1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race explained

Senior men's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:IAAF
Edition:26th
Date:March 22
Host City:Marrakech, Morocco
Location:Menara district
Nations Participating:46
Athletes Participating:181
Races:1
Distances:12 km – Senior men
Previous:1997 Torino
Next:1999 Belfast

The Senior men's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 22, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.

Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual

width=5%Rank width=20%Athlete width=15%Country width=10%Time
align=left align=left 34:01
align=left align=left 34:06
align=left align=left 34:28
4 align=left align=left 34:37
5 align=left align=left 34:38
6 align=left align=left 34:41
7 align=left align=left 34:41
8 align=left align=left 34:44
9 align=left align=left 34:46
10 align=left align=left 34:50
11 align=left align=left 34:54
12 align=left align=left 34:59
13 align=left align=left 35:08
14 align=left align=left 35:11
15 align=left align=left 35:15
16 align=left align=left 35:18
17 align=left align=left 35:20
18 align=left align=left 35:21
19 align=left align=left 35:23
20 align=left align=left 35:24
21 align=left align=left 35:29
22 align=left align=left 35:33
23 align=left align=left 35:34
24 align=left align=left 35:35
25 align=left align=left 35:36
26 align=left align=left 35:37
27 align=left align=left 35:39
28 align=left align=left 35:40
29 align=left align=left 35:43
30 align=left align=left 35:47
31 align=left align=left 35:54
32 align=left align=left 35:57
33 align=left align=left 35:58
34 align=left align=left 36:00
35 align=left align=left 36:04
36 align=left align=left 36:06
37 align=left align=left 36:14
38 align=left align=left 36:19
39 align=left align=left 36:19
40 align=left align=left 36:20
41 align=left align=left 36:23
42 align=left align=left 36:23
43 align=left align=left 36:24
44 align=left align=left 36:25
45 align=left align=left 36:26
46 align=left align=left 36:26
47 align=left align=left 36:27
48 align=left align=left 36:28
49 align=left align=left 36:31
50 align=left align=left 36:32
51 align=left align=left 36:32
52 align=left align=left 36:35
53 align=left align=left 36:35
54 align=left align=left 36:36
55 align=left align=left 36:37
56 align=left align=left 36:38
57 align=left align=left 36:38
58 align=left align=left 36:39
59 align=left align=left 36:41
60 align=left align=left 36:46
61 align=left align=left 36:47
62 align=left align=left 36:48
63 align=left align=left 36:49
64 align=left align=left 36:49
65 align=left align=left 36:50
66 align=left align=left 36:52
67 align=left align=left 36:55
68 align=left align=left 36:58
69 align=left align=left 37:00
70 align=left align=left 37:00
71 align=left align=left 37:01
72 align=left align=left 37:02
73 align=left align=left 37:03
74 align=left align=left 37:04
75 align=left align=left 37:06
76 align=left align=left 37:07
77 align=left align=left 37:09
78 align=left align=left 37:13
79 align=left align=left 37:16
80 align=left align=left 37:18
81 align=left align=left 37:19
82 align=left align=left 37:20
83 align=left align=left 37:21
84 align=left align=left 37:24
85 align=left align=left 37:25
86 align=left align=left 37:25
87 align=left align=left 37:26
88 align=left align=left 37:26
89 align=left align=left 37:30
90 align=left align=left 37:35
91 align=left align=left 37:35
92 align=left align=left 37:39
93 align=left align=left 37:42
94 align=left align=left 37:44
95 align=left align=left 37:46
96 align=left align=left 37:47
97 align=left align=left 37:48
98 align=left align=left 37:49
99 align=left align=left 37:50
100 align=left align=left 37:53
101 align=left align=left 37:54
102 align=left align=left 37:58
103 align=left align=left 38:01
104 align=left align=left 38:02
105 align=left align=left 38:03
106 align=left align=left 38:04
107 align=left align=left 38:10
108 align=left align=left 38:14
109 align=left align=left 38:14
110 align=left align=left 38:16
111 align=left align=left 38:16
112 align=left align=left 38:23
113 align=left align=left 38:28
114 align=left align=left 38:32
115 align=left align=left 38:33
116 align=left align=left 38:37
117 align=left align=left 38:39
118 align=left align=left 38:42
119 align=left align=left 38:43
120 align=left align=left 38:45
121 align=left align=left 38:50
122 align=left align=left 38:52
123 align=left align=left 38:54
124 align=left align=left 38:56
125 align=left align=left 38:56
126 align=left align=left 39:02
127 align=left align=left 39:03
128 align=left align=left 39:04
129 align=left align=left 39:14
130 align=left align=left 39:15
131 align=left align=left 39:21
132 align=left align=left 39:22
133 align=left align=left 39:28
134 align=left align=left 39:36
135 align=left align=left 39:38
136 align=left align=left 39:45
137 align=left align=left 39:46
138 align=left align=left 39:55
139 align=left align=left 40:00
140 align=left align=left 40:13
141 align=left align=left 40:22
142 align=left align=left 40:23
143 align=left align=left 40:26
144 align=left align=left 40:33
145 align=left align=left 40:34
146 align=left align=left 40:34
147 align=left align=left 40:46
148 align=left align=left 41:15
149 align=left align=left 41:24
150 align=left align=left 41:24
151 align=left align=left 41:51
152 align=left align=left 42:04
153 align=left align=left 42:17
154 align=left align=left 42:25
155 align=left align=left 43:04
156 align=left align=left 43:06
157 align=left align=left 43:10
158 align=left align=left 43:34
159 align=left align=left 43:41
160 align=left align=left 43:46
161 align=left align=left 43:52
162 align=left align=left 44:22
163 align=left align=left 45:05
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF
align=left align=left DNF

