2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

April 2022 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png 160px IAAF 36th March 30 Edinburgh, United Kingdom United Kingdom Holyrood Park 57 448 4 12 km – Senior men 7.905 km – Junior men 7.905 km – Senior women 6.04 km – Junior women 2007 Mombasa 2009 Amman The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - SUMMARY OF PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitioninfo/5e21b69b-12aa-45e9-8d89-ad0b8ce676bf.pdf IAAF 2 November 4, 2013 Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. This was the year in which Kenenisa Bekele became the first athlete in World Cross history to win six individual long course titles, breaking his tie with John Ngugi and Paul Tergat who had each won five. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, March 30, 2008 Athletics - World cross-country championships - Bekele wins sixth world cross-country title; Dibaba also wins https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/sports/30iht-athletics30.11536086.html The New York Times November 4, 2013 in the Herald, Gillon Doug March 31, 2008 Coronation of King Kenenisa http://www.heraldscotland.com/coronation-of-king-kenenisa-1.877657 Herald November 4, 2013 and for the IAAF. Powell David March 30, 2008 No ‘sole’ can stop Bekele – Edinburgh 2008 http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/no-sole-can-stop-bekele-edinburgh-2008 IAAF November 4, 2013 Powell David March 30, 2008 World Junior 10,000m champion makes up for Mombasa 'dnf' http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/world-junior-10000m-champion-makes-up-for-mom IAAF November 4, 2013 Brown Matthew March 30, 2008 Dibaba takes her fifth gold - Edinburgh 2008 http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/dibaba-takes-her-fifth-gold-edinburgh-2008 IAAF November 4, 2013 Brown Matthew March 30, 2008 Younger sister leads the way - Edinburgh 2008 http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/younger-sister-leads-the-way-edinburgh-2008 IAAF November 4, 2013 Medallists IndividualSenior men(12 km)Kenenisa BekeleETH 34:38Leonard Patrick KomonKEN 34:41Zersenay TadeseERI 34:43Junior men(7.905 km)Ibrahim JeilanETH 22:38Ayele AbsheroETH 22:40Lucas Kimeli RotichKEN 22:42Senior women(7.905 km)Tirunesh DibabaETH 25:10Mestawet TufaETH 25:15Linet Chepkwemoi MasaiKEN 25:18Junior women(6.04 km)Genzebe DibabaETH 19:59Irine Chepet CheptaiKEN 20:04Emebt EteaETH 20:06 TeamSenior menKEN 39ETH 104QAT 143Junior menKEN 21ETH 28UGA 37Senior womenETH 18KEN 22AUS 84Junior womenETH 16KEN 20JPN 57 Race results Senior men's race (12 km) Complete results for senior men March 30, 2008 Senior Race - M Final http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det https://archive.today/20131104183200/http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html%23det dead 4 November 2013 IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/men/senior-race/final/result IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Results http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3889/AT-XSE-M-F--1--.RS1.pdf IAAF November 4, 2013 and for senior men's teams March 30, 2008 Official Team Results Senior Race - M http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det https://archive.today/20131104183210/http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html%23det dead 4 November 2013 IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men - Final - Team http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/men/senior-race/final/team IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Team Standings http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3889/AT-XSE-M-F--1--.ST1.pdf IAAF November 4, 2013 were published. 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race +Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Kenenisa Bekele ETH 34:38 Leonard Patrick Komon KEN 34:41 Zersenay Tadese ERI 34:43 4 Joseph Ebuya KEN 34:47 5 Moses Ndiema Masai KEN 35:02 6 Felix Kikwai Kibore QAT 35:15 7 Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny KEN 35:16 8 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah QAT 35:18 9 Habtamu Fikadu ETH 35:19 10 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego KEN 35:24 11 Hosea Macharinyang KEN 35:24 12 Augustine Kiprono Choge KEN 35:26 Full results +TeamsRank Team Points KEN Leonard Patrick Komon 2 Joseph Ebuya 4 Moses Ndiema Masai 5 Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny 7 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego 10 Hosea Macharinyang 11 (Augustine Kiprono Choge) (12) (Mark Kosgei Kiptoo) (14) (John Kimondo Thuo) (18) 39 ETH Kenenisa Bekele 1 Habtamu Fikadu 9 Sileshi Sihine 15 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam 17 Dereje Debele 21 Abebe Dinkesa 41 (Zembaba