1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Amorebieta, Spain, at the Jaureguibarría Course on March 28, 1993. A report on the event was given in The New York Times[1] and in the Herald.[2]

1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition21st
DateMarch 28
Host cityAmorebieta, Euskadi, Spain
VenueJaureguibarría Course
Events4
Distances11.75 km – Senior men
7.15 km – Junior men
6.35 km – Senior women
4.45 km – Junior women
Participation653 athletes from
54 nations

Complete results for senior men,[3] junior men,[4] senior women,[5] junior women,[6] medallists, [7] and the results of British athletes[8] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(11.75 km)		 William Sigei
 Kenya		32:51 Dominic Kirui
 Kenya		32:56 Ismael Kirui
 Kenya		32:59
Junior men
(7.15 km)		 Philip Mosima
 Kenya		20:18 Christopher Koskei
 Kenya		20:20 Josephat Machuka
 Kenya		20:23
Senior women
(6.35 km)		 Albertina Dias
 Portugal		20:00 Catherina McKiernan
 Ireland		20:09 Lynn Jennings
 United States		20:09
Junior women
(4.45 km)		 Gladys Ondeyo
 Kenya		14:04 Pamela Chepchumba
 Kenya		14:09 Sally Barsosio
 Kenya		14:11
Team
Senior men  Kenya25  Ethiopia82  Portugal167
Junior men  Kenya10  Ethiopia27  Morocco76
Senior women  Kenya52  Japan93  France100
Junior women  Kenya10  Japan41  Ethiopia61

Race results

Senior men's race (11.75 km)
For full event details see 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
William Sigei Kenya32:51
Dominic Kirui Kenya32:56
Ismael Kirui Kenya32:59
4Moses Tanui Kenya33:14
5Ezequiel Bitok Kenya33:21
6Khalid Skah Morocco33:22
7Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia33:23
8Addis Abebe Ethiopia33:29
9Worku Bikila Ethiopia33:31
10Paul Tergat Kenya33:35
11Brahim Lahlafi Morocco33:36
12Domingos Castro Portugal33:43
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
William Sigei1
Dominic Kirui2
Ismael Kirui3
Moses Tanui4
Ezequiel Bitok5
Paul Tergat10
(Ondoro Osoro)(13)
(James Kariuki)(15)
(Anthony Kiprono)(30)
 25
 Ethiopia
Haile Gebrselassie7
Addis Abebe8
Worku Bikila9
Fita Bayissa16
Abraham Assefa19
Kidane Gebrmichael23
(Fekadu Degefu)(28)
(Nigousse Urge)(42)
(Ayele Mezegebu)(61)
 82
 Portugal
Domingos Castro12
Paulo Guerra21
Carlos Monteiro22
Joaquim Pinheiro25
João Junqueira41
Carlos Patrício46
(José Regalo)(57)
(Eduardo Henriques)(89)
 167
4 Spain187
5 France238
6 Morocco260
7 United Kingdom353
8 United States376
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.15 km)
For full event details see 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Philip Mosima Kenya20:18
Christopher Koskei Kenya20:20
Josephat Machuka Kenya20:23
4Lazarus Nyakeraka Kenya20:23
5Tegenu Abebe Ethiopia20:28
6Habte Jifar Ethiopia20:50
7Tibebu Reta Ethiopia20:50
8Stanley Kimutai Kenya21:03
9Geta Tsega Ethiopia21:04
10Tolosa Gebre Ethiopia21:05
11Salah El Ghazi Morocco21:08
12Wener Kashayev Russia21:09
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Philip Mosima1
Christopher Koskei2
Josephat Machuka3
Lazarus Nyakeraka4
(Stanley Kimutai)(8)
 10
 Ethiopia
Tegenu Abebe5
Habte Jifar6
Tibebu Reta7
Geta Tsega9
(Tolosa Gebre)(10)
(Tekalegne Shewaye)(17)
 27
 Morocco
Salah El Ghazi11
Hicham El Guerrouj15
Abdelmajid El Boubkary18
Driss El Himer32
(Mohamed El Hattab)(41)
(Irba Lakhal)(51)
 76
4 Spain114
5 Russia120
6 South Africa122
7 Yemen135
8 Japan155
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.35 km)
For full event details see 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Albertina Dias Portugal20:00
Catherina McKiernan Ireland20:09
Lynn Jennings United States20:09
4Zola Pieterse South Africa20:10
5Liz McColgan United Kingdom20:17
6Elana Meyer South Africa20:18
7Pauline Konga Kenya20:19
8Farida Fatès France20:20
9Iulia Negura Romania20:20
10Kazumi Kanbayashi Japan20:23
11Olga Shurbanova Russia20:23
12Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya20:24
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Pauline Konga7
Hellen Kimaiyo12
Esther Kiplagat16
Jane Ngotho17
(Lydia Cheromei)(32)
(Tegla Loroupe)(80)
 52
 Japan
Kazumi Kanbayashi10
Tsugumi Fukuyama20
Yumi Osaki27
Kumi Araki36
(Aki Tasaka)(37)
(Harumi Suzuki)(61)
 93
 France
Farida Fatès8
Odile Ohier14
Annette Palluy34
Annick Clouvel44
(Maria Rébélo)(46)
(Marie-Hélène Reix)(59)
 100
4 South Africa105
5 Russia106
6 Ethiopia122
7 United Kingdom124
8 Portugal137
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.45 km)
For full event details see 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gladys Ondeyo Kenya14:04
Pamela Chepchumba Kenya14:09
Sally Barsosio Kenya14:11
4Helen Kimutai Kenya14:14
5Susie Power Australia14:18
6Catherine Kirui Kenya14:29
7Elena Cosoveanu Romania14:32
8Akiko Kato Japan14:34
9Azumi Miyazaki Japan14:36
10Sachiko Nakahito Japan14:40
11Gabriela Szabo Romania14:45
12Alemitu Bekele Ethiopia14:46
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Gladys Ondeyo1
Pamela Chepchumba2
Sally Barsosio3
Helen Kimutai4
(Catherine Kirui)(6)
 10
 Japan
Akiko Kato8
Azumi Miyazaki9
Sachiko Nakahito10
Yuko Kubota14
(Yoshiko Imura)(16)
(Chiemi Takahashi)(25)
 41
 Ethiopia
Alemitu Bekele12
Askale Bereda13
Yeshi Gebreselassie17
Getenesh Tamirat19
(Leila Aman)(28)
 61
4 Romania95
5 Spain123
6 Russia138
7 South Africa146
8 Germany150
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya73313
2 Portugal1012
3 Ethiopia0213
4 Japan0202
5 Ireland0101
6 France0011
 Morocco0011
 United States0011
Totals (8 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 653 athletes from 54 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[8]

See also

References
  1. Bloom, Marc (March 29, 1993), RUNNING; Jennings Settles For Third, Glasgow Herald, retrieved October 25, 2013
  2. Liz fifth as Kenyans dominate, Herald, March 29, 1993, retrieved October 25, 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 11.8km CC Men - Amorebieta Jaureguibarria Date: Sunday, March 28, 1993, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.2km CC Men - Amorebieta Jaureguibarria Date: Sunday, March 28, 1993, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.4km CC Women - Amorebieta Jaureguibarria Date: Sunday, March 28, 1993, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Amorebieta Jaureguibarria Date: Sunday, March 28, 1993, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  8. 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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