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2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 36th Date March 30 Host city Edinburgh , Scotland , United Kingdom Venue Holyrood Park Events 4 Distances 12 km – Senior men 7.905 km – Junior men 7.905 km – Senior women 6.04 km – Junior women Participation 448 athletes from 57 nations
The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh , United Kingdom .[ 1] Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. This was the year in which Kenenisa Bekele became the first athlete in World Cross history to win six individual long course titles, breaking his tie with John Ngugi and Paul Tergat who had each won five. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times ,[ 2] in the Herald ,[ 3] and for the IAAF .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Senior men's race (12 km)[ edit ]
Complete results for senior men[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] and for senior men's teams[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] were published.
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Junior men's race (7.905 km)[ edit ]
Complete results for junior men[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] and for junior men's teams[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] were published.
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Senior women's race (7.905 km)[ edit ]
Complete results for senior women[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] and for senior women's teams[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] were published.
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Junior women's race (6.04 km)[ edit ]
Complete results for junior women[ 26] [ 27] [ 28] and for junior women's teams[ 29] [ 30] [ 31] were published.
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Medal table (unofficial)[ edit ]
Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
According to an unofficial count, 448 athletes from 57 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[ 1] The announced athletes from Moldova , Nepal , and Nigeria did not show.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
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IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - SUMMARY OF PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF) , IAAF , p. 2, retrieved 4 November 2013
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"Athletics - World cross-country championships - Bekele wins sixth world cross-country title; Dibaba also wins" , The New York Times , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
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Gillon, Doug (31 March 2008), Coronation of King Kenenisa , Herald , retrieved 4 November 2013
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Powell, David (30 March 2008), No ‘sole’ can stop Bekele – Edinburgh 2008 , IAAF , retrieved 4 November 2013
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Powell, David (30 March 2008), World Junior 10,000m champion makes up for Mombasa 'dnf' , IAAF , retrieved 4 November 2013
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Brown, Matthew (30 March 2008), Dibaba takes her fifth gold - Edinburgh 2008 , IAAF , retrieved 4 November 2013
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Brown, Matthew (30 March 2008), Younger sister leads the way - Edinburgh 2008 , IAAF , retrieved 4 November 2013
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Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Results (PDF) , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
^ Official Team Results Senior Race - M , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013 [permanent dead link ]
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Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men - Final - Team , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Team Standings (PDF) , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
^ Junior Race - M Final , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013 [permanent dead link ]
^ Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - men , IAAF , 30 March 2008, archived from the original on 9 November 2013, retrieved 4 November 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Men - Results (PDF) , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
^ Official Team Results Junior Race - M , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013 [permanent dead link ]
^ Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team , IAAF , 30 March 2008, archived from the original on 9 November 2013, retrieved 4 November 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Men - Team Standings (PDF) , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
^ Senior Race - M Final , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013 [permanent dead link ]
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Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Results (PDF) , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
^ Official Team Results Senior Race - W , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013 [permanent dead link ]
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Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women - Final - Team , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Team Standings (PDF) , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
^ Junior Race - W Final , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013 [permanent dead link ]
^ Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - women , IAAF , 30 March 2008, archived from the original on 9 November 2013, retrieved 4 November 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Women - Results (PDF) , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
^ Official Team Results Junior Race - W , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013 [permanent dead link ]
^ Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team , IAAF , 30 March 2008, archived from the original on 9 November 2013, retrieved 4 November 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Women - Team Standings (PDF) , IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
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