International athletics championship event
Senior men's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 36th Date March 30 Host city Edinburgh , Scotland , United Kingdom Venue Holyrood Park Events 1 Distances 12 km – Senior men Participation 179 athletes from 45 nations
The Senior men's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh , United Kingdom , on March 30, 2008.[1] Reports of the event were given in The New York Times ,[2] in the Herald ,[3] and for the IAAF .[4]
Complete results for individuals,[5] [6] [7] and for teams[8] [9] [10] were published.
Race results [ ]
Senior men's race (12 km) [ ]
Individual [ ]
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 Mwok Macharinyang
Kenya
35:24
12
Augustine Kiprono Choge
Kenya
35:26
13
Moses Kipsiro
Uganda
35:29
14
Mark Kosgei Kiptoo
Kenya
35:39
15
Sileshi Sihine
Ethiopia
35:40
16
Boniface Kiprop
Uganda
35:41
17
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
Ethiopia
35:59
18
Kenya
36:00
19
Jorge Torres
United States
36:03
20
Yonas Kifle
Eritrea
36:09
21
Ethiopia
36:10
22
Sultan Khamis Zaman
Qatar
36:12
23
Teklemariam Medhin
Eritrea
36:13
24
Juan Carlos de la Ossa
Spain
36:15
25
Mubarak Hassan Shami
Qatar
36:17
26
Kidane Tadasse
Eritrea
36:25
27
Cuthbert Nyasango
Zimbabwe
36:28
28
Abdellah Falil
Morocco
36:30
29
Martin Toroitich
Uganda
36:33
30
Jamel Chatbi
Morocco
36:35
31
Craig Mottram
Australia
36:40
32
Anis Selmouni
Morocco
36:42
33
Morocco
36:43
34
Gamal Belal Salem
Qatar
36:43
35
Ahmed Baday
Morocco
36:46
36
Ayad Lamdassem
Spain
36:49
37
Morocco
36:49
38
Eritrea
36:50
39
Khalid Kamal Yaseen
Bahrain
36:51
40
Chakir Boujattaoui
Morocco
36:51
41
Abebe Dinkesa
Ethiopia
36:51
42
Algeria
36:52
43
Josh Rohatinsky
United States
36:52
44
South Africa
36:53
45
United States
36:56
46
Wilson Busienei
Uganda
37:02
47
Mourad Marofit
Morocco
37:04
48
Essa Ismail Rashed
Qatar
37:07
49
Moses Aliwa
Uganda
37:08
50
Michael Shelley
Australia
37:09
51
Scott Bauhs
United States
37:15
52
Eritrea
37:15
53
Marílson Dos Santos
Brazil
37:17
54
Max King
United States
37:20
55
Simon Ayeko
Uganda
37:20
56
José Manuel Martínez
Spain
37:21
57
Ethiopia
37:22
58
Gianmarco Buttazzo
Italy
37:24
59
Algeria
37:27
60
Aadam Ismaeel Khamis
Bahrain
37:27
61
Qatar
37:27
62
United Kingdom
37:27
63
Uganda
37:32
64
Carles Castillejo
Spain
37:34
65
United Kingdom
37:35
66
Ireland
37:37
67
Moustafa Ahmed Shebto
Qatar
37:40
68
David McNeill
Australia
37:41
69
Liam Adams
Australia
37:41
70
Andrea Lalli
Italy
37:44
71
Portugal
37:44
72
Frank Tickner
United Kingdom
37:49
73
Collis Birmingham
Australia
37:49
74
Stephen Mokoka
South Africa
37:52
75
Al Mustafa Riyadh
Bahrain
37:53
76
Manuel Damião
Portugal
37:55
77
Mike Tebulo
Malawi
37:57
78
Andrew Lemoncello
United Kingdom
37:57
79
United Kingdom
37:57
80
Burundi
38:00
81
Qatar
38:02
82
United Kingdom
38:02
83
José Luis Blanco
Spain
38:02
84
United States
38:04
85
Antonio David Jiménez
Spain
38:06
86
Eritrea
38:07
87
Spain
38:10
88
Yoshitaka Iwamizu
Japan
38:11
89
Algeria
38:11
90
Canada
38:12
91
Paulo Gomes
Portugal
38:13
92
Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi
Libya
38:13
93
Yuki Sato
Japan
38:19
94
Japan
38:20
95
Joël Bourgeois
Canada
38:23
96
United States
38:23
97
Rabah Aboud
Algeria
38:24
98
Algeria
38:24
99
Daniele Meucci
Italy
38:28
100
José Rocha
Portugal
38:28
101
Botswana
38:29
102
Samuel Tsegay
Eritrea
38:30
103
Botswana
38:31
104
Martin Dent
Australia
38:31
105
Japan
38:32
106
Portugal
38:33
107
Lesotho
38:34
108
Andrew Letherby
Australia
38:35
109
United States
38:36
110
Spain
38:39
111
France
38:42
112
Brahim Chettah
Algeria
38:43
113
Belarus
38:43
114
Andrew Vernon
United Kingdom
38:43
115
Japan
38:43
116
Canada
38:44
117
Brazil
38:45
118
José Ramos
Portugal
38:45
119
Reyes Estévez
Spain
38:47
120
Japan
38:48
121
Botswana
38:48
122
Japan
38:49
123
Japan
38:51
124
Brazil
39:00
125
United Kingdom
39:01
126
Ben St.Lawrence
Australia
39:02
127
Jesper Faurschou
Denmark
39:03
128
Ireland
39:05
129
Dylan Wykes
Canada
39:06
130
Uganda
39:10
131
Algeria
39:11
132
China
39:11
133
Switzerland
39:12
134
Rapula Diphoko
Botswana
39:12
135
Mick Clohisey
Ireland
39:13
136
United Kingdom
39:21
137
