2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 19/20, 2005. The races were held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2][3] and for the IAAF.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition33rd
DateMarch 19/20
Host citySaint-Galmier, Rhône-Alpes, France
VenueHippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux
Events6
Distances12.02 km – Senior men
4.196 km – Men's short
8 km – Junior men
8.108 km – Senior women
4.196 km – Women's short
6.153 km – Junior women
Participation695 athletes from
72 nations

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.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.02 km)
Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia
35:06 Zersenay Tadesse
 Eritrea
35:20 Abdullah Ahmed Hassan
 Qatar
35:34
Men's short
(4.196 km)
Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia
11:33 Abraham Chebii
 Kenya
11:38 Isaac Songok
 Kenya
11:39
Junior men
(8 km)
Augustine Choge
 Kenya
23:59 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego
 Kenya
24:00 Barnabas Kosgei
 Kenya
24:00
Senior women
(8.108 km)
Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia
26:34 Alice Timbilil
 Kenya
26:37 Worknesh Kidane
 Ethiopia
26:37
Women's short
(4.196 km)
Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia
13:15 Worknesh Kidane
 Ethiopia
13:16 Isabella Ochichi
 Kenya
13:21
Junior women
(6.153 km)
Gelete Burka
 Ethiopia
20:12 Veronica Wanjiru
 Kenya
20:39 Beatrice Chebusit
 Kenya
20:44
Team
Senior men  Ethiopia24  Kenya35  Qatar42
Men's short  Ethiopia23  Kenya31  Qatar32
Junior men  Kenya10  Ethiopia37  Qatar75
Senior women  Ethiopia16  Kenya22  Portugal86
Women's short  Ethiopia18  Kenya19  United States67
Junior women  Kenya16  Ethiopia22  Japan56

Race results

Senior men's race (12.02 km)

For full event details see 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia35:06
Zersenay Tadesse Eritrea35:20
Abdullah Ahmed Hassan Qatar35:34
4Abebe Dinkessa Ethiopia35:37
5Eliud Kipchoge Kenya35:37
6Dejene Berhanu Ethiopia35:42
7Boniface Kiprop Uganda35:45
8Saif Saaeed Shaheen Qatar35:53
9John Cheruiyot Korir Kenya36:00
10Charles Kamathi Kenya36:03
11Wilberforce Talel Kenya36:07
12Jamal Bilal Salem Qatar36:28
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Abebe Dinkessa4
Dejene Berhanu6
Eshetu Gezhagne13
(Tessema Absher)(30)
(Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam)(DNF)
24
 Kenya
Eliud Kipchoge5
John Cheruiyot Korir9
Charles Kamathi10
Wilberforce Talel11
(Moses Mosop)(18)
(Abraham Cherono)(23)
35
 Qatar
Abdullah Ahmed Hassan3
Saif Saaeed Shaheen8
Jamal Bilal Salem12
Ali Al-Dawoodi19
(Majid Aman Awadh)(28)
(Sultan Khamis Zaman)(DNF)
42
4 Eritrea54
5 Algeria166
6 Uganda182
7 Spain184
8 Portugal212
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Men's short race (4.196 km)

For full event details see 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia11:33
Abraham Chebii Kenya11:38
Isaac Songok Kenya11:39
4Saif Saaeed Shaheen Qatar11:42
5Jamal Bilal Salem Qatar11:43
6Maregu Zewdie Ethiopia11:43
7Dejene Berhanu Ethiopia11:43
8Abdullah Ahmed Hassan Qatar11:46
9Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia11:54
10Shadrack Kosgei Kenya11:56
11Adil Kaouch Morocco11:57
12Abera Chane Ethiopia11:58
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Maregu Zewdie6
Dejene Berhanu7
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam9
(Abera Chane)(12)
(Mohamed Awol)(26)
23
 Kenya
Abraham Chebii2
Isaac Songok3
Shadrack Kosgei10
Henry Kipchirchir16
(Sammy Kipketer)(17)
(Brimin Kipruto)(37)
31
 Qatar
Saif Saaeed Shaheen4
Jamal Bilal Salem5
Abdullah Ahmed Hassan8
James Kwalia15
(Sultan Khamis Zaman)(19)
(Khamis Abdulla Saifeldin)(35)
32
4 Morocco65
5 Algeria112
6 Zimbabwe163
7 Tanzania176
8 Spain191
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior men's race (8 km)

