2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
---|---|
Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 29th |
Date | March 24/25 |
Host city | Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium |
Venue | Hippodrome Wellington |
Events | 6 |
Distances | 12.3 km – Senior men 4.1 km – Men's short 7.7 km – Junior men 7.7 km – Senior women 4.1 km – Women's short 5.9 km – Junior women |
Participation | 790 athletes from 67 nations |
The 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24/25, 2001. The races were held at the Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend (Oostende), Belgium. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, [1] [2] in the Herald, [3] and for the IAAF. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Complete results for senior men, [10] [11] [12] for senior men's teams, [10] [13] [14] for men's short race, [15] [16] [17] for men's short race teams, [15] [18] [19] for junior men, [20] [21] [22] for junior men's teams, [20] [23] [24] senior women, [25] [26] [27] for senior women's teams, [25] [28] [29] for women's short race, [30] [31] [32] for women's short race teams, [30] [33] [34] for junior women, [35] [36] [37] for junior women's teams, [35] [38] [39] medallists, [40] and the results of British athletes who took part [41] were published.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | ||||||
Senior men (12.3 km) |
Mohammed Mourhit Belgium |
39:53 |
Sergiy Lebid Ukraine |
40:03 |
Charles Kamathi Kenya |
40:05 |
Men's short (4.1 km) |
Enock Koech Kenya |
12:40 |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
12:42 |
Benjamin Limo Kenya |
12:43 |
Junior men (7.7 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
25:04 |
Duncan Lebo Kenya |
25:37 |
Dathan Ritzenhein United States |
25:46 |
Senior women (7.7 km) |
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom |
27:49 |
Gete Wami Ethiopia |
27:52 |
Lydia Cheromei Kenya |
28:07 |
Women's short (4.1 km) |
Gete Wami Ethiopia |
14:46 |
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom |
14:47 |
Edith Masai Kenya |
14:57 |
Junior women (5.9 km) |
Viola Kibiwott Kenya |
22:05 |
Abebech Nigussie Ethiopia |
22:05 |
Aster Bacha Ethiopia |
22:05 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | Kenya | 33 | France | 72 | United States | 87 |
Men's short | Kenya | 13 | Morocco | 48 | Ethiopia | 51 |
Junior men | Kenya | 24 | Ethiopia | 25 | Uganda | 68 |
Senior women | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 70 | France | 77 |
Women's short | Ethiopia | 26 | Kenya | 32 | Romania | 78 |
Junior women | Ethiopia | 16 | Kenya | 20 | Japan | 59 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 39:53 | |
Sergiy Lebid | Ukraine | 40:03 | |
Charles Kamathi | Kenya | 40:05 | |
4 | Paulo Guerra | Portugal | 40:06 |
5 | Paul Kosgei | Kenya | 40:09 |
6 | Driss El Himer | France | 40:13 |
7 | Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 40:16 |
8 | Hélder Ornelas | Portugal | 40:33 |
9 | Alejandro Gómez | Spain | 40:37 |
10 | Róbert Štefko | Slovakia | 40:41 |
11 | Mustafa El Ahmadi | France | 40:42 |
12 | Bob Kennedy | United States | 40:43 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
33 | |||||||||||||
France
|
72 | |||||||||||||
United States
|
87 | |||||||||||||
4 | Spain | 100 | ||||||||||||
5 | Portugal | 100 | ||||||||||||
6 | Italy | 103 | ||||||||||||
7 | Belgium | 139 | ||||||||||||
8 | Ireland | 146 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Enock Koech | Kenya | 12:40 | |
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 12:42 | |
Benjamin Limo | Kenya | 12:43 | |
4 | Sammy Kipketer | Kenya | 12:44 |
5 | Cyrus Kataron | Kenya | 12:45 |
6 | Albert Chepkurui | Kenya | 12:46 |
7 | John Kibowen | Kenya | 12:49 |
8 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 12:49 |
9 | Brahim Boulami | Morocco | 13:00 |
10 | Haylu Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 13:03 |
11 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco | 13:06 |
12 | Saïd El Wardi | Morocco | 13:08 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
13 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
|
48 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
51 | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 91 | ||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 171 | ||||||||||||