Yigeze) (57) (Solomon Tsige) (139) (Demssew Tsega) (DNF) 104 QAT Felix Kikwai Kibore 6 Ahmad Hassan Abdullah 8 Sultan Khamis Zaman 22 Mubarak Hassan Shami 25 Gamal Belal Salem 34 Essa Ismail Rashed 48 (Ali Dawoud Sedam) (61) (Moustafa Ahmed Shebto) (67) (Naser Jamal Naser) (81) 143 4 ERI 162 5 MAR 195 6 UGA 208 7 USA 296 8 ESP 348 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Junior men's race (7.905 km) Complete results for junior men March 30, 2008 Junior Race - M Final http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det https://archive.today/20131104183251/http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html%23det dead 4 November 2013 IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - men http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/men/junior-race/final/result IAAF November 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109034533/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/men/junior-race/final/result 2013-11-09 dead March 30, 2008 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Men - Results http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3889/AT-XJ-M-F--1--.RS1.pdf IAAF November 4, 2013 and for junior men's teams March 30, 2008 Official Team Results Junior Race - M http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det https://archive.today/20131104183200/http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html%23det dead 4 November 2013 IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/men/junior-race/final/team IAAF November 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109034413/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/men/junior-race/final/team 2013-11-09 dead March 30, 2008 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Men - Team Standings http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3889/AT-XJ-M-F--1--.ST1.pdf IAAF November 4, 2013 were published. 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race +Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Ibrahim Jeilan ETH 22:38 Ayele Abshero ETH 22:40 Lucas Kimeli Rotich KEN 22:42 4 Benjamin Kiplagat UGA 22:43 5 Titus Kipjumba Mbishei KEN 22:45 6 Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio KEN 22:51 7 Peter Kimeli Some KEN 22:55 8 Geofrey Kusuro UGA 22:56 9 Amanuel Mesel ERI 23:00 10 Levy Matebo Omari KEN 23:03 11 Hunegnaw Mesfin ETH 23:03 12 Stephen Kiprotich UGA 23:09 Full results +TeamsRank Team Points KEN Lucas Kimeli Rotich 3 Titus Kipjumba Mbishei 5 Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio 6 Peter Kimeli Some 7 (Levy Matebo Omari) (10) (Charles Kibet Chepkurui) (15) 21 ETH Ibrahim Jeilan 1 Ayele Abshero 2 Hunegnaw Mesfin 11 Feyisa Lilesa 14 (Dejen Gebremeskel) (18) (Yetwale Kende) (21) 28 UGA Benjamin Kiplagat 4 Geofrey Kusuro 8 Stephen Kiprotich 12 Abraham Kiplimo 13 (Ben Siwa) (22) 37 4 JPN 119 5 MAR 136 6 USA 138 7 CAN 188 8 ALG 200 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Senior women's race (7.905 km) Complete results for senior women March 30, 2008 Senior Race - M Final http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=W/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det https://archive.today/20131104183232/http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=W/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html%23det dead 4 November 2013 IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/women/senior-race/final/result IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Results http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3889/AT-XSE-W-F--1--.RS1.pdf IAAF November 4, 2013 and for senior women's teams March 30, 2008 Official Team Results Senior Race - W http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=W/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det https://archive.today/20131104183213/http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=W/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html%23det dead 4 November 2013 IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women - Final - Team http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/women/senior-race/final/team IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Team Standings http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3889/AT-XSE-W-F--1--.ST1.pdf IAAF November 4, 2013 were published. 