IAAF World Cross Challenge

The IAAF World Cross Challenge was an annual global series of cross country running competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Athletes accumulated points in the series' cross country meets during the season, which typically began in December and finished in March prior to the annual IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The series was based upon the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit and the IAAF hoped to similarly boost the sport of cross country running.[1] The last series was held in 1999–2000,[2] after which point it was replaced by the IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings series which featured similar races but did not have a point scoring format.[3]

IAAF World Cross Challenge
SportCross country running
Founded1990
Ceased2000
ContinentGlobal

Editions

Edition Year Start date End date Meets Ref.
11990–91
21991–92
31992–93
41993–94
51994–95
61995–96
71996–9722 December 199623 March 199712[4]
81997–9821 December 199721 March 199812[5]
91998–9920 December 199828 March 19997[6]
101999–200019 December 199919 March 20007[7]

Meetings

#MeetingCityCountry 1990–911991–921992–931993–941994–951995–961996–971997–981998–991999–2000
1 Lotto Cross Cup Brussels Brussels Belgium XXXX
2 Great North Cross Country Durham United Kingdom XXXX
3 Cross Internacional de Itálica Seville Spain XXXX
4 Almond Blossom Cross Country Vilamoura Portugal XXXX
5 Nairobi International Cross Country Nairobi Kenya XXX
6 Chiba International Cross Country Chiba Japan XXXX
7 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Various Various XXXX
8 Belfast International Cross Country Belfast Northern Ireland XX
9 Cross Zornotza Amorebieta-Etxano Spain XX
10 Cross Auchan Tourcoing France XX
11 Eurocross Diekirch Luxembourg XX
12 Cinque Mulini San Vittore Olona Italy XX
13 Mombasa International Cross Country Mombasa Kenya X

Results

Men

Season Gold Silver Bronze
1990-91 Ondoro Osoro
 Kenya
115 Addis Abebe
 Ethiopia
113 Richard Chelimo
 Kenya
107
1991-92 Fita Bayissa
 Ethiopia
138 Ondoro Osoro
 Kenya
97 Dominic Kirui
 Kenya
88
1992-93 Ismael Kirui
 Kenya
116 Fita Bayissa
 Ethiopia
110 Dominic Kirui
 Kenya
103
1993-94 Haile Gebrselassie
 Ethiopia
107 William Sigei
 Kenya
97 Ismael Kirui
 Kenya
91
1994-95 Ismael Kirui
 Kenya
135 Paulo Guerra
 Portugal
130 Salah Hissou
 Morocco
117
1995-96 Paul Tergat
 Kenya
125 James Kariuki
 Kenya
97 Joseph Kimani
 Kenya
64
1996-97 Paul Tergat
 Kenya
113 Bernard Barmasai
 Kenya
102 Jon Brown
 Great Britain
83
1997-98 Paul Tergat
 Kenya
139 Tom Nyariki
 Kenya
119 Paul Koech
 Kenya
113
1998-99 Paul Koech
 Kenya
118 Paul Tergat
 Kenya
97 Mohammed Mourhit
 Belgium
85
1999-00 Paul Tergat
 Kenya
107 Patrick Ivuti
 Kenya
104 Assefa Mezgebu
 Ethiopia
102

Women

Season Gold Silver Bronze
1990-91 Susan Sirma
 Kenya
125 Jane Ngotho
 Kenya
123 Derartu Tulu
 Ethiopia
88
1991-92 Catherina McKiernan
 Ireland
141 Albertina Dias
 Portugal
123 Luchia Yishak
 Ethiopia
122
1992-93 Catherina McKiernan
 Ireland
141 Albertina Dias
 Portugal
138 Esther Kiplagat
 Kenya
98
1993-94 Catherina McKiernan
 Ireland
141 Albertina Dias
 Portugal
123 Margareta Keszeg
 Romania
97
1994-95 Catherina McKiernan
 Ireland
135 Rose Cheruiyot
 Kenya
126 Catherine Kirui
 Kenya
100
1995-96 Rose Cheruiyot
 Kenya
138 Gabriela Szabo
 Romania
109 Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
104
1996-97 Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
132 Elena Fidatov
 Romania
118 Paula Radcliffe
 Great Britain
99
1997-98 Merima Denboba
 Ethiopia
120 Paula Radcliffe
 Great Britain
104 Jackline Maranga
 Kenya
98
1998-99 Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
144 Merima Denboba
 Ethiopia
79 Paula Radcliffe
 Great Britain
72
1999-00 Lydia Cheromei
 Kenya
122 Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
119 Ayelech Worku
 Ethiopia
94

See also

References

  1. World Cross Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. IAAF World Cross Challenge. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. IAAF Cross Country Permit 1999. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. 1996–97 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  5. 1997–98 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  6. 1998–99 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  7. 1999–2000 IAAF Cross Country Challenge. IAAF (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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