2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

40th World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	40th
Date	24 March
Host city	Bydgoszcz, Poland
Nations participating	41
Athletes participating	398
Races	4
Official website	Bydgoszcz 2013
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The 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 24 March 2013.

Kenya topped the medal standings in the competition with 5 gold, and Ethiopia had the most overall medals with 10.

Schedule

Date	Time (CET)	Events
24 March	12:00	Junior race women
	12:30	Junior race men
	13:15	Senior race women
	14:10	Senior race men

Results

Senior men's race

Official video highlights

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m:s)
	Japhet Kipyegon Korir	Kenya	32:45
	Imane Merga	Ethiopia	32:51
	Teklemariam Medhin	Eritrea	32:54
4	Moses Ndiema Kipsiro	Uganda	33:08
5	Timothy Toroitich	Uganda	33:09
6	Ben True	United States	33:11
7	Goitom Kifle	Eritrea	33:16
8	Collis Birmingham	Australia	33:18
9	Feyisa Lilesa	Ethiopia	33:22
10	Chris Derrick	United States	33:23
11	Rabah Aboud	Algeria	33:28
12	Hosea Mwok Macharinyang	Kenya	33:29

• 102 participants from 30 countries participated.

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Ethiopia Imane Merga Feyisa Lilesa Abera Chane Tesfaye Abera	38
	United States Ben True Chris Derrick Ryan Vail Robert Mack	52
	Kenya Japhet Korir Hosea Macharinyang Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui Timothy Kosgei Kiptoo	54
4	Eritrea	75
5	Uganda	76
6	Algeria	107
7	Australia	116
8	Spain	127

• 15 teams participated.

Senior women's race

Official video highlights

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m:s)
	Emily Chebet	Kenya	24:24
	Hiwot Ayalew	Ethiopia	24:27
	Belaynesh Oljira	Ethiopia	24:33
4	Shitaye Eshete	Bahrain	24:34
5	Margaret Wangari Muriuki	Kenya	24:39
6	Janet Kisa	Kenya	24:46
7	Viola Jelagat Kibiwot	Kenya	24:46
8	Tejitu Daba	Bahrain	24:55
9	Juliet Chekwel	Uganda	24:58
10	Irene Chepet Cheptai	Kenya	25:01
11	Beatrice Chepkemoi Mutai	Kenya	25:05
12	Salima El Ouali Alami	Morocco	25:05

• 97 participants from 29 countries participated.

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Kenya Emily Chebet Margaret Muruiki Janet Kisa Viola Kibiwot	19
	Ethiopia Hiwot Ayalew Belaynesh Oljira Genet Yalew Sule Utura	48
	Bahrain Shitaye Eshete Tejitu Daba Kareema Jasim Genzeb Shumi	73
4	United States	90
5	Ireland	115
6	France	122
7	Great Britain	154
8	Canada	167

• 15 teams participated.

Junior men's race

Official video highlights

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m:s)
	Hagos Gebrhiwet	Ethiopia	21:04
	Leonard Barsoton	Kenya	21:08
	Muktar Edris	Ethiopia	21:13
4	Tsegay Tuemay	Eritrea	21:26
5	Conseslus Kipruto	Kenya	21:40
6	Birhan Nebebew	Ethiopia	21:42
7	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie	Eritrea	21:50
8	Dawit Weldesilasie	Eritrea	21:58
9	Ronald Kwemoi	Kenya	21:58
10	Michael Bett	Kenya	22:21
11	Moses Letoyie	Kenya	22:28
12	Mohammed Abid	Morocco	22:31

• 113 participants from 27 countries participated.

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Ethiopia Hagos Gebrhiwet Muktar Edris Birhan Nebebew Yihunilign Adane	23
	Kenya Leonard Barsoton Conseslus Kipruto Ronald Kwemoi Michael Bett	26
	Morocco Mohammed Abid Zouhair Talbi Omar Ait Chitachen Hassan Ghachoui	65
4	United States	106
5	Japan	138
6	Italy	164
7	Uganda	170
8	Australia	171

• 17 teams participated.

Junior women's race

Official video highlights

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m:s)
	Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon	Kenya	17:51
	Agnes Jebet Tirop	Kenya	17:51
	Alemitu Heroye	Ethiopia	17:57
4	Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui	Kenya	18:09
5	Ruti Aga	Ethiopia	18:18
6	Sofiya Shemsu	Ethiopia	18:20
7	Rosefline Chepngetich	Kenya	18:21
8	Sheila Chepngetich Keter	Kenya	18:21
9	Buze Diriba	Ethiopia	18:29
10	Alemitu Hawi	Ethiopia	18:35
11	Pauline Kaveke Kamulu	Kenya	18:43
12	Gotytom Gebreslase	Ethiopia	18:44

• 87 participants from 21 countries participated.

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Kenya Faith Kipyegon Agnes Tirop Caroline Kipkirui Rosefline Chepngetich	14
	Ethiopia Alemitu Heroye Ruti Aga Sofiya Shemsu Buze Diriba	23
	Great Britain Emelia Gorecka Georgia Taylor-Brown Amy-Eloise Neale Bobby Clay	81
4	Japan	90
5	Uganda	99
6	United States	105
7	Poland	165
8	Australia	172

• 15 teams participated.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	5	3	1	9
2	Ethiopia	3	4	3	10
3	United States	0	1	0	1
4	Bahrain	0	0	1	1
4	Eritrea	0	0	1	1
4	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
4	Morocco	0	0	1	1
Total		8	8	8	24

External links

• Official website at the IAAF