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1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition19th
DateMarch 24
Host cityAntwerpen, Antwerpen Province, Belgium Belgium
VenueLinkeroever Racecourse
Events4
Distances11.764 km – Senior men
8.415 km – Junior men
6.425 km – Senior women
4.435 km – Junior women
Participation633 athletes from
51 nations

The 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerpen, Belgium, at the Linkeroever Racecourse on March 24, 1991. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.[1]

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
(11.764 km) 		Khalid Skah
Morocco		 33:53 Moses Tanui
Kenya		 33:54 Simon Karori
Kenya		 33:54
Junior men
(8.415 km) 		Andrew Sambu
Tanzania		 23:59 Mumo Muindi
Kenya		 24:04 Fita Bayissa
Ethiopia		 24:04
Senior women
(6.425 km) 		Lynn Jennings
United States		 20:24 Derartu Tulu
Ethiopia		 20:27 Liz McColgan
United Kingdom		 20:28
Junior women
(4.435 km) 		Lydia Cheromei
Kenya		 13:59 Jane Ekimat
Kenya		 14:20 Melody Fairchild
United States		 14:28
Team
Senior men Kenya 38 Ethiopia 104 Spain 198
Junior men Kenya 19 Ethiopia 26 Tanzania 54
Senior women Kenya 36 Ethiopia 36 Soviet Union 48
Junior women Kenya 18 Ethiopia 40 Japan 43

Race results

Senior men's race (11.764 km)

For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Khalid Skah Morocco 33:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Moses Tanui Kenya 33:54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Karori Kenya 33:54
4 Richard Chelimo Kenya 33:57
5 Ondoro Osoro† Kenya 33:57
6 Stephenson Nyamau Kenya 34:01
7 Chala Kelele Ethiopia 34:06
8 Ezequiel Bitok† Kenya 34:19
9 Addis Abebe Ethiopia 34:24
10 Hammou Boutayeb Morocco 34:28
11 Boniface Merande Kenya 34:31
12 William Mutwol Kenya 34:32
Full results

†: Athlete marked in the results list[2] as nonscorer.

Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Moses Tanui 2
Simon Karori 3
Richard Chelimo 4
Stephenson Nyamau 6
Boniface Merande 11
William Mutwol 12
(William Koech) (24)
(Andrew Masai) (34)
(John Ngugi) (DNF)
38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Chala Kelele 7
Addis Abebe 9
Melese Feissa 13
Tekeye Gebrselassie 22
Bedile Kibret 23
Habte Negash 30
(Nigousse Urge) (80)
(Feyissa Abebe) (91)
104
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Spain
Alejandro Gómez 14
Martín Fiz 20
José Carlos Adán 25
José Manuel García 31
Antonio Serrano 37
Abel Antón 71
(Antonio Prieto) (98)
(Constantino Esparcia) (119)
(Juan Carlos Paul) (163)
198
4 Portugal 233
5 Morocco 265
6 United Kingdom 281
7 Italy 336
8 Soviet Union 409
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.415 km)

For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrew Sambu Tanzania 23:59
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mumo Muindi Kenya 24:04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fita Bayissa Ethiopia 24:04
4 Joseph Kibor Kenya 24:09
5 Fekadu Degefu Ethiopia 24:12
6 Josephat Kiprono Kenya 24:17
7 Ismael Kirui Kenya 24:19
8 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 24:23
9 Mark Kipsang Too Kenya 24:23
10 Desta Asgedom Ethiopia 24:29
11 Abraham Assefa Ethiopia 24:29
12 Francis Metta Tanzania 25:07
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Mumo Muindi 2
Joseph Kibor 4
Josephat Kiprono 6
Ismael Kirui 7
(Mark Kipsang Too) (9)
19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Fita Bayissa 3
Fekadu Degefu 5
Haile Gebrselassie 8
Desta Asgedom 10
(Abraham Assefa) (11)
(Ayele Mezegebu) (13)
(Bedaso Turbe) (DNF)
26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tanzania
Andrew Sambu 1
Francis Metta 12
Onesmo Ludago 18
Juma Ninga 23
54
4 Morocco 76
5 Japan 102
6 Algeria 109
7 United Kingdom 165
8 Spain 175
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.425 km)

For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lynn Jennings United States 20:24
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Derartu Tulu Ethiopia 20:27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liz McColgan United Kingdom 20:28
4 Luchia Yeshak Ethiopia 20:29
5 Jane Ngotho Kenya 20:30
6 Albertina Dias Portugal 20:40
7 Susan Sirma Kenya 20:46
8 Yelena Romanova Soviet Union 20:50
9 Margaret Ngotho Kenya 20:55
10 Marcianne Mukamurenzi Rwanda 20:57
11 Natalya Sorokivskaya Soviet Union 20:57
12 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 21:01
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Jane Ngotho 5
Susan Sirma 7
Margaret Ngotho 9
Pauline Konga 15
(Hellen Chepngeno) (46)
36
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Derartu Tulu 2
Luchia Yeshak 4
Fatuma Roba 12
Merima Denboba 18
(Tigist Moreda) (20)
(Berhane Adere) (34)
36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova 8
Natalya Sorokivskaya 11
Nadezhda Galyamova 13
Marina Rodchenkova 16
(Olga Nazarkina) (23)
(Nadezhda Ilyina) (24)
48
4 United States 77
5 United Kingdom 104
6 Portugal 145
7 Romania 148
8 France 175
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.435 km)

For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lydia Cheromei Kenya 13:59
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jane Ekimat Kenya 14:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Melody Fairchild United States 14:28
4 Azumi Miyazaki Japan 14:30
5 Gete Wami Ethiopia 14:33
6 Catherine Kirui Kenya 14:34
7 Hayley Haining United Kingdom 14:36
8 Minori Hayakari Japan 14:42
9 Lina Chesire Kenya 14:43
10 Emebet Shiferaw Ethiopia 14:45
11 Egigayehu Worku Ethiopia 14:46
12 Akiko Kato Japan 14:47
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Lydia Cheromei 1
Jane Ekimat 2
Catherine Kirui 6
Lina Chesire 9
(Ann Mwangi) (34)
18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Gete Wami 5
Emebet Shiferaw 10
Egigayehu Worku 11
Muluwork Kassa 14
(Kore Alemu) (16)
(Genet Gebregiorgis) (28)
(Alemitu Bekele) (DNF)
40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan
Azumi Miyazaki 4
Minori Hayakari 8
Akiko Kato 12
Natsue Koikawa 19
(Shiho Okayama) (20)
(Hozumi Otani) (41)
43
4 United Kingdom 82
5 United States 88
6 Australia 99
7 Ecuador 114
8 Poland 181
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya5319
2 Tanzania1012
United States1012
4 Morocco1001
5 Ethiopia0516
6 Great Britain0011
Japan0011
Soviet Union0011
Spain0011
Totals (9 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 633 athletes from 51 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also

  • 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
  • 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
  • 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
  • 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
  • 1991 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. ^ Bloom, Marc (March 25, 1991), CROSS COUNTRY; Jennings Retains World Title, The New York Times, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 11.8km CC Men - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.4km CC Men - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.4km CC Women - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.4km CC Women - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013
  6. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. ^ a b 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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