya 33 575 Ondoro Osoro nbsp Kenya 33 576 Stephenson Nyamau nbsp Kenya 34 017 Chala Kelele nbsp Ethiopia 34 068 Ezequiel Bitok nbsp Kenya 34 199 Addis Abebe nbsp Ethiopia 34 2410 Hammou Boutayeb nbsp Morocco 34 2811 Boniface Merande nbsp Kenya 34 3112 William Mutwol nbsp Kenya 34 32Full results Athlete marked in the results list 2 as nonscorer Teams Rank Team Points nbsp nbsp Kenya Moses Tanui 2Simon Karori 3Richard Chelimo 4Stephenson Nyamau 6Boniface Merande 11William Mutwol 12 William Koech 24 Andrew Masai 34 John Ngugi DNF 38 nbsp nbsp Ethiopia Chala Kelele 7Addis Abebe 9Melese Feissa 13Tekeye Gebrselassie 22Bedile Kibret 23Habte Negash 30 Nigousse Urge 80 Feyissa Abebe 91 104 nbsp nbsp Spain Alejandro Gomez 14Martin Fiz 20Jose Carlos Adan 25Jose Manuel Garcia 31Antonio Serrano 37Abel Anton 71 Antonio Prieto 98 Constantino Esparcia 119 Juan Carlos Paul 163 1984 nbsp Portugal 2335 nbsp Morocco 2656 nbsp United Kingdom 2817 nbsp Italy 3368 nbsp Soviet Union 409Full resultsNote Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team resultJunior men s race 8 415 km edit Main article 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Junior men s race Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time nbsp Andrew Sambu nbsp Tanzania 23 59 nbsp Mumo Muindi nbsp Kenya 24 04 nbsp Fita Bayissa nbsp Ethiopia 24 044 Joseph Kibor nbsp Kenya 24 095 Fekadu Degefu nbsp Ethiopia 24 126 Josephat Kiprono nbsp Kenya 24 177 Ismael Kirui nbsp Kenya 24 198 Haile Gebrselassie nbsp Ethiopia 24 239 Mark Kipsang Too nbsp Kenya 24 2310 Desta Asgedom nbsp Ethiopia 24 2911 Abraham Assefa nbsp Ethiopia 24 2912 Francis Metta nbsp Tanzania 25 07Full resultsTeams Rank Team Points nbsp nbsp Kenya Mumo Muindi 2Joseph Kibor 4Josephat Kiprono 6Ismael Kirui 7 Mark Kipsang Too 9 19 nbsp nbsp Ethiopia Fita Bayissa 3Fekadu Degefu 5Haile Gebrselassie 8Desta Asgedom 10 Abraham Assefa 11 Ayele Mezegebu 13 Bedaso Turbe DNF 26 nbsp nbsp Tanzania Andrew Sambu 1Francis Metta 12Onesmo Ludago 18Juma Ninga 23 544 nbsp Morocco 765 nbsp Japan 1026 nbsp Algeria 1097 nbsp United Kingdom 1658 nbsp Spain 175Full resultsNote Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team resultSenior women s race 6 425 km edit Main article 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Senior women s race Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time nbsp Lynn Jennings nbsp United States 20 24 nbsp Derartu Tulu nbsp Ethiopia 20 27 nbsp Liz McColgan nbsp United Kingdom 20 284 Luchia Yeshak nbsp Ethiopia 20 295 Jane Ngotho nbsp Kenya 20 306 Albertina Dias nbsp Portugal 20 407 Susan Sirma nbsp Kenya 20 468 Yelena Romanova nbsp Soviet Union 20 509 Margaret Ngotho nbsp Kenya 20 5510 Marcianne Mukamurenzi nbsp Rwanda 20 5711 Natalya Sorokivskaya nbsp Soviet Union 20 5712 Fatuma Roba nbsp Ethiopia 21 01Full resultsTeams Rank Team Points nbsp nbsp Kenya Jane Ngotho 5Susan Sirma 7Margaret Ngotho 9Pauline Konga 15 Hellen Chepngeno 46 36 nbsp nbsp Ethiopia Derartu Tulu 2Luchia Yeshak 4Fatuma Roba 12Merima Denboba 18 Tigist Moreda 20 Berhane Adere 34 36 nbsp nbsp Soviet Union Yelena Romanova 8Natalya Sorokivskaya 11Nadezhda Galyamova 13Marina Rodchenkova 16 Olga Nazarkina 23 Nadezhda Ilyina 24 484 nbsp United States 775 nbsp United Kingdom 1046 nbsp Portugal 1457 nbsp Romania 1488 nbsp France 175Full resultsNote Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team resultJunior women s race 4 435 km edit Main article 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Junior women s race Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time nbsp Lydia Cheromei nbsp Kenya 13 59 nbsp Jane Ekimat nbsp Kenya 14 20 nbsp Melody Fairchild nbsp United States 14 284 Azumi Miyazaki nbsp Japan 14 305 Gete Wami nbsp Ethiopia 14 336 Catherine Kirui nbsp Kenya 14 347 Hayley Haining nbsp United Kingdom 14 368 Minori Hayakari nbsp Japan 14 429 Lina Chesire nbsp Kenya 14 4310 Emebet Shiferaw nbsp Ethiopia 14 4511 Egigayehu Worku nbsp