1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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
OrganisersIAAF
Edition24th
DateMarch 23
Host cityStellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa South Africa
VenueDanie Craven Stadium
Events4
Distances12.15 km – Senior men
8.35 km – Junior men
6.3 km – Senior women
4.22 km – Junior women
Participation669 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
Event Gold Silver Bronze
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  Kenya33  Morocco99  Ethiopia107
Junior men  Kenya13  Ethiopia26  Morocco94
Senior women  Kenya24  Ethiopia44  Romania70
Junior women  Kenya21  Ethiopia26  Japan70

Race results

Senior men's race (12.15 km)
Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Paul Tergat Kenya33:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Salah Hissou Morocco33:56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ismael Kirui Kenya33:57
4Paul Koech Kenya34:10
5Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia34:28
6Joseph Kimani Kenya34:30
7Khalid Skah Morocco34:34
8Smail Sghir Morocco34:34
9William Kiptum Kenya34:35
10Josephat Machuka Kenya34:37
11Abraham Assefa Ethiopia34:55
12Jon Brown United Kingdom34:55
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Paul Tergat1
Ismael Kirui3
Paul Koech4
Joseph Kimani6
William Kiptum9
Josephat Machuka10
(Stephen Arusei)(14)
(James Songok)(23)
(James Kariuki)(61)
 33
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Morocco
Salah Hissou2
Khalid Skah7
Smail Sghir8
Abderrahim Zitouna13
Mustapha Bamouh29
Khaled Boulami40
(Mohamed Issangar)(52)
(Abdelaziz Sahere)(54)
(Brahim Boulami)(78)
 99
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ethiopia
Haile Gebrselassie5
Abraham Assefa11
Habte Jifar17
Fita Bayissa18
Ayele Mezegebu21
Chala Kelele35
(Girma Tolla)(39)
(Nigousse Urge)(71)
(Tesfaye Tafa)(DNF)
 107
4 Spain205
5 United Kingdom252
6 Italy352
7 South Africa379
8 Portugal397
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.35 km)
Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)David Chelule Kenya24:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia24:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Samuel Chepkok Kenya24:24
4Elijah Korir Kenya24:26
5Charles Kwambai Kenya24:28
6Mizan Mehari Ethiopia24:51
7Kipchumba Mitei Kenya24:55
8Million Wolde Ethiopia24:56
9Patrick Ivuti Kenya25:00
10Lemma Alemayehu Ethiopia25:34
11Miloud Abaoub Algeria25:42
12David Galindo Mexico25:43
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
David Chelule1
Samuel Chepkok3
Elijah Korir4
Charles Kwambai5
(Kipchumba Mitei)(7)
(Patrick Ivuti)(9)
 13
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Assefa Mezegebu2
Mizan Mehari6
Million Wolde8
Lemma Alemayehu10
(Sisay Bezabeh)(13)
(Geremew Haile)(28)
 26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Morocco
Aziz Driouche14
Abderrahman Chmaiti19
Rachid Amroug20
Rachid Boulahdid41
(Ahmed Ezzobayry)(47)
(Abdelghani Lahlali)(DNF)
 94
4 Algeria100
5 South Africa140
6 China158
7 Japan158
8 Spain197
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.3 km)
Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Gete Wami Ethiopia20:12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Rose Cheruiyot Kenya20:18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Naomi Mugo Kenya20:21
4Derartu Tulu Ethiopia20:21
5Colleen de Reuck South Africa20:21
6Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal20:23
7Julia Vaquero Spain20:28
8Jane Ngotho Kenya20:31
9Gabriela Szabo Romania20:37
10Berhane Adere Ethiopia20:37
11Sally Barsosio Kenya20:43
12Iulia Negura Romania20:55
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Rose Cheruiyot2
Naomi Mugo3
Jane Ngotho8
Sally Barsosio11
(Florence Barsosio)(15)
(Lornah Kiplagat)(80)
 24
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Gete Wami1
Derartu Tulu4
Berhane Adere10
Getenesh Urge29
(Asha Gigi)(43)
(Kore Alemu)(57)
 44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Romania
Gabriela Szabo9
Iulia Negura12
Elena Fidatof17
Mariana Chirila32
(Viorica Ghican)(38)
(Lelia Deselnicu)(41)
 70
4 Australia92
5 Portugal104
6 France111
7 Spain116
8 Japan124
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.22 km)
Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia13:27
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Annemari Sandell Finland13:32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jepkorir Ayabei Kenya13:35
4Nancy Kipron Kenya13:49
5Edna Kiplagat Kenya13:50
6Etaferahu Tarekegn Ethiopia13:53
7Cristina Iloc Romania13:56
8Shura Hotesa Ethiopia13:59
9Elizabeth Cheptanui Kenya14:00
10Caroline Tarus Kenya14:04
11Ayelech Worku Ethiopia14:09
12Sintayahu Fikre Ethiopia14:12
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Jepkorir Ayabei3
Nancy Kipron4
Edna Kiplagat5
Elizabeth Cheptanui9
(Caroline Tarus)(10)
 21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Kutre Dulecha1
Etaferahu Tarekegn6
Shura Hotesa8
Ayelech Worku11
(Sintayahu Fikre)(12)
(Zenebech Tadese)(14)
 26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan
Emiko Kojima15
Yuka Hata16
Tomoko Hashimoto17
Kaori Yoshimura22
(Emi Kato)(63)
(Ayumi Iwashita)(64)
 70
4 Romania78
5 United States123
6 Spain146
7 South Africa174
8 France214
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya61411
2 Ethiopia2417
3 Morocco0213
4 Finland0101
5 Japan0011
 Romania0011
Totals (6 entries)88824
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 669 athletes from 65 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[16]

See also

References
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  2. "RESULTS PLUS - CROSS-COUNTRY - Kenyans Dominate", The New York Times, March 24, 1996, retrieved October 26, 2013
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  15. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  16. 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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