1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Warszawa, Poland, at the Służewiec Racecourse on March 22, 1987. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald[1] and in the Evening Times.[2]

1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition15th
DateMarch 22
Host cityWarszawa, Poland
VenueSłużewiec Racecourse
Events3
Distances11.95 km – Senior men
7.05 km – Junior men
5.05 km – Senior women
Participation576 athletes from
47 nations

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

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(11.95 km)		 John Ngugi
 Kenya		36:07 Paul Kipkoech
 Kenya		36:07 Paul Arpin
 France		36:51
Junior men
(7.05 km)		 Wilfred Kirochi
 Kenya		22:18 Demeke Bekele
 Ethiopia		22:18 Debebe Demisse
 Ethiopia		22:20
Senior women
(5.05 km)		 Annette Sergent
 France		16:46 Liz Lynch
 Scotland		16:48 Ingrid Kristiansen
 Norway		16:51
Team
Senior men  Kenya53  England146  Ethiopia161
Junior men  Ethiopia19  Kenya20  Japan73
Senior women  United States46  France50  Soviet Union55

Race results

Senior men's race (11.95 km)
For full event details see 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
John Ngugi Kenya36:07
Paul Kipkoech Kenya36:07
Paul Arpin France36:51
4Abebe Mekonnen Ethiopia36:53
5Some Muge Kenya36:54
6Andrew Masai Kenya37:01
7Pat Porter United States37:04
8Paul McCloy Canada37:08
9Bruno Le Stum France37:09
10Dave Clarke England37:10
11Steve Moneghetti Australia37:11
12Ed Eyestone United States37:11
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
John Ngugi1
Paul Kipkoech2
Some Muge5
Andrew Masai6
Moses Tanui18
Sisa Kirati21
(Boniface Merande)(48)
(Samuel Nyangincha)(67)
(Vincent Kibiwott)(123)
 53
 England
Dave Clarke10
Carl Thackery20
Kevin Forster22
Steve Binns23
Craig Mochrie33
Jonathan Richards38
(Tim Hutchings)(43)
(Paul Roden)(46)
(Martin McLoughlin)(59)
 146
 Ethiopia
Abebe Mekonnen4
Haji Bulbula17
Wodajo Bulti27
Wolde Silasse Melkessa29
Melese Feissa39
Bekele Debele45
(Habte Negash)(53)
(Chala Urgessa)(70)
(Negatu Seyoum)(96)
 161
4 Italy223
5 France245
6 Portugal309
7 Spain340
8 Belgium378
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.05 km)
For full event details see 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Wilfred Kirochi Kenya22:18
Demeke Bekele Ethiopia22:18
Debebe Demisse Ethiopia22:20
4William Koskei Chemitei Kenya22:27
5Mathew Rono Kenya22:28
6Aligaz Alemayehu Ethiopia22:28
7Simon Mugglestone England22:33
8Bedile Kibret Ethiopia22:37
9Ararse Fuffa Ethiopia22:39
10Thomas Osano Kenya22:55
11Abel Gisemba Kenya23:01
12Haydar Dogan Turkey23:07
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Demeke Bekele2
Debebe Demisse3
Aligaz Alemayehu6
Bedile Kibret8
(Ararse Fuffa)(9)
(Tesfayi Dadi)(63)
 19
 Kenya
Wilfred Kirochi1
William Koskei Chemitei4
Mathew Rono5
Thomas Osano10
(Abel Gisemba)(11)
(Joseph Otwori)(13)
 20
 Japan
Kenji Ayabe14
Yoshinori Yokota18
Masaki Yamamoto20
Hideyuki Matsumoto21
(Riyouki Murakami)(85)
(Yohinori Sato)(92)
 73
4 United States120
5 Canada124
6 Spain125
7 Italy171
8 Soviet Union171
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (5.05 km)
For full event details see 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Annette Sergent France16:46
Liz Lynch Scotland16:48
Ingrid Kristiansen Norway16:51
4Lynn Jennings United States16:55
5Lesley Lehane United States16:57
6Mariana Stanescu Romania17:04
7Cornelia Bürki  Switzerland17:08
8Krishna Wood Australia17:11
9Paula Ivan Romania17:12
10Natalya Sorokivskaya Soviet Union17:13
11Margaret Wairimu Kenya17:14
12Martine Fays France17:19
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 United States
Lynn Jennings4
Lesley Lehane5
Mary Knisely14
Janet Smith23
(Suzanne Girard)(44)
(Sabrina Dornhoefer)(53)
 46
 France
Annette Sergent1
Martine Fays12
Anne Viallix18
Maria Lelut19
(Patricia Demilly)(25)
(Christine Loiseau)(128)
 50
 Soviet Union
Natalya Sorokivskaya10
Olga Bondarenko13
Yelena Romanova15
Marina Rodchenkova17
(Svetlana Ulmasova)(34)
(Natalya Lagunkova)(62)
 55
4 Romania94
5 Kenya117
6 Norway143
7 England152
8 Portugal159
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya (KEN)3205
2 Ethiopia (ETH)1124
3 France (FRA)1113
4 United States (USA)1001
5 England (ENG)0101
 Scotland (SCO)0101
7 Japan (JPN)0011
 Norway (NOR)0011
 Soviet Union (URS)0011
Totals (9 nations)66618
  • 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 576 athletes from 47 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also

References
  1. Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1987), Lynch's supreme effort just fails in Polish mud - Liz Lynch gave everything she had, and then found a little more, but it was not quite enough to capture the world cross-country title on the freezing muddy wastes of Sluzewiac racecourse this afternoon..., Glasgow Herald, p. 10, retrieved October 22, 2013
  2. Sad Lynch comes out second best - Not even the consolidation of the silver medal could bring a smile to the face of Scotland's Liz Lynch after the World Cross Cross Country Championships in Warsaw.., Evening Times, March 23, 1987, p. 17, retrieved October 22, 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Warszawa Sluzewiec Date: Sunday, March 22, 1987, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.1km CC Men - Warszawa Sluzewiec Date: Sunday, March 22, 1987, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.1km CC Women - Warszawa Sluzewiec Date: Sunday, March 22, 1987, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. 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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