6 | Portugal | 183 | ||||||||||||
7 | Canada | 187 | ||||||||||||
8 | Italy | 193 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 25:04 | |
Duncan Lebo | Kenya | 25:37 | |
Dathan Ritzenhein | United States | 25:46 | |
4 | Nicholas Kemboi | Kenya | 25:52 |
5 | Matt Tegenkamp | United States | 25:55 |
6 | Robert Kipchumba | Kenya | 26:00 |
7 | Alemayehu Tedla | Ethiopia | 26:02 |
8 | Maregu Zewdie | Ethiopia | 26:14 |
9 | Beruk Debrework | Ethiopia | 26:15 |
10 | Paul Wakou | Uganda | 26:17 |
11 | Jean Baptiste Simukeka | Rwanda | 26:22 |
12 | Edwin Koech | Kenya | 26:37 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
24 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
25 | |||||||||||||
Uganda
|
68 | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 71 | ||||||||||||
5 | Morocco | 95 | ||||||||||||
6 | Canada | 171 | ||||||||||||
7 | Eritrea | 190 | ||||||||||||
8 | Algeria | 206 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 27:49 | |
Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 27:52 | |
Lydia Cheromei | Kenya | 28:07 | |
4 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 28:13 |
5 | Pamela Chepchumba | Kenya | 28:20 |
6 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 28:36 |
7 | Yamna Belkacem | France | 28:40 |
8 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 28:52 |
9 | Olivera Jevtić | Yugoslavia | 29:03 |
10 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 29:17 |
11 | Rakiya Maraoui | France | 29:24 |
12 | Deena Drossin | United States | 29:28 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
18 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
70 | |||||||||||||
France
|
77 | |||||||||||||
4 | United Kingdom | 83 | ||||||||||||
5 | Portugal | 95 | ||||||||||||
6 | Italy | 117 | ||||||||||||
7 | Spain | 119 | ||||||||||||
8 | United States | 130 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 14:46 | |
Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 14:47 | |
Edith Masai | Kenya | 14:57 | |
4 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 15:04 |
5 | Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 15:06 |
6 | Benita Willis | Australia | 15:06 |
7 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 15:07 |
8 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 15:07 |
9 | Asmae Leghzaoui | Morocco | 15:08 |
10 | Margaret Ngotho | Kenya | 15:20 |
11 | Naomi Mugo | Kenya | 15:24 |
12 | Kathy Butler | United Kingdom | 15:25 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
|
26 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
|
32 | |||||||||||||
Romania
|
78 | |||||||||||||
4 | United Kingdom | 81 | ||||||||||||
5 | Morocco | 109 | ||||||||||||
6 | Ireland | 152 | ||||||||||||
7 | Portugal | 157 | ||||||||||||
8 | Tanzania | 158 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Viola Kibiwott | Kenya | 22:05 | |
Abebech Nigussie | Ethiopia | 22:05 | |
Aster Bacha | Ethiopia | 22:05 | |
4 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 22:06 |
5 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 22:08 |
6 | Tereza Yohanes | Ethiopia | 22:10 |
7 | Fridah Domongole | Kenya | 22:12 |
8 | Sally Kipyego | Kenya | 22:22 |
9 | Peninah Chepchumba | Kenya | 22:24 |
10 | Mestawat Tufa | Ethiopia | 22:24 |
11 | Naoko Sakata | Japan | 22:36 |
12 | Christine Kalmer | South Africa | 22:45 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
|
16 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
|
20 | |||||||||||||
Japan
|
59 | |||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 107 | ||||||||||||
5 | South Africa | 136 | ||||||||||||
6 | United Kingdom | 141 | ||||||||||||
7 | Russia | 164 | ||||||||||||
8 | Algeria | 201 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
* Host nation ( Belgium)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
2 | Ethiopia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
3 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Belgium* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
9 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 790 athletes from 67 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [41] The announced athletes from Nigeria and Somalia did not show. [11] [12]
