International athletics championship event
1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 24th Date March 23 Host city Stellenbosch , Western Cape , South Africa Venue Danie Craven Stadium Events 4 Distances 12.15 km – Senior men Participation 669 athletes from ← 1995 Durham
The 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch , South Africa , at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald ,[1] The New York Times [2]
Complete results for senior men,[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Medallists [ ] Race results [ ] Senior men's race (12.15 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Paul Tergat Kenya 33:44
Salah Hissou Morocco 33:56
Ismael Kirui Kenya 33:57
4
Paul Koech Kenya 34:10
5
Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 34:28
6
Joseph Kimani Kenya 34:30
7
Khalid Skah Morocco 34:34
8
Smail Sghir Morocco 34:34
9
Kenya 34:35
10
Josephat Machuka Kenya 34:37
11
Abraham Assefa Ethiopia 34:55
12
Jon Brown United Kingdom 34:55
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya 33
Morocco
Salah Hissou 2
Khalid Skah 7
Smail Sghir 8
Abderrahim Zitouna 13
Mustapha Bamouh 29
Khaled Boulami 40
(Mohamed Issangar )
(52)
(Abdelaziz Sahere )
(54)
(Brahim Boulami )
(78)
99
Ethiopia
Haile Gebrselassie 5
Abraham Assefa 11
Habte Jifar 17
Fita Bayissa 18
Ayele Mezegebu 21
Chala Kelele 35
(Girma Tolla )
(39)
()
(71)
(Tesfaye Tafa )
(DNF)
107
4
Spain 205
5
United Kingdom 252
6
Italy 352
7
South Africa 379
8
Portugal 397
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Junior men's race (8.35 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
David Chelule Kenya 24:06
Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia 24:19
Kenya 24:24
4
Kenya 24:26
5
Kenya 24:28
6
Mizan Mehari Ethiopia 24:51
7
Kenya 24:55
8
Million Wolde Ethiopia 24:56
9
Patrick Ivuti Kenya 25:00
10
Ethiopia 25:34
11
Miloud Abaoub Algeria 25:42
12
Mexico 25:43
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya 13
Ethiopia
Assefa Mezegebu 2
Mizan Mehari 6
Million Wolde 8
10
(Sisay Bezabeh )
(13)
()
(28)
26
Morocco 94
4
Algeria 100
5
South Africa 140
6
China 158
7
Japan 158
8
Spain 197
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Senior women's race (6.3 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Gete Wami Ethiopia 20:12
Rose Cheruiyot Kenya 20:18
Naomi Mugo Kenya 20:21
4
Derartu Tulu Ethiopia 20:21
5
Colleen de Reuck South Africa 20:21
6
Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal 20:23
7
Julia Vaquero Spain 20:28
8
Jane Ngotho Kenya 20:31
9
Gabriela Szabo Romania 20:37
10
Berhane Adere Ethiopia 20:37
11
Sally Barsosio Kenya 20:43
12
Iulia Negura Romania 20:55
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
Rose Cheruiyot 2
Naomi Mugo 3
Jane Ngotho 8
Sally Barsosio 11
(Florence Barsosio )
(15)
(Lornah Kiplagat )
(80)
24
Ethiopia 44
Romania 70
4
Australia 92
5
Portugal 104
6
France 111
7
Spain 116
8
Japan 124
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Junior women's race (4.22 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia 13:27
Annemari Sandell Finland 13:32
Jepkorir Ayabei Kenya 13:35
4
Kenya 13:49
5
Edna Kiplagat Kenya 13:50
6
Ethiopia 13:53
7
Cristina Iloc Romania 13:56
8
Ethiopia 13:59
9
Kenya 14:00
10
Kenya 14:04
11
Ayelech Worku Ethiopia 14:09
12
Ethiopia 14:12
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
Jepkorir Ayabei 3
4
Edna Kiplagat 5
9
()
(10)
21
Ethiopia
Kutre Dulecha 1
6
8
Ayelech Worku 11
()
(12)
()
(14)
26
Japan
15
16
17
22
()
(63)
()
(64)
70
4
Romania 78
5
United States 123
6
Spain 146
7
South Africa 174
8
France 214
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Medal table (unofficial) [ ] 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 669 athletes from 65 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[16]
See also [ ] References [ ]
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Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1996), Zola admits she's an also-ran Herald , retrieved October 26, 2013
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"RESULTS PLUS - CROSS-COUNTRY - Kenyans Dominate" , The New York Times , retrieved October 26, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Cape Town Danie Craven Stadium Date: Saturday, March 23, 1996 , retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Individual Results - Senior - Men IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Team Results - Senior - Men IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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Magnusson, Tomas (April 14, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.4km CC Men - Cape Town Danie Craven Stadium Date: Saturday, March 23, 1996 , retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Individual Results - Junior - Men IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Team Results - Junior - Men IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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Magnusson, Tomas (February 15, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.4km CC Women - Cape Town Danie Craven Stadium Date: Saturday, March 23, 1996 , retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Individual Results - Senior - Women IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Team Results - Senior - Women IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Cape Town Danie Craven Stadium Date: Saturday, March 23, 1996 , retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Individual Results - Junior - Women IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Team Results - Junior - Women IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013 CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
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IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS , retrieved October 9, 2013
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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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