Athletics / World Cross Country Championships

Atletismo / Campeonatos del Mundo de Cross

WOMEN / MUJERES

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 1967 for women. In 1973, the International Association (IAAF) organized the first officially declared World Championships. Women´s race is about 8 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 1967 para las mujeres. En 1973, la federación internacional (IAAF) organizó oficialmente el primer Campeonato del Mundo de Campo a Través. La carrera femenina se disputa sobre 8 km. Entre 1998 y 2005 también se disputó un cross corto (4 km).
* Warsaw = Varsovia; Antwerp = Amberes; Cape Town = Ciudad del Cabo

Long Race / Cross Largo

Edition Site / Lugar Year Gold / Oro Silver / Plata Bronze / Bronce
I Waregen 1973 Paola Cacchi, ITA Joyce Smith, Eng Josée Van Santberghe, BEL
II Monza 1974 Paola Pigni, ITA Nina Holmen, FIN Rita Ridley, Eng
III Rabat 1975 Julie Brown, USA Bronislawa Ludwichovska, POL Carmen Valero, ESP
IV Chepstow 1976 Carmen Valero, ESP Tatyana Kazankina, URS Gabriela Dorio, ITA
V Düsseldorf 1977 Carmen Valero, ESP Lyudmila Bragina, URS Giana Romanova, URS
VI Glasgow 1978 Grete Waitz, NOR Natalia Marasescu, ROM Maricica Puica, ROM
VII Limerick 1979 Grete Waitz, NOR Raisa Smekhnova, URS Ellison Goodall, USA
VIII Paris 1980 Grete Waitz, NOR Irina Bondarchuk, URS Yelena Sipatova, URS
IX Madrid 1981 Grete Waitz, NOR Jan Merrill, USA Yelena Sipatova, URS
X Roma 1982 Maricica Puica, ROM Fita Lovin, ROM Grete Waitz, NOR
XI Gateshead 1983 Grete Waitz, NOR Alison Wiley, CAN Tatyana Pozdnyakova, URS
XII New York 1984 Maricica Puica, ROM Galina Zakharova, URS Grete Waitz, NOR
XIII Lisboa 1985 Zola Budd, Eng Cathy Branta, USA Ingrid Kristiansen, NOR
XIV Neuchatel 1986 Zola Budd, Eng Lynn Jennings, USA Annette Sergent, FRA
XV Warsaw 1987 Annette Sergent, FRA Liz Lynch, Sco Ingrid Kristiansen, NOR
XVI Auckland 1988 Ingrid Kristiansen, NOR Angela Tooby, GBR Annette Sergent, FRA
XVII Stavanger 1989 Annette Sergent, FRA Nadezhda Stepanova, URS Lynn Williams, CAN
XVIII Aix-les-Bains 1990 Lynn Jennings, USA Albertina Dias, POR Yelena Romanova, URS
XIX Antwerp 1991 Lynn Jennings, USA Derartu Tulu, ETH Liz McColgan, GBR
XX Boston 1992 Lynn Jennings, USA Catherina McKiernan, IRL Albertina Dias, POR
XXI Amorebieta 1993 Albertina Dias, POR Catherina McKiernan, IRL Lynn Jennings, USA
XXII Budapest 1994 Hellen Chepngeno, KEN Catherina McKiernan, IRL Conceição Ferreira, POR
XXIII Durham 1995 Derartu Tulu, ETH Catherina McKiernan, IRL Sally Barsosio, KEN
XXIV Cape Town 1996 Gete Wami, ETH Rose Cheruiyot, KEN Naomi Mugo, KEN
XXV Torino 1997 Derartu Tulu, ETH Paula Radcliffe, GBR Gete Wami, ETH
XXVI Marrakech 1998 Sonia O'Sullivan, IRL Paula Radcliffe, GBR Gete Wami, ETH
XXVII Belfast 1999 Gete Wami, ETH Merima Denboba, ETH Paula Radcliffe, GBR
XXVIII Vilamoura 2000 Derartu Tulu, ETH Gete Wami, ETH Susan Chepkemei, KEN
XXIX Ostende 2001 Paula Radcliffe, GBR Gete Wami, ETH Lydia Cheromei, KEN
XXX Dublin 2002 Paula Radcliffe, GBR Deena Drossin, USA Colleen de Reuck, USA
XXXI Lausanne 2003 Werknesh Kidane, ETH Deena Drossin, USA Merima Denboba, ETH
XXXII Brussels 2004 Benita Johnson, AUS Ejegayehu Dibaba, ETH Werknesh Kidane, ETH
XXXIII St. Etienne 2005 Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH Alice Timbilili, KEN Werknesh Kidane, ETH
XXXIV Fukuoka 2006 Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH Lornah Kiplagat, NED Meselech Melkamu, ETH
XXXV Mombasa 2007 Lornah Kiplagat, NED Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH Meselech Melkamu, ETH
XXXVI Edinburgh 2008 Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH Mestawet Tufa, ETH Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, KEN
XXXVII Amman 2009 Florence Kiplagat, KEN Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, KEN Meselech Melkamu, ETH
XXXVIII Bydgoszcz 2010 Emily Chebet, KEN Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, KEN Meselech Melkamu, ETH
XXXIX Punta Umbría 2011 Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, KEN Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, KEN Shalane Flanagan, USA

