International athletics championship event
2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 28th Date March 18/19 Host city Vilamoura , Algarve , Portugal Venue Events 6 Distances 12.3 km – Senior men 4.18 km – Men's short 8.08 km – Junior men 8.08 km – Senior women 4.18 km – Women's short 6.29 km – Junior women Participation 805 athletes from 76 nations ← 1999 Belfast
The 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 18/19, 2000. The races were held at the in Vilamoura , Portugal . Reports of the event were given in The New York Times ,[1] [2] in the Herald ,[3] and for the IAAF .[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Complete results[10] for senior men,[11] [12] for senior men's teams,[11] [13] for men's short race,[14] [15] for men's short race teams,[14] [16] for junior men,[17] [18] for junior men's teams,[17] [19] senior women,[20] [21] for senior women's teams,[20] [22] for women's short race,[23] [24] for women's short race teams,[23] [25] for junior women,[26] [27] for junior women's teams,[26] [28] medallists,[29] and the results of British athletes who took part[30] were published.
Medallists [ ]
Race results [ ]
Senior men's race (12.3 km) [ ]
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
18
Ethiopia
Assefa Mezegebu
2
16
Tesfaye Tola
23
Amebesse Tolossa
27
()
(44)
(Debebe Demisse )
(74)
68
Portugal
69
4
Spain
86
5
Tanzania
94
6
United Kingdom
156
7
Italy
163
8
Algeria
167
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Men's short race (4.18 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
John Kibowen
Kenya
11:11
Sammy Kipketer
Kenya
11:12
Paul Kosgei
Kenya
11:15
4
Leonard Mucheru
Kenya
11:21
5
Abraham Chebii
Kenya
11:25
6
Haylu Mekonnen
Ethiopia
11:27
7
Philip Mosima
Kenya
11:29
8
Saïd El Wardi
Morocco
11:33
9
Laïd Bessou
Algeria
11:34
10
Sergiy Lebid
Ukraine
11:36
11
Abiyote Abate
Ethiopia
11:36
12
Martin Sulle
Tanzania
11:37
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
10
Ethiopia
46
Morocco
68
4
Algeria
88
5
Portugal
100
6
Spain
130
7
Tanzania
136
8
Germany
166
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.08 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Robert Kipchumba
Kenya
22:49
Kenya
22:52
John Cheruiyot Korir
Kenya
22:55
4
Kenya
23:04
5
Martin Sulle
Tanzania
23:14
6
Faustin Baha
Tanzania
23:27
7
Edwin Koech
Kenya
23:33
8
Ethiopia
23:40
9
Ethiopia
23:51
10
Kenya
24:03
11
Martin Toroitich
Uganda
24:08
12
Ethiopia
24:14
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
Robert Kipchumba
1
2
John Cheruiyot Korir
3
4
(Edwin Koech )
(7)
()
(10)
10
Ethiopia
8
9
12
18
()
(31)
()
(65)
47
Uganda
Martin Toroitich
11
15
20
22
(Boniface Kiprop )
(27)
68
4
Tanzania
84
5
Qatar
98
6
Morocco
105
7
Japan
125
8
South Africa
151
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (8.08 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Derartu Tulu
Ethiopia
25:42
Gete Wami
Ethiopia
25:48
Susan Chepkemei
Kenya
25:50
4
Lydia Cheromei
Kenya
26:02
5
Paula Radcliffe
United Kingdom
26:03
6
Leah Malot
Kenya
26:09
7
Sonia O'Sullivan
Ireland
26:20
8
Merima Denboba
Ethiopia
26:23
9
Ayelech Worku
Ethiopia
26:36
10
Ruth Kutol
Kenya
26:38
11
Irene Kipchumba
Kenya
26:45
12
Deena Drossin
United States
26:59
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
Derartu Tulu
1
Gete Wami
2
Merima Denboba
8
Ayelech Worku
9
(Berhane Adere )
(14)
(Asha Gigi )
(28)
20
Kenya
Susan Chepkemei
3
Lydia Cheromei
4
Leah Malot
6
Ruth Kutol
10
(Irene Kipchumba )
(11)
()
(25)
23
United States
Deena Drossin
12
Jen Rhines
13
36
37
()
(55)
(Elva Dryer )
(DNF)
98
4
Ireland
101
5
Spain
137
6
United Kingdom
137
7
Japan
148
8
Italy
164
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Women's short race (4.18 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Kutre Dulecha
Ethiopia
13:00
Zahra Ouaziz
Morocco
13:00
Margaret Ngotho
Kenya
13:00
4
Paula Radcliffe
United Kingdom
13:01
5
Fatima Yvelain
France
13:06
6
Yimenashu Taye
Ethiopia
13:07
7
Carla Sacramento
Portugal
13:12
8
Sally Barsosio
Kenya
13:16
9
Zhor El Kamch
Morocco
13:17
10
Fernanda Ribeiro
Portugal
13:17
11
Yamna Belkacem
France
13:21
12
Rose Cheruiyot
Kenya
13:22
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Portugal
46
Ethiopia
55
France
Fatima Yvelain
5
Yamna Belkacem
11
Blandine Bitzner-Ducret
18
Rakiya Maraoui
23
()
(30)
()
(54)
57
4
Kenya
59
5
Morocco
81
6
Romania
122
7
United Kingdom
138
8
Germany
149
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (6.29 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Vivian Cheruiyot
Kenya
20:34
Alice Timbilil
Kenya
20:35
Viola Kibiwott
Kenya
20:36
4
Hareg Sidelil
Ethiopia
20:38
5
Merima Hashim
Ethiopia
20:41
6
Kenya
20:43
7
Eyerusalem Kuma
Ethiopia
20:45
8
Abebech Nigussie
Ethiopia
20:48
9
Worknesh Kidane
Ethiopia
20:52
10
Dorcus Inzikuru
Uganda
21:02
11
Japan
21:12
12
Kenya
21:19
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
Vivian Cheruiyot
1
Alice Timbilil
2
Viola Kibiwott
3
6
()
(12)
()
(34)
12
Ethiopia
Hareg Sidelil
4
Merima Hashim
5
Eyerusalem Kuma
7
Abebech Nigussie
8
(Worknesh Kidane )
(9)
(Bezunesh Bekele )
(13)
24
Japan
11
Kaori Yoshida
14
20
33
()
(50)
()
(DNF)
78
4
South Africa
105
5
Uganda
131
6
United States
146
7
Algeria
155
8
Canada
184
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial) [ ]
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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 805 athletes from 76 countries, one athlete less than the official number published.[30] The announced athletes from Cameroon , Equatorial Guinea , Guatemala , Iran , and Trinidad and Tobago did not show.[10] [12] [15] [24] [27]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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