2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on April 1/2, 2006. The races were held at the Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoka, Japan, Japan's National Cross Country Course which is the permanent residence of the annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting.

2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition34th
DateApril 1/2
Host cityFukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
VenueUmi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park
Events6
Distances12 km – Senior men
4 km – Men's short
8 km – Junior men
8 km – Senior women
4 km – Women's short
6 km – Junior women
Participation574 athletes from
59 nations

The event was once again dominated by Ethiopian and Kenyan runners and also Eritrean runners. Kenenisa Bekele won both men's individual races, proving himself the most successful Cross country runner. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1] and for the IAAF.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Complete results for senior men,[8][9][10] for senior men's teams,[8][11][12] for men's short race,[13][14][15] for men's short race teams,[13][16][17] for junior men,[18][19][20] for junior men's teams,[18][21][22] senior women,[23][24][25] for senior women's teams,[23][26][27] for women's short race,[28][29][30] for women's short race teams,[28][31][32] for junior women,[33][34][35] for junior women's teams,[33][36][37] medallists,[38] and the results of British athletes who took part[39] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia		35:40 Sileshi Sihine
 Ethiopia		35:43 Martin Mathathi
 Kenya		35:44
Men's short
(4 km)		 Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia		10:54 Isaac Songok
 Kenya		10:55 Adil Kaouch
 Morocco		10:57
Junior men
(8 km)		 Mang'ata Ndiwa
 Kenya		23:53 Leonard Patrick Komon
 Kenya		23:54 Tariku Bekele
 Ethiopia		23:56
Senior women
(8 km)		 Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia		25:21 Lornah Kiplagat
 Netherlands		25:26 Meselech Melkamu
 Ethiopia		25:38
Women's short
(4 km)		 Gelete Burka
 Ethiopia		12:51 Prisca Ngetich
 Kenya		12:53 Meselech Melkamu
 Ethiopia		12:54
Junior women
(6 km)		 Pauline Korikwiang
 Kenya		19:27 Veronica Wanjiru
 Kenya		19:27 Mercy Kosgei
 Kenya		19:45
Team
Senior men  Kenya24  Eritrea28  Ethiopia42
Men's short  Kenya21  Ethiopia48  Morocco53
Junior men  Kenya16  Ethiopia24  Eritrea44
Senior women  Ethiopia16  Kenya39  Japan80
Women's short  Ethiopia25  Kenya26  Australia69
Junior women  Kenya10  Ethiopia29  Japan58

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive long race title. At the team competition Eritrea surprisingly beat Ethiopia and lost to Kenya only by four points.

For full event details see 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia35:40
Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia35:43
Martin Mathathi Kenya35:44
4Zersenay Tadesse Eritrea35:47
5Mike Kigen Kenya35:54
6Hosea Macharinyang Kenya36:02
7Yonas Kifle Eritrea36:05
8Ali Abdalla Eritrea36:18
9Tesfayohannes Mesfen Eritrea36:18
10Simon Arusei Kenya36:18
11Abderrahim Goumri Morocco36:20
12John Kibowen Kenya36:21
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Martin Mathathi3
Mike Kigen5
Hosea Macharinyang6
Simon Arusei10
(John Kibowen)(12)
(Simion Tuitoek)(58)
 24
 Eritrea
Zersenay Tadesse4
Yonas Kifle7
Ali Abdalla8
Tesfayohannes Mesfen9
(Samson Kiflemariam)(19)
 28
 Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Sileshi Sihine2
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam13
Ketema Nigusse26
(Eshetu Gezhagne)(31)
(Abebe Dinkessa)(71)
 42
4 Morocco62
5 Uganda102
6 Qatar116
7 Portugal152
8 Japan171
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Men's short race (4 km)

Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive short race title. The 1999 winner, Benjamin Limo of Kenya finished fourth.

For full event details see 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia10:54
Isaac Songok Kenya10:55
Adil Kaouch Morocco10:57
4Benjamin Limo Kenya11:00
5Ali Abdosh Ethiopia11:01
6Adam Goucher United States11:02
7Augustine Choge Kenya11:03
8Edwin Cheruiyot Soi Kenya11:06
9Saif Saeed Shaheen Qatar11:08
10Sultan Khamis Zaman Qatar11:08
11Craig Mottram Australia11:10
12Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia11:12
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Isaac Songok2
Benjamin Limo4
Augustine Choge7
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi8
(Brimin Kipruto)(18)
(Yusuf Kibet Biwot)(20)
 21
 Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Ali Abdosh5
Sileshi Sihine12
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam30
(Abebe Dinkessa)(39)
(Zenbaba Yegezu)(48)
 48
 Morocco
Adil Kaouch3
Hicham Bellani14
Khalid El Amri15
Hamid Ezzine21
(Anis Selmouni)(47)
 53
4 Qatar66
5 United States80
6 Spain140
7 Uganda142
8 Algeria158
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior men's race (8 km)
For full event details see 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Mang'ata Ndiwa Kenya23:53
Leonard Patrick Komon Kenya23:54
Tariku Bekele Ethiopia23:56
4Joseph Ebuya Kenya23:59
5Ibrahim Jellan Ethiopia24:04
6Habtamu Fikadu Ethiopia24:04
7Kamal Ali Thamer Qatar24:05
8Samuel Tsegay Eritrea24:06
9Bernard Matheka Kenya24:08
10Tadesse Tola Ethiopia24:09
11Kidane Tadasse Eritrea24:21
12Kiflom Slum Eritrea24:22
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Mang'ata Ndiwa1
Leonard Patrick Komon2
Joseph Ebuya4
Bernard Matheka9
(Daniel Gitau)(15)
 16
 Ethiopia
Tariku Bekele3
Ibrahim Jellan5
Habtamu Fikadu6
Tadesse Tola10
(Demssew Tsega)(16)
 24
 Eritrea
Samuel Tsegay8
Kidane Tadasse11
Kiflom Slum12
Teklemariam Medhin13
 44
4 Uganda80
5 Qatar83
6 Bahrain101
7 Japan110
8 Morocco124
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Senior women's race (8 km)

