2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 30th |
Date | March 23/24 |
Host city | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
Venue | Leopardstown Racecourse |
Events | 6 |
Distances | 11.998 km – Senior men 4.208 km – Men's short 7.974 km – Junior men 7.974 km – Senior women 4.208 km – Women's short 5.962 km – Junior women |
Participation | 664 athletes from 59 nations |
The 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 23/24, 2002. The races were held at the Leopardstown Racecourse, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near Dublin, Ireland. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, [1] [2] in the Herald, [3] [4] and for the IAAF. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
New scores for team results were introduced.
Complete results for senior men, [11] [12] [13] for senior men's teams, [11] [14] [15] for men's short race, [16] [17] [18] for men's short race teams, [16] [19] [20] for junior men, [21] [22] [23] for junior men's teams, [21] [24] [25] senior women, [26] [27] [28] for senior women's teams, [26] [29] [30] for women's short race, [31] [32] [33] for women's short race teams, [31] [34] [35] for junior women, [36] [37] [38] for junior women's teams, [36] [39] [40] medallists, [41] and the results of British athletes who took part [42] were published.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | ||||||
Senior men (11.998 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
34:52 |
John Yuda Tanzania |
34:58 |
Wilberforce Talel Kenya |
35:20 |
Men's short (4.208 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
12:11 |
Luke Kipkosgei Kenya |
12:18 |
Haylu Mekonnen Ethiopia |
12:20 |
Junior men (7.974 km) |
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia |
23:18 |
Abel Cheruiyot Kenya |
23:19 |
Boniface Kiprop Uganda |
23:28 |
Senior women (7.974 km) |
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom |
26:55 |
Deena Drossin United States |
27:04 |
Colleen de Reuck United States |
27:17 |
Women's short (4.208 km) |
Edith Masai Kenya |
13:30 |
Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia |
13:36 |
Isabella Ochichi Kenya |
13:39 |
Junior women (5.962 km) |
Viola Kibiwott Kenya |
20:13 |
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
20:14 |
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya |
20:22 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 43 | Morocco | 58 |
Men's short | Kenya | 20 | Ethiopia | 32 | Spain | 57 |
Junior men | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 24 | Uganda | 37 |
Senior women | Ethiopia | 28 | United States | 38 | Kenya | 41 |
Women's short | Ethiopia | 32 | Kenya | 34 | Ireland | 85 |
Junior women | Kenya | 13 | Ethiopia | 24 | Japan | 63 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 34:52 | |
John Yuda | Tanzania | 34:58 | |
Wilberforce Talel | Kenya | 35:20 | |
4 | Richard Limo | Kenya | 35:26 |
5 | Charles Kamathi | Kenya | 35:29 |
6 | Albert Chepkurui | Kenya | 35:32 |
7 | Abderrahim Goumri | Morocco | 35:43 |
8 | Yonas Kifle | Eritrea | 35:47 |
9 | Enock Mitei | Kenya | 35:49 |
10 | Jaouad Gharib | Morocco | 35:57 |
11 | Abdi Abdirahman | United States | 36:03 |
12 | Assefa Mezegebu | Ethiopia | 36:06 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
18 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
43 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
|
58 | |||||||||||||
4 | France | 71 | ||||||||||||
5 | United States | 107 | ||||||||||||
6 | Spain | 121 | ||||||||||||
7 | Eritrea | 141 | ||||||||||||
8 | Tanzania | 146 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 12:11 | |
Luke Kipkosgei | Kenya | 12:18 | |
Haylu Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 12:20 | |
4 | Sammy Kipketer | Kenya | 12:26 |
5 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 12:27 |
6 | Julius Nyamu | Kenya | 12:30 |
7 | Antonio Jiménez | Spain | 12:30 |
8 | Joseph Kosgei | Kenya | 12:32 |
9 | Khalid El Amri | Morocco | 12:33 |
10 | Driss Maazouzi | France | 12:34 |
11 | Jorge Torres | United States | 12:35 |
12 | Saïd El Wardi | Morocco | 12:35 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
20 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
32 | |||||||||||||
Spain
|
57 | |||||||||||||
4 | Morocco | 78 | ||||||||||||
5 | United States | 113 | ||||||||||||
6 | France | 117 | ||||||||||||
7 | United Kingdom | 120 | ||||||||||||
8 | Australia | 120 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 23:18 | |
Abel Cheruiyot | Kenya | 23:19 | |
Boniface Kiprop | Uganda | 23:28 | |
4 | Thomas Kiplitan | Kenya | 23:33 |
