1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition18th
DateMarch 25
Host cityAix-les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes, France France
Venue
Events4
Distances12.2 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
6 km – Senior women
4.4 km – Junior women
Participation617 athletes from
59 nations
← 1989 Stavanger
1991 Antwerp →

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

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[]

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)
 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
 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[]

Senior men's race (12.2 km)[]

Main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Khalid Skah  Morocco 34:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Moses Tanui  Kenya 34:21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  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)
() (25)
42
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Haji Bulbula 4
Abebe Mekonnen 8
Tesfaye Tafa 14
Addis Abebe 19
Jillo Dube 24
Debebe Demisse 27
(Chala Kelele) (33)
() (74)
(Melese Feissa) (90)
96
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain
Antonio Prieto 10
Martín Fiz 15
Alejandro Gómez 32
José Manuel García 36
Abel Antón 38
45
(Antonio Serrano) (61)
() (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)[]

Main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya 22:13
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Richard Chelimo  Kenya 22:14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fita Bayissa  Ethiopia 22:24
4 Ismael Kirui  Kenya 22:32
5  Kenya 22:35
6 Matthew Birir  Kenya 22:47
7 Abraham Assefa  Ethiopia 22:58
8  Ethiopia 23:04
9  Ethiopia 23:07
10  Ethiopia 23:20
11  Algeria 23:26
12 Salah Hissou  Morocco 23:27
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
1
Richard Chelimo 2
Ismael Kirui 4
5
(Matthew Birir) (6)
() (125)
12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Fita Bayissa 3
Abraham Assefa 7
8
9
() (10)
() (14)
27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy
Stefano Baldini 13
Vincenzo Modica 17
Francesco Bennici 27
Christian Leuprecht 28
() (64)
() (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)[]

Main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lynn Jennings  United States 19:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Albertina Dias  Portugal 19:33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  Kenya 19:49
10 Nadezhda Galyamova  Soviet Union 19:50
11  Soviet Union 19:51
12 Iulia Negura  Romania 19:51
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova 3
Nadezhda Galyamova 10
11
Regina Chistyakova 13
(Natalya Sorokivskaya) (28)
(Tatyana Pozdnyakova) (51)
37
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Luchia Yeshak 4
Derartu Tulu 15
25
Getenesh Urge 31
(Tigist Moreda) (66)
() (78)
75
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Portugal
Albertina Dias 2
Conceição Ferreira 7
Aurora Cunha 21
50
() (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)[]

Main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu Shixiang  China 14:19
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China 14:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Susan Chepkemei  Kenya 14:22
4 Caroline Kwambai  Kenya 14:23
5  Kenya 14:25
6  Canada 14:27
7 Malin Ewerlöf  Sweden 14:30
8  Kenya 14:30
9 Minori Hayakari  Japan 14:32
10  Japan 14:35
11  Japan 14:35
12 Melody Fairchild  United States 14:37
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Susan Chepkemei 3
Caroline Kwambai 4
5
8
() (13)
(Tegla Loroupe) (16)
20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
Minori Hayakari 9
10
11
Natsue Koikawa 14
(Makiko Okamoto) (18)
() (30)
44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China
Liu Shixiang 1
2
27
38
() (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)[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  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, 2013CS1 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, 2013CS1 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, 2013CS1 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, 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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