2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
---|---|
Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 29th |
Date | March 24/25 |
Host city | Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium |
Venue | Hippodrome Wellington |
Events | 6 |
Distances | 12.3 km – Senior men 4.1 km – Men's short 7.7 km – Junior men 7.7 km – Senior women 4.1 km – Women's short 5.9 km – Junior women |
Participation | 790 athletes from 67 nations |
The 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24/25, 2001. The races were held at the Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend (Oostende), Belgium. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, [1] [2] in the Herald, [3] and for the IAAF. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Complete results for senior men, [10] [11] [12] for senior men's teams, [10] [13] [14] for men's short race, [15] [16] [17] for men's short race teams, [15] [18] [19] for junior men, [20] [21] [22] for junior men's teams, [20] [23] [24] senior women, [25] [26] [27] for senior women's teams, [25] [28] [29] for women's short race, [30] [31] [32] for women's short race teams, [30] [33] [34] for junior women, [35] [36] [37] for junior women's teams, [35] [38] [39] medallists, [40] and the results of British athletes who took part [41] were published.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | ||||||
Senior men (12.3 km) |
Mohammed Mourhit Belgium |
39:53 |
Sergiy Lebid Ukraine |
40:03 |
Charles Kamathi Kenya |
40:05 |
Men's short (4.1 km) |
Enock Koech Kenya |
12:40 |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
12:42 |
Benjamin Limo Kenya |
12:43 |
Junior men (7.7 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
25:04 |
Duncan Lebo Kenya |
25:37 |
Dathan Ritzenhein United States |
25:46 |
Senior women (7.7 km) |
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom |
27:49 |
Gete Wami Ethiopia |
27:52 |
Lydia Cheromei Kenya |
28:07 |
Women's short (4.1 km) |
Gete Wami Ethiopia |
14:46 |
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom |
14:47 |
Edith Masai Kenya |
14:57 |
Junior women (5.9 km) |
Viola Kibiwott Kenya |
22:05 |
Abebech Nigussie Ethiopia |
22:05 |
Aster Bacha Ethiopia |
22:05 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | Kenya | 33 | France | 72 | United States | 87 |
Men's short | Kenya | 13 | Morocco | 48 | Ethiopia | 51 |
Junior men | Kenya | 24 | Ethiopia | 25 | Uganda | 68 |
Senior women | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 70 | France | 77 |
Women's short | Ethiopia | 26 | Kenya | 32 | Romania | 78 |
Junior women | Ethiopia | 16 | Kenya | 20 | Japan | 59 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 39:53 | |
Sergiy Lebid | Ukraine | 40:03 | |
Charles Kamathi | Kenya | 40:05 | |
4 | Paulo Guerra | Portugal | 40:06 |
5 | Paul Kosgei | Kenya | 40:09 |
6 | Driss El Himer | France | 40:13 |
7 | Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 40:16 |
8 | Hélder Ornelas | Portugal | 40:33 |
9 | Alejandro Gómez | Spain | 40:37 |
10 | Róbert Štefko | Slovakia | 40:41 |
11 | Mustafa El Ahmadi | France | 40:42 |
12 | Bob Kennedy | United States | 40:43 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
33 | |||||||||||||
France
|
72 | |||||||||||||
United States
|
87 | |||||||||||||
4 | Spain | 100 | ||||||||||||
5 | Portugal | 100 | ||||||||||||
6 | Italy | 103 | ||||||||||||
7 | Belgium | 139 | ||||||||||||
8 | Ireland | 146 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Enock Koech | Kenya | 12:40 | |
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 12:42 | |
Benjamin Limo | Kenya | 12:43 | |
4 | Sammy Kipketer | Kenya | 12:44 |
5 | Cyrus Kataron | Kenya | 12:45 |
6 | Albert Chepkurui | Kenya | 12:46 |
7 | John Kibowen | Kenya | 12:49 |
8 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 12:49 |
9 | Brahim Boulami | Morocco | 13:00 |
10 | Haylu Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 13:03 |
11 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco | 13:06 |
12 | Saïd El Wardi | Morocco | 13:08 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
13 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
|
48 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
51 | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 91 | ||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 171 | ||||||||||||
