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1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition24th
DateMarch 23
Host city Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa South Africa
Venue Danie Craven Stadium
Events4
Distances12.15 km – Senior men
8.35 km – Junior men
6.3 km – Senior women
4.22 km – Junior women
Participation669 athletes from
65 nations

The 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald, [1] and a report in The New York Times. [2]

Complete results for senior men, [3] [4] [5] junior men, [6] [7] [8] senior women, [9] [10] [11] junior women, [12] [13] [14] medallists, [15] and the results of British athletes [16] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.15 km) 		Paul Tergat
  Kenya		 33:44 Salah Hissou
  Morocco		 33:56 Ismael Kirui
  Kenya		 33:57
Junior men
(8.35 km) 		David Chelule
  Kenya		 24:06 Assefa Mezegebu
  Ethiopia		 24:19 Samuel Chepkok
  Kenya		 24:24
Senior women
(6.3 km) 		Gete Wami
  Ethiopia		 20:12 Rose Cheruiyot
  Kenya		 20:18 Naomi Mugo
  Kenya		 20:21
Junior women
(4.22 km) 		Kutre Dulecha
  Ethiopia		 13:27 Annemari Sandell
  Finland		 13:32 Jepkorir Ayabei
  Kenya		 13:35
Team
Senior men   Kenya 33   Morocco 99   Ethiopia 107
Junior men   Kenya 13   Ethiopia 26   Morocco 94
Senior women   Kenya 24   Ethiopia 44   Romania 70
Junior women   Kenya 21   Ethiopia 26   Japan 70

Race results

Senior men's race (12.15 km)

Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Tergat   Kenya 33:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Salah Hissou   Morocco 33:56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ismael Kirui   Kenya 33:57
4 Paul Koech   Kenya 34:10
5 Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia 34:28
6 Joseph Kimani   Kenya 34:30
7 Khalid Skah   Morocco 34:34
8 Smail Sghir   Morocco 34:34
9 William Kiptum   Kenya 34:35
10 Josephat Machuka   Kenya 34:37
11 Abraham Assefa   Ethiopia 34:55
12 Jon Brown   United Kingdom 34:55
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)   Kenya
Paul Tergat 1
Ismael Kirui 3
Paul Koech 4
Joseph Kimani 6
William Kiptum 9
Josephat Machuka 10
( Stephen Arusei) (14)
( James Songok) (23)
( James Kariuki) (61)
33
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Morocco
Salah Hissou 2
Khalid Skah 7
Smail Sghir 8
Abderrahim Zitouna 13
Mustapha Bamouh 29
Khaled Boulami 40
( Mohamed Issangar) (52)
( Abdelaziz Sahere) (54)
( Brahim Boulami) (78)
99
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Ethiopia
Haile Gebrselassie 5
Abraham Assefa 11
Habte Jifar 17
Fita Bayissa 18
Ayele Mezegebu 21
Chala Kelele 35
( Girma Tolla) (39)
( Nigousse Urge) (71)
( Tesfaye Tafa) (DNF)
107
4   Spain 205
5   United Kingdom 252
6   Italy 352
7   South Africa 379
8   Portugal 397
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.35 km)

Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Chelule   Kenya 24:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Assefa Mezegebu   Ethiopia 24:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Samuel Chepkok   Kenya 24:24
4 Elijah Korir   Kenya 24:26
5 Charles Kwambai   Kenya 24:28
6 Mizan Mehari   Ethiopia 24:51
7 Kipchumba Mitei   Kenya 24:55
8 Million Wolde   Ethiopia 24:56
9 Patrick Ivuti   Kenya 25:00
10 Lemma Alemayehu   Ethiopia 25:34
11 Miloud Abaoub   Algeria 25:42
12 David Galindo   Mexico 25:43
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)   Kenya
David Chelule 1
Samuel Chepkok 3
Elijah Korir 4
Charles Kwambai 5
( Kipchumba Mitei) (7)
( Patrick Ivuti) (9)
13
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Ethiopia
Assefa Mezegebu 2
Mizan Mehari 6
Million Wolde 8
Lemma Alemayehu 10
( Sisay Bezabeh) (13)
( Geremew Haile) (28)
26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Morocco
Aziz Driouche 14
Abderrahman Chmaiti 19
Rachid Amroug 20
Rachid Boulahdid 41
( Ahmed Ezzobayry) (47)
( Abdelghani Lahlali) (DNF)
94
4   Algeria 100
5   South Africa 140
6   China 158
7   Japan 158
8   Spain 197
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.3 km)

Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gete Wami   Ethiopia 20:12
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rose Cheruiyot   Kenya 20:18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Naomi Mugo   Kenya 20:21
4 Derartu Tulu   Ethiopia 20:21
5 Colleen de Reuck   South Africa 20:21
6 Fernanda Ribeiro   Portugal 20:23
7 Julia Vaquero   Spain 20:28
8 Jane Ngotho   Kenya 20:31
9 Gabriela Szabo   Romania 20:37
10 Berhane Adere   Ethiopia 20:37
11 Sally Barsosio   Kenya 20:43
12 Iulia Negura   Romania 20:55
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)   Kenya
Rose Cheruiyot 2
Naomi Mugo 3
Jane Ngotho 8
Sally Barsosio 11
( Florence Barsosio) (15)
( Lornah Kiplagat) (80)
24
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Ethiopia
Gete Wami 1
Derartu Tulu 4
Berhane Adere 10
Getenesh Urge 29
( Asha Gigi) (43)
( Kore Alemu) (57)
44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Romania
Gabriela Szabo 9
Iulia Negura 12
Elena Fidatof 17
Mariana Chirila 32
( Viorica Ghican) (38)
( Lelia Deselnicu) (41)
70
4   Australia 92
5   Portugal 104
6   France 111
7   Spain 116
8   Japan 124
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.22 km)

Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kutre Dulecha   Ethiopia 13:27
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annemari Sandell   Finland 13:32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jepkorir Ayabei   Kenya 13:35
4 Nancy Kipron   Kenya 13:49
5 Edna Kiplagat   Kenya 13:50
6 Etaferahu Tarekegn   Ethiopia 13:53
7 Cristina Iloc   Romania 13:56
8 Shura Hotesa   Ethiopia 13:59
9 Elizabeth Cheptanui   Kenya 14:00
10 Caroline Tarus   Kenya 14:04
11 Ayelech Worku   Ethiopia 14:09
12 Sintayahu Fikre   Ethiopia 14:12
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)   Kenya
Jepkorir Ayabei 3
Nancy Kipron 4
Edna Kiplagat 5
Elizabeth Cheptanui 9
( Caroline Tarus) (10)
21
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Ethiopia
Kutre Dulecha 1
Etaferahu Tarekegn 6
Shura Hotesa 8
Ayelech Worku 11
( Sintayahu Fikre) (12)
( Zenebech Tadese) (14)
26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Japan
Emiko Kojima 15
Yuka Hata 16
Tomoko Hashimoto 17
Kaori Yoshimura 22
( Emi Kato) (63)
( Ayumi Iwashita) (64)
70
4   Romania 78
5   United States 123
6   Spain 146
7   South Africa 174
8   France 214
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Kenya61411
2  Ethiopia2417
3  Morocco0213
4  Finland0101
5  Japan0011
  Romania0011
Totals (6 entries)88824
  • 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 669 athletes from 65 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [16]

See also

References

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  15. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  16. ^ 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

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