1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

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Junior men's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition26th
DateMarch 22
Host cityMarrakech, Morocco Morocco
VenueMenara district
Events1
Distances8 km – Junior men
Participation133 athletes from
40 nations

The Junior men's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 22, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3]

Complete results for individuals,[4][5][6] for teams,[4][7][8] medallists,[9] and the results of British athletes[10] were published.

Race results[]

Junior men's race (8 km)[]

Individual[]

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Million Wolde  Ethiopia 22:47
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Richard Limo  Kenya 22:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
13  Morocco 23:55
14  Ethiopia 24:02
15  Uganda 24:06
16  Uganda 24:07
17  South Africa 24:13
18  South Africa 24:21
19 Ryan Shay  United States 24:22
20  Morocco 24:22
21  Japan 24:35
22  Tunisia 24:38
23  Morocco 24:39
24  Japan 24:39
25  Japan 24:40
26 Gabe Jennings  United States 24:42
27 Takhir Mamashayev  Kazakhstan 24:43
28  South Africa 24:46
29  Spain 24:49
30  Japan 24:53
31  Algeria 24:53
32  Australia 24:54
33  Uganda 24:54
34  Japan 24:55
35 Tayeb Filali  Algeria 24:57
36 Jorge Torres  United States 24:58
37  Zimbabwe 24:58
38 Wirimai Juwawo  Zimbabwe 24:59
39 George Mofokeng  South Africa 25:01
40 Martin Toroitich  Uganda 25:02
41  Spain 25:03
42  Algeria 25:05
43  France 25:06
44  United Kingdom 25:07
45 Chris Thompson  United Kingdom 25:08
46  Brazil 25:10
47 Rafael Martin  Spain 25:12
48 Giovanni Gualdi  Italy 25:13
49  Hungary 25:14
50  Spain 25:14
51  Canada 25:15
52  Romania 25:15
53 Mustafa Mohamed  Sweden 25:16
54  France 25:16
55  Algeria 25:17
56  Algeria 25:19
57  Tunisia 25:19
58  Japan 25:23
59  Netherlands 25:24
60  Turkey 25:27
61  Romania 25:28
62  Uganda 25:30
63  Russia 25:31
64  Germany 25:32
65  Brazil 25:33
66  Ireland 25:33
67 Adrian Blincoe  New Zealand 25:34
68 Andrew Beckwith  United Kingdom 25:35
69  Belarus 25:36
70  Zimbabwe 25:36
71  United States 25:37
72  Tunisia 25:38
73  Tunisia 25:40
74  France 25:41
75  United Kingdom 25:41
76  Ireland 25:42
77  Colombia 25:45
78  Italy 25:46
79  Canada 25:48
80  France 25:49
81  United Kingdom 25:50
82  Brazil 25:51
83  Italy 25:51
84  Morocco 25:52
85  France 25:54
86  Australia 25:55
87  Spain 25:55
88  Mexico 25:56
89  France 25:57
90  Italy 25:59
91  Turkey 26:01
92  Romania 26:01
93 Adrián Peña  Spain 26:03
94  Hungary 26:06
95  Hungary 26:08
96  Finland 26:09
97  Colombia 26:10
98  Colombia 26:10
99  Brazil 26:11
100  Turkey 26:11
101  Australia 26:12
102  United States 26:13
103  Australia 26:17
104  Croatia 26:19
105  Canada 26:30
106  Mexico 26:32
107 Joeri Jansen  Belgium 26:37
108  Romania 26:41
109  Turkey 26:43
110  Kazakhstan 26:51
111 Jassim Mohammed  United Arab Emirates 26:56
112  Canada 27:01
113  Hungary 27:06
114  Romania 27:07
115  Portugal 27:14
116  Namibia 27:15
117  Canada 27:21
118  Colombia 27:27
119  Rwanda 27:29
120  Italy 27:51
121  Canada 28:15
122 Alistair Cragg  South Africa 28:27
123  Lebanon 28:28
124  Turkey 28:41
125  Lebanon 29:26
126  Turkmenistan 30:07
127  Palestine 34:11
—  United Kingdom DNF
—  Italy DNF
—  South Africa DNF
—  Zimbabwe DNF
—  Algeria DNF
— Ahmed Baday  Morocco DQ†

†: Ahmed Baday of  Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.[11]

Teams[]

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Million Wolde 1
Haylu Mekonnen 3
Yibeltal Admassu 4
8
() (9)
() (14)
16
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya
Richard Limo 2
5
6
7
(Abraham Cherono) (11)
() (12)
20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
Adil Kaouch 10
13
20
23
() (84)
66
4  Japan
21
24
25
30
() (34)
() (58)
100
5  South Africa
17
18
28
George Mofokeng 39
(Alistair Cragg) (122)
() (DNF)
102
6  Uganda
15
16
33
Martin Toroitich 40
() (62)
104
7  United States
Ryan Shay 19
Gabe Jennings 26
Jorge Torres 36
71
() (102)
152
8  Algeria
31
Tayeb Filali 35
42
55
() (56)
() (DNF)
163
9  Spain
29
41
Rafael Martin 47
50
() (87)
(Adrián Peña) (93)
167
10  Tunisia
22
57
72
73
224
11  United Kingdom
44
Chris Thompson 45
Andrew Beckwith 68
75
() (81)
() (DNF)
232
12  France
43
54
74
80
() (85)
() (89)
251
13  Brazil
46
65
82
99
292
14  Italy
Giovanni Gualdi 48
78
83
90
() (120)
() (DNF)
299
15  Romania
52
61
92
108
() (114)
313
16  Australia
32
86
101
103
322
17  Canada
51
79
105
112
() (117)
() (121)
347
18  Hungary
49
94
95
113
351
19  Turkey
60
91
100
109
() (124)
360
20  Colombia
77
97
98
118
390
DNF  Zimbabwe
(37)
Wirimai Juwawo (38)
(70)
(DNF)
DNF
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation[]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 133 athletes from 40 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[10]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1998), O'Sullivan a crown jewel out of Africa, Herald, retrieved October 28, 2013
  3. ^ Butler, Mark, Ethiopia strikes back, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
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  5. ^ Official Results - CROSS JUNIOR Men - Sunday, March 22, 1998, IAAF, March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2012-08-19, retrieved October 28, 2013
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  7. ^ Official Results - CROSS JUNIOR Men - Team - Sunday, March 22, 1998, IAAF, March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  8. ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team, IAAF, March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, retrieved October 28, 2013
  9. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 28, 2013
  10. ^ 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 28, 2013
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