Information about Iaaf World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international Cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations, it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships.
Traditionally, the World Cross Country Championships consisted of four races: one each for men (12km) and for women (8km); and one each for junior men (8km) and for junior women (6km). Scoring was done for individuals and for national teams. In the team competition, the finishing positions of the top six scorers from a team of up to nine are summed for the men and women, respectively, and the low score wins. For the junior races, the top three from a team of up to four are scored.
The year 1998 saw the introduction of two new events at the World Cross Country Championships, a short race for men and a short race for women. The last time these 4km races were held was 2006, and there are no public plans to bring them back.
In an incredible show of dominance, the senior men's team race has been won by Ethiopia or Kenya every year since 1981 in both the short and long races. These nations have enjoyed a similar strangle-hold on the junior men's races since 1982. In the senior men's 12km race, Kenya won the world championships for an astounding 18 years in a row, from 1986 through 2003, a record of unequaled international success. Likewise on the women's side, only one other nation has won the long team race since 1991: Portugal, in 1994. These African nations were not quite so dominant in the short races, but they have won every women's junior race since its introduction in 1989.
Several athletes have won three or more individual titles: Carlos Lopes, the first man to win three times; John Ngugi, the first man to win five times; Paul Tergat, the first man to win five times in a row; Kenenisa Bekele, the only man to win the short and long courses each five times in five years; Grete Waitz, the first woman to win five times (although Doris Brown won the International Cross Country Championships five times between 1967 and 1971); Lynn Jennings, who won three times; Derartu Tulu, who won three times; Gete Wami and Tirunesh Dibaba, both of whom won twice at the long course and once at the short; and Edith Masai, who won the short race three times. Tirunesh Dibaba was also once the junior women's champion.
Many consider the World Cross Country Championships to be the most difficult races to win, even more difficult than the Olympic Games. At most major championships, the world's best distance runners are separated into a few races, i.e. 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m, and 10,000m. However, in the absence of the short course races, the World Cross Country Championships pit all runners against one another in only one race. Thus, the competition is quite fierce. It's no wonder, then, that several Olympic Champions have gotten their start as World Cross Country Champions: Carlos Lopes, marathon, 1984; John Ngugi, 5000m, 1988; Khalid Skah, 10,000m, 1992; and Kenenisa Bekele, 10,000m, 2004. Numerous others have medalled at the Olympic Games or the World Championships, or have set World Records.
Traditionally, the World Cross Country Championships consisted of four races: one each for men (12km) and for women (8km); and one each for junior men (8km) and for junior women (6km). Scoring was done for individuals and for national teams. In the team competition, the finishing positions of the top six scorers from a team of up to nine are summed for the men and women, respectively, and the low score wins. For the junior races, the top three from a team of up to four are scored.
The year 1998 saw the introduction of two new events at the World Cross Country Championships, a short race for men and a short race for women. The last time these 4km races were held was 2006, and there are no public plans to bring them back.
In an incredible show of dominance, the senior men's team race has been won by Ethiopia or Kenya every year since 1981 in both the short and long races. These nations have enjoyed a similar strangle-hold on the junior men's races since 1982. In the senior men's 12km race, Kenya won the world championships for an astounding 18 years in a row, from 1986 through 2003, a record of unequaled international success. Likewise on the women's side, only one other nation has won the long team race since 1991: Portugal, in 1994. These African nations were not quite so dominant in the short races, but they have won every women's junior race since its introduction in 1989.
Several athletes have won three or more individual titles: Carlos Lopes, the first man to win three times; John Ngugi, the first man to win five times; Paul Tergat, the first man to win five times in a row; Kenenisa Bekele, the only man to win the short and long courses each five times in five years; Grete Waitz, the first woman to win five times (although Doris Brown won the International Cross Country Championships five times between 1967 and 1971); Lynn Jennings, who won three times; Derartu Tulu, who won three times; Gete Wami and Tirunesh Dibaba, both of whom won twice at the long course and once at the short; and Edith Masai, who won the short race three times. Tirunesh Dibaba was also once the junior women's champion.
