1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition23rd
Date25 March
Host cityDurham, County Durham, United Kingdom United Kingdom
VenueUniversity of Durham
Events4
Distances12.02 km – Senior men
8.47 km – Junior men
6.47 km – Senior women
4.47 km – Junior women
Participation619 athletes from
58 nations
1994 Budapest
1996 Stellenbosch

The 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Durham, United Kingdom, at the University of Durham on 25 March 1995. A report on the event was given in The New York Times[1] and in the Herald.[2]

Complete results for senior men,[3] junior men,[4] senior women,[5] junior women,[6] medallists, [7] and the results of British athletes[8] were published.

Medallists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.02 km)
Paul Tergat
 Kenya
34:05 Ismael Kirui
 Kenya
34:13 Salah Hissou
 Morocco
34:14
Junior men
(8.47 km)
Assefa Mezegebu
 Ethiopia
24:12
 Ethiopia
24:14 David Chelule
 Kenya
24:16
Senior women
(6.47 km)
Derartu Tulu
 Ethiopia
20:21 Catherina McKiernan
 Ireland
20:29 Sally Barsosio
 Kenya
20:39
Junior women
(4.47 km)
Annemari Sandell
 Finland
14:04
 Kenya
14:09
 Kenya
14:17
Team
Senior men  Kenya 62  Morocco 111  Spain 120
Junior men  Kenya 23  Ethiopia 25  Morocco 72
Senior women  Kenya 26  Ethiopia 38  Romania 84
Junior women  Kenya 18  Ethiopia 31  Japan 56

Race results[]

Senior men's race (12.02 km)[]

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Tergat  Kenya 34:05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ismael Kirui  Kenya 34:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Salah Hissou  Morocco 34:14
4 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 34:26
5 Brahim Lahlafi  Morocco 34:34
6 Paulo Guerra  Portugal 34:38
7 James Songok  Kenya 34:41
8 Simon Chemoiywo  Kenya 34:46
9 Todd Williams  United States 34:47
10 Martín Fiz  Spain 34:50
11 Elarbi Khattabi  Morocco 34:55
12 Abdelaziz Sahere  Morocco 35:00
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Paul Tergat 1
Ismael Kirui 2
James Songok 7
Simon Chemoiywo 8
15
29
() (30)
() (67)
(Dominic Kirui) (142)
62
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Morocco
Salah Hissou 3
Brahim Lahlafi 5
Elarbi Khattabi 11
Abdelaziz Sahere 12
Hammou Boutayeb 39
Mustapha Bamouh 41
(Abderrahim Zitouna) (76)
(Larbi Zéroual) (DNF)
111
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain
Martín Fiz 10
José Manuel García 13
José Carlos Adán 18
Antonio Serrano 19
Alejandro Gómez 28
32
(Julio Rey) (36)
(Bartolomé Serrano) (48)
(Abel Antón) (78)
120
4  Portugal 139
5  Ethiopia 169
6  United States 310
7  Italy 325
8  South Africa 326
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.47 km)[]

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Assefa Mezegebu  Ethiopia 24:12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia 24:14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Chelule  Kenya 24:16
4  Tanzania 24:19
5 Philip Mosima  Kenya 24:23
6  Ethiopia 24:40
7  Kenya 24:43
8 Mark Bett  Kenya 24:48
9  Kenya 24:58
10 Christopher Kelong  Kenya 25:02
11 John Morapedi  South Africa 25:04
12  Tanzania 25:04
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
David Chelule 3
Philip Mosima 5
7
Mark Bett 8
() (9)
(Christopher Kelong) (10)
23
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Assefa Mezegebu 1
2
6
16
(Mizan Mehari) (23)
() (30)
25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
15
Mohamed Amyn 17
19
21
(Abderrahim Goumri) (25)
() (38)
72
4  Japan 84
5  Algeria 150
6  South Africa 156
7  Spain 164
8  France 182
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.47 km)[]

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Derartu Tulu  Ethiopia 20:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Catherina McKiernan  Ireland 20:29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sally Barsosio  Kenya 20:39
4 Margaret Ngotho  Kenya 20:40
5 Gete Wami  Ethiopia 20:49
6 Joan Nesbit  United States 20:50
7 Merima Denboba  Ethiopia 20:53
8 Rose Cheruiyot  Kenya 20:54
9 Albertina Dias  Portugal 20:56
10 Gabriela Szabo  Romania 20:57
11 Catherine Kirui  Kenya 20:58
12 Zahra Ouaziz  Morocco 21:06
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Sally Barsosio 3
Margaret Ngotho 4
Rose Cheruiyot 8
Catherine Kirui 11
(Hellen Kimaiyo) (17)
(Hellen Chepngeno) (27)
26
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Derartu Tulu 1
Gete Wami 5
Merima Denboba 7
25
(Genet Gebregiorgis) (26)
(Getenesh Urge) (77)
38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Romania
Gabriela Szabo 10
Tudorita Chidu 22
Elena Fidatof 23
Iulia Negura 29
() (30)
(Daniela Bran) (85)
84
4  Japan 102
5  United States 111
6  Russia 116
7  Spain 133
8  France 151
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.47 km)[]

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Annemari Sandell  Finland 14:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya 14:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kenya 14:17
4 Jepkorir Ayabei  Kenya 14:21
5 Birhan Dagne  Ethiopia 14:25
6 Anita Weyermann   Switzerland 14:25
7 Alemitu Bekele  Ethiopia 14:26
8 Yimenashu Taye  Ethiopia 14:27
9  Kenya 14:28
10 Pamela Chepchumba  Kenya 14:31
11 Ayelech Worku  Ethiopia 14:33
12 Chiemi Takahashi  Japan 14:39
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
2
3
Jepkorir Ayabei 4
9
(Pamela Chepchumba) (10)
(Helen Kimutai) (14)
18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Birhan Dagne 5
Alemitu Bekele 7
Yimenashu Taye 8
Ayelech Worku 11
() (18)
31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan
Chiemi Takahashi 12
13
Yoshiko Ichikawa 15
Masako Chiba 16
(Ari Ichihashi) (21)
() (23)
56
4  United States 113
5  Romania 120
6  United Kingdom 133
7  Spain 183
8  Belgium 208
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya52310
2 Ethiopia2406
3 Finland1001
4 Morocco0123
5 Ireland0101
6 Japan0011
 Romania0011
 Spain0011
Totals (8 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 619 athletes from 58 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[8]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Gillon, Doug (March 27, 1995), Harmony is the name of the game, Herald, retrieved October 25, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (April 14, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  6. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  8. ^ 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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