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1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Aix-les-Bains, France, at the Hippodrome de Marlioz on March 25, 1990. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition18th
DateMarch 25
Host cityAix-les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes, France France
VenueHippodrome de Marlioz
Events4
Distances12.2 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
6 km – Senior women
4.4 km – Junior women
Participation617 athletes from
59 nations

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 edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.2 km) 		Khalid Skah
  Morocco		 34:21 Moses Tanui
  Kenya		 34:21 Julius M. Korir
  Kenya		 34:22
Junior men
(8 km) 		Kipyego Kororia
  Kenya		 22:13 Richard Chelimo
  Kenya		 22:14 Fita Bayissa
  Ethiopia		 22:24
Senior women
(6 km) 		Lynn Jennings
  United States		 19:21 Albertina Dias
  Portugal		 19:33 Yelena Romanova
  Soviet Union		 19:33
Junior women
(4.4 km) 		Liu Shixiang
  China		 14:19 Yan Qinglan
  China		 14:20 Susan Chepkemei
  Kenya		 14:22
Team
Senior men   Kenya 42   Ethiopia 96   Spain 176
Junior men   Kenya 12   Ethiopia 27   Italy 85
Senior women   Soviet Union 37   Ethiopia 75   Portugal 80
Junior women   Kenya 20   Japan 44   China 68

Race results edit

Senior men's race (12.2 km) edit

Main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Khalid Skah   Morocco 34:21
  Moses Tanui   Kenya 34:21
  Julius M. Korir   Kenya 34:22
4 Haji Bulbula   Ethiopia 34:25
5 William Mutwol   Kenya 34:26
6 Ibrahim Kinuthia   Kenya 34:30
7 Domingos Castro   Portugal 34:45
8 Abebe Mekonnen   Ethiopia 34:49
9 Paul Kipkoech   Kenya 34:50
10 Antonio Prieto   Spain 34:52
11 Salvatore Antibo   Italy 34:55
12 Hammou Boutayeb   Morocco 34:55
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Moses Tanui 2
Julius M. Korir 3
William Mutwol 5
Ibrahim Kinuthia 6
Paul Kipkoech 9
Boniface Merande 17
(John Ngugi) (20)
(Joseph Kiptum) (22)
(Samuel Nyangincha) (25)
42
    Ethiopia
Haji Bulbula 4
Abebe Mekonnen 8
Tesfaye Tafa 14
Addis Abebe 19
Jillo Dube 24
Debebe Demisse 27
(Chala Kelele) (33)
(Wami Alemayehu) (74)
(Melese Feissa) (90)
96
    Spain
Antonio Prieto 10
Martín Fiz 15
Alejandro Gómez 32
José Manuel García 36
Abel Antón 38
Constantino Esparcia 45
(Antonio Serrano) (61)
(Vicente Polo) (69)
(José Carlos Adán) (153)
176
4   Portugal 194
5   Morocco 268
6   Italy 289
7   Soviet Union 367
8   United States 441
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km) edit

Main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Kipyego Kororia   Kenya 22:13
  Richard Chelimo   Kenya 22:14
  Fita Bayissa   Ethiopia 22:24
4 Ismael Kirui   Kenya 22:32
5 Samuel Otieno   Kenya 22:35
6 Matthew Birir   Kenya 22:47
7 Abraham Assefa   Ethiopia 22:58
8 Assefa Gebremedhin   Ethiopia 23:04
9 Tesgie Legesse   Ethiopia 23:07
10 Dadi Tamrat   Ethiopia 23:20
11 Yahia Azaidj   Algeria 23:26
12 Salah Hissou   Morocco 23:27
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Kipyego Kororia 1
Richard Chelimo 2
Ismael Kirui 4
Samuel Otieno 5
(Matthew Birir) (6)
(Anthony Kiprono) (125)
12
    Ethiopia
Fita Bayissa 3
Abraham Assefa 7
Assefa Gebremedhin 8
Tesgie Legesse 9
(Dadi Tamrat) (10)
(Lemi Erpassa) (14)
27
    Italy
Stefano Baldini 13
Vincenzo Modica 17
Francesco Bennici 27
Christian Leuprecht 28
(Oscar Gilotti) (64)
(Antonio Ciucio) (75)
85
4   Japan 96
5   Spain 117
6   Algeria 143
7   Ireland 154
8   Canada 158
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6 km) edit