Tirunesh Dibaba took her second consecutive long race title.

For full event details see 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia25:21
Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands25:26
Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia25:38
4Benita Johnson Australia25:43
5Wude Ayalew Ethiopia25:47
6Kayoko Fukushi Japan25:51
7Mestawat Tufa Ethiopia25:59
8Evelyne Wambui Kenya26:11
9Faith Jemutai Kenya26:12
10Alice Chelangat Kenya26:13
11Blake Russell United States26:23
12Mercy Njoroge Kenya26:26
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba1
Meselech Melkamu3
Wude Ayalew5
Mestawat Tufa7
(Ejagayehu Dibaba)(14)
(Teyiba Erkesso)(46)
 16
 Kenya
Evelyne Wambui8
Faith Jemutai9
Alice Chelangat10
Mercy Njoroge12
(Edna Kiplagat)(13)
(Consalater Chemtai Yadaa)(58)
 39
 Japan
Kayoko Fukushi6
Yoshimi Ozaki19
Megumi Oshima25
Yumi Sato30
(Kayo Sugihara)(50)
(Michiko Ogawa)(65)
 80
4 Australia87
5 United States91
6 New Zealand112
7 United Kingdom134
8 China141
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Women's short race (4 km)

Ethiopia won the team competition beating Kenya only by a single point.

For full event details see 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gelete Burka Ethiopia12:51
Prisca Ngetich Kenya12:53
Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia12:54
4Benita Johnson Australia12:55
5Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands12:55
6Beatrice Chepchumba Kenya12:58
7Zhor El Kamch Morocco13:03
8Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya13:10
9Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia13:10
10Isabella Ochichi Kenya13:11
11Melissa Rollison Australia13:11
12Teyiba Erkesso Ethiopia13:12
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Gelete Burka1
Meselech Melkamu3
Bezunesh Bekele9
Teyiba Erkesso12
(Etalemahu Kidane)(13)
(Tirunesh Dibaba)(DNF)
 25
 Kenya
Prisca Ngetich2
Beatrice Chepchumba6
Vivian Cheruiyot8
Isabella Ochichi10
(Nancy Wambui)(14)
(Beatrice Rutto)(41)
 26
 Australia
Benita Johnson4
Melissa Rollison11
Anna Thompson25
Donna MacFarlane29
(Victoria Mitchell)(33)
(Eloise Wellings)(39)
 69
4 Morocco73
5 United States99
6 Russia102
7 Canada115
8 China156
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior women's race (6 km)
For full event details see 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Pauline Korikwiang Kenya19:27
Veronica Wanjiru Kenya19:27
Mercy Kosgei Kenya19:45
4Emmy Chepkirui Kenya19:52
5Belainesh Zemedkun Ethiopia19:56
6Workitu Ayanu Ethiopia19:57
7Emebt Etea Ethiopia20:05
8Pamela Chesopich Lisoreng Kenya20:06
9Gladys Chemweno Kenya20:09
10Sian Edwards United Kingdom20:10
11Asselefech Assefa Ethiopia20:22
12Merat Bahta Eritrea20:22
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Pauline Korikwiang1
Veronica Wanjiru2
Mercy Kosgei3
Emmy Chepkirui4
(Pamela Chesopich Lisoreng)(8)
(Gladys Chemweno)(9)
 10
 Ethiopia
Belainesh Zemedkun5
Workitu Ayanu6
Emebt Etea7
Asselefech Assefa11
(Derebe Godan)(21)
 29
 Japan
Hitomi Niiya13
Megumi Kinukawa14
Kazue Kojima15
Yuko Nohara16
(Chisato Ozaki)(17)
(Aimi Horikoshi)(23)
 58
4 Eritrea81
5 United Kingdom113
6 United States142
7 Morocco142
8 Australia158
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya66214
2 Ethiopia64414
3 Eritrea0112
4 Netherlands0101
5 Morocco0022
6 Australia0011
Totals (6 nations)12121034
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 574 athletes from 59 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[39] The announced athlete from  Equatorial Guinea did not show.[14][15]

See also

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