5 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 23:39 |
6 | Sileshi Sihine | Ethiopia | 23:42 |
7 | Nicholas Kemboi | Kenya | 23:48 |
8 | Girma Assefa | Ethiopia | 23:49 |
9 | Abebe Dinkessa | Ethiopia | 23:50 |
10 | Moses Mosop | Kenya | 23:58 |
11 | Martin Toroitich | Uganda | 24:05 |
12 | Mike Kipyego | Kenya | 24:10 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
18 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
24 | |||||||||||||
Uganda
|
37 | |||||||||||||
4 | Japan | 77 | ||||||||||||
5 | Morocco | 89 | ||||||||||||
6 | Zambia | 94 | ||||||||||||
7 | United States | 113 | ||||||||||||
8 | Algeria | 131 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 26:55 | |
Deena Drossin | United States | 27:04 | |
Colleen de Reuck | United States | 27:17 | |
4 | Miwako Yamanaka | Japan | 27:19 |
5 | Eyerusalem Kuma | Ethiopia | 27:19 |
6 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 27:21 |
7 | Leila Aman | Ethiopia | 27:25 |
8 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 27:28 |
9 | Pamela Chepchumba | Kenya | 27:30 |
10 | Teyiba Erkesso | Ethiopia | 27:32 |
11 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 27:35 |
12 | Jen Rhines | United States | 27:43 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
|
28 | |||||||||||||
United States
|
38 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
|
41 | |||||||||||||
4 | Japan | 67 | ||||||||||||
5 | United Kingdom | 69 | ||||||||||||
6 | Portugal | 84 | ||||||||||||
7 | Spain | 104 | ||||||||||||
8 | France | 121 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Edith Masai | Kenya | 13:30 | |
Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 13:36 | |
Isabella Ochichi | Kenya | 13:39 | |
4 | Benita Johnson | Australia | 13:42 |
5 | Suzy Favor Hamilton | United States | 13:47 |
6 | Abebech Nigussie | Ethiopia | 13:53 |
7 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 13:55 |
8 | Amane Godana | Ethiopia | 14:00 |
9 | Rosanna Martin | Italy | 14:01 |
10 | Anne Keenan-Buckley | Ireland | 14:03 |
11 | Carrie Tollefson | United States | 14:05 |
12 | Bouchra Chaâbi | Morocco | 14:06 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
|
32 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
|
34 | |||||||||||||
Ireland
|
85 | |||||||||||||
4 | Russia | 86 | ||||||||||||
5 | Australia | 86 | ||||||||||||
6 | United States | 90 | ||||||||||||
7 | Portugal | 108 | ||||||||||||
8 | Morocco | 133 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Viola Kibiwott | Kenya | 20:13 | |
Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 20:14 | |
Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 20:22 | |
4 | Fridah Domongole | Kenya | 20:23 |
5 | Peninah Chepchumba | Kenya | 20:24 |
6 | Bezunesh Bekele | Ethiopia | 20:34 |
7 | Mestawat Tufa | Ethiopia | 20:40 |
8 | Snezana Kostic | Yugoslavia | 20:43 |
9 | Melissa Rollison | Australia | 20:50 |
10 | Sharon Cherop | Kenya | 20:53 |
11 | Yenealem Ayano | Ethiopia | 20:59 |
12 | Valentine Koech | Kenya | 21:03 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
13 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
24 | |||||||||||||
Japan
|
63 | |||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 77 | ||||||||||||
5 | United States | 87 | ||||||||||||
6 | Russia | 106 | ||||||||||||
7 | France | 128 | ||||||||||||
8 | United Kingdom | 130 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
* Host nation ( Ireland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
2 | Ethiopia | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
According to an unofficial count, 664 athletes from 59 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [42] The announced athletes from Angola, Nigeria, Palestine, and Sierra Leone did not show. [12] [13] [17] [18]
2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
---|---|
Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 30th |
Date | March 23/24 |
Host city | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
Venue | Leopardstown Racecourse |
Events | 6 |
Distances | 11.998 km – Senior men 4.208 km – Men's short 7.974 km – Junior men 7.974 km – Senior women 4.208 km – Women's short 5.962 km – Junior women |
Participation | 664 athletes from 59 nations |
The 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 23/24, 2002. The races were held at the Leopardstown Racecourse, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near Dublin, Ireland. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, [1] [2] in the Herald, [3] [4] and for the IAAF. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
New scores for team results were introduced.