Main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Lynn Jennings   United States 19:21
  Albertina Dias   Portugal 19:33
  Yelena Romanova   Soviet Union 19:33
4 Luchia Yeshak   Ethiopia 19:33
5 Nadia Dandolo   Italy 19:39
6 Jane Ngotho   Kenya 19:41
7 Conceição Ferreira   Portugal 19:45
8 Viorica Ghican   Romania 19:47
9 Margaret Wairimu   Kenya 19:49
10 Nadezhda Galyamova   Soviet Union 19:50
11 Olga Nazarkina   Soviet Union 19:51
12 Iulia Negura   Romania 19:51
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova 3
Nadezhda Galyamova 10
Olga Nazarkina 11
Regina Chistyakova 13
(Natalya Sorokivskaya) (28)
(Tatyana Pozdnyakova) (51)
37
    Ethiopia
Luchia Yeshak 4
Derartu Tulu 15
Adanech Erkulo 25
Getenesh Urge 31
(Tigist Moreda) (66)
(Addis Gezagne) (78)
75
    Portugal
Albertina Dias 2
Conceição Ferreira 7
Aurora Cunha 21
Mónica Gama 50
(Lucilia Soares) (72)
(Fernanda Marques) (DNF)
80
4   Romania 102
5   United States 112
6   France 125
7   Australia 126
8   Japan 172
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.4 km) edit

Main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Liu Shixiang   China 14:19
  Yan Qinglan   China 14:20
  Susan Chepkemei   Kenya 14:22
4 Caroline Kwambai   Kenya 14:23
5 Lina Chesire   Kenya 14:25
6 Tamara Salomon   Canada 14:27
7 Malin Ewerlöf   Sweden 14:30
8 Ann Mwangi   Kenya 14:30
9 Minori Hayakari   Japan 14:32
10 Shiki Terasaki   Japan 14:35
11 Yumi Osaki   Japan 14:35
12 Melody Fairchild   United States 14:37
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Susan Chepkemei 3
Caroline Kwambai 4
Lina Chesire 5
Ann Mwangi 8
(Jane Ekimat) (13)
(Tegla Loroupe) (16)
20
    Japan
Minori Hayakari 9
Shiki Terasaki 10
Yumi Osaki 11
Natsue Koikawa 14
(Makiko Okamoto) (18)
(Hozumi Otani) (30)
44
    China
Liu Shixiang 1
Yan Qinglan 2
Liu Xian 27
Liu Yianying 38
(Li Libin) (46)
68
4   Ecuador 86
5   United Kingdom 145
6   Soviet Union 147
7   Canada 148
8   Morocco 153
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial) edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Kenya4228
2  China1113
3  Soviet Union1012
4  Morocco1001
  United States1001
6  Ethiopia0314
7  Portugal0112
8  Japan0101
9  Italy0011
  Spain0011
Totals (10 entries)88824
  • 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 617 athletes from 59 countries, one athlete (senior men) less than the official number published.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Morocco has unearthed a new athletics star in Khalid Skah, who won the world cross-country title on Saturday with a style reminiscent of his compatriots, multi world record-holder Said Aouita and Olympic 10,000m champion Brahim Boutayeb..., Glasgow Herald, March 26, 1990, retrieved October 24, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.2km CC Men - Aix-les-Bains Date: Saturday, March 24, 1990, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Aix-les-Bains Date: Saturday, March 24, 1990, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 15, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.0km CC Women - Aix-les-Bains Date: Saturday, March 24, 1990, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.4km CC Women - Aix-les-Bains Date: Saturday, March 24, 1990, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 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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