1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, at the Franklin Park on March 21, 1992. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.[1]

1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition20th
DateMarch 21
Host cityBoston, Massachusetts, United States
VenueFranklin Park
Events4
Distances12.53 km – Senior men
7.8 km – Junior men
6.37 km – Senior women
4.005 km – Junior women
Participation580 athletes from
53 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
(12.53 km)
John Ngugi
 Kenya
37:05 William Mutwol
 Kenya
37:17 Fita Bayissa
 Ethiopia
37:18
Junior men
(7.8 km)
Ismael Kirui
 Kenya
23:27 Haile Gebrselassie
 Ethiopia
23:35 Josephat Machuka
 Kenya
23:37
Senior women
(6.37 km)
Lynn Jennings
 United States
21:16 Catherina McKiernan
 Ireland
21:18 Albertina Dias
 Portugal
21:19
Junior women
(4.005 km)
Paula Radcliffe
 United Kingdom
13:30 Wang Junxia
 China
13:35 Lydia Cheromei
 Kenya
13:43
Team
Senior men  Kenya46  France145  United Kingdom147
Junior men  Kenya18  Ethiopia28  Japan90
Senior women  Kenya47  United States77  Ethiopia96
Junior women  Ethiopia55  Romania59  Kenya59

Race results

Senior men's race (12.53 km)

For full event details see 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
John Ngugi Kenya37:05
William Mutwol Kenya37:17
Fita Bayissa Ethiopia37:18
4Khalid Skah Morocco37:20
5Richard Chelimo Kenya37:21
6Steve Moneghetti Australia37:23
7Dominic Kirui Kenya37:26
8William Sigei Kenya37:27
9Thierry Pantel France37:30
10Bruno Le Stum France37:33
11Domingos Castro Portugal37:35
12Antonio Martins France37:37
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
John Ngugi1
William Mutwol2
Richard Chelimo5
Dominic Kirui7
William Sigei8
Ondoro Osoro23
(Sammy Lelei)(77)
46
 France
Thierry Pantel9
Bruno Le Stum10
Antonio Martins12
Pascal Thiébaut21
Jean-Louis Prianon45
Antonio Rapisarda48
(Pascal Fetizon)(173)
(Paul Arpin)(DNF)
(Mickael Dufermont)(DNF)
145
 United Kingdom
Richard Nerurkar15
Eamonn Martin17
Dave Clarke20
Andy Bristow26
Paul Dugdale33
Mark Dalloway36
(Paul Roden)(85)
(Tommy Murray)(104)
(Chris Robison)(115)
147
4 Spain171
5 Italy246
6 Morocco247
7 Portugal249
8 United States263
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.8 km)

For full event details see 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Ismael Kirui Kenya23:27
Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia23:35
Josephat Machuka Kenya23:37
4Josephat Kiprono Kenya23:45
5Tegenu Abebe Ethiopia23:50
6Francis Nade Tanzania23:54
7Yasuyuki Watanabe Japan23:58
8Gerbaba Eticha Ethiopia24:16
9Antony Mwingereza Tanzania24:19
10Samuel Otieno Kenya24:20
11Mark Kipsang Too Kenya24:22
12Kazuhiro Kawauchi Japan24:23
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Ismael Kirui1
Josephat Machuka3
Josephat Kiprono4
Samuel Otieno10
(Mark Kipsang Too)(11)
18
 Ethiopia
Haile Gebrselassie2
Tegenu Abebe5
Gerbaba Eticha8
Tesgie Legesse13
28
 Japan
Yasuyuki Watanabe7
Kazuhiro Kawauchi12
Masaki Yamamoto32
Daisuke Isomatsu39
(Ryoji Maeda)(42)
(Shigekazu Taguchi)(49)
90
4 Morocco103
5 Italy128
6 United Kingdom135
7 Tanzania135
8 Spain149
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.37 km)

For full event details see 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Lynn Jennings United States21:16
Catherina McKiernan Ireland21:18
Albertina Dias Portugal21:19
4Vicki Huber United States21:34
5Nadia Dandolo Italy21:35
6Qu Yunxia China21:36
7Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland21:37
8Jill Hunter United Kingdom21:39
9Susan Sirma Kenya21:40
10Luchia Yeshak Ethiopia21:42
11Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya21:45
12Jane Ngotho Kenya21:47
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Susan Sirma9
Hellen Kimaiyo11
Jane Ngotho12
Hellen Chepngeno15
(Pauline Konga)(90)
47
 United States
Lynn Jennings1
Vicki Huber4
Annette Peters30
Sylvia Mosqueda42
(Melinda Schmidt)(47)
(Lisa Karnopp)(89)
77
 Ethiopia
Luchia Yeshak10
Merima Denboba20
Getenesh Urge28
Berhane Adere38
(Tigist Moreda)(DNF)
(Derartu Tulu)(DNF)
96
4 Ireland103
5 Portugal115
6 Romania129
7 United Kingdom129
8 Spain138
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.005 km)

For full event details see 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom13:30
Wang Junxia China13:35
Lydia Cheromei Kenya13:43
4Jennifer Clague United Kingdom13:44
5Anja Smolders Belgium13:58
6Janeth Caizalitín Ecuador14:00
7Elena Cosoveanu Romania14:02
8Zhang Lirong China14:03
9Gete Wami Ethiopia14:04
10Denisa Costescu Romania14:05
11Emebet Shiferaw Ethiopia14:06
12Susie Power Australia14:06
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Gete Wami9
Emebet Shiferaw11
Genet Gebregiorgis17
Kore Alemu18
(Askale Bereda)(34)
(Alemitu Bekele)(79)
55
 Romania
Elena Cosoveanu7
Denisa Costescu10
Gabriela Szabo20
Ileana Dorca22
(Ana Nanu)(70)
59
 Kenya
Lydia Cheromei3
Ruth Biwott13
Susan Chepkemei16
Pamela Chepchumba27
(Catherine Kirui)(59)
59
4 United Kingdom61
5 China78
6 Japan103
7 Spain165
8 France166
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya5139
2 Ethiopia1225
3 United States*1102
4 Great Britain1012
5 China0101
 France0101
 Ireland0101
 Romania0101
9 Japan0011
 Portugal0011
Totals (10 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 580 athletes from 53 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also

References

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  5. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Boston White Stadium, Franklin Park Date: Saturday, March 21, 1992, 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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