The Senior men's race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Torino, Italy, at the Parco del Valentino on March 23, 1997. A report on the event was given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3]
| Senior men's race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 25th |
| Date | March 23 |
| Host city | Torino, Piemonte, Italy  |
| Venue | Parco del Valentino |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 12.333 km – Senior men |
| Participation | 280 athletes from 58 nations |
Complete results,[4][5] medallists,[6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.
Race results edit
Senior men's race (12.333 km) edit
Individual edit
†: Athlete marked in the results list[4] as nonscorer.
Teams edit
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Participation edit
An unofficial count yields the participation of 280 athletes from 58 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7] Although announced, athletes from 
Sierra Leone did not show.[5]
Algeria (9)
Angola (1)
Australia (9)
Belgium (4)
Botswana (2)
Brazil (7)
Bulgaria (1)
Burundi (1)
Cameroon (6)
Canada (8)
Central African Republic (1)
China (5)
Colombia (6)
Congo (1)
Côte d'Ivoire (2)
Croatia (1)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Estonia (6)
Ethiopia (9)
Finland (7)
France (9)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (7)
India (6)
Ireland (2)
Israel (1)
Italy (9)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (4)
Kenya (10)
Kyrgyzstan (3)
Lesotho (6)
Malta (7)
Mauritius (6)
Mexico (8)
Morocco (9)
Namibia (5)
Netherlands (7)
New Zealand (5)
Portugal (9)
Russia (1)
Rwanda (6)
Seychelles (3)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (9)
Spain (8)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (2)
Tajikistan (2)
Tanzania (6)
Turkey (7)
Turkmenistan (3)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (9)
United States (9)
Yemen (6)
Zimbabwe (2)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Tergat Leads Kenyans With Dramatic Victory", The New York Times, March 24, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ^ Gillon, Doug (March 24, 1997), Tulu swoops late to take title but British runner still happy Radcliffe joy as she runs into medal place, Herald, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ^ Reineri, Giorgio, Report for Senior races - Men's race - Paul Tergat (KEN) has won his third world cross country champion title, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ^ a b
Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 27, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Cross Senior Men - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
- ^ 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