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 Soviet Union (15 in 1977).

La competición por equipos es por puntos, no por tiempos. Cada país puede llevar hasta seis corredoras, pero sólo las cuatro primeras cuentan a efectos de la clasificación por equipos. Cada corredora añade a la cuenta de su equipo el mismo número que su puesto en la clasificación general (La 1ª un punto, la 2ª dos puntos...). Gana el país que menos puntos obtenga. La Unión Soviética (1977) tiene el récord con 15 puntos.

Site / Lugar Year Gold / Oro Silver / Plata Bronze / Bronce
Waregen, BEL 1973 England Finland United States
Monza, ITA 1974 England Italy Finland
Rabat, MAR 1975 United States New Zealand Poland
Chepstow, Wal 1976 Soviet Union Italy United States
Düsseldorf, FRG 1977 Soviet Union United States New Zealand
Glasgow, Sco 1978 Romania United States England
Limerick, IRL 1979 United States Soviet Union England
Paris, FRA 1980 Soviet Union England United States
Madrid, ESP 1981 Soviet Union United States Italy
Roma, ITA 1982 Soviet Union Italy England
Gateshead, Eng 1983 United States Soviet Union Canada
New York, USA 1984 United States England New Zealand
Lisboa, POR 1985 United States Soviet Union Romania
Neuchatel, SUI 1986 England New Zealand France
Warsaw, POL 1987 United States France Soviet Union
Auckland, NZL 1988 Soviet Union Great Britain France
Stavanger, NOR 1989 Soviet Union France United States
Aix-les-Bains, FRA 1990 Soviet Union Ethiopia Portugal
Antwerp, BEL 1991 Kenya Ethiopia Soviet Union
Boston, USA 1992 Kenya United States Ethiopia
Amorebieta, ESP 1993 Kenya Japan France
Budapest, HUN 1994 Portugal Ethiopia Kenya
Durham, Eng 1995 Kenya Ethiopia Kenya
Cape Town, RSA 1996 Kenya Ethiopia Romania
Turin, ITA 1997 Ethiopia Kenya Ireland
Marrakech, MAR 1998 Kenya Ethiopia Great Britain
Belfast, NI 1999 Ethiopia Kenya Portugal
Vilamoura, POR 2000 Ethiopia Kenya United States
Ostende, BEL 2001 Kenya Ethiopia France
Dublin, IRL 2002 Ethiopia United States Kenya
Lausanne, SUI 2003 Ethiopia Kenya United States
Brussels, BEL 2004 Ethiopia Kenya Great Britain
St. Etienne, FRA 2005 Ethiopia Kenya Portugal
Fukuoka, JPN 2006 Ethiopia Kenya Japan
Tirunesh Dibaba, Meselech Melkamu, Ayalew Yimer Wude, Mestawet Tufa (1+3+5+7 = 16)
Mombasa, KEN 2007 Ethiopia Kenya Morocco
Tirunesh Dibaba, Meselech Melkamu, Gelete Burka, Ayalew Yimer Wude (2+3+4+10 = 19)
