1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png 200px IAAF 25th 23 March Turin, Piemonte, Italy Parco del Valentino 72 725 4 12.333 km – Senior men 8.511 km – Junior men 6.6 km – Senior women 4.689 km – Junior women 1996 Stellenbosch 1998 Marrakesh The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Turin, Italy. A report of the event was given in The New York Times, March 24, 1997 Tergat Leads Kenyans With Dramatic Victory https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/24/sports/tergat-leads-kenyans-with-dramatic-victory.html The New York Times October 27, 2013 in the Herald, Gillon Doug March 24, 1997 Tulu swoops late to take title but British runner still happy Radcliffe joy as she runs into medal place http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/tulu-swoops-late-to-take-title-but-british-runner-still-happy-radcliffe-joy-as-she-runs-into-medal-place-1.406714 Herald October 27, 2013 and for the IAAF. Reineri Giorgio Report for Senior races http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/reports/reportsenior.html IAAF October 27, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190119/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/reports/reportsenior.html October 29, 2013 Wallace-Jones Sean Report for Junior races http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/reports/reportjunior.html IAAF October 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20110805045418/http://www2.iaaf.org/WXC97/reports/reportjunior.html 2011-08-05 dead Complete results for senior men, Magnusson Tomas September 8, 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1997S.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110608/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1997S.html dead October 16, 2007 Athchamps (archived) October 27, 2013 March 23, 1997 Cross Senior Men - 23-03-97 - Results http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xs/rf.html IAAF October 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200713/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xs/rf.html 2013-10-29 dead junior men, Magnusson Tomas July 4, 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.5km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1997S.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110135/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1997S.html dead October 16, 2007 Athchamps (archived) October 27, 2013 March 23, 1997 Cross Junior Men - 23-03-97 - Results http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xj/rf.html IAAF October 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203012/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xj/rf.html 2013-10-29 dead senior women, Magnusson Tomas September 8, 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.6km CC Women - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1997S.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110951/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1997S.html dead October 16, 2007 Athchamps (archived) October 27, 2013 March 23, 1997 Cross Senior Women - 23-03-97 - Results http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xs/rf.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192721/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xs/rf.html October 29, 2013 IAAF October 27, 2013 junior women, March 23, 1997 Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Results http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/rf.html IAAF October 27, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191419/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/rf.html October 29, 2013 Magnusson Tomas July 4, 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW1997S.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110309/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW1997S.html dead October 16, 2007 Athchamps (archived) October 27, 2013 March 23, 1997 Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Team Results http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/tf.html IAAF October 27, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194731/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/tf.html October 29, 2013 medallists, IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm Athletics Weekly October 9, 2013 and the results of British athletes who took part36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf IAAF 2ff October 9, 2013 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf September 27, 2013 were published. Medallists IndividualSenior men(12.333 km)Paul TergatKEN 35:11Salah HissouMAR 35:13Tom NyarikiKEN 35:20Junior men(8.511 km)Elijah KorirKEN 24:21Million WoldeETH 24:28Paul KosgeiKEN 24:29Senior women(6.6 km)Derartu TuluETH 20:53Paula RadcliffeUnited Kingdom 20:55Gete WamiETH 21:00Junior women(4.689 km)Rose KosgeiKEN 14:58Prisca NgetichKEN 14:59Ayelech WorkuETH 15:02 TeamSenior menKEN 51MAR 70ETH 125Junior menKEN 13ETH 31MAR 74Senior womenETH 24KEN 34IRL 64Junior womenKEN 15JPN 38ETH 39 Race results Senior men's race (12.333 km) 