Ethiopia 14 4612 Akiko Kato nbsp Japan 14 47Full resultsTeams Rank Team Points nbsp nbsp Kenya Lydia Cheromei 1Jane Ekimat 2Catherine Kirui 6Lina Chesire 9 Ann Mwangi 34 18 nbsp nbsp Ethiopia Gete Wami 5Emebet Shiferaw 10Egigayehu Worku 11Muluwork Kassa 14 Kore Alemu 16 Genet Gebregiorgis 28 Alemitu Bekele DNF 40 nbsp nbsp Japan Azumi Miyazaki 4Minori Hayakari 8Akiko Kato 12Natsue Koikawa 19 Shiho Okayama 20 Hozumi Otani 41 434 nbsp United Kingdom 825 nbsp United States 886 nbsp Australia 997 nbsp Ecuador 1148 nbsp Poland 181Full resultsNote Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team resultMedal table unofficial editRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Kenya53192 nbsp Tanzania1012 nbsp United States10124 nbsp Morocco10015 nbsp Ethiopia05166 nbsp Great Britain0011 nbsp Japan0011 nbsp Soviet Union0011 nbsp Spain0011Totals 9 entries 88824Note 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 633 athletes from 51 countries This is in agreement with the official numbers as published 7 nbsp Algeria 6 nbsp Angola 1 nbsp Argentina 7 nbsp Aruba 2 nbsp Australia 25 nbsp Belgium 27 nbsp Botswana 3 nbsp Brazil 16 nbsp Burundi 1 nbsp Canada 26 nbsp Chile 1 nbsp Chinese Taipei 4 nbsp Colombia 5 nbsp Czechoslovakia 14 nbsp Denmark 3 nbsp Ecuador 6 nbsp Ethiopia 28 nbsp France 27 nbsp Germany 14 nbsp Gibraltar 6 nbsp Guam 4 nbsp Hungary 5 nbsp India 19 nbsp Iran 3 nbsp Ireland 18 nbsp Italy 27 nbsp Jamaica 4 nbsp Japan 22 nbsp Kenya 27 nbsp Madagascar 1 nbsp Mauritius 13 nbsp Mexico 15 nbsp Morocco 19 nbsp Namibia 1 nbsp Netherlands 19 nbsp New Zealand 19 nbsp Norway 7 nbsp Poland 7 nbsp Portugal 17 nbsp Romania 12 nbsp Rwanda 2 nbsp Soviet Union 20 nbsp Spain 27 nbsp Sweden 6 nbsp Switzerland 16 nbsp Tanzania 6 nbsp United Kingdom 28 nbsp United States 27 nbsp U S Virgin Islands 2 nbsp Zambia 11 nbsp Zimbabwe 7 See also edit1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Senior men s race 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Junior men s race 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Senior women s race 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Junior women s race 1991 in athletics track and field References edit Bloom Marc March 25 1991 CROSS COUNTRY Jennings Retains World Title The New York Times retrieved October 16 2013 a b Magnusson Tomas March 24 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 11 8km CC Men Antwerpen Linkerover Date Sunday March 24 1991 Athchamps archived archived from the original on October 16 2007 retrieved October 24 2013 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Magnusson Tomas September 8 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 8 4km CC Men Antwerpen Linkerover Date Sunday March 24 1991 Athchamps archived archived from the original on October 16 2007 retrieved October 24 2013 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Magnusson Tomas September 8 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 6 4km CC Women Antwerpen Linkerover Date Sunday March 24 1991 Athchamps archived archived from the original on October 16 2007 retrieved October 24 2013 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Magnusson Tomas February 8 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 4 4km CC Women Antwerpen Linkerover Date Sunday March 24 1991 Athchamps archived archived from the original on October 16 2007 retrieved October 24 2013 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Athletics Weekly retrieved October 9 2013 a b 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS EDINBURGH 2008 FACTS amp FIGURES GREAT BRITAIN amp NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY amp WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS PDF IAAF p 2ff archived from the original PDF on September 27 2013 retrieved October 9 2013External links editThe World Cross Country Championships 1973 2005 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