Complete results for senior men, [11] [12] [13] for senior men's teams, [11] [14] [15] for men's short race, [16] [17] [18] for men's short race teams, [16] [19] [20] for junior men, [21] [22] [23] for junior men's teams, [21] [24] [25] senior women, [26] [27] [28] for senior women's teams, [26] [29] [30] for women's short race, [31] [32] [33] for women's short race teams, [31] [34] [35] for junior women, [36] [37] [38] for junior women's teams, [36] [39] [40] medallists, [41] and the results of British athletes who took part [42] were published.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | ||||||
Senior men (11.998 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
34:52 |
John Yuda Tanzania |
34:58 |
Wilberforce Talel Kenya |
35:20 |
Men's short (4.208 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
12:11 |
Luke Kipkosgei Kenya |
12:18 |
Haylu Mekonnen Ethiopia |
12:20 |
Junior men (7.974 km) |
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia |
23:18 |
Abel Cheruiyot Kenya |
23:19 |
Boniface Kiprop Uganda |
23:28 |
Senior women (7.974 km) |
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom |
26:55 |
Deena Drossin United States |
27:04 |
Colleen de Reuck United States |
27:17 |
Women's short (4.208 km) |
Edith Masai Kenya |
13:30 |
Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia |
13:36 |
Isabella Ochichi Kenya |
13:39 |
Junior women (5.962 km) |
Viola Kibiwott Kenya |
20:13 |
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
20:14 |
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya |
20:22 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 43 | Morocco | 58 |
Men's short | Kenya | 20 | Ethiopia | 32 | Spain | 57 |
Junior men | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 24 | Uganda | 37 |
Senior women | Ethiopia | 28 | United States | 38 | Kenya | 41 |
Women's short | Ethiopia | 32 | Kenya | 34 | Ireland | 85 |
Junior women | Kenya | 13 | Ethiopia | 24 | Japan | 63 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 34:52 | |
John Yuda | Tanzania | 34:58 | |
Wilberforce Talel | Kenya | 35:20 | |
4 | Richard Limo | Kenya | 35:26 |
5 | Charles Kamathi | Kenya | 35:29 |
6 | Albert Chepkurui | Kenya | 35:32 |
7 | Abderrahim Goumri | Morocco | 35:43 |
8 | Yonas Kifle | Eritrea | 35:47 |
9 | Enock Mitei | Kenya | 35:49 |
10 | Jaouad Gharib | Morocco | 35:57 |
11 | Abdi Abdirahman | United States | 36:03 |
12 | Assefa Mezegebu | Ethiopia | 36:06 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
18 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
43 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
|
58 | |||||||||||||
4 | France | 71 | ||||||||||||
5 | United States | 107 | ||||||||||||
6 | Spain | 121 | ||||||||||||
7 | Eritrea | 141 | ||||||||||||
8 | Tanzania | 146 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 12:11 | |
Luke Kipkosgei | Kenya | 12:18 | |
Haylu Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 12:20 | |
4 | Sammy Kipketer | Kenya | 12:26 |
5 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 12:27 |
6 | Julius Nyamu | Kenya | 12:30 |
7 | Antonio Jiménez | Spain | 12:30 |
8 | Joseph Kosgei | Kenya | 12:32 |
9 | Khalid El Amri | Morocco | 12:33 |
10 | Driss Maazouzi | France | 12:34 |
11 | Jorge Torres | United States | 12:35 |
12 | Saïd El Wardi | Morocco | 12:35 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
20 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
32 | |||||||||||||
Spain
|
57 | |||||||||||||
4 | Morocco | 78 | ||||||||||||
5 | United States | 113 | ||||||||||||
6 | France | 117 | ||||||||||||
7 | United Kingdom | 120 | ||||||||||||
8 | Australia | 120 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 23:18 | |
Abel Cheruiyot | Kenya | 23:19 | |
Boniface Kiprop | Uganda | 23:28 | |
4 | Thomas Kiplitan | Kenya | 23:33 |
