Athletics / World Cross Country Championships

Atletismo / Campeonatos del Mundo de Cross

MEN / HOMBRES

Until 1973 there was not official World Champions in Cross Country. However, the winner of the "International Cross of Nations" was considered as such. This race began in 1903 (1967 for women) at Hamilton, Scotland, but only the British countries (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) took part on the first editions. France were allowed to enter in 1907 and until 1948 all the winners had been either British or French. In 1973, the International Association (IAAF) organized the first officially declared World Championships. Men´s race is about 12 km. A short race (about 4 km) was also held between 1998 and 2005.

Hasta 1973 no existía ningún campeonato del mundo oficial de campo a través (cross country); sin embargo, el ganador del "Cross Internacional de las Naciones" era considerado como el campeón del mundo. Esta carrera comenzó en 1903 (en 1967 para las mujeres) en Hamilton, Escocia y hasta 1907, en que entró Francia, sólo participaban los países británicos. El primer vencedor que no fuera británico o francés fue el belga Doms en 1948. En 1973, la federación internacional (IAAF) organizó oficialmente el primer Campeonato del Mundo de Campo a Través. La carrera masculina se disputa sobre 12 km. Entre 1998 y 2005 también se disputó un cross corto (4 km).
* Warsaw = Varsovia; Antwerp = Amberes; Cape Town = Ciudad el Cabo

Men Cross Long Race / Cross Largo Masculino

Edition Site / Lugar Year Gold / Oro Silver / Plata Bronze / Bronce
I Waregen 1973 Pekka Päivärinta, FIN Mariano Haro, ESP Rod Dixon, NZL
II Monza 1974 Erik De Beck, BEL Mariano Haro, ESP Karel Lismont, BEL
III Rabat 1975 Ian Stewart, Sco Mariano Haro, ESP Bill Rodgers, USA
IV Chepstow 1976 Carlos Lopes, POR Tony Simmons, Eng Bernie Ford, Eng
V Düsseldorf 1977 Leon Schots, BEL Carlos Lopes, POR Detlef Uhlemann, FRG
VI Glasgow 1978 John Treacy, IRL Aleksandr Antipov, URS Karol Lismont, BEL
VII Limerick 1979 John Treacy, IRL Bronislaw Malinowski, POL Aleksandr Antipov, URS
VIII Paris 1980 Craig Virgin, USA Hans Orthmann, FRG Nick Rose, Eng
IX Madrid 1981 Craig Virgin, USA Mohamed Kedir, ETH Fernando Mamede, POR
X Roma 1982 Mohamed Kedir, ETH Alberto Salazar, USA Rod Dixon, NZL
XI Gateshead 1983 Bekele Debele, ETH Carlos Lopes, POR Some Muge, KEN
XII New York 1984 Carlos Lopes, POR Tim Hutchings, Eng Steve Jones, Wal
XIII Lisboa 1985 Carlos Lopes, POR Paul Kipkoech, KEN Wodajo Bulti, ETH
XIV Neuchatel 1986 John Ngugi, KEN Abebe Mekonnen, ETH Joseph Kiptum, KEN
XV Warsaw 1987 John Ngugi, KEN Paul Kipkoech, KEN Paul Arpin, FRA
XVI Auckland 1988 John Ngugi, KEN Paul Kipkoech, KEN William Koskei, KEN
XVII Stavanger 1989 John Ngugi, KEN Tim Hutchings, GBR Wilfred O. Kirochi, KEN
XVIII Aix-les-Bains 1990 Khalid Skah, MAR Moses Tanui, KEN Julius Korir, KEN
XIX Antwerp 1991 Khalid Skah, MAR Moses Tanui, KEN Simon Karori, KEN
XX Boston 1992 John Ngugi, KEN William Mutwol, KEN Fita Bayesa, ETH
XXI Amorebieta 1993 William Sigei, KEN Dominic Kirui, KEN Ismael Kirui, KEN
XXII Budapest 1994 William Sigei, KEN Simon Chemoiywo, KEN Haile Gebrselassie, ETH
XXIII Durham 1995 Paul Tergat, KEN Ismael Kirui, KEN Salah Hissou, MAR
XXIV Cape Town 1996 Paul Tergat, KEN Salah Hissou, MAR Ismael Kirui, KEN
XXV Torino 1997 Paul Tergat, KEN Salah Hissou, MAR Thomas Nyariki, KEN
XXVI Marrakech 1998 Paul Tergat, KEN Paul Koech, KEN Assefa Mezegebu, ETH
XXVII Belfast 1999 Paul Tergat, KEN Patrick Ivuti, KEN Paulo Guerra, POR
XXVIII Vilamoura 2000 Mohammed Mourhit, BEL Assefa Mezgebu, ETH Paul Tergat, KEN
XXIX Ostende 2001 Mohammed Mourhit, BEL Sergiy Lebid, UKR Charles Kamathi, KEN
XXX Dublin 2002 Kenenisa Bekele, ETH John Yuda, TAN Wilbeforce Talel, KEN
XXXI Lausanne 2003 Kenenisa Bekele, ETH Patrick Ivuti, KEN Gebre Gebremariam, ETH
XXXII Brussels 2004 Kenenisa Bekele, ETH Gebre Gebremariam, ETH Sileshi Sihine, ETH
XXXIII St. Etienne 2005 Kenenisa Bekele, ETH Zersenay Tadesse, ERI Ahmad Hassan, QAT
XXXIV Fukuoka 2006 Kenenisa Bekele, ETH Sileshi Sihine, ETH Martin Irungu Mathathi, KEN
XXXV Mombasa 2007 Zersenay Tadese, ERI Moses Mosop, KEN Bernard Kipyego, KEN
XXXVI Edinburgh 2008 Kenenisa Bekele, ETH Leonard Patrick Komon, KEN Zersenay Tadese, ERI
XXXVII Amman 2009 Gebre Gebremariam, ETH Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, UGA Zersenay Tadese, ERI
XXXVIII Bydgoszcz 2010 Joseph Ebuya, KEN Teklemariam Medhin, ERI Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, UGA
XXXIX Punta Umbría 2011 Imana Marga, ETH Paul Kipngetich Tanui, KEN Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, KEN

