1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	25th
Date	23 March
Host city	Torino, Piemonte, Italy
Venue	Parco del Valentino
Events	4
Distances	12.333 km – Senior men ; 8.511 km – Junior men ; 6.6 km – Senior women; 4.689 km – Junior women
Participation	725 athletes from ; 72 nations
	← 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 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[edit]

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

Race results[edit]

Senior men's race (12.333 km)[edit]

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Paul Tergat	Kenya	35:11
	Salah Hissou	Morocco	35:13
	Tom Nyariki	Kenya	35:20
4	Paul Koech	Kenya	35:23
5	Mohammed Mourhit	Belgium	35:35
6	Bernard Barmasai^†	Kenya	35:35
7	Joseph Kibor	Kenya	35:37
8	Smail Sghir	Morocco	35:56
9	Julio Rey	Spain	35:57
10	Khaled Boulami	Morocco	35:59
11	Habte Jifar	Ethiopia	35:59
12	El Hassan Lahssini	Morocco	36:01
Full results

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

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

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

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

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

Portugal

263

5

Spain

275

6

United Kingdom

325

7

Italy

344

8

Algeria

423

Full results

Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.511 km)[edit]

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Elijah Korir	Kenya	24:21
	Million Wolde	Ethiopia	24:28
	Paul Kosgei	Kenya	24:29
4	John Gwako	Kenya	24:58
5	Charles Kwambai	Kenya	25:02
6	Patrick Ivuti	Kenya	25:06
7	Alene Emere	Ethiopia	25:10
8	Godfrey Nyombi	Uganda	25:14
9	Kipchumba Mitei	Kenya	25:20
10	Yibeltal Admassu	Ethiopia	25:22
11	Ali Ezzine	Morocco	25:24
12	Haylu Mekonnen	Ethiopia	25:25
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Elijah Korir	1
Paul Kosgei	3
John Gwako	4
Charles Kwambai	5
(Patrick Ivuti)	(6)
(Kipchumba Mitei)	(9)

13

Ethiopia

Million Wolde	2
Alene Emere	7
Yibeltal Admassu	10
Haylu Mekonnen	12
(Dereje Tadesse)	(14)
(Mohamed Awol)	(16)

31

Morocco

Ali Ezzine	11
Adil Kaouch	19
Abderahim Bouchlouch	21
Hicham Lamalem	23
(Aziz El Makhrout)	(29)
(Ahmed Ezzobayry)	(39)

74

4

Japan

85

5

Uganda

135

6

Spain

144

7

South Africa

147

8

Algeria

192

Full results

Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.6 km)[edit]

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Derartu Tulu	Ethiopia	20:53
	Paula Radcliffe	United Kingdom	20:55
	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	21:00
4	Julia Vaquero	Spain	21:01
5	Sally Barsosio	Kenya	21:05
6	Merima Denboba	Ethiopia	21:18
7	Catherina McKiernan	Ireland	21:20
8	Naomi Mugo	Kenya	21:23
9	Sonia O'Sullivan	Ireland	21:25
10	Jane Omoro	Kenya	21:29
11	Lydia Cheromei	Kenya	21:34
12	Elena Fidatof	Romania	21:35
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Ethiopia

Derartu Tulu	1
Gete Wami	3
Merima Denboba	6
Berhane Adere	14
(Getenesh Urge)	(27)
(Kore Alemu)	(54)

24

Kenya

Sally Barsosio	5
Naomi Mugo	8
Jane Omoro	10
Lydia Cheromei	11
(Florence Barsosio)	(13)
(Susan Chepkemei)	(19)

34

Ireland

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

Japan

100

6

United States

128

7

France

148

8

Italy

160

Full results

Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.689 km)[edit]

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Rose Kosgei	Kenya	14:58
	Prisca Ngetich	Kenya	14:59
	Ayelech Worku	Ethiopia	15:02
4	Edna Kiplagat	Kenya	15:10
5	Zenebech Tadese	Ethiopia	15:11
6	Kei Satomura	Japan	15:12
7	Emiko Kojima	Japan	15:12
8	Caroline Tarus	Kenya	15:14
9	Anita Kiptum	Kenya	15:15
10	Agnes Kiprop	Kenya	15:15
11	Risa Tanaka	Japan	15:20
12	René Kalmer	South Africa	15:31
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Rose Kosgei	1
Prisca Ngetich	2
Edna Kiplagat	4
Caroline Tarus	8
(Anita Kiptum)	(9)
(Agnes Kiprop)	(10)

