International athletics championship event
2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 36th Date March 30 Host city Edinburgh , Scotland , United Kingdom Venue Holyrood Park Events 4 Distances 12 km – Senior men 7.905 km – Junior men 7.905 km – Senior women 6.04 km – Junior women Participation 448 athletes from 57 nations ← 2007 Mombasa
The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh , United Kingdom .[1] Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. This was the year in which Kenenisa Bekele became the first athlete in World Cross history to win six individual long course titles, breaking his tie with John Ngugi and Paul Tergat who had each won five. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times ,[2] in the Herald ,[3] and for the IAAF .[4] [5] [6] [7]
Medallists [ ]
Race results [ ]
Senior men's race (12 km) [ ]
Complete results for senior men[8] [9] [10] and for senior men's teams[11] [12] [13] were published.
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopia
34:38
Leonard Patrick Komon
Kenya
34:41
Zersenay Tadese
Eritrea
34:43
4
Joseph Ebuya
Kenya
34:47
5
Moses Ndiema Masai
Kenya
35:02
6
Felix Kikwai Kibore
Qatar
35:15
7
Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny
Kenya
35:16
8
Ahmad Hassan Abdullah
Qatar
35:18
9
Habtamu Fikadu
Ethiopia
35:19
10
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego
Kenya
35:24
11
Hosea Macharinyang
Kenya
35:24
12
Augustine Kiprono Choge
Kenya
35:26
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
Leonard Patrick Komon
2
Joseph Ebuya
4
Moses Ndiema Masai
5
Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny
7
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego
10
Hosea Macharinyang
11
(Augustine Kiprono Choge )
(12)
(Mark Kosgei Kiptoo )
(14)
()
(18)
39
Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele
1
Habtamu Fikadu
9
Sileshi Sihine
15
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
17
21
Abebe Dinkesa
41
()
(57)
()
(139)
()
(DNF)
104
Qatar
Felix Kikwai Kibore
6
Ahmad Hassan Abdullah
8
Sultan Khamis Zaman
22
Mubarak Hassan Shami
25
Gamal Belal Salem
34
Essa Ismail Rashed
48
()
(61)
(Moustafa Ahmed Shebto )
(67)
()
(81)
143
4
Eritrea
162
5
Morocco
195
6
Uganda
208
7
United States
296
8
Spain
348
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Junior men's race (7.905 km) [ ]
Complete results for junior men[14] [15] [16] and for junior men's teams[17] [18] [19] were published.
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Ibrahim Jeilan
Ethiopia
22:38
Ayele Abshero
Ethiopia
22:40
Lucas Kimeli Rotich
Kenya
22:42
4
Benjamin Kiplagat
Uganda
22:43
5
Titus Kipjumba Mbishei
Kenya
22:45
6
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio
Kenya
22:51
7
Peter Kimeli Some
Kenya
22:55
8
Geofrey Kusuro
Uganda
22:56
9
Amanuel Mesel
Eritrea
23:00
10
Levy Matebo Omari
Kenya
23:03
11
Hunegnaw Mesfin
Ethiopia
23:03
12
Stephen Kiprotich
Uganda
23:09
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Kenya
Lucas Kimeli Rotich
3
Titus Kipjumba Mbishei
5
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio
6
Peter Kimeli Some
7
(Levy Matebo Omari )
(10)
()
(15)
21
Ethiopia
Ibrahim Jeilan
1
Ayele Abshero
2
Hunegnaw Mesfin
11
Feyisa Lilesa
14
(Dejen Gebremeskel )
(18)
()
(21)
28
Uganda
37
4
Japan
119
5
Morocco
136
6
United States
138
7
Canada
188
8
Algeria
200
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Senior women's race (7.905 km) [ ]
Complete results for senior women[20] [21] [22] and for senior women's teams[23] [24] [25] were published.
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Tirunesh Dibaba
Ethiopia
25:10
Mestawet Tufa
Ethiopia
25:15
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai
Kenya
25:18
4
Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo
Kenya
25:34
5
Hilda Kibet
Netherlands
25:35
6
Gelete Burka
Ethiopia
25:35
7
Priscah Jepleting Cherono
Kenya
25:36
8
Margaret Wangari Muriuki
Kenya
25:46
9
Meselech Melkamu
Ethiopia
25:51
10
Grace Kwamboka Momanyi
Kenya
25:54
11
Benita Johnson
Australia
25:56
12
Lineth Chepkurui
Kenya
26:05
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba
1
Mestawet Tufa
2
Gelete Burka
6
Meselech Melkamu
9
(Koren Jelela )
(14)
(Aselefech Mergia )
(16)
18
Kenya
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai
3
Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo
4
Priscah Jepleting Cherono
7
Margaret Wangari Muriuki
8
(Grace Kwamboka Momanyi )
(10)
(Lineth Chepkurui )
(12)
22
Australia
Benita Johnson
11
Lisa Jane Weightman
20
Melissa Rollison
26
Anna Thompson
27
(Melinda Vernon )
(41)
(Victoria Mitchell )
(54)
84
4
United States
87
5
Morocco
100
6
United Kingdom
116
7
Eritrea
150
8
Portugal
165
Full results
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Junior women's race (6.04 km) [ ]
Complete results for junior women[26] [27] [28] and for junior women's teams[29] [30] [31] were published.
Individual race
Rank
Athlete
Country
Time
Genzebe Dibaba
Ethiopia
19:59
Irine Chepet Cheptai
Kenya
20:04
Emebt Etea
Ethiopia
20:06
4
Kenya
20:06
5
Ethiopia
20:11
6
Kenya
20:11
7
Betelhem Moges
Ethiopia
20:13
8
Kenya
20:17
9
Ethiopia
20:27
10
Japan
20:30
11
Ethiopia
20:33
12
Kenya
20:34
Full results
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Ethiopia
Genzebe Dibaba
1
Emebt Etea
3
5
Betelhem Moges
7
()
(9)
()
(11)
16
Kenya
Irine Chepet Cheptai
2
4
6
8
()
(12)
()
(33)
20
Japan
57
4
United Kingdom
95
5
Canada
99
6
United States
100
7
Australia
133
8
Russia
203
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 [ ]
According to an unofficial count, 448 athletes from 57 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[1] The announced athletes from Moldova , Nepal , and Nigeria did not show.[8] [9] [10]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - SUMMARY OF PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF) , IAAF , p. 2, retrieved November 4, 2013
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"Athletics - World cross-country championships - Bekele wins sixth world cross-country title; Dibaba also wins" , The New York Times , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
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