2012 African Cross Country Championships

August 2023 August 2023 II Africa Cross Country Championships CAA 2nd 18 March 2012 Cape Town, South Africa RSA 21 160 4 2011 Cape Town 2014 Kampala The 2nd African Cross Country Championships was an international cross country running competition for African athletes which was held on 18 March 2012 in Cape Town's Keurboom Park in South Africa. Organised by the Confederation of African Athletics and Athletics South Africa, it was the first time that the competition represented that year's foremost event in the sport, as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships was not held. Twenty-one nations entered athletes into the event and 160 runners participated in the races.08/03/2012 2nd African Cross Country Championships https://archive.today/20130416032130/http://www.webcaa.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=870&Itemid=35 2013-04-16 . Confederation of African Athletics (2012-03-08). Retrieved on 2012-03-26. There were four championship races held at the event, featuring senior and junior races for men and women. The senior races were won by Kenyan athletes for a second year running, with Clement Langat and Joyce Chepkirui taking the men's and women's titles, respectively. Kenya also won the women's junior race through Faith Kipyegon, while Ethiopia took the men's junior title as Muktar Edris won that race. Kenya won both team races in the senior categories and also the men's junior team title. The Ethiopian junior women broke the Kenyan dominance of the event by winning that team title, although Kenya were one runner short of a team and swept the individual medals.https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/langat-and-chepkirui-take-african-xc-titles-i Langat and Chepkirui take African XC titles in Cape Town Williamson Norrie 19 March 2012 IAAF 20 December 2018 Medallists Individual Senior men's 12 kmClement Kiprono Langat KEN 35:43 minTeklemariam Medhin ERI 35:50 minAtsedu Tsegay Tesfay ETH 36:14 minSenior women's 8 kmJoyce Chepkirui KEN 27:04 minMargaret Wangari Muriuki KEN 27:05 minEmily Chebet KEN 27:06 minJunior men's 8 kmMuktar Edris ETH 23:30 minJaphet Kipyegon Korir KEN 23:31 minJustine Kiprop Cheruiyot KEN 23:31 minJunior women's 6 kmFaith Chepngetich Kipyegon KEN 19:32 minAgnes Jebet Tirop KEN 19:34 minNancy Chepkwemoi KEN 19:37 min Team Senior men's 12 kmKENLangatTimothy Kosgei KiptooVincent Kiprop ChepkokFredrick Musyoki Ndunge 2:26:11ERIMedhinKidane TadesseNassir DawudMulue Andom 2:27:47ETHTesfayAyele Megerssa FeyisaAbere Chane LemaChalachew Asmamaw Tiruneh 2:27:53Senior women's 8 kmKENChepkiruiMuriukiChebetEsther Chemtai Ndiema 1:48:23ETHBelaynesh OljiraAbebech Afework BekeleAberash Nesga BedasaGenet Yalew Kassahun 1:50:26UGAAnnet NegesaViola ChemosJuliet ChekwelNancy Chaptegei 1:53:17Junior men's 8 kmKENKorirCheruiyotCornelius Kipruto KangogoWilliam Malel Sitoniki 1:34:21ETHEdrisHagos Gebrhiwot BerheYitayal Atnafu ZerihuFikadu Haftu Tsadik 1:34:43ERIGhirmay GhebreslassieTesfagaber AyahuneyTsegay TuemayDawit Weldesilasie 1:36:51Junior women's 6 kmETHRuti Aga SoraAlemitu Heroye BanataBuze Diriba KejelaGoitetom Gebresilass Teklegzi 1:20:12ERILetekidan GebrehamFikadu TsegayWeini KelatiTsega Fsiha 1:24:50MARKhadija El MoussaouiFadwa SidimadaneFouziya El WahraniSoukaina Atanane 1:30:24 Participation 22em References Results CAA African Cross Country Championships (archived). Finish Time.za. Retrieved on 2012-03-26. Kenya retains African team crown in Cape Town - Africa Cross-Country Championships wra. Athletics Africa. Retrieved 2019-09-29. African Cross Country Category:African Cross Country Championships Cross Country Championships African Cross Country Championships Category:Sports competitions in Cape Town Category:International athletics competitions hosted by South Africa Category:Cross country running in South Africa Cross Country Championships African Cross Country Championships, 2012 __NOTOC__