15

Japan

Kei Satomura	6
Emiko Kojima	7
Risa Tanaka	11
Tomoko Hashimoto	14
(Kumiko Hiyama)	(16)
(Yuka Hata)	(17)

38

Ethiopia

Ayelech Worku	3
Zenebech Tadese	5
Worknesh Kidane	13
Etaferahu Tarekegn	18
(Kutre Dulecha)	(20)
(Merima Hashim)	(23)

39

4

Morocco

107

5

South Africa

141

6

Spain

151

7

Russia

165

8

Germany

206

Full results

Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)[edit]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	6	2	2	10
2	Ethiopia	2	2	4	8
3	Morocco	0	2	1	3
4	Great Britain	0	1	0	1
4	Japan	0	1	0	1
6	Ireland	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		8	8	8	24

Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation[edit]

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 Sierra Leone did not show.^[6]

Algeria (23)
Andorra (1)
Angola (2)
Argentina (3)
Australia (17)
Belarus (5)
Belgium (14)
Botswana (3)
Brazil (19)
Bulgaria (2)
Burundi (1)
Cameroon (6)
Canada (23)
Central African Republic (1)
Chile (4)
China (9)
Colombia (10)
Congo (2)
Côte d'Ivoire (2)
Croatia (4)
Czech Republic (5)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Estonia (7)
Ethiopia (27)
Finland (16)
France (27)
Germany (5)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (20)
India (18)
Ireland (10)
Israel (3)
Italy (27)
Jamaica (3)
Japan (22)
Kazakhstan (2)
Kenya (28)
Kyrgyzstan (3)
Lesotho (10)
Lithuania (2)
Malta (8)
Mauritius (12)
Mexico (18)
Morocco (21)
Namibia (10)
Netherlands (13)
New Zealand (11)
Palestine (3)
Poland (2)
Portugal (17)
Romania (13)
Russia (12)
Rwanda (6)
San Marino (1)
Seychelles (4)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (4)
South Africa (27)
Spain (26)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (9)
Tajikistan (3)
Tanzania (7)
Turkey (19)
Turkmenistan (5)
Uganda (4)
Ukraine (3)
United Kingdom (27)
United States (27)
Yemen (11)
Yugoslavia (5)
Zimbabwe (5)

References[edit]

^ "Tergat Leads Kenyans With Dramatic Victory", The New York Times, March 24, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013
^ 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
^ Reineri, Giorgio, Report for Senior races, IAAF, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
^ Wallace-Jones, Sean, Report for Junior races, IAAF, archived from the original on 2011-08-05, retrieved October 27, 2013
^ ^a ^b 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
^ ^a ^b Cross Senior Men - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 27, 2013
^ 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
^ Cross Junior Men - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 27, 2013
^ 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
^ Cross Senior Women - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
^ Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
^ 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
^ Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Team Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
^ ^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

External links[edit]

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[times_01-1] "Tergat Leads Kenyans With Dramatic Victory", The New York Times, March 24, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013

[herald_01-2] 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

[iaaf_09-3] Reineri, Giorgio, Report for Senior races, IAAF, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013

[iaaf_10-4] Wallace-Jones, Sean, Report for Junior races, IAAF, archived from the original on 2011-08-05, retrieved October 27, 2013

[archive_01-5] 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

[iaaf_01-6] Cross Senior Men - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 27, 2013

[archive_02-7] 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

[iaaf_04m-8] Cross Junior Men - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 27, 2013

[archive_03-9] 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

[iaaf_03-10] Cross Senior Women - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013

[iaaf_04w-11] Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013

[archive_04-12] 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

[iaaf_08-13] Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Team Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013

[gbr_01-14] IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013

[iaaf_00-15] 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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Medallists[edit]

Race results[edit]

Senior men's race (12.333 km)[edit]

Junior men's race (8.511 km)[edit]

Senior women's race (6.6 km)[edit]

Junior women's race (4.689 km)[edit]

Medal table (unofficial)[edit]

Participation[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]