5 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 23:39 |
6 | Sileshi Sihine | Ethiopia | 23:42 |
7 | Nicholas Kemboi | Kenya | 23:48 |
8 | Girma Assefa | Ethiopia | 23:49 |
9 | Abebe Dinkessa | Ethiopia | 23:50 |
10 | Moses Mosop | Kenya | 23:58 |
11 | Martin Toroitich | Uganda | 24:05 |
12 | Mike Kipyego | Kenya | 24:10 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
18 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
24 | |||||||||||||
Uganda
|
37 | |||||||||||||
4 | Japan | 77 | ||||||||||||
5 | Morocco | 89 | ||||||||||||
6 | Zambia | 94 | ||||||||||||
7 | United States | 113 | ||||||||||||
8 | Algeria | 131 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 26:55 | |
Deena Drossin | United States | 27:04 | |
Colleen de Reuck | United States | 27:17 | |
4 | Miwako Yamanaka | Japan | 27:19 |
5 | Eyerusalem Kuma | Ethiopia | 27:19 |
6 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 27:21 |
7 | Leila Aman | Ethiopia | 27:25 |
8 | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 27:28 |
9 | Pamela Chepchumba | Kenya | 27:30 |
10 | Teyiba Erkesso | Ethiopia | 27:32 |
11 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 27:35 |
12 | Jen Rhines | United States | 27:43 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
|
28 | |||||||||||||
United States
|
38 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
|
41 | |||||||||||||
4 | Japan | 67 | ||||||||||||
5 | United Kingdom | 69 | ||||||||||||
6 | Portugal | 84 | ||||||||||||
7 | Spain | 104 | ||||||||||||
8 | France | 121 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Edith Masai | Kenya | 13:30 | |
Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 13:36 | |
Isabella Ochichi | Kenya | 13:39 | |
4 | Benita Johnson | Australia | 13:42 |
5 | Suzy Favor Hamilton | United States | 13:47 |
6 | Abebech Nigussie | Ethiopia | 13:53 |
7 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 13:55 |
8 | Amane Godana | Ethiopia | 14:00 |
9 | Rosanna Martin | Italy | 14:01 |
10 | Anne Keenan-Buckley | Ireland | 14:03 |
11 | Carrie Tollefson | United States | 14:05 |
12 | Bouchra Chaâbi | Morocco | 14:06 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia
|
32 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
|
34 | |||||||||||||
Ireland
|
85 | |||||||||||||
4 | Russia | 86 | ||||||||||||
5 | Australia | 86 | ||||||||||||
6 | United States | 90 | ||||||||||||
7 | Portugal | 108 | ||||||||||||
8 | Morocco | 133 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Viola Kibiwott | Kenya | 20:13 | |
Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 20:14 | |
Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 20:22 | |
4 | Fridah Domongole | Kenya | 20:23 |
5 | Peninah Chepchumba | Kenya | 20:24 |
6 | Bezunesh Bekele | Ethiopia | 20:34 |
7 | Mestawat Tufa | Ethiopia | 20:40 |
8 | Snezana Kostic | Yugoslavia | 20:43 |
9 | Melissa Rollison | Australia | 20:50 |
10 | Sharon Cherop | Kenya | 20:53 |
11 | Yenealem Ayano | Ethiopia | 20:59 |
12 | Valentine Koech | Kenya | 21:03 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya
|
13 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
|
24 | |||||||||||||
Japan
|
63 | |||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 77 | ||||||||||||
5 | United States | 87 | ||||||||||||
6 | Russia | 106 | ||||||||||||
7 | France | 128 | ||||||||||||
8 | United Kingdom | 130 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
* Host nation ( Ireland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
2 | Ethiopia | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
According to an unofficial count, 664 athletes from 59 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [42] The announced athletes from Angola, Nigeria, Palestine, and Sierra Leone did not show. [12] [13] [17] [18]