1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships explained
1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
Size: | 200px |
Organisers: | IAAF |
Edition: | 25th |
Date: | 23 March |
Host City: | Torino, Piemonte, Italy |
Location: | Parco del Valentino |
Nations Participating: | 72 |
Athletes Participating: | 725 |
Races: | 4 |
Distances: | 12.333 km – Senior men 8.511 km – Junior men 6.6 km – Senior women 4.689 km – Junior women |
Previous: | 1996 Stellenbosch |
Next: | 1998 Marrakesh |
The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Torino, Italy. A report of the event was given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.333 km)
See main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race.
+Individual race |
width=5% | Rank | width=20% | Athlete | width=15% | Country | width=10% | Time |
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| align=left | | align=left | | 35:11 |
| align=left | | align=left | | 35:13 |
| align=left | | align=left | | 35:20 |
4 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:23 |
5 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:35 |
6 | align=left | Bernard Barmasai† | align=left | | 35:35 |
7 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:37 |
8 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:56 |
9 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:57 |
10 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:59 |
11 | align=left | | align=left | | 35:59 |
12 | align=left | | align=left | | 36:01 |
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†: Athlete marked in the results list as nonscorer.
+Teams |
width=10% | Rank | width=30% | Team | width=10% | Points |
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| align=left | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 1 | 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" | 7 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 17 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 19 | align=left style="border:0" | (Benjamin Koskei) | align=right style="border:0" | (24) | align=left style="border:0" | (William Kiptum) | align=right style="border:0" | (28) | align=left style="border:0" | (John Kosgei) | align=right style="border:0" | (47) | |
| 51 |
| align=left | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 2 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 8 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 10 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 12 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 16 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 22 | align=left style="border:0" | (Abderrahim Zitouna) | align=right style="border:0" | (35) | align=left style="border:0" | (Abdelaziz Sahere) | align=right style="border:0" | (70) | align=left style="border:0" | (Mustapha Bamouh) | align=right style="border:0" | (82) | |
| 70 |
| align=left | 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" | | align=right style="border:0" | 18 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 23 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 27 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 33 | align=left style="border:0" | (Ibrahim Seid) | align=right style="border:0" | (36) | align=left style="border:0" | (Lemi Erpassa) | align=right style="border:0" | (68) | align=left style="border:0" | (Tesgie Legesse) | align=right style="border:0" | (129) | |
| 125 |
4 | align=left | | 263 |
5 | align=left | | 275 |
6 | align=left | | 325 |
7 | align=left | | 344 |
8 | align=left | | 423 |
Full results | |
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.511 km)
See main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race.
+Individual race |
width=5% | Rank | width=20% | Athlete | width=15% | Country | width=10% | Time |
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| align=left | | align=left | | 24:21 |
| align=left | | align=left | | 24:28 |
| align=left | | align=left | | 24:29 |
4 | align=left | | align=left | | 24:58 |
5 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:02 |
6 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:06 |
7 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:10 |
8 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:14 |
9 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:20 |
10 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:22 |
11 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:24 |
12 | align=left | | align=left | | 25:25 |
Full results | |
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+Teams |
width=10% | Rank | width=30% | Team | width=10% | Points |
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| align=left | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 1 | 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" | (Patrick Ivuti) | align=right style="border:0" | (6) | align=left style="border:0" | (Kipchumba Mitei) | align=right style="border:0" | (9) | |
| 13 |
| 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" | 10 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 12 | align=left style="border:0" | (Dereje Tadesse) | align=right style="border:0" | (14) | align=left style="border:0" | (Mohamed Awol) | align=right style="border:0" | (16) | |
| 31 |
| align=left | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 11 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 19 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 21 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 23 | align=left style="border:0" | (Aziz El Makhrout) | align=right style="border:0" | (29) | align=left style="border:0" | (Ahmed Ezzobayry) | align=right style="border:0" | (39) | |
| 74 |
4 | align=left | | 85 |
5 | align=left | | 135 |
6 | align=left | | 144 |
7 | align=left | | 147 |
8 | align=left | | 192 |
Full results | |
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6.6 km)
See main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race.
