2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
OrganisersIAAF
Edition37th
DateMarch 28
Host cityAmman, Jordan Jordan
Venue
Events4
Distances12 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
8 km – Senior women
6 km – Junior women
Participation459 athletes from
59 nations
2010 Bydgoszcz

An overview of Amman in Jordan, the host city

The 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 28, 2009. The races were held at the in Amman, Jordan.[1] Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. Amman is also only the second occasion on which Asia has hosted the World Cross Country Championships, which are the oldest IAAF World Athletics Series event, first celebrated under the IAAF banner in 1973.[2]

Competition notes[]

The senior male team for Kenya won their 22nd team title in 24 years despite the fact that no senior male runner from Kenya has won an individual title since 1999.[3]

Florence Kiplagat was the first Kenyan senior women's winner since Helen Chepngeno in 1994. She was quoted saying, ‘’I would like to thank God,” she said. “Kenya has not won since 1994. We are determined to perform at the same level as Kenyan men.”[4]

Further race reports of the event were given in The New York Times[5][6] and for the IAAF.[7][8]

Medallists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
 Ethiopia
35:02 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro
 Uganda
35:04 Zersenay Tadese
 Eritrea
35:04
Junior men
(8 km)
Ayele Abshero
 Ethiopia
23:26 Titus Kipjumba Mbishei
 Kenya
23:30 Moses Kibet
 Uganda
23:35
Senior women
(8 km)
Florence Jebet Kiplagat
 Kenya
26:13 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai
 Kenya
26:16 Meselech Melkamu
 Ethiopia
26:19
Junior women
(6 km)
Genzebe Dibaba
 Ethiopia
20:14 Mercy Cherono
 Kenya
20:17 Jackline Chepngeno
 Kenya
20:27
Team
Senior men  Kenya 28  Ethiopia 28  Eritrea 50
Junior men  Kenya 20  Ethiopia 22  Eritrea 72
Senior women  Kenya 14  Ethiopia 28  Portugal 72
Junior women  Ethiopia 18  Kenya 18  Japan 76

Race results[]

Senior men's race (12 km)[]

Moses Kipsiro was the runner-up in the men's race.

Complete results for senior men[9][10][11] and for senior men's teams[12][13][14] were published.

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam  Ethiopia 35:02
Silver medal icon.svg Moses Kipsiro  Uganda 35:04
Bronze medal icon.svg Zersenay Tadese  Eritrea 35:04
4 Leonard Komon  Kenya 35:05
5 Habtamu Fikadu  Ethiopia 35:06
6 Mathew Kisorio  Kenya 35:08
7 Mark Kiptoo  Kenya 35:11
8 Chakir Boujattaoui  Morocco 35:12
9 Teklemariam Medhin  Eritrea 35:14
10 Hunegnaw Mesfin  Ethiopia 35:16
11 Moses Mosop  Kenya 35:17
12 Feyisa Lilesa  Ethiopia 35:22
Full results
Zersenay Tadese took individual and team bronze medals for Eritrea.
Teams
Rank Team Points
Gold medal icon.svg  Kenya
Leonard Patrick Komon 4
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio 6
Mark Kosgey Kiptoo 7
Moses Cheruiyot Mosop 11
() (14)
(Linus Kipwambok Chumba) (25)
28
Silver medal icon.svg  Ethiopia
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam 1
Habtamu Fikadu 5
Hunegnaw Mesfin 10
Feyisa Lilesa 12
(Dino Sefir) (15)
(Tadese Tola) (17)
28
Bronze medal icon.svg  Eritrea
Zersenay Tadese 3
Teklemariam Medhin 9
Samuel Tsegay 16
Samson Kiflemariam 22
(Issak Sibhatu) (24)
(Kidane Tadasse) (56)
50
4  Uganda 65
5  Qatar 79
6  Morocco 107
7  Spain 140
8  United States 168
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior men's race (8 km)[]

Complete results for junior men[15][16][17] and for junior men's teams[18][19][20] were published.

