The 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships

IAAF World Cross Country Championships

IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...

were held in the Al Bisharat Golf Course at Amman

Amman

Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...

, Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

 on 28 March 2009. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. Amman is also only the second occasion on which Asia

Asia

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 has hosted the World Cross Country Championships

IAAF World Cross Country Championships

IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...

, which are the oldest IAAF World Athletics Series event, first celebrated under the IAAF banner in 1973.

Competition notes

The senior male team for Kenya won their 22nd team title in 24 years despite the fact that no senior male runner from Kenya has won an individual title since 1999.

Florence Kiplagat

Florence Kiplagat

Florence Jebet Kiplagat is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She is a two-time world champion having won at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships....

 was the first Kenyan senior women’s winner since Helen Chepngeno in 1994. She was quoted saying, ‘’I would like to thank God,” she said. “Kenya has not won since 1994. We are determined to perform at the same level as Kenyan men.”

Senior men's race

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
	Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Gebregziabher Gebremariam is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He is married to long-distance runner Werknesh Kidane...		35:02
	Moses Kipsiro Moses Kipsiro Moses Ndiema Kipsiro is a Ugandan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in the event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...		35:04
	Zersenay Tadese		35:04
4	Leonard Komon Leonard Komon Leonard Patrick Komon is a Kenyan long-distance runner and the current world record holder in the 10 kilometres and 15 km road races....		35:05
5	Habtamu Fikadu Habtamu Fikadu Habtamu Fikadu is an Ethiopian runner. He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships....		35:06
6	Mathew Kisorio Mathew Kisorio Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio is a Kenyan long-distance runner.He was born in Kapchumba in Nandi North District as a son of runner Some Muge. His brothers Peter Kimeli Some and Nicholas Kipchirchir Togom are active runners as well....		35:08
7	Mark Kiptoo Mark Kiptoo Mark Kosgey Kiptoo is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.He was born in Lugari. One of his earliest major events was the 2007 Military World Games, where he won the 5000 m and took second place behind compatriot John Cheruiyot Korir over 10,000 metres...		35:11
8	Chakir Boujattaoui Chakir Boujattaoui Chakir Boujattaoui is a Moroccan is a long distance runner who specialises in cross country running, and the 5000 metres and steeplechase on the track....		35:12
9	Teklemariam Medhin Teklemariam Medhin Teklemariam Medhin Weldeslassie is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres....		35:14
10	Hunegnaw Mesfin Hunegnaw Mesfin Hunegnaw Mesfin is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in cross country and track running events...		35:16
11	Moses Mosop Moses Mosop Moses Cheruiyot Mosop is a Kenyan middle and long distance athlete. He competed for Kenya at the 2004 Olympic Games and went on to take 10,000 metres bronze at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics...		35:17
12	Feyisa Lilesa Feyisa Lilesa Feyisa Lilesa is a male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He became the youngest man to run under 2:06 when he set his personal best in the men's marathon at the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon. This makes him the third fastest Ethiopian runner ever over the distance, behind Haile Gebrselassie and...		35:22
Complete results

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Leonard Komon Mathew Kisorio Mark Kiptoo Moses Mosop	28
	Gebre Gebremariam Habtamu Fikadu Hunegnaw Mesfin Feyisa Lilesa	28
	Zersenay Tadese Teklemariam Medhin Samuel Tsegay Samuel Tsegay Samuel Tsegay is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He was born in Kudofelasi. As a junior he competed in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing seventeenth in 2005, eighth in 2006 and eighth in 2007... Samson Kiflemariam Samson Kiflemariam Samson Kiflemariam is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.He was born in Quazien. As a junior he competed in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 19th in 2002 and 24th in 2003...	50
4		65
5		79
6		107
7		140
8		168
Complete team results

Senior women's race

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
	Florence Kiplagat Florence Kiplagat Florence Jebet Kiplagat is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She is a two-time world champion having won at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships....		26:13
	Linet Masai Linet Masai Linet Chepkwemoi Masai is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events...		26:16
	Meselech Melkamu Meselech Melkamu Meselech Melkamu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and cross-country events...		26:19
4	Lineth Chepkurui Lineth Chepkurui Lineth Chepkurui is a Kenyan long distance runner.At the 2008 World Cross Country Championships she finished eleventh in the individual race, however this was not enough to be a part of the Kenyan team, who won silver medals in the team competition...		26:23
5	Wude Ayalew		26:23
6	Hilda Kibet Hilda Kibet Hilda Kibet is a Dutch runner of Kenyan birth. She is the sister of Sylvia Kibet and the niece of Lornah Kiplagat. She obtained Dutch nationality in October 2007....		26:43
7	Ann Karindi Mwangi		26:49
8	Gelete Burka		26:58
9	Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal is a Bahraini middle distance runner.Born in Ethiopia, 2005 was her first full season. She gained the national record and ran the fastest 3000 m of 2005 with a time of 8:28.87 at a race in Oslo...		27:00
10	Ines Chenonge Ines Chenonge Iness Chepkesis Chenonge is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. She was the bronze medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and repeated the feat eight years later at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, forming a Kenyan sweep of the medals with Vivian Cheruiyot and Sylvia Kibet.Chenonge...		27:00
11	Pauline Korikwiang Pauline Korikwiang Pauline Chemning Korikwiang is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running competitions....		27:03
12	Mamitu Daska Mamitu Daska Mamitu Daska Molisa , also known as Mamitu Deska, is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running events, including the marathon. She is a two-time team silver medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships...		27:04
Complete results

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Florence Kiplagat Linet Masai Lineth Chepkurui Ann Mwangi	14
	Meselech Malkamu Wude Ayalew Gelete Burka Mamitu Daska	28
	Ana Dulce Félix Ana Dulce Félix Ana Dulce Félix is a long distance runner who competes in track, cross country, and road running events.Born in Azurém, Guimarães Municipality, Portugal, Félix began her career as a junior at the 2000 and 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, although she did not break the top 60 runners on... Sara Moreira Sara Moreira Sara Moreira is a Portuguese female long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres. She reached finals at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009. She represented Portugal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... Ana Dias Analía Rosa Anália Rosa Anália de Oliveira Rosa is a Portuguese long-distance runner who competes in cross country, track and road running events, including the marathon. She has represented Portugal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships a total of nine times.Rosa began her career as a cross country specialist...	72
4		117
5		130
6		130
7		154
8		165
Complete team results

Men's junior race

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Ayele Abshero Ayele Abshero Ayele Abshero is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who mainly competes in cross country and road races....  (ETH Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... )	23:26 min
Silver	Titus Kipjumba Mbishei (KEN Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... )	23:30 min
Bronze	Moses Kibet (UGA Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by... )	23:35 min
	Complete results

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...	20 points
Silver	Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...	22 points
Bronze	Eritrea Eritrea Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...	72 points
	Complete team results

Women's junior race

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Genzebe Dibaba Genzebe Dibaba Genzebe Dibaba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She is the sister of World Champion Tirunesh Dibaba and Olympic silver medallist Ejegayehu Dibaba, and the cousin of former Olympic champion Derartu Tulu....  (ETH Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... )	20:14 min
Silver	Mercy Cherono Mercy Cherono Mercy Cherono is a Kenyan middle distance runner. She is a two-time world junior champion in the 3000 metres and has also won gold medals at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games...  (KEN Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... )	20:17 min
Bronze	Jackline Chepngeno (KEN Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... )	20:27 min
	Complete results

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...	18 points
Silver	Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...	18 points
Bronze	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	76 points
	Complete team results

External links

• Official IAAF competition website