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"(Christopher Kelong) align=right style="border:0"(6)
align=left style="border:0"(Ismael Kirui) align=right style="border:0"(7)
12
align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"3
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"13
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"20
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"21
align=left style="border:0"(Abraham Assefa) align=right style="border:0"(24)
align=left style="border:0"(Mamo Kejela) align=right style="border:0"(91)
57
align=left
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"align=right style="border:0"17
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"18
align=left style="border:0"(Abdelilah El Manaia) align=right style="border:0"(53)
align=left style="border:0"(Smail Sghir) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
60
4 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"9
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"12
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"25
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"28
align=left style="border:0"(Alberto Maravilha) align=right style="border:0"(39)
align=left style="border:0"(Alfredo Bráz) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
74
5 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"10
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"23
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"29
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"32
align=left style="border:0"(Julio Rey) align=right style="border:0"(63)
align=left style="border:0"(Enrique Molina) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
94
6 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"15
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"26
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"41
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"74
align=left style="border:0"(Andrew Panga) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
156
7 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"35
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"46
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"48
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"64
align=left style="border:0"(Mohamed Driouche) align=right style="border:0"(78)
align=left style="border:0"(Kamel Kohil) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
193
8 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"16
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"27
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"62
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"89
align=left style="border:0"(Robert Gary) align=right style="border:0"(128)
align=left style="border:0"(Robert Cook Jr.) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
194
9 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"37
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"42
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"54
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"71
align=left style="border:0"(Gabriele De Nard) align=right style="border:0"(88)
204
10 align=left United Kingdom
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"38
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"44
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"59
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"75
align=left style="border:0"(Chris Robison) align=right style="border:0"(87)
align=left style="border:0"(Spencer Duval) align=right style="border:0"(111)
216
11 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"30
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"33
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"65
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"95
223
12 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"22
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"60
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"90
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"94
align=left style="border:0"(Kim Gillard) align=right style="border:0"(108)
align=left style="border:0"(Trent Harlow) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
266
13 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"50
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"58
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"79
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"93
align=left style="border:0"(Bruno Le Stum) align=right style="border:0"(138)
align=left style="border:0"(Benoît Zwierzchiewski) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
280
14 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"40
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"45
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"104
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"106
align=left style="border:0"(Pauric McKinney) align=right style="border:0"(129)
295
15 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"36
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"47
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"76
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"144
303
16 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"34
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"80
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"96
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"105
align=left style="border:0"(Robert Smits) align=right style="border:0"(130)
315
17 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"52
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"66
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"103
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"110
align=left style="border:0"(Pablo Olmedo) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
331
18 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"56
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"67
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"109
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"115
347
19 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"49
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"72
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"112
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"121
align=left style="border:0"(Tiyapo Maso) align=right style="border:0"(132)
align=left style="border:0"(Mothusi Pelaelo) align=right style="border:0"(140)
354
20 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"82
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"86
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"99
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"119
386
21 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"83
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"92
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"118
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"127
align=left style="border:0"(Fouly Salem) align=right style="border:0"(133)
align=left style="border:0"(Farag Abdelnaby) align=right style="border:0"(134)
420
22 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"68
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"120
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"124
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"131
align=left style="border:0"(Guy Schultz) align=right style="border:0"(157)
align=left style="border:0"(Ian Forsythe) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
443
23 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"85
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"101
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"123
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"135
align=left style="border:0"(Margus Pirksaar) align=right style="border:0"(139)
444
24 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"113
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"116
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"136
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"137
align=left style="border:0"(Jumaine Hakizimaha) align=right style="border:0"(141)
align=left style="border:0"(Rachid Safari) align=right style="border:0"(142)
502
25 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"97
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"147
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"149
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"152
545
26 align=left Cote d'Ivoire
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"126
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"151
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"156
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"158
591
27 align=left
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"143
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"148
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"150
align=left style="border:0"align=right style="border:0"153
align=left style="border:0"(Alphonse Miuoubi) align=right style="border:0"(159)
align=left style="border:0"(Hugues Kombila) align=right style="border:0"(160)
594
DNF align=left
align=left style="border:0"(Kudakwashe Shoko) align=right style="border:0"(51)
align=left style="border:0"(Elijah Mutandiro) align=right style="border:0"(55)
align=left style="border:0"(Godfrey Koki) align=right style="border:0"(61)
align=left style="border:0"(Abel Chimukoko) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
align=left style="border:0"(Michael Ngaaseke) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
align=left style="border:0"(Shingirai Badza) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
DNF
DNF align=left
align=left style="border:0"(Sérgio da Silva) align=right style="border:0"(43)
align=left style="border:0"(Daniel Ferreira) align=right style="border:0"(70)
align=left style="border:0"(Elias Bastos) align=right style="border:0"(81)
align=left style="border:0"(Sergio Couto) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
DNF
DNF align=left
align=left style="border:0"(David Kanie) align=right style="border:0"(154)
align=left style="border:0"(Gumsie Taulobi) align=right style="border:0"(162)
align=left style="border:0"(Ken Mova) align=right style="border:0"(163)
align=left style="border:0"(David Rueben) align=right style="border:0"(DNF)
DNF

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 181 athletes from 46 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

See also