2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 31st |
Date | March 29/30 |
Host city | Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland |
Venue | L'Institut Équestre National d'Avenches |
Events | 6 |
Distances | 12.355 km – Senior men 4.03 km – Men's short 7.92 km – Junior men 7.92 km – Senior women 4.03 km – Women's short 6.215 – Junior women |
Participation | 605 athletes from 65 nations |
The 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 29/30, 2003. The races were held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne, Switzerland. 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.
There were several doping positives at the championships. [42]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual | ||||||
Senior men (12.355 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
35:56 |
Patrick Ivuti Kenya |
36:09 |
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia |
36:17 |
Men's short (4.03 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
11:01 |
John Kibowen Kenya |
11:04 |
Benjamin Limo Kenya |
11:06 |
Junior men (7.92 km) |
Eliud Kipchoge Kenya |
22:47 |
Boniface Kiprop Uganda |
22:49 |
Solomon Bushendich Kenya |
22:51 |
Senior women (7.92 km) |
Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia |
25:53 |
Deena Drossin United States |
26:02 |
Merima Denboba Ethiopia |
26:28 |
Women's short (4.03 km) |
Edith Masai Kenya |
12:43 |
Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia |
12:44 |
Jane Wanjiku Kenya |
12:46 |
Junior women (6.215) |
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
20:21 |
Peninah Chepchumba Kenya |
20:22 |
Gelete Burka Ethiopia |
20:28 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | Kenya | 17 | Ethiopia | 23 | Morocco | 51 |
Men's short | Kenya | 14 | Ethiopia | 31 | Morocco | 44 |
Junior men | Kenya | 15 | Ethiopia | 28 | Uganda | 48 |
Senior women | Ethiopia | 17 | Kenya | 30 | United States | 36 |
Women's short | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 24 | Russia | 76 |
Junior women | Ethiopia | 14 | Kenya | 22 | Morocco | 78 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 35:56 | |
Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 36:09 | |
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 36:17 | |
4 | Richard Limo | Kenya | 36:39 |
5 | Paul Koech | Kenya | 36:42 |
6 | John Cheruiyot Korir | Kenya | 36:50 |
7 | Sileshi Sihine | Ethiopia | 37:03 |
8 | Hicham Chatt | Morocco | 37:07 |
9 | Zersenay Tadesse | Eritrea | 37:10 |
10 | Khalid El Amri | Morocco | 37:12 |
11 | Meb Keflezighi | United States | 37:16 |
12 | Abraham Cherono | Kenya | 37:17 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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Kenya
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17 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
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23 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
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51 | |||||||||||||
4 | Spain | 68 | ||||||||||||
5 | Portugal | 85 | ||||||||||||
6 | Tanzania | 101 | ||||||||||||
7 | United States | 112 | ||||||||||||
8 | Eritrea | 134 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 11:01 | |
John Kibowen | Kenya | 11:04 | |
Benjamin Limo | Kenya | 11:06 | |
4 | Mike Kipyego | Kenya | 11:18 |
5 | Thomas Kiplitany | Kenya | 11:20 |
6 | Khalid El Amri | Morocco | 11:22 |
7 | Meba Tadesse | Ethiopia | 11:24 |
8 | David Kilel | Kenya | 11:25 |
9 | Smail Sghir | France | 11:27 |
10 | Abderrahim Goumri | Morocco | 11:28 |
11 | Yousef El Nasri | Spain | 11:28 |
12 | Tessema Absher | Ethiopia | 11:29 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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Kenya
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14 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
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31 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
|
44 | |||||||||||||
4 | France | 78 | ||||||||||||
5 | Algeria | 93 | ||||||||||||
6 | Spain | 110 | ||||||||||||
7 | Switzerland | 138 | ||||||||||||
8 | United Kingdom | 148 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 22:47 | |
Boniface Kiprop | Uganda | 22:49 | |
Solomon Bushendich | Kenya | 22:51 | |
4 | Augustine Choge | Kenya | 22:55 |
5 | Girma Assefa | Ethiopia | 22:58 |
6 | Getachew Dinku | Ethiopia | 23:10 |