Edinburgh, GBR 2008 Ethiopia Kenya Australia
Tirunesh Dibaba, Mestawet Tufa, Gelete Burka, Meselech Melkamu (1+2+6+9 = 18)
Amman, JOR 2009 Kenya -14 Ethiopia -28 Portugal -72
Florence Jebet Kiplagat, Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, Lineth Chepkurui, Ann Karindi Mwangi (1+2+4+7 = 14)
Bydgoszcz, POL 2010 Kenya -14 Ethiopia -22 United States -76
Emily Chebet, Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, Lineth Chepkurui, Margaret Wangari Muriuki (1+2+5+6 = 14)
Punta Umbría, ESP 2011 Kenya -15 Ethiopia -29 United States -57
Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, Priscah Jepleting Cherono, Pauline Chemning Korikwiang (1+2+5+7 = 15)
Statistics / Estadísticas
Medal Table / Medallero
Ps Name, CNT #T Years
1. Grete Waitz, NOR 5 78 79 80 81 83
. Doris Brown, USA 5 67 68 69 70 71
3. Lynn Jennings, USA 3 90 91 92
. Derartu Tulu, ETH 3 95 97 00
. Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH 2 05 06 08
6. Carmen Valero, ESP 2 76 77
. Maricica Puica, ROM 2 82 84
. Zola Budd, Eng 2 85 86
. Annette Sergent, FRA 2 87 89
  Gete Wami, ETH 2 96 99
(11) Paula Radcliffe, GBR 2 01 02

* Those with grey background won the title when it was called "Cross of Nations". // Las que están en fondo gris consiguieron el título en el "Cross de las Naciones".

Individual Competition Medal Table / Medallero Competición Individual

Ps Country 1st 2nd 3rd Tot
1. Ethiopia 9 7 9 25
2. Norway 6 - 4 10
3. Kenya 4 5 5 14
4. United States 4 5 4 13
5. Great Britain 2 3 2 7
6. Romania 2 2 1 5
7. England 2 1 1 4
8. France 2 - 2 4
9. Spain 2 - 1 3
. Italy 2 - 1 3
11. Ireland 1 4 - 5
12. Portugal 1 1 2 4
13. Netherlands 1 1 - 2
14. Australia 1 - - 1
15. Soviet Union - 6 5 11
16. Canada - 1 1 2
17. Finland - 1 - 1
. Poland - 1 - 1
. Scotland - 1 - 1
20. Belgium - - 1 1
 
20 TOTAL 39 39 39 117

Team Competition Medal Table / Medallero Competición por Equipos

Ps Country 1st 2nd 3rd Tot
1. Ethiopia 10 10 1 21
2. Kenya 10 9 3 22
3. Soviet Union 8 3 2 13
4. United States 6 5 8 19
5. England 3 2 3 8
6. Portugal 1 - 4 5
7. Romania 1 - 2 3
8. Italy - 3 1 4
9. France - 2 4 6
10. New Zealand - 2 2 4
11. Great Britain - 1 2 3
12. Finland - 1 1 2
. Japan - 1 1 2
14. Canada - - 1 1
. Ireland - - 1 1
. Poland - - 1 1
. Morocco - - 1 1
. Australia - - 1 1
 
18 TOTAL 39 39 39 117

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