1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerpen, Belgium, at the Linkeroever Racecourse on March 24, 1991. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.[1]

1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition19th
DateMarch 24
Host cityAntwerpen, Antwerpen Province, Belgium
VenueLinkeroever Racecourse
Events4
Distances11.764 km – Senior men
8.415 km – Junior men
6.425 km – Senior women
4.435 km – Junior women
Participation633 athletes from
51 nations

Complete results for senior men,[2] junior men,[3] senior women,[4] junior women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(11.764 km)		 Khalid Skah
 Morocco		33:53 Moses Tanui
 Kenya		33:54 Simon Karori
 Kenya		33:54
Junior men
(8.415 km)		 Andrew Sambu
 Tanzania		23:59 Mumo Muindi
 Kenya		24:04 Fita Bayissa
 Ethiopia		24:04
Senior women
(6.425 km)		 Lynn Jennings
 United States		20:24 Derartu Tulu
 Ethiopia		20:27 Liz McColgan
 United Kingdom		20:28
Junior women
(4.435 km)		 Lydia Cheromei
 Kenya		13:59 Jane Ekimat
 Kenya		14:20 Melody Fairchild
 United States		14:28
Team
Senior men  Kenya38  Ethiopia104  Spain198
Junior men  Kenya19  Ethiopia26  Tanzania54
Senior women  Kenya36  Ethiopia36  Soviet Union48
Junior women  Kenya18  Ethiopia40  Japan43

Race results

Senior men's race (11.764 km)
For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Khalid Skah Morocco33:53
Moses Tanui Kenya33:54
Simon Karori Kenya33:54
4Richard Chelimo Kenya33:57
5Ondoro Osoro† Kenya33:57
6Stephenson Nyamau Kenya34:01
7Chala Kelele Ethiopia34:06
8Ezequiel Bitok† Kenya34:19
9Addis Abebe Ethiopia34:24
10Hammou Boutayeb Morocco34:28
11Boniface Merande Kenya34:31
12William Mutwol Kenya34:32
Full results

†: Athlete marked in the results list[2] as nonscorer.

Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Moses Tanui2
Simon Karori3
Richard Chelimo4
Stephenson Nyamau6
Boniface Merande11
William Mutwol12
(William Koech)(24)
(Andrew Masai)(34)
(John Ngugi)(DNF)
 38
 Ethiopia
Chala Kelele7
Addis Abebe9
Melese Feissa13
Tekeye Gebrselassie22
Bedile Kibret23
Habte Negash30
(Nigousse Urge)(80)
(Feyissa Abebe)(91)
 104
 Spain
Alejandro Gómez14
Martín Fiz20
José Carlos Adán25
José Manuel García31
Antonio Serrano37
Abel Antón71
(Antonio Prieto)(98)
(Constantino Esparcia)(119)
(Juan Carlos Paul)(163)
 198
4 Portugal233
5 Morocco265
6 United Kingdom281
7 Italy336
8 Soviet Union409
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.415 km)
For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Andrew Sambu Tanzania23:59
Mumo Muindi Kenya24:04
Fita Bayissa Ethiopia24:04
4Joseph Kibor Kenya24:09
5Fekadu Degefu Ethiopia24:12
6Josephat Kiprono Kenya24:17
7Ismael Kirui Kenya24:19
8Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia24:23
9Mark Kipsang Too Kenya24:23
10Desta Asgedom Ethiopia24:29
11Abraham Assefa Ethiopia24:29
12Francis Metta Tanzania25:07
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Mumo Muindi2
Joseph Kibor4
Josephat Kiprono6
Ismael Kirui7
(Mark Kipsang Too)(9)
 19
 Ethiopia
Fita Bayissa3
Fekadu Degefu5
Haile Gebrselassie8
Desta Asgedom10
(Abraham Assefa)(11)
(Ayele Mezegebu)(13)
(Bedaso Turbe)(DNF)
 26
 Tanzania
Andrew Sambu1
Francis Metta12
Onesmo Ludago18
Juma Ninga23
 54
4 Morocco76
5 Japan102
6 Algeria109
7 United Kingdom165
8 Spain175
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.425 km)
For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Lynn Jennings United States20:24
Derartu Tulu Ethiopia20:27
Liz McColgan United Kingdom20:28
4Luchia Yeshak Ethiopia20:29
5Jane Ngotho Kenya20:30
6Albertina Dias Portugal20:40
7Susan Sirma Kenya20:46
8Yelena Romanova Soviet Union20:50
9Margaret Ngotho Kenya20:55
10Marcianne Mukamurenzi Rwanda20:57
11Natalya Sorokivskaya Soviet Union20:57
12Fatuma Roba Ethiopia21:01
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Jane Ngotho5
Susan Sirma7
Margaret Ngotho9
Pauline Konga15
(Hellen Chepngeno)(46)
 36
 Ethiopia
Derartu Tulu2
Luchia Yeshak4
Fatuma Roba12
Merima Denboba18
(Tigist Moreda)(20)
(Berhane Adere)(34)
 36
 Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova8
Natalya Sorokivskaya11
Nadezhda Galyamova13
Marina Rodchenkova16
(Olga Nazarkina)(23)
(Nadezhda Ilyina)(24)
 48
4 United States77
5 United Kingdom104
6 Portugal145
7 Romania148
8 France175
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.435 km)
For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Lydia Cheromei Kenya13:59
Jane Ekimat Kenya14:20
Melody Fairchild United States14:28
4Azumi Miyazaki Japan14:30
5Gete Wami Ethiopia14:33
6Catherine Kirui Kenya14:34
7Hayley Haining United Kingdom14:36
8Minori Hayakari Japan14:42
9Lina Chesire Kenya14:43
10Emebet Shiferaw Ethiopia14:45
11Egigayehu Worku Ethiopia14:46
12Akiko Kato Japan14:47
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Lydia Cheromei1
Jane Ekimat2
Catherine Kirui6
Lina Chesire9
(Ann Mwangi)(34)
 18
 Ethiopia
Gete Wami5
Emebet Shiferaw10
Egigayehu Worku11
Muluwork Kassa14
(Kore Alemu)(16)
(Genet Gebregiorgis)(28)
(Alemitu Bekele)(DNF)
 40
 Japan
Azumi Miyazaki4
Minori Hayakari8
Akiko Kato12
Natsue Koikawa19
(Shiho Okayama)(20)
(Hozumi Otani)(41)
 43
4 United Kingdom82
5 United States88
6 Australia99
7 Ecuador114
8 Poland181
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya5319
2 Tanzania1012
 United States1012
4 Morocco1001
5 Ethiopia0516
6 Great Britain0011
 Japan0011
 Soviet Union0011
 Spain0011
Totals (9 nations)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 633 athletes from 51 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also

References
  1. Bloom, Marc (March 25, 1991), CROSS COUNTRY; Jennings Retains World Title, The New York Times, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 11.8km CC Men - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.4km CC Men - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.4km CC Women - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.4km CC Women - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 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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