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1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
File:1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
OrganisersIAAF
Edition25th
Date23 March
Host cityTorino, Piemonte, Italy Italy
VenueParco del Valentino
Events4
Distances12.333 km – Senior men
8.511 km – Junior men
6.6 km – Senior women
4.689 km – Junior women
Participation725 athletes from
72 nations

The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Torino, Italy. A report of the event was given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3][4] Complete results for senior men,[5][6] junior men,[7][8] senior women,[9][10] junior women,[11][12][13] medallists,[14] and the results of British athletes who took part[15] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.333 km) 		Paul Tergat
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya		 35:11 Salah Hissou
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco		 35:13 Tom Nyariki
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya		 35:20
Junior men
(8.511 km) 		Elijah Korir
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya		 24:21 Million Wolde
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia		 24:28 Paul Kosgei
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya		 24:29
Senior women
(6.6 km) 		Derartu Tulu
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia		 20:53 Paula Radcliffe
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom		 20:55 Gete Wami
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia		 21:00
Junior women
(4.689 km) 		Rose Kosgei
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya		 14:58 Prisca Ngetich
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya		 14:59 Ayelech Worku
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia		 15:02
Team
Senior men File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 51 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 70 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 125
Junior men File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 13 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 31 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 74
Senior women File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 24 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 34 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 64
Junior women File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 15 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 38 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 39

Race results

Senior men's race (12.333 km)

Main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Tergat File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 35:11
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Salah Hissou File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 35:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tom Nyariki File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 35:20
4 Paul Koech File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 35:23
5 Mohammed Mourhit File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 35:35
6 Bernard Barmasai† File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 35:35
7 Joseph Kibor File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 35:37
8 Smail Sghir File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 35:56
9 Julio Rey File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 35:57
10 Khaled Boulami File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 35:59
11 Habte Jifar File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 35:59
12 El Hassan Lahssini File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 36:01
Full results

†: Athlete marked in the results list[5] as nonscorer.

Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Paul Tergat 1
Tom Nyariki 3
Paul Koech 4
Joseph Kibor 7
Joshua Chelanga 17
Shem Kororia 19
(Benjamin Koskei) (24)
(William Kiptum) (28)
(John Kosgei) (47)
51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Salah Hissou 2
Smail Sghir 8
Khaled Boulami 10
El Hassan Lahssini 12
Elarbi Khattabi 16
Brahim Boulami 22
(Abderrahim Zitouna) (35)
(Abdelaziz Sahere) (70)
(Mustapha Bamouh) (82)
70
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
Habte Jifar 11
Assefa Mezegebu 13
Ayele Mezegebu 18
Abraham Assefa 23
Girma Tolla 27
Tegenu Abebe 33
(Ibrahim Seid) (36)
(Lemi Erpassa) (68)
(Tesgie Legesse) (129)
125
4 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 263
5 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 275
6 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 325
7 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 344
8 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 423
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.511 km)

Main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Elijah Korir File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 24:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Million Wolde File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 24:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Kosgei File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 24:29
4 John Gwako File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 24:58
5 Charles Kwambai File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 25:02
6 Patrick Ivuti File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 25:06
7 Alene Emere File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 25:10
8 Godfrey Nyombi File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 25:14
9 Kipchumba Mitei File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 25:20
10 Yibeltal Admassu File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 25:22
11 Ali Ezzine File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 25:24
12 Haylu Mekonnen File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 25:25
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Elijah Korir 1
Paul Kosgei 3
John Gwako 4
Charles Kwambai 5
(Patrick Ivuti) (6)
(Kipchumba Mitei) (9)
13
2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
Million Wolde 2
Alene Emere 7
Yibeltal Admassu 10
Haylu Mekonnen 12
(Dereje Tadesse) (14)
(Mohamed Awol) (16)
31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Ali Ezzine 11
Adil Kaouch 19
Abderahim Bouchlouch 21
Hicham Lamalem 23
(Aziz El Makhrout) (29)
(Ahmed Ezzobayry) (39)
74
4 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 85
5 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 135
6 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 144
7 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 147
8 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 192
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.6 km)

Main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Derartu Tulu File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 20:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paula Radcliffe File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 20:55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gete Wami File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 21:00
4 Julia Vaquero File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 21:01
5 Sally Barsosio File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 21:05
6 Merima Denboba File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 21:18
7 Catherina McKiernan File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 21:20
8 Naomi Mugo File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 21:23
9 Sonia O'Sullivan File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 21:25
10 Jane Omoro File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 21:29
11 Lydia Cheromei File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 21:34
12 Elena Fidatof File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 21:35
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
Derartu Tulu 1
Gete Wami 3
Merima Denboba 6
Berhane Adere 14
(Getenesh Urge) (27)
(Kore Alemu) (54)
24
2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Sally Barsosio 5
Naomi Mugo 8
Jane Omoro 10
Lydia Cheromei 11
(Florence Barsosio) (13)
(Susan Chepkemei) (19)
34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Catherina McKiernan 7
Sonia O'Sullivan 9
Valerie Vaughan 23
Una English 25
(Maureen Harrington) (108)
(Pauline Curley) (117)
64
4 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 98
5 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 100
6 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 128
7 File:Flag of France.svg France 148
8 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 160
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.689 km)

Main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rose Kosgei File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 14:58
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Prisca Ngetich File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 14:59
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ayelech Worku File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 15:02
4 Edna Kiplagat File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 15:10
5 Zenebech Tadese File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 15:11
6 Kei Satomura File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 15:12
7 Emiko Kojima File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 15:12
8 Caroline Tarus File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 15:14
9 Anita Kiptum File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 15:15
10 Agnes Kiprop File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 15:15
11 Risa Tanaka File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 15:20
12 René Kalmer File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 15:31
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Rose Kosgei 1
Prisca Ngetich 2
Edna Kiplagat 4
Caroline Tarus 8
(Anita Kiptum) (9)
(Agnes Kiprop) (10)
15
2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Kei Satomura 6
Emiko Kojima 7
Risa Tanaka 11
Tomoko Hashimoto 14
(Kumiko Hiyama) (16)
(Yuka Hata) (17)
38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
Ayelech Worku 3
Zenebech Tadese 5
Worknesh Kidane 13
Etaferahu Tarekegn 18
(Kutre Dulecha) (20)
(Merima Hashim) (23)
39
4 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 107
5 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 141
6 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 151
7 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 165
8 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 206
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya62210
2File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia2248
3File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco0213
4File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain0101
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan0101
6File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland0011
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 725 athletes from 72 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[15] Although announced, athletes from File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone did not show.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tergat Leads Kenyans With Dramatic Victory", The New York Times, March 24, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013
  2. ↑ Gillon, Doug (March 24, 1997), Tulu swoops late to take title but British runner still happy Radcliffe joy as she runs into medal place, Herald, retrieved October 27, 2013
  3. ↑ Reineri, Giorgio, Report for Senior races, IAAF, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
  4. ↑ Wallace-Jones, Sean, Report for Junior races, IAAF, archived from the original on 2011-08-05, retrieved October 27, 2013
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 27, 2013
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cross Senior Men - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 27, 2013
  7. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.5km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 27, 2013
  8. ↑ Cross Junior Men - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 27, 2013
  9. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.6km CC Women - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 27, 2013
  10. ↑ Cross Senior Women - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
  11. ↑ Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
  12. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 27, 2013
  13. ↑ Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Team Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
  14. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 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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