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1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	23rd
Date	25 March
Host city	Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom
Venue	Maiden Castle sports centre, University of Durham
Events	4
Distances	12.02 km – Senior men ; 8.47 km – Junior men ; 6.47 km – Senior women; 4.47 km – Junior women
Participation	619 athletes from ; 58 nations
	← 1994 Budapest 1996 Stellenbosch →

The 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Durham, United Kingdom, at the University of Durham on 25 March 1995. A report on the event was given in The New York Times^[1] and in the Herald.^[2]

Complete results for senior men,^[3] junior men,^[4] senior women,^[5] junior women,^[6] medallists, ^[7] and the results of British athletes^[8] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (12.02 km)	Paul Tergat Kenya	34:05	Ismael Kirui Kenya	34:13	Salah Hissou Morocco	34:14
Junior men (8.47 km)	Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia	24:12	Dejene Lidetu Ethiopia	24:14	David Chelule Kenya	24:16
Senior women (6.47 km)	Derartu Tulu Ethiopia	20:21	Catherina McKiernan Ireland	20:29	Sally Barsosio Kenya	20:39
Junior women (4.47 km)	Annemari Sandell Finland	14:04	Jebiwot Keitany Kenya	14:09	Nancy Kipron Kenya	14:17
Team
Senior men	Kenya	62	Morocco	111	Spain	120
Junior men	Kenya	23	Ethiopia	25	Morocco	72
Senior women	Kenya	26	Ethiopia	38	Romania	84
Junior women	Kenya	18	Ethiopia	31	Japan	56

Race results

Senior men's race (12.02 km)

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Paul Tergat	Kenya	34:05
	Ismael Kirui	Kenya	34:13
	Salah Hissou	Morocco	34:14
4	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	34:26
5	Brahim Lahlafi	Morocco	34:34
6	Paulo Guerra	Portugal	34:38
7	James Songok	Kenya	34:41
8	Simon Chemoiywo	Kenya	34:46
9	Todd Williams	United States	34:47
10	Martín Fiz	Spain	34:50
11	Elarbi Khattabi	Morocco	34:55
12	Abdelaziz Sahere	Morocco	35:00
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Paul Tergat	1
Ismael Kirui	2
James Songok	7
Simon Chemoiywo	8
Julius Ondieki	15
William Kiptum	29
( Simeon Rono)	(30)
( Gideon Chirchir)	(67)
( Dominic Kirui)	(142)

62

Morocco

Salah Hissou	3
Brahim Lahlafi	5
Elarbi Khattabi	11
Abdelaziz Sahere	12
Hammou Boutayeb	39
Mustapha Bamouh	41
( Abderrahim Zitouna)	(76)
( Larbi Zéroual)	(DNF)

111

Spain

Martín Fiz	10
José Manuel García	13
José Carlos Adán	18
Antonio Serrano	19
Alejandro Gómez	28
Antonio Pérez	32
( Julio Rey)	(36)
( Bartolomé Serrano)	(48)
( Abel Antón)	(78)

120

4

Portugal

139

5

Ethiopia

169

6

United States

310

7

Italy

325

8

South Africa

326

Full results

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

Junior men's race (8.47 km)

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Assefa Mezegebu	Ethiopia	24:12
	Dejene Lidetu	Ethiopia	24:14
	David Chelule	Kenya	24:16
4	Andrew Panga	Tanzania	24:19
5	Philip Mosima	Kenya	24:23
6	Abreham Tsige	Ethiopia	24:40
7	Hezron Otwori	Kenya	24:43
8	Mark Bett	Kenya	24:48
9	Sammy Kipruto	Kenya	24:58
10	Christopher Kelong	Kenya	25:02
11	John Morapedi	South Africa	25:04
12	Marko Hwahu	Tanzania	25:04
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

David Chelule	3
Philip Mosima	5
Hezron Otwori	7
Mark Bett	8
( Sammy Kipruto)	(9)
( Christopher Kelong)	(10)

23

Ethiopia

Assefa Mezegebu	1
Dejene Lidetu	2
Abreham Tsige	6
Lemma Bonsa	16
( Mizan Mehari)	(23)
( Mohamed Awol)	(30)

25

Morocco

Mohamed El Hattab	15
Mohamed Amyn	17
Abderrahman Chmaiti	19
Abdelilah El Marrafe	21
( Abderrahim Goumri)	(25)
( Ahmed Ezzobayry)	(38)

72

4

Japan

84

5

Algeria

150

6

South Africa

156

7

Spain

164

8

France

182

Full results

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

Senior women's race (6.47 km)

