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1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Warszawa, Poland, at the Służewiec Racecourse on March 22, 1987. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald[1] and in the Evening Times.[2]

1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition15th
DateMarch 22
Host cityWarszawa, Poland Poland
VenueSłużewiec Racecourse
Events3
Distances11.95 km – Senior men
7.05 km – Junior men
5.05 km – Senior women
Participation576 athletes from
47 nations

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

Medallists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(11.95 km) 		John Ngugi
  Kenya		 36:07 Paul Kipkoech
  Kenya		 36:07 Paul Arpin
  France		 36:51
Junior men
(7.05 km) 		Wilfred Kirochi
  Kenya		 22:18 Demeke Bekele
  Ethiopia		 22:18 Debebe Demisse
  Ethiopia		 22:20
Senior women
(5.05 km) 		Annette Sergent
  France		 16:46 Liz Lynch
  Scotland		 16:48 Ingrid Kristiansen
  Norway		 16:51
Team
Senior men   Kenya 53   England 146   Ethiopia 161
Junior men   Ethiopia 19   Kenya 20   Japan 73
Senior women   United States 46   France 50   Soviet Union 55

Race results edit

Senior men's race (11.95 km) edit

Main article: 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  John Ngugi   Kenya 36:07
  Paul Kipkoech   Kenya 36:07
  Paul Arpin   France 36:51
4 Abebe Mekonnen   Ethiopia 36:53
5 Some Muge   Kenya 36:54
6 Andrew Masai   Kenya 37:01
7 Pat Porter   United States 37:04
8 Paul McCloy   Canada 37:08
9 Bruno Le Stum   France 37:09
10 Dave Clarke   England 37:10
11 Steve Moneghetti   Australia 37:11
12 Ed Eyestone   United States 37:11
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
John Ngugi 1
Paul Kipkoech 2
Some Muge 5
Andrew Masai 6
Moses Tanui 18
Sisa Kirati 21
(Boniface Merande) (48)
(Samuel Nyangincha) (67)
(Vincent Kibiwott) (123)
53
    England
Dave Clarke 10
Carl Thackery 20
Kevin Forster 22
Steve Binns 23
Craig Mochrie 33
Jonathan Richards 38
(Tim Hutchings) (43)
(Paul Roden) (46)
(Martin McLoughlin) (59)
146
    Ethiopia
Abebe Mekonnen 4
Haji Bulbula 17
Wodajo Bulti 27
Wolde Silasse Melkessa 29
Melese Feissa 39
Bekele Debele 45
(Habte Negash) (53)
(Chala Urgessa) (70)
(Negatu Seyoum) (96)
161
4   Italy 223
5   France 245
6   Portugal 309
7   Spain 340
8   Belgium 378
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.05 km) edit

Main article: 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Wilfred Kirochi   Kenya 22:18
  Demeke Bekele   Ethiopia 22:18
  Debebe Demisse   Ethiopia 22:20
4 William Koskei Chemitei   Kenya 22:27
5 Mathew Rono   Kenya 22:28
6 Aligaz Alemayehu   Ethiopia 22:28
7 Simon Mugglestone   England 22:33
8 Bedile Kibret   Ethiopia 22:37
9 Ararse Fuffa   Ethiopia 22:39
10 Thomas Osano   Kenya 22:55
11 Abel Gisemba   Kenya 23:01
12 Haydar Dogan   Turkey 23:07
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Ethiopia
Demeke Bekele 2
Debebe Demisse 3
Aligaz Alemayehu 6
Bedile Kibret 8
(Ararse Fuffa) (9)
(Tesfayi Dadi) (63)
19
    Kenya
Wilfred Kirochi 1
William Koskei Chemitei 4
Mathew Rono 5
Thomas Osano 10
(Abel Gisemba) (11)
(Joseph Otwori) (13)
20
    Japan
Kenji Ayabe 14
Yoshinori Yokota 18
Masaki Yamamoto 20
Hideyuki Matsumoto 21
(Riyouki Murakami) (85)
(Yohinori Sato) (92)
73
4   United States 120
5   Canada 124
6   Spain 125
7   Italy 171
8   Soviet Union 171
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (5.05 km) edit

Main article: 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Annette Sergent   France 16:46
  Liz Lynch   Scotland 16:48
  Ingrid Kristiansen   Norway 16:51
4 Lynn Jennings   United States 16:55
5 Lesley Lehane   United States 16:57
6 Mariana Stanescu   Romania 17:04
7 Cornelia Bürki    Switzerland 17:08
8 Krishna Wood   Australia 17:11
9 Paula Ivan   Romania 17:12
10 Natalya Sorokivskaya   Soviet Union 17:13
11 Margaret Wairimu   Kenya 17:14
12 Martine Fays   France 17:19
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    United States
Lynn Jennings 4
Lesley Lehane 5
Mary Knisely 14
Janet Smith 23
(Suzanne Girard) (44)
(Sabrina Dornhoefer) (53)
46
    France
Annette Sergent 1
Martine Fays 12
Anne Viallix 18
Maria Lelut 19
(Patricia Demilly) (25)
(Christine Loiseau) (128)
50
    Soviet Union
Natalya Sorokivskaya 10
Olga Bondarenko 13
Yelena Romanova 15
Marina Rodchenkova 17
(Svetlana Ulmasova) (34)
(Natalya Lagunkova) (62)
55
4   Romania 94
5   Kenya 117
6   Norway 143
7   England 152
8   Portugal 159
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial) edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Kenya (KEN)3205
2  Ethiopia (ETH)1124
3  France (FRA)1113
4  United States (USA)1001
5  England (ENG)0101
  Scotland (SCO)0101
7  Japan (JPN)0011
  Norway (NOR)0011
  Soviet Union (URS)0011
Totals (9 entries)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 576 athletes from 47 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1987), Lynch's supreme effort just fails in Polish mud - Liz Lynch gave everything she had, and then found a little more, but it was not quite enough to capture the world cross-country title on the freezing muddy wastes of Sluzewiac racecourse this afternoon..., Glasgow Herald, p. 10, retrieved October 22, 2013
  2. ^ Sad Lynch comes out second best - Not even the consolidation of the silver medal could bring a smile to the face of Scotland's Liz Lynch after the World Cross Cross Country Championships in Warsaw.., Evening Times, March 23, 1987, p. 17, retrieved October 22, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Warszawa Sluzewiec Date: Sunday, March 22, 1987, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.1km CC Men - Warszawa Sluzewiec Date: Sunday, March 22, 1987, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.1km CC Women - Warszawa Sluzewiec Date: Sunday, March 22, 1987, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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

External links edit

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