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ayele Abshero  Ethiopia 23:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Titus Kipjumba Mbishei  Kenya 23:30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Moses Kibet  Uganda 23:35
4 Paul Kipngetich Tanui  Kenya 23:35
5 Japheth Kipyegon Korir  Kenya 23:36
6  Ethiopia 23:38
7  Ethiopia 23:44
8  Ethiopia 23:52
9 John Kipkoech  Kenya 24:00
10  Kenya 24:08
11 German Fernandez  United States 24:13
12  Burundi 24:16
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Titus Kipjumba Mbishei 2
Paul Kipngetich Tanui 4
Japheth Kipyegon Korir 5
John Kipkoech 9
() (10)
() (13)
20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Ayele Abshero 1
6
7
8
() (16)
() (32)
22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Eritrea
Goitom Kifle 14
18
19
21
() (33)
() (34)
72
4  Uganda 82
5  United States 104
6  Australia 135
7  Morocco 143
8  Japan 153
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Senior women's race (8 km)[]

Linet Masai took the silver medal for Kenya.

Complete results for senior women[21][22][23] and for senior women's teams[24][25][26] were published.

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Gold medal icon.svg Florence Kiplagat  Kenya 26:13
Silver medal icon.svg Linet Masai  Kenya 26:16
Bronze medal icon.svg Meselech Melkamu  Ethiopia 26:19
4 Lineth Chepkurui  Kenya 26:23
5 Wude Ayalew  Ethiopia 26:23
6 Hilda Kibet  Netherlands 26:43
7 Ann Karindi Mwangi  Kenya 26:49
8 Gelete Burka  Ethiopia 26:58
9 Maryam Yusuf Jamal  Bahrain 27:00
10 Ines Chenonge  Kenya 27:00
11 Pauline Korikwiang  Kenya 27:03
12 Mamitu Daska  Ethiopia 27:04
Full results
Bronze medallist Meselech Melkamu led Ethiopia to the team silver medal.
Teams
Rank Team Points
Gold medal icon.svg  Kenya
Florence Jebet Kiplagat 1
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 2
Lineth Chepkurui 4
Ann Karindi Mwangi 7
(Iness Chepkesis Chenonge) (10)
(Pauline Chemning Korikwiang) (11)
14
Silver medal icon.svg  Ethiopia
Meselech Melkamu 3
Wude Ayalew 5
Gelete Burka 8
Mamitu Daska 12
(Sentayehu Ejigu) (14)
(Koren Jelela) (30)
28
Bronze medal icon.svg  Portugal
Ana Dulce Félix 15
Sara Moreira 16
Ana Dias 19
Anália Rosa 22
() (64)
(Inês Monteiro) (DNF)
72
4  Spain 117
5  United States 130
6  Morocco 130
7  Australia 154
8  Japan 165
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior women's race (6 km)[]

Complete results for junior women[27][28][29] and for junior women's teams[30][31][32] were published.

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 20:14
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mercy Cherono  Kenya 20:17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jackline Chepngeno  Kenya 20:27
4 Frehiwat Goshu  Ethiopia 20:34
5  Kenya 20:36
6 Sule Utura  Ethiopia 20:38
7  Ethiopia 20:42
8  Kenya 20:49
9 Meseret Mengistu  Ethiopia 20:52
10  Kenya 21:01
11 Emily Brichacek  Australia 21:02
12  Ethiopia 21:11
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Genzebe Dibaba 1
Frehiwat Goshu 4
Sule Utura 6
7
(Meseret Mengistu) (9)
() (12)
18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya
Mercy Cherono 2
Jackline Chepngeno 3
5
8
() (10)
() (16)
18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan
17
18
20
21
() (22)
() (37)
76
4  United Kingdom 83
5  United States 124
6  Eritrea 132
7  Australia 157
8  Russia 182
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Medal table (unofficial)[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya4419
2 Ethiopia4318
3 Uganda0112
4 Eritrea0033
5 Japan0011
 Portugal0011
Totals (6 nations)88824
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation[]

According to an unofficial count, 459 athletes from 59 countries participated, two athletes less (senior women) than the official number published[1]

See also[]

References[]

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