Abdelatif Chemlal
Morocco
39:25
138
Canada
39:26
139
Ethiopia
39:26
140
Ireland
39:29
141
Dong Guojian
China
39:33
142
Kyrgyzstan
39:42
143
Canada
39:45
144
Ireland
39:50
145
Colin Fewer
Canada
39:52
146
Bulgaria
39:53
147
Egypt
39:56
148
Armenia
39:57
149
Libya
39:58
150
Canada
40:01
151
South Africa
40:18
152
Brazil
40:19
153
China
40:26
154
Cleveland Forde
Guyana
40:27
155
Botswana
40:27
156
New Zealand
40:34
157
Portugal
40:35
158
Jordan
41:00
159
Canada
41:47
160
Botswana
42:03
161
Brazil
42:23
162
Gaylord Silly
Seychelles
43:03
163
Turkmenistan
43:27
164
Azerbaijan
45:37
165
Ghana
46:56
—
Ricardo Ribas
Portugal
DNF
—
Palestine
DNF
—
Brazil
DNF
—
Ireland
DNF
—
Alistair Ian Cragg
Ireland
DNF
—
Abdulhak Elgorche Zakaria
Bahrain
DNF
—
Ed Moran
United States
DNF
—
Alejandro Suárez
Mexico
DNF
—
Dieudonné Disi
Rwanda
DNF
—
Stefano La Rosa
Italy
DNF
—
Ethiopia
DNF
—
Hasan Mahboob
Bahrain
DNF
—
United Arab Emirates
DQ
—
Algeria
DQ†
—
Bahrain
DNS
—
Roman Prodius
Moldova
DNS
—
Arjun Kumar Basnet
Nepal
DNS
—
Nigeria
DNS
—
Nigeria
DNS
—
Rwanda
DNS
—
Rwanda
DNS
—
Rwanda
DNS
—
Bahrain
DNS
† : from Algeria finished 35th in 36:44 min, but was disqualified because of doping violations.[11]
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 Mwok 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
Zersenay Tadese
3
Yonas Kifle
20
Teklemariam Medhin
23
Kidane Tadasse
26
38
52
()
(86)
(Samuel Tsegay )
(102)
162
5
Morocco
195
6
Uganda
Moses Kipsiro
13
Boniface Kiprop
16
Martin Toroitich
29
Wilson Busienei
46
Moses Aliwa
49
Simon Ayeko
55
()
(63)
()
(130)
208
7
United States
Jorge Torres
19
Josh Rohatinsky
43
45
Scott Bauhs
51
Max King
54
84
()
(96)
()
(109)
(Ed Moran )
(DNF)
296
8
Spain
348
9
Australia
Craig Mottram
31
Michael Shelley
50
David Mcneill
68
Liam Adams
69
Collis Birmingham
73
Martin Dent
104
(Andrew Letherby )
(108)
(Ben St.Lawrence )
(126)
395
10
United Kingdom
62
65
Frank Tickner
72
Andrew Lemoncello
78
79
82
(Andrew Vernon )
(114)
()
(125)
()
(136)
438
11
Algeria
497
12
Portugal
562
13
Japan
Yoshitaka Iwamizu
88
Yuki Sato
93
94
105
115
120
()
(122)
()
(123)
615
14
Canada
90
Joël Bourgeois
95
116
Dylan Wykes
129
138
143
(Colin Fewer )
(145)
()
(150)
()
(159)
711
15
Botswana
101
103
121
Rapula Diphoko
134
155
160
774
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Participation [ ]
According to an unofficial count, 179 athletes from 45 countries participated in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[1] The announced athletes from Moldova , Nepal , and Nigeria did not show.[5] [6] [7]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b
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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Gillon, Doug (March 31, 2008), "Coronation of King Kenenisa" , Herald , retrieved November 4, 2013
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Powell, David (March 30, 2008), No ‘sole’ can stop Bekele – Edinburgh 2008 , IAAF , retrieved November 4, 2013
^ a b Senior Race - M Final , IAAF , March 30, 2008, archived from the original on November 4, 2013, retrieved November 4, 2013
^ a b
Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men , IAAF , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
^ a b
36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Results (PDF) , IAAF , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
^ Official Team Results Senior Race - M , IAAF , March 30, 2008, archived from the original on November 4, 2013, retrieved November 4, 2013
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Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men - Final - Team , IAAF , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
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36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Team Standings (PDF) , IAAF , March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
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IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - DOPING VIOLATIONS AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF) , IAAF , p. 11, retrieved November 2, 2013
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