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race +Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Paul Tergat KEN 35:11 Salah Hissou MAR 35:13 Tom Nyariki KEN 35:20 4 Paul Koech KEN 35:23 5 Mohammed Mourhit BEL 35:35 6 Bernard Barmasai† KEN 35:35 7 Joseph Kibor KEN 35:37 8 Smail Sghir MAR 35:56 9 Julio Rey ESP 35:57 10 Khaled Boulami MAR 35:59 11 Habte Jifar ETH 35:59 12 El Hassan Lahssini MAR 36:01 Full results †: Athlete marked in the results list as nonscorer. +TeamsRank Team Points KEN 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 MAR 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 ETH 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 POR 263 5 ESP 275 6 United Kingdom 325 7 ITA 344 8 ALG 423 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Junior men's race (8.511 km) 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race +Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Elijah Korir KEN 24:21 Million Wolde ETH 24:28 Paul Kosgei KEN 24:29 4 John Gwako KEN 24:58 5 Charles Kwambai KEN 25:02 6 Patrick Ivuti KEN 25:06 7 Alene Emere ETH 25:10 8 Godfrey Nyombi UGA 25:14 9 Kipchumba Mitei KEN 25:20 10 Yibeltal Admassu ETH 25:22 11 Ali Ezzine MAR 25:24 12 Haylu Mekonnen ETH 25:25 Full results +TeamsRank Team Points KEN Elijah Korir 1 Paul Kosgei 3 John Gwako 4 Charles Kwambai 5 (Patrick Ivuti) (6) (Kipchumba Mitei) (9) 13 ETH Million Wolde 2 Alene Emere 7 Yibeltal Admassu 10 Haylu Mekonnen 12 (Dereje Tadesse) (14) (Mohamed Awol) (16) 31 MAR Ali Ezzine 11 Adil Kaouch 19 Abderahim Bouchlouch 21 Hicham Lamalem 23 (Aziz El Makhrout) (29) (Ahmed Ezzobayry) (39) 74 4 JPN 85 5 UGA 135 6 ESP 144 7 RSA 147 8 ALG 192 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Senior women's race (6.6 km) 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race +Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Derartu Tulu ETH 20:53 Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom 20:55 Gete Wami ETH 21:00 4 Julia Vaquero ESP 21:01 5 Sally Barsosio KEN 21:05 6 Merima Denboba ETH 21:18 7 Catherina McKiernan IRL 21:20 8 Naomi Mugo KEN 21:23 9 Sonia O'Sullivan IRL 21:25 10 Jane Omoro KEN 21:29 11 Lydia Cheromei KEN 21:34 12 Elena Fidatof ROU 21:35 Full results +TeamsRank Team Points ETH Derartu Tulu 1 Gete Wami 3 Merima Denboba 6 Berhane Adere 14 (Getenesh Urge) (27) (Kore Alemu) (54) 24 KEN Sally Barsosio 5 Naomi Mugo 8 Jane Omoro 10 Lydia Cheromei 11 (Florence Barsosio) (13) (Susan Chepkemei) (19) 34 IRL Catherina McKiernan 7 Sonia O'Sullivan 9 Valerie Vaughan 23 Una English 25 (Maureen Harrington) (108) (Pauline Curley) (117) 64 4 United Kingdom 98 5 JPN 100 6 USA 128 7 FRA 148 8 ITA 160 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Junior women's race (4.689 km) 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race +Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Rose Kosgei KEN 14:58 Prisca Ngetich KEN 14:59 Ayelech Worku ETH 15:02 4 Edna Kiplagat KEN 15:10 5 Zenebech Tadese ETH 15:11 6 Kei Satomura JPN 15:12 7 Emiko Kojima JPN 15:12 8 Caroline Tarus KEN 15:14 9 Anita Kiptum KEN 15:15 10 Agnes Kiprop KEN 15:15 11 Risa Tanaka JPN 15:20 12 René Kalmer RSA 15:31 Full results +TeamsRank Team Points KEN Rose Kosgei 1 Prisca Ngetich 2 Edna Kiplagat 4 Caroline Tarus 8 (Anita Kiptum) (9) (Agnes Kiprop) (10) 15 JPN Kei Satomura 6 Emiko Kojima 7 Risa Tanaka 11 Tomoko Hashimoto 14 (Kumiko Hiyama) (16) (Yuka Hata) (17) 38 ETH Ayelech Worku 3 Zenebech Tadese 5 Worknesh Kidane 13 Etaferahu Tarekegn 18 (Kutre Dulecha) (20) (Merima Hashim) (23) 39 4 MAR 107 5 RSA 141 6 ESP 151 7 RUS 165 8 GER 206 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Medal table (unofficial) flagcountry 6 2 2 2 2 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 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. Although announced, athletes from did not show. 22em ALG (23) AND (1) ANG (2) ARG (3) AUS (17) BLR (5) BEL (14) BOT (3) BRA (19) BUL (2) BDI (1) CMR (6) CAN (23) CAF (1) CHI (4) CHN (9) COL (10) CGO (2) CRO (4) CZE (5) GEQ (1) EST (7) ETH (27) FIN (16) FRA (27) GER (5) HKG 1959 (1) HUN (20) IND (18) IRL (10) ISR (3) ITA (27) CIV (2) JAM (3) JPN (22) KAZ (2) KEN (28) KGZ (3) LES 1987 (10) LTU 1988 (2) MLT (8) MRI (12) MEX (18) MAR (21) NAM (10) NED (13) NZL (11) PLE (3) POL (2) POR (17) ROU (13) RUS (12) RWA 1962 (6) SMR (1) SEY (4) SVK (2) SLO (4) RSA (27) ESP (26) SWE (2) SUI (9) TJK (3) TAN (7) TUR (19) TKM 1997 (5) UGA (4) UKR (3) United Kingdom (27) USA (27) YEM (11) FR Yugoslavia (5) ZIM (5) See also 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 1997 in athletics (track and field) References External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 Official site 45 03 03 N 7 41 08 E region:IT-TO_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki title 1997 Cross Country Championships C Category:Sports competitions in Turin Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Italy Category:Cross country running in Italy IAAF World Cross Country Championships IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 1997 Category:1997 in international sports