1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition21st
DateMarch 28
Host cityAmorebieta, Euskadi, Spain Spain
VenueJaureguibarría Course
Events4
Distances11.75 km – Senior men
7.15 km – Junior men
6.35 km – Senior women
4.45 km – Junior women
Participation653 athletes from
54 nations

The 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Amorebieta, Spain, at the Jaureguibarría Course on March 28, 1993. A report on the event was given in The New York Times[1] and in the Herald.[2]

Complete results for senior men,[3] junior men,[4] senior women,[5] junior women,[6] medallists, [7] and the results of British athletes[8] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(11.75 km) 		William Sigei
 Kenya		 32:51 Dominic Kirui
 Kenya		 32:56 Ismael Kirui
 Kenya		 32:59
Junior men
(7.15 km) 		Philip Mosima
 Kenya		 20:18 Christopher Koskei
 Kenya		 20:20 Josephat Machuka
 Kenya		 20:23
Senior women
(6.35 km) 		Albertina Dias
 Portugal		 20:00 Catherina McKiernan
 Ireland		 20:09 Lynn Jennings
 United States		 20:09
Junior women
(4.45 km) 		Gladys Ondeyo
 Kenya		 14:04 Pamela Chepchumba
 Kenya		 14:09 Sally Barsosio
 Kenya		 14:11
Team
Senior men  Kenya 25  Ethiopia 82  Portugal 167
Junior men  Kenya 10  Ethiopia 27  Morocco 76
Senior women  Kenya 52  Japan 93  France 100
Junior women  Kenya 10  Japan 41  Ethiopia 61

Race results

Senior men's race (11.75 km)

Main article: 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) William Sigei  Kenya 32:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dominic Kirui  Kenya 32:56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ismael Kirui  Kenya 32:59
4 Moses Tanui  Kenya 33:14
5 Ezequiel Bitok  Kenya 33:21
6 Khalid Skah  Morocco 33:22
7 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 33:23
8 Addis Abebe  Ethiopia 33:29
9 Worku Bikila  Ethiopia 33:31
10 Paul Tergat  Kenya 33:35
11 Brahim Lahlafi  Morocco 33:36
12 Domingos Castro  Portugal 33:43
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
William Sigei 1
Dominic Kirui 2
Ismael Kirui 3
Moses Tanui 4
Ezequiel Bitok 5
Paul Tergat 10
(Ondoro Osoro) (13)
(James Kariuki) (15)
(Anthony Kiprono) (30)
25
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Haile Gebrselassie 7
Addis Abebe 8
Worku Bikila 9
Fita Bayissa 16
Abraham Assefa 19
Kidane Gebrmichael 23
(Fekadu Degefu) (28)
(Nigousse Urge) (42)
(Ayele Mezegebu) (61)
82
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Portugal
Domingos Castro 12
Paulo Guerra 21
Carlos Monteiro 22
Joaquim Pinheiro 25
João Junqueira 41
Carlos Patrício 46
(José Regalo) (57)
(Eduardo Henriques) (89)
167
4  Spain 187
5  France 238
6  Morocco 260
7  United Kingdom 353
8  United States 376
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.15 km)

Main article: 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Philip Mosima  Kenya 20:18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christopher Koskei  Kenya 20:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Josephat Machuka  Kenya 20:23
4 Lazarus Nyakeraka  Kenya 20:23
5 Tegenu Abebe  Ethiopia 20:28
6 Habte Jifar  Ethiopia 20:50
7 Tibebu Reta  Ethiopia 20:50
8 Stanley Kimutai  Kenya 21:03
9 Geta Tsega  Ethiopia 21:04
10 Tolosa Gebre  Ethiopia 21:05
11 Salah El Ghazi  Morocco 21:08
12 Wener Kashayev  Russia 21:09
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Philip Mosima 1
Christopher Koskei 2
Josephat Machuka 3
Lazarus Nyakeraka 4
(Stanley Kimutai) (8)
10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Tegenu Abebe 5
Habte Jifar 6
Tibebu Reta 7
Geta Tsega 9
(Tolosa Gebre) (10)
(Tekalegne Shewaye) (17)
27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
Salah El Ghazi 11
Hicham El Guerrouj 15
Abdelmajid El Boubkary 18
Driss El Himer 32
(Mohamed El Hattab) (41)
(Irba Lakhal) (51)
76
4  Spain 114
5  Russia 120
6  South Africa 122
7  Yemen 135
8  Japan 155
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.35 km)

Main article: 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Albertina Dias  Portugal 20:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Catherina McKiernan  Ireland 20:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lynn Jennings  United States 20:09
4 Zola Pieterse  South Africa 20:10
5 Liz McColgan  United Kingdom 20:17
6 Elana Meyer  South Africa 20:18
7 Pauline Konga  Kenya 20:19
8 Farida Fatès  France 20:20
9 Iulia Negura  Romania 20:20
10 Kazumi Kanbayashi  Japan 20:23
11 Olga Shurbanova  Russia 20:23
12 Hellen Kimaiyo  Kenya 20:24
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Pauline Konga 7
Hellen Kimaiyo 12
Esther Kiplagat 16
Jane Ngotho 17
(Lydia Cheromei) (32)
(Tegla Loroupe) (80)
52
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
Kazumi Kanbayashi 10
Tsugumi Fukuyama 20
Yumi Osaki 27
Kumi Araki 36
(Aki Tasaka) (37)
(Harumi Suzuki) (61)
93
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
Farida Fatès 8
Odile Ohier 14
Annette Palluy 34
Annick Clouvel 44
(Maria Rébélo) (46)
(Marie-Hélène Reix) (59)
100
4  South Africa 105
5  Russia 106
6  Ethiopia 122
7  United Kingdom 124
8  Portugal 137
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.45 km)

Main article: 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gladys Ondeyo  Kenya 14:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pamela Chepchumba  Kenya 14:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sally Barsosio  Kenya 14:11
4 Helen Kimutai  Kenya 14:14
5 Susie Power  Australia 14:18
6 Catherine Kirui  Kenya 14:29
7 Elena Cosoveanu  Romania 14:32
8 Akiko Kato  Japan 14:34
9 Azumi Miyazaki  Japan 14:36
10 Sachiko Nakahito  Japan 14:40
11 Gabriela Szabo  Romania 14:45
12 Alemitu Bekele  Ethiopia 14:46
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Gladys Ondeyo 1
Pamela Chepchumba 2
Sally Barsosio 3
Helen Kimutai 4
(Catherine Kirui) (6)
10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
Akiko Kato 8
Azumi Miyazaki 9
Sachiko Nakahito 10
Yuko Kubota 14
(Yoshiko Imura) (16)
(Chiemi Takahashi) (25)
41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Alemitu Bekele 12
Askale Bereda 13
Yeshi Gebreselassie 17
Getenesh Tamirat 19
(Leila Aman) (28)
61
4  Romania 95
5  Spain 123
6  Russia 138
7  South Africa 146
8  Germany 150
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya73313
2 Portugal1012
3 Ethiopia0213
4 Japan0202
5 Ireland0101
6 France0011
 Morocco0011
 United States0011
Totals (8 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 653 athletes from 54 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bloom, Marc (March 29, 1993), RUNNING; Jennings Settles For Third, Glasgow Herald, retrieved October 25, 2013
  2. ^ Liz fifth as Kenyans dominate, Herald, March 29, 1993, retrieved October 25, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 11.8km CC Men - Amorebieta Jaureguibarria Date: Sunday, March 28, 1993, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  6. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Amorebieta Jaureguibarria Date: Sunday, March 28, 1993, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  8. ^ a b 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