International athletics championship event
2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 29th Date March 24/25 Host city Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium Venue Hippodrome Wellington Events 6 Distances 12.3 km – Senior men 4.1 km – Men's short 7.7 km – Junior men 7.7 km – Senior women 4.1 km – Women's short 5.9 km – Junior women Participation 790 athletes from 67 nations
The 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24/25, 2001. The races were held at the Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend (Oostende), Belgium . 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 for senior men,[10] [11] [12] for senior men's teams,[10] [13] [14] for men's short race,[15] [16] [17] for men's short race teams,[15] [18] [19] for junior men,[20] [21] [22] for junior men's teams,[20] [23] [24] senior women,[25] [26] [27] for senior women's teams,[25] [28] [29] for women's short race,[30] [31] [32] for women's short race teams,[30] [33] [34] for junior women,[35] [36] [37] for junior women's teams,[35] [38] [39] medallists,[40] and the results of British athletes who took part[41] were published.
Medallists [ ]
Race results [ ]
Senior men's race (12.3 km) [ ]
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
Charles Kamathi
3
Paul Kosgei
5
Patrick Ivuti
7
18
(John Cheruiyot Korir )
(28)
(Richard Limo )
(32)
33
France
72
United States
Bob Kennedy
12
Meb Keflezighi
13
Abdi Abdirahman
15
Nick Rogers
47
()
(52)
()
(80)
87
4
Spain
100
5
Portugal
100
6
Italy
103
7
Belgium
139
8
Ireland
146
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Men's short race (4.1 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Enock Koech
Kenya
12:40
Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
12:42
Benjamin Limo
Kenya
12:43
4
Sammy Kipketer
Kenya
12:44
5
Cyrus Kataron
Kenya
12:45
6
Albert Chepkurui
Kenya
12:46
7
John Kibowen
Kenya
12:49
8
Craig Mottram
Australia
12:49
9
Brahim Boulami
Morocco
13:00
10
Haylu Mekonnen
Ethiopia
13:03
11
Adil Kaouch
Morocco
13:06
12
Saïd El Wardi
Morocco
13:08
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
13
Morocco
48
Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele
2
Haylu Mekonnen
10
Dagne Alemu
13
26
()
(30)
()
(81)
51
4
United States
91
5
Spain
171
6
Portugal
183
7
Canada
187
8
Italy
193
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.7 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
25:04
Kenya
25:37
Dathan Ritzenhein
United States
25:46
4
Nicholas Kemboi
Kenya
25:52
5
Matt Tegenkamp
United States
25:55
6
Robert Kipchumba
Kenya
26:00
7
Ethiopia
26:02
8
Maregu Zewdie
Ethiopia
26:14
9
Ethiopia
26:15
10
Uganda
26:17
11
Rwanda
26:22
12
Edwin Koech
Kenya
26:37
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
2
Nicholas Kemboi
4
Robert Kipchumba
6
Edwin Koech
12
()
(13)
()
(21)
24
Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele
1
7
Maregu Zewdie
8
9
()
(20)
()
(33)
25
Uganda
68
4
United States
71
5
Morocco
95
6
Canada
171
7
Eritrea
190
8
Algeria
206
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (7.7 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Paula Radcliffe
United Kingdom
27:49
Gete Wami
Ethiopia
27:52
Lydia Cheromei
Kenya
28:07
4
Susan Chepkemei
Kenya
28:13
5
Pamela Chepchumba
Kenya
28:20
6
Leah Malot
Kenya
28:36
7
Yamna Belkacem
France
28:40
8
Merima Denboba
Ethiopia
28:52
9
Olivera Jevtić
FR Yugoslavia
29:03
10
Belgium
29:17
11
Rakiya Maraoui
France
29:24
12
Deena Drossin
United States
29:28
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
18
Ethiopia
Gete Wami
2
Merima Denboba
8
Eyerusalem Kuma
23
Leila Aman
37
(Merima Hashim )
(41)
()
(46)
70
France
77
4
United Kingdom
83
5
Portugal
95
6
Italy
117
7
Spain
119
8
United States
130
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Women's short race (4.1 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Gete Wami
Ethiopia
14:46
Paula Radcliffe
United Kingdom
14:47
Edith Masai
Kenya
14:57
4
Merima Denboba
Ethiopia
15:04
5
Worknesh Kidane
Ethiopia
15:06
6
Benita Willis
Australia
15:06
7
Carla Sacramento
Portugal
15:07
8
Rose Cheruiyot
Kenya
15:07
9
Asmae Leghzaoui
Morocco
15:08
10
Margaret Ngotho
Kenya
15:20
11
Naomi Mugo
Kenya
15:24
12
Kathy Butler
United Kingdom
15:25
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
Gete Wami
1
Merima Denboba
4
Worknesh Kidane
5
Genet Gebregiorgis
16
(Ayelech Worku )
(18)
(Hareg Sidelil )
(61)
26
Kenya
Edith Masai
3
Rose Cheruiyot
8
Margaret Ngotho
10
Naomi Mugo
11
(Salome Chepchumba )
(34)
()
(44)
32
Romania
78
4
United Kingdom
81
5
Morocco
109
6
Ireland
152
7
Portugal
157
8
Tanzania
158
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (5.9 km) [ ]
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Viola Kibiwott
Kenya
22:05
Abebech Nigussie
Ethiopia
22:05
Ethiopia
22:05
4
Vivian Cheruiyot
Kenya
22:06
5
Tirunesh Dibaba
Ethiopia
22:08
6
Tereza Yohanes
Ethiopia
22:10
7
Kenya
22:12
8
Sally Kipyego
Kenya
22:22
9
Peninah Chepchumba
Kenya
22:24
10
Mestawat Tufa
Ethiopia
22:24
11
Japan
22:36
12
Christine Kalmer
South Africa
22:45
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
Abebech Nigussie
2
3
Tirunesh Dibaba
5
Tereza Yohanes
6
(Mestawat Tufa )
(10)
16
Kenya
Viola Kibiwott
1
Vivian Cheruiyot
4
7
Sally Kipyego
8
(Peninah Chepchumba )
(9)
(Alice Timbilil )
(16)
20
Japan
11
13
17
18
()
(25)
()
(35)
59
4
Australia
107
5
South Africa
136
6
United Kingdom
141
7
Russia
164
8
Algeria
201
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial) [ ]
* Host nation (Belgium )
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 790 athletes from 67 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[41] The announced athletes from Nigeria and Somalia did not show.[11] [12]
See also [ ]
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