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Derartu Tulu	Ethiopia	20:21
	Catherina McKiernan	Ireland	20:29
	Sally Barsosio	Kenya	20:39
4	Margaret Ngotho	Kenya	20:40
5	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	20:49
6	Joan Nesbit	United States	20:50
7	Merima Denboba	Ethiopia	20:53
8	Rose Cheruiyot	Kenya	20:54
9	Albertina Dias	Portugal	20:56
10	Gabriela Szabo	Romania	20:57
11	Catherine Kirui	Kenya	20:58
12	Zahra Ouaziz	Morocco	21:06
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Sally Barsosio	3
Margaret Ngotho	4
Rose Cheruiyot	8
Catherine Kirui	11
( Hellen Kimaiyo)	(17)
( Hellen Chepngeno)	(27)

26

Ethiopia

Derartu Tulu	1
Gete Wami	5
Merima Denboba	7
Askale Bereda	25
( Genet Gebregiorgis)	(26)
( Getenesh Urge)	(77)

38

Romania

Gabriela Szabo	10
Tudorita Chidu	22
Elena Fidatof	23
Iulia Negura	29
( Cristina Misaros)	(30)
( Daniela Bran)	(85)

84

4

Japan

102

5

United States

111

6

Russia

116

7

Spain

133

8

France

151

Full results

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

Junior women's race (4.47 km)

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Annemari Sandell	Finland	14:04
	Jebiwot Keitany	Kenya	14:09
	Nancy Kipron	Kenya	14:17
4	Jepkorir Ayabei	Kenya	14:21
5	Birhan Dagne	Ethiopia	14:25
6	Anita Weyermann	Switzerland	14:25
7	Alemitu Bekele	Ethiopia	14:26
8	Yimenashu Taye	Ethiopia	14:27
9	Elizabeth Cheptanui	Kenya	14:28
10	Pamela Chepchumba	Kenya	14:31
11	Ayelech Worku	Ethiopia	14:33
12	Chiemi Takahashi	Japan	14:39
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Jebiwot Keitany	2
Nancy Kipron	3
Jepkorir Ayabei	4
Elizabeth Cheptanui	9
( Pamela Chepchumba)	(10)
( Helen Kimutai)	(14)

18

Ethiopia

Birhan Dagne	5
Alemitu Bekele	7
Yimenashu Taye	8
Ayelech Worku	11
( Getenesh Tamirat)	(18)

31

Japan

Chiemi Takahashi	12
Miwa Sugawara	13
Yoshiko Ichikawa	15
Masako Chiba	16
( Ari Ichihashi)	(21)
( Taeko Igarashi)	(23)

56

4

United States

113

5

Romania

120

6

United Kingdom

133

7

Spain

183

8

Belgium

208

Full results

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

Medal table (unofficial)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	5	2	3	10
2	Ethiopia	2	4	0	6
3	Finland	1	0	0	1
4	Morocco	0	1	2	3
5	Ireland	0	1	0	1
6	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Romania	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		8	8	8	24

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

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 619 athletes from 58 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.^[8]

Algeria (6)
Australia (13)
Belarus (6)
Belgium (15)
Botswana (7)
Brazil (20)
Canada (22)
China (7)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Colombia (18)
Croatia (8)
Czech Republic (5)
Denmark (7)
Egypt (2)
Ethiopia (27)
Finland (5)
France (27)
Germany (6)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (6)
Iceland (1)
Ireland (13)
Israel (3)
Italy (27)
Jamaica (6)
Japan (20)
Kazakhstan (8)
Kenya (27)
Kyrgyzstan (4)
Lithuania (2)
Malta (8)
Mauritius (9)
Moldova (2)
Morocco (15)
Namibia (3)
Netherlands (12)
New Zealand (5)
Paraguay (1)
Portugal (18)
Puerto Rico (6)
Romania (14)
Russia (13)
Seychelles (7)
Sierra Leone (1)
Slovakia (1)
South Africa (27)
Spain (27)
Switzerland (10)
Tanzania (10)
Turkmenistan (4)
Ukraine (18)
United Kingdom (27)
United States (27)
Uzbekistan (7)
Yemen (11)
Yugoslavia (3)
Zaire (1)
Zimbabwe (9)

References

^ Thomsen, Ian (March 27, 1995), "A Finnish Success Story, Produced in Kenya", The New York Times, retrieved October 25, 2013
^ Gillon, Doug (March 27, 1995), Harmony is the name of the game, Herald, retrieved October 25, 2013
^ Magnusson, Tomas (April 14, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.5km CC Men - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.5km CC Women - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
^ 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

[times_01-1] Thomsen, Ian (March 27, 1995), "A Finnish Success Story, Produced in Kenya", The New York Times, retrieved October 25, 2013

[herald_01-2] Gillon, Doug (March 27, 1995), Harmony is the name of the game, Herald, retrieved October 25, 2013

[archive_01-3] Magnusson, Tomas (April 14, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)

[archive_02-4] Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.5km CC Men - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)

[archive_03-5] Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.5km CC Women - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)

[archive_04-6] Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)

[gbr_01-7] IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013

[iaaf_01-8] 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

Race results

Senior men's race (12.02 km)

Junior men's race (8.47 km)

Senior women's race (6.47 km)

Junior women's race (4.47 km)

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation

See also

References

External links