7 | Moses Mosop | Kenya | 23:17 |
8 | Tessema Absher | Ethiopia | 23:22 |
9 | Solomon Molla | Ethiopia | 23:27 |
10 | Barnabas Kosgei | Kenya | 23:45 |
11 | Dehe Woyesha | Ethiopia | 24:03 |
12 | Kipkorir Chepkwony | Kenya | 24:06 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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Kenya
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15 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
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28 | |||||||||||||
Uganda
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48 | |||||||||||||
4 | Morocco | 63 | ||||||||||||
5 | Eritrea | 72 | ||||||||||||
6 | Algeria | 103 | ||||||||||||
7 | Russia | 108 | ||||||||||||
8 | United States | 121 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 25:53 | |
Deena Drossin | United States | 26:02 | |
Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 26:28 | |
4 | Eyerusalem Kuma | Ethiopia | 26:30 |
5 | Magdaline Chemjor | Kenya | 26:33 |
6 | Elizabeth Rumokol | Kenya | 26:37 |
7 | Colleen de Reuck | United States | 26:49 |
8 | Caroline Kilel | Kenya | 26:55 |
9 | Tereza Yohanes | Ethiopia | 27:06 |
10 | Asha Gigi | Ethiopia | 27:12 |
11 | Anália Rosa | Portugal | 27:19 |
12 | Jepkorir Ayabei | Kenya | 27:27 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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Ethiopia
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17 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
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30 | |||||||||||||
United States
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36 | |||||||||||||
4 | Spain | 63 | ||||||||||||
5 | Portugal | 64 | ||||||||||||
6 | Canada | 90 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Edith Masai | Kenya | 12:43 | |
Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 12:44 | |
Jane Wanjiku | Kenya | 12:46 | |
4 | Isabella Ochichi | Kenya | 12:48 |
5 | Benita Johnson | Australia | 12:48 |
6 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 12:52 |
7 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 12:54 |
8 | Alla Zhilyayeva | Russia | 12:56 |
9 | Ejagayehu Dibaba | Ethiopia | 12:59 |
10 | Eyerusalem Kuma | Ethiopia | 12:59 |
11 | Prisca Ngetich | Kenya | 13:04 |
12 | Émilie Mondor | Canada | 13:07 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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Kenya
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18 | |||||||||||||
Ethiopia
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24 | |||||||||||||
Russia
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76 | |||||||||||||
4 | Morocco | 84 | ||||||||||||
5 | Australia | 94 | ||||||||||||
6 | Portugal | 100 | ||||||||||||
7 | United Kingdom | 109 | ||||||||||||
8 | Spain | 127 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 20:21 | |
Peninah Chepchumba | Kenya | 20:22 | |
Gelete Burka | Ethiopia | 20:28 | |
4 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 20:33 |
5 | Emily Chebet | Kenya | 20:39 |
6 | Sentayehu Ejigu | Ethiopia | 20:56 |
7 | Gladys Chemweno | Kenya | 21:09 |
8 | Anesie Kwizera | Burundi | 21:13 |
9 | Chemutai Rionotukei | Kenya | 21:33 |
10 | Valentine Koech | Kenya | 21:34 |
11 | Sharon Kipsang | Kenya | 21:40 |
12 | Aziza Aliyu | Ethiopia | 21:49 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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Ethiopia
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14 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
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22 | |||||||||||||
Morocco
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78 | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 82 | ||||||||||||
5 | United Kingdom | 82 | ||||||||||||
6 | China | 91 | ||||||||||||
7 | Tunisia | 94 | ||||||||||||
8 | France | 147 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Ethiopia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
Kenya | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
3 | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
6 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
According to an unofficial count, 605 athletes from 65 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [41] The announced athletes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from Guinea, Lebanon, and Sierra Leone did not show. [16] [17] [36] [37]