Team Long Race / Cross Largo por Equipos

The team competition is won by the country with less points. Every runner adds to his/her country total the same number of points as his/her place in the finnish line (the winner 1 point, the second 2 points...). Though a country can compete with 6 athletes, only the first four runners of each country count. The record is held by Kenya (12 points in 1998 & 1999).

La competición por equipos es por puntos, no por tiempos. Cada país puede llevar hasta seis corredores, pero sólo los cuatro primeros cuentan a efectos de la clasificación por equipos. Cada corredor añade a la cuenta de su equipo el mismo número que su puesto en la clasificación general (El 1º un punto, el 2º dos puntos...). Gana el país que menos puntos obtenga. Kenia (1998 y 1999) tiene el récord con 12 puntos.

Site / Lugar Year Gold / Oro Silver / Plata Bronze / Bronce
Waregen, BEL 1973 Belgium Soviet Union New Zealand
Monza, ITA 1974 Belgium England France
Rabat, MAR 1975 New Zealand England Belgium
Chepstow, Wal 1976 England Belgium France
Düsseldorf, FRG 1977 Belgium England Soviet Union
Glasgow, Sco 1978 France United States England
Limerick, IRL 1979 England Ireland Soviet Union
Paris, FRA 1980 England United States Belgium
Madrid, ESP 1981 Ethiopia United States Kenya
Roma, ITA 1982 Ethiopia England Soviet Union
Gateshead, Eng 1983 Ethiopia United States Kenya
New York, USA 1984 Ethiopia United States Portugal
Lisboa, POR 1985 Ethiopia Kenya United States
Neuchatel, SUI 1986 Kenya Ethiopia United States
Warsaw, POL 1987 Kenya England Ethiopia
Auckland, NZL 1988 Kenya Ethiopia France
Stavanger, NOR 1989 Kenya Great Britain Ethiopia
Aix-les-Bains, FRA 1990 Kenya Ethiopia Spain
Antwerp, BEL 1991 Kenya Ethiopia Spain
Boston, USA 1992 Kenya France Great Britain
Amorebieta, ESP 1993 Kenya Ethiopia Portugal
Budapest, HUN 1994 Kenya Morocco Ethiopia
Durham, Eng 1995 Kenya Morocco Spain
Cape Town, RSA 1996 Kenya Morocco Ethiopia
Turin, ITA 1997 Kenya Morocco Ethiopia
Marrakech, MAR 1998 Kenya Ethiopia Morocco
Belfast, NI 1999 Kenya Ethiopia Portugal
Vilamoura, POR 2000 Kenya Ethiopia Portugal
Ostende, BEL 2001 Kenya France United States
Dublin, IRL 2002 Kenya Ethiopia Morocco
Lausanne, SUI 2003 Kenya Ethiopia Morocco
Brussels, BEL 2004 Ethiopia Kenya Eritrea
St. Etienne, FRA 2005 Ethiopia Kenya Qatar
Fukuoka, JPN 2006 Kenya Eritrea Ethiopia
Martin Irungu Mathathi, Mike Kipruto Kigen, Hosea Mwok Macharinyang, Simon Koros Arusei (3+5+6+10 = 24)
Mombasa, KEN 2007 Kenya -28 Morocco -146 Uganda -185
Moses Mosop, Bernard Kipyego, Gideon Ngatuny, Hosea Macharinyang, Michael Kipyego, Cheruiyot Soi (2+3+4+5+6+8 = 28)
Edinburgh, GBR 2008 Kenya -39 Ethiopia -105 Qatar -144
Leonard Patrick Komon, Joseph Ebuya, Moses Ndiema Masai, Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny, Bernard Kiprop Kipyego, Hosea Mwok Macharinyag (2+4+5+7+10+11 = 39)
Amman, JOR 2009 Kenya -28 Ethiopia -28 Eritrea -50
Leonard Patrick Komon, Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio, Mark Kosgey Kiptoo, Moses Cheruiyot Mosop (4+6+7+11 = 28)
Bydgoszcz, POL 2010 Kenya -20 Eritrea -46 Ethiopia -69
Joseph Ebuya, Leonard Patrick Komon, Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong, Paul Kipngetich Tanui (1+4+7+8 = 20)
Punta Umbría, ESP 2011 Kenya -14 Ethiopia -38 Uganda -49
Paul Kipngetich Tanui, Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio, Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai (2+3+4+5 = 14)