Many consider the World Cross Country Championships to be the most difficult races to win, even more difficult than the Olympic Games. At most major championships, the world's best distance runners are separated into a few races, i.e. 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m, and 10,000m. However, in the absence of the short course races, the World Cross Country Championships pit all runners against one another in only one race. Thus, the competition is quite fierce. It's no wonder, then, that several Olympic Champions have gotten their start as World Cross Country Champions: Carlos Lopes, marathon, 1984; John Ngugi, 5000m, 1988; Khalid Skah, 10,000m, 1992; and Kenenisa Bekele, 10,000m, 2004. Numerous others have medalled at the Olympic Games or the World Championships, or have set World Records.
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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External links
- International Association of Athletics Federations
- IAAF World Cross Country Championships all-time results
- World Cross Country Championships results 1973-2005
- International Cross Country Championships 1903-1972
Cross-country running is a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams. These races are sometimes called "meets".
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International Association of Athletics Federations
Formation 1912
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Monaco
Membership 212 member federations
President Lamine Diack
Website [1]
The
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Formation 1912
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Monaco
Membership 212 member federations
President Lamine Diack
Website [1]
The
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1970 1971 1972 - 1973 - 1974 1975 1976
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Ethiopia (IPA: /i.θi.oʊ.pi.ə/) ( ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially the
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Motto
"Harambee" (Swahili)
"Let us all pull together"
Anthem
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"Oh God of All Creation"
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"Harambee" (Swahili)
"Let us all pull together"
Anthem
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"Oh God of All Creation"
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Anthem
"A Portuguesa"
Capital
(and largest city) Lisbon5
Official languages Portuguese1
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"A Portuguesa"
Capital
(and largest city) Lisbon5
Official languages Portuguese1
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold Los Angeles 1984 Marathon
Silver Montreal 1976 10000 metres Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH , pron.
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Men's Athletics
Gold Los Angeles 1984 Marathon
Silver Montreal 1976 10000 metres Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH , pron.
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold 1988 Seoul 5000 metres
John Ngugi Kamau (born May 10, 1962 in Kigumo, Murang'a) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Men's Athletics
Gold 1988 Seoul 5000 metres
John Ngugi Kamau (born May 10, 1962 in Kigumo, Murang'a) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Competitor for Kenya
Olympic Games
Silver 1996 Atlanta 10000 m
Silver 2000 Sydney 10000 m
World Championships
Silver 1997 Athens 10000 m
Silver 1999 Sevilla 10000 m
Bronze 1995 Gothenbourg 10000 m
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Olympic Games
Silver 1996 Atlanta 10000 m
Silver 2000 Sydney 10000 m
World Championships
Silver 1997 Athens 10000 m
Silver 1999 Sevilla 10000 m
Bronze 1995 Gothenbourg 10000 m
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Competitor for Ethiopia
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 10000 m
Silver 2004 Athens 5000 m
World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 10000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 10000 m
Gold 2007 Osaka 10000 m
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Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 10000 m
Silver 2004 Athens 5000 m
World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 10000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 10000 m
Gold 2007 Osaka 10000 m
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Competitor for Norway
Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
Silver 1984 Los Angeles Marathon
World Championships
Gold 1983 Helsinki Marathon Grete Waitz
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Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
Silver 1984 Los Angeles Marathon
World Championships
Gold 1983 Helsinki Marathon Grete Waitz
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Competitor for United States
Olympic Games
Bronze 1992 Barcelona 10.000 metres
Lynn Jennings (born July 1, 1960 in Princeton, NJ) is a retired American athlete, who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.
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Olympic Games
Bronze 1992 Barcelona 10.000 metres
Lynn Jennings (born July 1, 1960 in Princeton, NJ) is a retired American athlete, who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.
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Competitor for Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Gold 1992 Barcelona 10.000 m
Gold 2000 Sydney 10.000 m
Bronze 2004 Athens 10.000 m
World Championships
Gold 2001 Edmonton 10.000 m
Silver 1995 Gothenburg 10.
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Olympic Games
Gold 1992 Barcelona 10.000 m
Gold 2000 Sydney 10.000 m
Bronze 2004 Athens 10.000 m
World Championships
Gold 2001 Edmonton 10.000 m
Silver 1995 Gothenburg 10.
