1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships explained

1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	18th
Date:	March 25
Host City:	Aix-les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes, France
Location:	Hippodrome de Marlioz
Nations Participating:	59
Athletes Participating:	617
Races:	4
Distances:	12.2 km – Senior men 8 km – Junior men 6 km – Senior women 4.4 km – Junior women
Previous:	1989 Stavanger
Next:	1991 Antwerp

The 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Aix-les-Bains, France, at the Hippodrome de Marlioz on March 25, 1990. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists

Individual
Senior men (12.2 km)	Khalid Skah	34:21	Moses Tanui	34:21	Julius M. Korir	34:22
Junior men (8 km)	Kipyego Kororia	22:13	Richard Chelimo	22:14	Fita Bayissa	22:24
Senior women (6 km)	Lynn Jennings	19:21	Albertina Dias	19:33	Yelena Romanova	19:33
Junior women (4.4 km)	Liu Shixiang	14:19	Yan Qinglan	14:20	Susan Chepkemei	14:22
Team
Senior men		42		96		176
Junior men		12		27		85
Senior women		37		75		80
Junior women		20		44		68

Race results

Senior men's race (12.2 km)

See main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		34:21
	align=left		align=left		34:21
	align=left		align=left		34:22
4	align=left		align=left		34:25
5	align=left		align=left		34:26
6	align=left		align=left		34:30
7	align=left		align=left		34:45
8	align=left		align=left		34:49
9	align=left		align=left		34:50
10	align=left		align=left		34:52
11	align=left		align=left		34:55
12	align=left		align=left		34:55
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" (John Ngugi) align=right style="border:0" (20) align=left style="border:0" (Joseph Kiptum) align=right style="border:0" (22) align=left style="border:0" (Samuel Nyangincha) align=right style="border:0" (25)	42
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 24 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" (Chala Kelele) align=right style="border:0" (33) align=left style="border:0" (Wami Alemayehu) align=right style="border:0" (74) align=left style="border:0" (Melese Feissa) align=right style="border:0" (90)	96
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 32 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 36 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 45 align=left style="border:0" (Antonio Serrano) align=right style="border:0" (61) align=left style="border:0" (Vicente Polo) align=right style="border:0" (69) align=left style="border:0" (José Carlos Adán) align=right style="border:0" (153)	176
4	align=left		194
5	align=left		268
6	align=left		289
7	align=left		367
8	align=left		441
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)

See main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		22:13
	align=left		align=left		22:14
	align=left		align=left		22:24
4	align=left		align=left		22:32
5	align=left		align=left		22:35
6	align=left		align=left		22:47
7	align=left		align=left		22:58
8	align=left		align=left		23:04
9	align=left		align=left		23:07
10	align=left		align=left		23:20
11	align=left		align=left		23:26
12	align=left		align=left		23:27
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" (Matthew Birir) align=right style="border:0" (6) align=left style="border:0" (Anthony Kiprono) align=right style="border:0" (125)	12
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" (Dadi Tamrat) align=right style="border:0" (10) align=left style="border:0" (Lemi Erpassa) align=right style="border:0" (14)	27
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 28 align=left style="border:0" (Oscar Gilotti) align=right style="border:0" (64) align=left style="border:0" (Antonio Ciucio) align=right style="border:0" (75)	85
4	align=left		96
5	align=left		117
6	align=left		143
7	align=left		154
8	align=left		158
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6 km)

See main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		19:21
	align=left		align=left		19:33
	align=left		align=left		19:33
4	align=left		align=left		19:33
5	align=left		align=left		19:39
6	align=left		align=left		19:41
7	align=left		align=left		19:45
8	align=left		align=left		19:47
9	align=left		align=left		19:49
10	align=left		align=left		19:50
11	align=left		align=left		19:51
12	align=left		align=left		19:51
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" (Natalya Sorokivskaya) align=right style="border:0" (28) align=left style="border:0" (Tatyana Pozdnyakova) align=right style="border:0" (51)	37
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 25 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" (Tigist Moreda) align=right style="border:0" (66) align=left style="border:0" (Addis Gezagne) align=right style="border:0" (78)	75
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 50 align=left style="border:0" (Lucilia Soares) align=right style="border:0" (72) align=left style="border:0" (Fernanda Marques) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	80
4	align=left		102
5	align=left		112
6	align=left		125
7	align=left		126
8	align=left		172
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.4 km)

See main article: 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		14:19
	align=left		align=left		14:20
	align=left		align=left		14:22
4	align=left		align=left		14:23
5	align=left		align=left		14:25
6	align=left		align=left		14:27
7	align=left		align=left		14:30
8	align=left		align=left		14:30
9	align=left		align=left		14:32
10	align=left		align=left		14:35
11	align=left		align=left		14:35
12	align=left		align=left		14:37
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" (Jane Ekimat) align=right style="border:0" (13) align=left style="border:0" (Tegla Loroupe) align=right style="border:0" (16)	20
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" (Makiko Okamoto) align=right style="border:0" (18) align=left style="border:0" (Hozumi Otani) align=right style="border:0" (30)	44
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" (Li Libin) align=right style="border:0" (46)	68
4	align=left		86
5	align=left		145
6	align=left		147
7	align=left		148
8	align=left		153
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

An unofficial count yields the participation of 617 athletes from 59 countries, one athlete (senior men) less than the official number published.

• (5)
• (16)
• (2)
• (13)
• (26)
• (3)
• (16)
• (27)
• (5)
• (4)
• (1)
• (5)
• (7)
• (4)
• (5)
• (6)
• (21)
• (9)
• (27)
• (6)
• (5)
• (1)
• (17)
• (3)
• (26)
• (2)
• (27)
• (4)
• (24)
• (26)
• (1)
• (3)
• (16)
• (1)
• (16)
• (1)
• (12)
• (4)
• (6)
• (8)
• (1)
• (9)
• (27)
• (11)
• (2)
• (1)
• (23)
• (27)
• (6)
• (11)
• (5)
• (7)
• United Kingdom (25)
• (27)
• (2)
• (16)
• (1)
• (1)
• (4)

See also

• 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
• 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
• 1990 in athletics (track and field)

External links

• The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005
• GBRathletics