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race +Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 25:10 Mestawet Tufa ETH 25:15 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai KEN 25:18 4 Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo KEN 25:34 5 Hilda Kibet NED 25:35 6 Gelete Burka ETH 25:35 7 Priscah Jepleting Cherono KEN 25:36 8 Margaret Wangari Muriuki KEN 25:46 9 Meselech Melkamu ETH 25:51 10 Grace Kwamboka Momanyi KEN 25:54 11 Benita Johnson AUS 25:56 12 Lineth Chepkurui KEN 26:05 Full results +TeamsRank Team Points ETH Tirunesh Dibaba 1 Mestawet Tufa 2 Gelete Burka 6 Meselech Melkamu 9 (Koren Jelela) (14) (Aselefech Mergia) (16) 18 KEN Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 3 Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo 4 Priscah Jepleting Cherono 7 Margaret Wangari Muriuki 8 (Grace Kwamboka Momanyi) (10) (Lineth Chepkurui) (12) 22 AUS Benita Johnson 11 Lisa Jane Weightman 20 Melissa Rollison 26 Anna Thompson 27 (Melinda Vernon) (41) (Victoria Mitchell) (54) 84 4 USA 87 5 MAR 100 6 United Kingdom 116 7 ERI 150 8 POR 165 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Junior women's race (6.04 km) Complete results for junior women March 30, 2008 Junior Race - W Final http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det https://archive.today/20131104183215/http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html%23det dead 4 November 2013 IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - women http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/women/junior-race/final/result IAAF November 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109034401/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/women/junior-race/final/result 2013-11-09 dead March 30, 2008 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Women - Results http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3889/AT-XJ-W-F--1--.RS1.pdf IAAF November 4, 2013 and for junior women's teams March 30, 2008 Official Team Results Junior Race - W http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det https://archive.today/20131104183212/http://www.iaaf.net/wxc08/results/eventCode=3889/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html%23det dead 4 November 2013 IAAF November 4, 2013 March 30, 2008 Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/women/junior-race/final/team IAAF November 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109034529/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/36th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3889/results/women/junior-race/final/team 2013-11-09 dead March 30, 2008 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Women - Team Standings http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/3889/AT-XJ-W-F--1--.ST1.pdf IAAF November 4, 2013 were published. 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race +Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Genzebe Dibaba ETH 19:59 Irine Chepet Cheptai KEN 20:04 Emebt Etea ETH 20:06 4 Delvine Relin Meringor KEN 20:06 5 Emebet Bacha ETH 20:11 6 Jackline Chebii KEN 20:11 7 Betelhem Moges ETH 20:13 8 Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus KEN 20:17 9 Tigist Memuye ETH 20:27 10 Yukino Ninomiya JPN 20:30 11 Bitaw Yehune ETH 20:33 12 Christine Kambua Muyanga KEN 20:34 Full results +TeamsRank Team Points ETH Genzebe Dibaba 1 Emebt Etea 3 Emebet Bacha 5 Betelhem Moges 7 (Tigist Memuye) (9) (Bitaw Yehune) (11) 16 KEN Irine Chepet Cheptai 2 Delvine Relin Meringor 4 Jackline Chebii 6 Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus 8 (Christine Kambua Muyanga) (12) (Mercy Jelimo Kosgei) (33) 20 JPN Yukino Ninomiya 10 Atsuko Matsumura 14 Asami Kato 15 Ayaka Mori 18 (Risa Takenaka) (26) (Yukari Abe) (48) 57 4 United Kingdom 95 5 CAN 99 6 USA 100 7 AUS 133 8 RUS 203 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Medal table (unofficial) flagcountry 6 4 1 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal. Participation According to an unofficial count, 448 athletes from 57 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from , , and did not show. 22em ALG (16) ARM (1) AUS (22) AZE (2) BHR (7) BLR (1) BOT (6) BRA (14) BUL (1) BDI (1) CAN (26) CHI (1) CHN (4) COD (2) CRO (2) DEN (1) EGY (2) ERI (17) ETH (27) FRA (10) GER (1) GHA (1) GRE (1) GUY (1) IRL (21) ITA (9) JPN (26) JOR (4) KEN (27) KGZ (2) LES (2) LBA 1977 (2) MAW 1964 (3) MEX (1) MAR (21) NED (1) NZL (4) NOR (1) PLE (1) POL (2) POR (18) QAT (10) RUS (11) RWA (1) SEY (1) RSA (10) ESP (23) SUI (1) TUR (3) TKM (3) UGA (13) UAE (2) United Kingdom (27) USA (27) YEM (1) ZAM (2) ZIM (1) See also 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 2008 in athletics (track and field) References External links Official website IAAF Site 55 57 06 N 3 10 05 W region:GB-EDH_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki title Category:World Athletics Cross Country Championships Iaaf World Cross Country Championships, 2008 W Category:2000s in Edinburgh Category:International sports competitions in Edinburgh Category:Cross country running in the United Kingdom Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Scotland Category:2008 in international sports Category:March 2008 sports events in the United Kingdom