+Individual race |
width=5% | Rank | width=20% | Athlete | width=15% | Country | width=10% | Time |
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| align=left | | align=left | | 20:53 |
| align=left | | align=left | | 20:55 |
| align=left | | align=left | | 21:00 |
4 | align=left | | align=left | | 21:01 |
5 | align=left | | align=left | | 21:05 |
6 | align=left | | align=left | | 21:18 |
7 | align=left | | align=left | | 21:20 |
8 | align=left | | align=left | | 21:23 |
9 | align=left | | align=left | | 21:25 |
10 | align=left | | align=left | | 21:29 |
11 | align=left | | align=left | | 21:34 |
12 | align=left | | align=left | | 21:35 |
Full results | |
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+Teams |
width=10% | Rank | width=30% | Team | width=10% | Points |
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| align=left | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 1 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 3 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 6 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 14 | align=left style="border:0" | (Getenesh Urge) | align=right style="border:0" | (27) | align=left style="border:0" | (Kore Alemu) | align=right style="border:0" | (54) | |
| 24 |
| align=left | 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" | | align=right style="border:0" | 10 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 11 | align=left style="border:0" | (Florence Barsosio) | align=right style="border:0" | (13) | align=left style="border:0" | (Susan Chepkemei) | align=right style="border:0" | (19) | |
| 34 |
| align=left | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 7 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 9 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 23 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 25 | align=left style="border:0" | (Maureen Harrington) | align=right style="border:0" | (108) | align=left style="border:0" | (Pauline Curley) | align=right style="border:0" | (117) | |
| 64 |
4 | align=left | | 98 |
5 | align=left | | 100 |
6 | align=left | | 128 |
7 | align=left | | 148 |
8 | align=left | | 160 |
Full results | |
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.689 km)
See main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race.
+Individual race |
width=5% | Rank | width=20% | Athlete | width=15% | Country | width=10% | Time |
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| align=left | | align=left | | 14:58 |
| align=left | | align=left | | 14:59 |
| align=left | | align=left | | 15:02 |
4 | align=left | | align=left | | 15:10 |
5 | align=left | | align=left | | 15:11 |
6 | align=left | | align=left | | 15:12 |
7 | align=left | | align=left | | 15:12 |
8 | align=left | | align=left | | 15:14 |
9 | align=left | | align=left | | 15:15 |
10 | align=left | | align=left | | 15:15 |
11 | align=left | | align=left | | 15:20 |
12 | align=left | | align=left | | 15:31 |
Full results | |
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+Teams |
width=10% | Rank | width=30% | Team | width=10% | Points |
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| 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" | 8 | align=left style="border:0" | (Anita Kiptum) | align=right style="border:0" | (9) | align=left style="border:0" | (Agnes Kiprop) | align=right style="border:0" | (10) | |
| 15 |
| align=left | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 6 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 7 | 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" | (Kumiko Hiyama) | align=right style="border:0" | (16) | align=left style="border:0" | (Yuka Hata) | align=right style="border:0" | (17) | |
| 38 |
| align=left | 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" | 13 | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 18 | align=left style="border:0" | (Kutre Dulecha) | align=right style="border:0" | (20) | align=left style="border:0" | (Merima Hashim) | align=right style="border:0" | (23) | |
| 39 |
4 | align=left | | 107 |
5 | align=left | | 141 |
6 | align=left | | 151 |
7 | align=left | | 165 |
8 | align=left | | 206 |
Full results | |
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- 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 725 athletes from 72 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. Although announced, athletes from did not show.
- (23)
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- (3)
- (17)
- (5)
- (14)
- (3)
- (19)
- (2)
- (1)
- (6)
- (23)
- (1)
- (4)
- (9)
- (10)
- (2)
- Cote d'Ivoire (2)
- (4)
- (5)
- (1)
- (7)
- (27)
- (16)
- (27)
- (5)
- (1)
- (20)
- (18)
- (10)
- (3)
- (27)
- (3)
- (22)
- (2)
- (28)
- (3)
- (10)
- (2)
- (8)
- (12)
- (18)
- (21)
- (10)
- (13)
- (11)
- (3)
- (2)
- (17)
- (13)
- (12)
- (6)
- (1)
- (4)
- (2)
- (4)
- (27)
- (26)
- (2)
- (9)
- (3)
- (7)
- (19)
- (5)
- (4)
- (3)
- United Kingdom (27)
- (27)
- (11)
- (5)
- (5)
See also
External links
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