6 | Portugal | 183 | ||||||||||||
7 | Canada | 187 | ||||||||||||
8 | Italy | 193 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 25:04 | |
Duncan Lebo | Kenya | 25:37 | |
Dathan Ritzenhein | United States | 25:46 | |
4 | Nicholas Kemboi | Kenya | 25:52 |
5 | Matt Tegenkamp | United States | 25:55 |
6 | Robert Kipchumba | Kenya | 26:00 |
7 | Alemayehu Tedla | Ethiopia | 26:02 |
8 | Maregu Zewdie | Ethiopia | 26:14 |
9 | Beruk Debrework | Ethiopia | 26:15 |
10 | Paul Wakou | Uganda | 26:17 |
11 | Jean Baptiste Simukeka | Rwanda | 26:22 |
12 | Edwin Koech | Kenya | 26:37 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
24 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
25 | |||||||||||||
Uganda
|
68 | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 71 | ||||||||||||
5 | Morocco | 95 | ||||||||||||
6 | Canada | 171 | ||||||||||||
7 | Eritrea | 190 | ||||||||||||
8 | Algeria | 206 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 27:49 | |
Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 27:52 | |
Lydia Cheromei | Kenya | 28:07 | |
4 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 28:13 |
5 | Pamela Chepchumba | Kenya | 28:20 |
6 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 28:36 |
7 | Yamna Belkacem | France | 28:40 |
8 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 28:52 |
9 | Olivera Jevtić | Yugoslavia | 29:03 |
10 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 29:17 |
11 | Rakiya Maraoui | France | 29:24 |
12 | Deena Drossin | United States | 29:28 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
18 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
70 | |||||||||||||
France
|
77 | |||||||||||||
4 | United Kingdom | 83 | ||||||||||||
5 | Portugal | 95 | ||||||||||||
6 | Italy | 117 | ||||||||||||
7 | Spain | 119 | ||||||||||||
8 | United States | 130 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 14:46 | |
Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 14:47 | |
Edith Masai | Kenya | 14:57 | |
4 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 15:04 |
5 | Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 15:06 |
6 | Benita Willis | Australia | 15:06 |
7 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 15:07 |
8 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 15:07 |
9 | Asmae Leghzaoui | Morocco | 15:08 |
10 | Margaret Ngotho | Kenya | 15:20 |
11 | Naomi Mugo | Kenya | 15:24 |
12 | Kathy Butler | United Kingdom | 15:25 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
|
26 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
|
32 | |||||||||||||
Romania
|
78 | |||||||||||||
4 | United Kingdom | 81 | ||||||||||||
5 | Morocco | 109 | ||||||||||||
6 | Ireland | 152 | ||||||||||||
7 | Portugal | 157 | ||||||||||||
8 | Tanzania | 158 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Viola Kibiwott | Kenya | 22:05 | |
Abebech Nigussie | Ethiopia | 22:05 | |
Aster Bacha | Ethiopia | 22:05 | |
4 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 22:06 |
5 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 22:08 |
6 | Tereza Yohanes | Ethiopia | 22:10 |
7 | Fridah Domongole | Kenya | 22:12 |
8 | Sally Kipyego | Kenya | 22:22 |
9 | Peninah Chepchumba | Kenya | 22:24 |
10 | Mestawat Tufa | Ethiopia | 22:24 |
11 | Naoko Sakata | Japan | 22:36 |
12 | Christine Kalmer | South Africa | 22:45 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
|
16 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
|
20 | |||||||||||||
Japan
|
59 | |||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 107 | ||||||||||||
5 | South Africa | 136 | ||||||||||||
6 | United Kingdom | 141 | ||||||||||||
7 | Russia | 164 | ||||||||||||
8 | Algeria | 201 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
* Host nation ( Belgium)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
2 | Ethiopia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
3 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Belgium* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
9 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 790 athletes from 67 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [41] The announced athletes from Nigeria and Somalia did not show. [11] [12]