Statistics / Estadísticas
Runners Medal Table / Medallero Corredores
Ps Name, CNT #T Years
1. Kenenisa Bekele, ETH 6 02 03 04 05 06 08
2. John Ngugi, KEN 5 86 87 88 89 92
. Paul Tergat, KEN 5 95 96 97 98 99
4. Jack T Holden, Eng 4 33 34 35 39
. Alain Mimoun, FRA 4 49 52 54 56
. Gaston Roelants, BEL 4 62 67 69 72
7. Jean Bouin, FRA 3 11 12 13
. Carlos Lopes, POR 3 76 84 85
9. John Treacy, IRL 2 78 79
. Craig Virgin, USA 2 80 81
. Khalid Skah, MAR 2 90 91
. William Sigei, KEN 2 93 94
(13) Mohammed Mourhit, BEL 2 00 01

* Those with grey background won the title when it was called "Cross of Nations". Six more runners won that competition twice. // Los que están en fondo gris consiguieron el título en el "Cross de las Naciones". Otros seis corredores ganaron esa competición dos veces.

Individual Competition Medal Table / Medallero Competición Individual

Ps Country 1st 2nd 3rd Tot
1. Kenya 13 15 15 43
2. Ethiopia 10 5 6 21
3. Belgium 4 - 1 5
4. Portugal 3 2 2 7
5. Morocco 2 2 1 5
6. United States 2 1 1 4
7. Ireland 2 - - 2
8. Eritrea 1 2 2 5
9. Finland 1 - - 1
. Scotland 1 - - 1
11. Spain - 3 - 3
12. England - 2 2 4
13. West Germany - 1 1 2
. Soviet Union - 1 1 2
. Great Britain - 1 1 2
. Uganda - 1 1 2
17. Poland - 1 - 1
. Ukraine - 1 - 1
. Tanzania - 1 - 1
20. New Zealand - - 2 2
21. Wales - - 1 1
. France - - 1 1
. Qatar - - 1 1
 
23 TOTAL 39 39 39 117

Team Competition Medal Table / Medallero Competición por Equipos

Ps Country 1st 2nd 3rd Tot
1. Kenya 24 3 2 29
2. Ethiopia 7 13 7 27
3. England 3 5 1 9
4. Belgium 3 1 2 6
5. France 1 2 3 6
6. New Zealand 1 - 1 2
7. United States - 5 3 8
8. Morocco - 5 3 8
9. Eritrea - 2 2 4
10. Soviet Union - 1 3 4
11. Great Britain - 1 1 2
12. Ireland - 1 - 1
13. Portugal - - 4 4
14. Spain - - 3 3
15. Qatar - - 2 2
. Uganda - - 2 2
 
16 TOTAL 39 39 39 117


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