For full event details see 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Augustine Choge Kenya23:59
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego Kenya24:00
Barnabas Kosgei Kenya24:00
4Hosea Macharinyang Kenya24:09
5Mang'ata Ndiwa Kenya24:15
6Tariku Bekele Ethiopia24:16
7Moses Masai Kenya24:19
8Solomon Molla Ethiopia24:24
9Tariq Taher Bahrain24:31
10Belal Ali Bahrain24:33
11Chala Lemi Ethiopia24:34
12Mekuria Tadesse Ethiopia24:35
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Augustine Choge1
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego2
Barnabas Kosgei3
Hosea Macharinyang4
(Mang'ata Ndiwa)(5)
(Moses Masai)(7)
10
 Ethiopia
Tariku Bekele6
Solomon Molla8
Chala Lemi11
Mekuria Tadesse12
(Kabtamu Reta)(13)
(Abidisa Desisa)(41)
37
 Qatar
Nasser Shams Kareem14
Essa Ismail Rashed15
Kamal Ali Thamer22
Moustafa Ahmed Shebto24
(Mohammed Abduh Bakhet)(26)
(Saad Salem Malek)(27)
75
4 Bahrain76
5 Eritrea82
6 Uganda117
7 United States154
8 Morocco179
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Senior women's race (8.108 km)

For full event details see 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia26:34
Alice Timbilil Kenya26:37
Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia26:37
4Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia26:39
5Isabella Ochichi Kenya26:43
6Catherine Kirui Kenya26:49
7Benita Johnson Australia26:55
8Gete Wami Ethiopia27:20
9Rose Jepchumba Kenya27:25
10Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia27:27
11Irene Kipchumba Kenya27:29
12Kim Smith New Zealand27:37
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba1
Worknesh Kidane3
Meselech Melkamu4
Gete Wami8
(Bezunesh Bekele)(10)
(Merima Hashim)(14)
16
 Kenya
Alice Timbilil2
Isabella Ochichi5
Catherine Kirui6
Rose Jepchumba9
(Irene Kipchumba)(11)
(Irene Limika)(18)
22
 Portugal
Anália Rosa15
Ana Dias21
Mónica Rosa24
Inês Monteiro26
(Adélia Elias)(61)
(Fernanda Miranda)(74)
86
4 Japan122
5 United States122
6 United Kingdom129
7 France129
8 Australia134
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Women's short race (4.196 km)

For full event details see 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia13:15
Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia13:16
Isabella Ochichi Kenya13:21
4Prisca Ngetich Kenya13:25
5Lucy Wangui Kenya13:25
6Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia13:28
7Beatrice Chepchumba Kenya13:31
8Nancy Jebet Lagat Kenya13:31
9Deriba Alemu Ethiopia13:41
10Alevtina Ivanova Russia13:42
11Lauren Fleshman United States13:44
12Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia13:44
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba1
Worknesh Kidane2
Meselech Melkamu6
Deriba Alemu9
(Bezunesh Bekele)(12)
(Ejagayehu Dibaba)(14)
18
 Kenya
Isabella Ochichi3
Prisca Ngetich4
Lucy Wangui5
Beatrice Chepchumba7
(Nancy Jebet Lagat)(8)
(Viola Kibiwott)(23)
19
 United States
Lauren Fleshman11
Blake Russell15
Shalane Flanagan20
Shayne Culpepper21
(Amy Mortimer)(52)
(Melissa Buttry)(90)
67
4 Russia100
5 Morocco132
6 Portugal134
7 Australia143
8 France182
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior women's race (6.153 km)

For full event details see 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gelete Burka Ethiopia20:12
Veronica Wanjiru Kenya20:39
Beatrice Chebusit Kenya20:44
4Mercy Njoroge Kenya20:46
5Belainesh Zemedkun Ethiopia20:47
6Workitu Ayanu Ethiopia20:54
7Pauline Korikwiang Kenya20:56
8Gladys Chemweno Kenya20:57
9Aliphine Tuliamuk Kenya21:09
10Alemitu Abera Ethiopia21:10
11Akane Wakita Japan21:16
12Azalech Masresha Ethiopia21:37
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Veronica Wanjiru2
Beatrice Chebusit3
Mercy Njoroge4
Pauline Korikwiang7
(Gladys Chemweno)(8)
(Aliphine Tuliamuk)(9)
16
 Ethiopia
Gelete Burka1
Belainesh Zemedkun5
Workitu Ayanu6
Alemitu Abera10
(Azalech Masresha)(12)
22
 Japan
Akane Wakita11
Hitomi Niiya13
Yurika Nakamura15
Kazue Kojima17
(Maya Iino)(24)
(Yuri Suzuki)(25)
56
4 United States118
5 Morocco135
6 Tanzania172
7 Algeria177
8 United Kingdom185
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ethiopia93113
2 Kenya38415
3 Eritrea0101
4 Qatar0044
5 Japan0011
 Portugal0011
 United States0011
Totals (7 nations)12121236
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 695 athletes from 72 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[41]

See also

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