1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition14th
DateMarch 23
Host cityColombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland Switzerland
Venue
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7.75 km – Junior men
4.65 km – Senior women
Participation670 athletes from
57 nations
← 1985 Lisbon
1987 Warszawa →

The 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at the on March 23, 1986. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald[1] and in the Evening Times.[2]

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

Medallists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km) 		John Ngugi
 Kenya		 35:32.9 Abebe Mekonnen
 Ethiopia		 35:34.8 Joseph Kiptum
 Kenya		 35:39.8
Junior men
(7.75 km) 		Melese Feissa
 Ethiopia		 22:47.6
 Kenya		 22:52.7
 Ethiopia		 22:56
Senior women
(4.65 km) 		Zola Budd
 England		 14:49.6 Lynn Jennings
 United States		 15:07.8 Annette Sergent
 France		 15:12.2
Team
Senior men  Kenya 45  Ethiopia 119  United States 204
Junior men  Ethiopia 13  Kenya 32  Spain 52
Senior women  England 65  New Zealand 67  France 76

Race results[]

Senior men's race (12 km)[]

Main article: 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Ngugi  Kenya 35:32.9
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abebe Mekonnen  Ethiopia 35:34.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joseph Kiptum  Kenya 35:39.8
4 Bekele Debele  Ethiopia 35:42.6
5 Paul Kipkoech  Kenya 35:47.2
6 Pat Porter  United States 35:48.4
7 Kipsubai Koskei  Kenya 35:54.8
8 Some Muge  Kenya 35:55.7
9 Alberto Cova  Italy 35:58.8
10  United States 35:59.9
11 Ezequiel Canario  Portugal 36:03.9
12  France 36:05
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
John Ngugi 1
Joseph Kiptum 3
Paul Kipkoech 5
Kipsubai Koskei 7
Some Muge 8
Andrew Masai 21
(Boniface Merande) (35)
(Joshua Kipkemboi) (43)
() (45)
45
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Abebe Mekonnen 2
Bekele Debele 4
26
Mohammed Kedir 27
Wodajo Bulti 28
Haji Bulbula 32
() (36)
(Dereje Nedi) (63)
() (128)
119
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
Pat Porter 6
10
Ed Eyestone 13
Bruce Bickford 15
79
Craig Virgin 81
() (87)
() (99)
(Keith Brantly) (DNF)
204
4  France 255
5  Italy 256
6  Portugal 263
7  Spain 297
8  England 360
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.75 km)[]

Main article: 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Melese Feissa  Ethiopia 22:47.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya 22:52.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ethiopia 22:56
4  Ethiopia 22:57.4
5  Ethiopia 23:06.1
6 Habte Negash  Ethiopia 23:07.4
7 Brahim Boutayeb  Morocco 23:09.4
8 Alejandro Gómez  Spain 23:17.3
9 William Mutwol  Kenya 23:21.6
10 Peter Rono  Kenya 23:33.7
11  Kenya 23:35.9
12  Spain 23:41.8
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Melese Feissa 1
3
4
5
(Habte Negash) (6)
() (16)
13
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya
2
William Mutwol 9
Peter Rono 10
11
() (28)
32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain
Alejandro Gómez 8
12
Anacleto Jiménez 13
José Carlos Adán 19
() (46)
() (50)
52
4  Australia 91
5  United States 94
6  Morocco 137
7  Japan 152
8  Belgium 159
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.65 km)[]

Main article: 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zola Budd  England 14:49.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lynn Jennings  United States 15:07.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Annette Sergent  France 15:12.2
4 Martine Fays  France 15:14.3
5 Rosa Mota  Portugal 15:15.8
6 Nan Doak  United States 15:22.8
7 Christine McMiken  New Zealand 15:23.6
8 Albertina Machado  Portugal 15:24.4
9 Elena Fidatof  Romania 15:25.3
10 Carole Bradford  England 15:27.5
11 Liève Slegers  Belgium 15:28.3
12 Lyudmila Matveyeva  Soviet Union 15:28.6
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
Zola Budd 1
Carole Bradford 10
Ruth Partridge 20
Jane Shields 34
() (40)
65
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand
Christine McMiken 7
18
Mary O'Connor 19
23
(Sue Bruce) (32)
() (33)
67
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
Annette Sergent 3
Martine Fays 4
26
43
(Maria Lelut) (44)
() (70)
76
4  United States 82
5  Portugal 118
6  West Germany 129
7  Soviet Union 140
8  Romania 140
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ethiopia (ETH)2215
 Kenya (KEN)2215
3 England (ENG)2002
4 United States (USA)0112
5 New Zealand (NZL)0101
6 France (FRA)0022
7 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (7 nations)66618
  • 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 670 athletes from 57 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Chaos as Zola leads England to victory - Zola Budd retained the individual title and led England to a controversial team victory at the world cross-country championships in Neuchatel, Switzerland yesterday..., Glasgow Herald, March 24, 1986, p. 12, retrieved October 22, 2013
  2. ^ Runaway Zola win - Zola Budd led from start to finish to retain her world cross country championship at Neuchatel, Switzerland..., Evening Times, March 24, 1986, p. 17, retrieved October 22, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Neuchatel Planeyse Colombier Date: Saturday, March 22, 1986, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.8km CC Men - Neuchatel Planeyse Colombier Date: Sunday, March 23, 1986, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Neuchatel Planeyse Colombier Date: Saturday, March 22, 1986, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013CS1 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

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