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Competitor for Ethiopia
Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
Silver 2000 Sydney 10000 m
Bronze 1996 Atlanta 10000 m
Bronze 2000 Sydney 5000 m
World Championships
Gold 1999 Seville 10000 m
Bronze 2001 Edmonton 10000 m
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Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
Silver 2000 Sydney 10000 m
Bronze 1996 Atlanta 10000 m
Bronze 2000 Sydney 5000 m
World Championships
Gold 1999 Seville 10000 m
Bronze 2001 Edmonton 10000 m
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Bronze 2004 Athens 5000 m
World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 5000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 5000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 10000 m
Gold 2007 Osaka 10000 m
Tirunesh Dibaba
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World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 5000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 5000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 10000 m
Gold 2007 Osaka 10000 m
Tirunesh Dibaba
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Competitor for Kenya
World Championships
Bronze 2003 Paris 5000 m
Edith Chewangel Masai (born April 4, 1967) is a Kenyan track athlete. Her best achievements are three individual gold medals in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
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World Championships
Bronze 2003 Paris 5000 m
Edith Chewangel Masai (born April 4, 1967) is a Kenyan track athlete. Her best achievements are three individual gold medals in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
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Bronze 2004 Athens 5000 m
World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 5000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 5000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 10000 m
Gold 2007 Osaka 10000 m
Tirunesh Dibaba
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World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 5000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 5000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 10000 m
Gold 2007 Osaka 10000 m
Tirunesh Dibaba
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold Los Angeles 1984 Marathon
Silver Montreal 1976 10000 metres Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH , pron.
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Men's Athletics
Gold Los Angeles 1984 Marathon
Silver Montreal 1976 10000 metres Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH , pron.
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold 1988 Seoul 5000 metres
John Ngugi Kamau (born May 10, 1962 in Kigumo, Murang'a) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Men's Athletics
Gold 1988 Seoul 5000 metres
John Ngugi Kamau (born May 10, 1962 in Kigumo, Murang'a) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Competitor for Morocco
Olympic Games
Gold 1992 Barcelona 10.000 m
World Championships
Silver 1995 Gothenburg 10.000 m
Bronze 1991 Tokyo 10.
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Olympic Games
Gold 1992 Barcelona 10.000 m
World Championships
Silver 1995 Gothenburg 10.000 m
Bronze 1991 Tokyo 10.
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Competitor for Ethiopia
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 10000 m
Silver 2004 Athens 5000 m
World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 10000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 10000 m
Gold 2007 Osaka 10000 m
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Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 10000 m
Silver 2004 Athens 5000 m
World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 10000 m
Gold 2005 Helsinki 10000 m
Gold 2007 Osaka 10000 m
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Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region
Province West Flanders
Arrondissement Kortrijk
Coordinates Coordinates:
Area 44.
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Community Flemish Community
Region
Province West Flanders
Arrondissement Kortrijk
Coordinates Coordinates:
Area 44.
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Motto
Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch)
L'union fait la force" (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch)
L'union fait la force" (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Monza and Brianza (MB)
Mayor Marco Giglio
Area km
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)
- Density /km
Time zone
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Region Lombardy
Province Monza and Brianza (MB)
Mayor Marco Giglio
Area km
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)
- Density /km
Time zone
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Anthem
Il Canto degli Italiani
(also known as Fratelli d'Italia)
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Il Canto degli Italiani
(also known as Fratelli d'Italia)
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Rabat
الربا?
Mausoleum of Mohammed V through mosque ruins
NASA image of Rabat
Country Morocco
administrative region
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الربا?
Mausoleum of Mohammed V through mosque ruins
NASA image of Rabat
Country Morocco
administrative region
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Motto
"Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik" (transliteration)
"God, Nation, King"
Anthem
Hymne Chérifien
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"Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik" (transliteration)
"God, Nation, King"
Anthem
Hymne Chérifien
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Chepstow
Welsh - Cas-gwent
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Welsh - Cas-gwent
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Motto
Cymru am byth (Welsh)
"Wales forever"
Anthem
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
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Cymru am byth (Welsh)
"Wales forever"
Anthem
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
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