International athletics championship event
1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 26th Date March 21/22 Host city Marrakech , Morocco Venue Menara district Events 6 Distances 12 km – Senior men 4 km – Men's short 8 km – Junior men 8 km – Senior women 4 km – Women's short 6 km – Junior women Participation 707 athletes from 66 nations 1999 Belfast →
The 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the Menara district in Marrakech , Morocco . Reports of the event were given in The New York Times ,[1] in the Herald ,[2] and for the IAAF .[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Complete results for senior men,[9] [10] [11] for senior men's teams,[9] [12] [13] for men's short race,[14] [15] [16] for men's short race teams,[14] [17] [18] for junior men,[19] [20] [21] for junior men's teams,[19] [22] [23] senior women,[24] [25] [26] for senior women's teams,[24] [27] [28] for women's short race,[29] [30] [31] for women's short race teams,[29] [32] [33] for junior women,[34] [35] [36] for junior women's teams,[34] [37] [38] medallists,[39] and the results of British athletes who took part[40] were published.
Medallists [ ]
Race results [ ]
Senior men's race (12 km) [ ]
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
12
Ethiopia
Assefa Mezegebu
3
Habte Jifar
13
Tesfaye Tola
20
Ayele Mezegebu
21
(Abraham Assefa )
(24)
()
(91)
57
Morocco
Elarbi Khattabi
11
14
Brahim Lahlafi
17
Khaled Boulami
18
()
(53)
(Smail Sghir )
(DNF)
60
4
Portugal
74
5
Spain
94
6
Tanzania
156
7
Algeria
193
8
United States
194
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Men's short race (4 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
John Kibowen
Kenya
10:43
Daniel Komen
Kenya
10:46
Paul Kosgei
Kenya
10:50
4
Benjamin Limo
Kenya
10:59
5
John Kosgei
Kenya
11:04
6
Brahim Boulami
Morocco
11:06
7
Marc Davis
United States
11:08
8
Kipkirui Misoi
Kenya
11:10
9
Hicham Bouaouiche
Morocco
11:11
10
Maru Daba
Ethiopia
11:11
11
Isaac Viciosa
Spain
11:13
12
Ali Ezzine
Morocco
11:14
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
John Kibowen
1
Daniel Komen
2
Paul Kosgei
3
Benjamin Limo
4
(John Kosgei )
(5)
(Kipkirui Misoi )
(8)
10
Morocco
42
Ethiopia
60
4
Spain
87
5
Portugal
108
6
United States
117
7
Italy
133
8
Algeria
159
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Million Wolde
Ethiopia
22:47
Richard Limo
Kenya
22:50
Haylu Mekonnen
Ethiopia
22:51
4
Yibeltal Admassu
Ethiopia
22:53
5
Kenya
22:54
6
Kenya
22:55
7
Kenya
23:02
8
Ethiopia
23:06
9
Ethiopia
23:14
10
Adil Kaouch
Morocco
23:17
11
Abraham Cherono
Kenya
23:25
12
Kenya
23:32
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
16
Kenya
20
Morocco
66†
4
Japan
100
5
South Africa
102
6
Uganda
104
7
United States
152
8
Algeria
163
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
† : Ahmed Baday of Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.[41]
Senior women's race (8 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Sonia O'Sullivan
Ireland
25:39
Paula Radcliffe
United Kingdom
25:42
Gete Wami
Ethiopia
25:49
4
Merima Denboba
Ethiopia
25:56
5
Jackline Maranga
Kenya
25:56
6
Julia Vaquero
Spain
26:06
7
Jane Omoro
Kenya
26:07
8
Leah Malot
Kenya
26:16
9
Ayelech Worku
Ethiopia
26:17
10
Sally Barsosio
Kenya
26:27
11
Naomi Mugo
Kenya
26:33
12
Susan Chepkemei
Kenya
26:35
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
30
Ethiopia
Gete Wami
3
Merima Denboba
4
Ayelech Worku
9
Getenesh Urge
21
(Asha Gigi )
(36)
(Leila Aman )
(39)
37
United Kingdom
74
4
Spain
93
5
United States
118
6
Japan
124
7
Australia
155
8
France
159
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Women's short race (4 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Sonia O'Sullivan
Ireland
12:20
Zahra Ouaziz
Morocco
12:34
Kutre Dulecha
Ethiopia
12:37
4
Anita Weyermann
Switzerland
12:45
5
Restituta Joseph
Tanzania
12:46
6
Beatrice Omwanza
Kenya
12:47
7
Rodica Nagel
France
12:48
8
Elva Dryer
United States
12:51
9
Amy Rudolph
United States
12:51
10
Samukeliso Moyo
Zimbabwe
12:51
11
Genet Gebregiorgis
Ethiopia
12:52
12
Netherlands
12:56
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Morocco
Zahra Ouaziz
2
Zhor El Kamch
13
18
Seloua Ouaziz
24
()
(29)
(Hasna Benhassi )
(73)
57
Ethiopia
58
United States
68
4
Kenya
98
5
Romania
104
6
Spain
113
7
Italy
192
8
Zimbabwe
200
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (6 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Yimenashu Taye
Ethiopia
19:32
Jeruto Kiptum
Kenya
19:34
Worknesh Kidane
Ethiopia
19:34
4
Ethiopia
19:46
5
Vivian Cheruiyot
Kenya
19:47
6
Kenya
19:48
7
Agnes Kiprop
Kenya
19:57
8
Merima Hashim
Ethiopia
19:59
9
Japan
20:02
10
Émilie Mondor
Canada
20:16
11
Prisca Ngetich
Kenya
20:16
12
René Kalmer
South Africa
20:17
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
Yimenashu Taye
1
Worknesh Kidane
3
4
Merima Hashim
8
(Hareg Sidelil )
(16)
(Tereza Yohanes )
(17)
16
Kenya
Jeruto Kiptum
2
Vivian Cheruiyot
5
6
Agnes Kiprop
7
(Prisca Ngetich )
(11)
()
(18)
20
Japan
9
Yoshiko Fujinaga
14
19
24
()
(29)
()
(48)
66
4
South Africa
98†
5
Morocco
114†
6
Finland
165
7
United States
191
8
Algeria
200
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
† : Nadia Ejjafini of Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification affecting the team scores.[41]
Medal table (unofficial) [ ]
* Host nation (Morocco )
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 707 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[40]
See also [ ]
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