1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race explained

Senior men's race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	27th
Date:	March 28
Host City:	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Location:	Barnett Demesne/Queen’s University Playing Fields
Nations Participating:	46
Athletes Participating:	165
Races:	1
Distances:	12 km – Senior men
Previous:	1998 Marrakech
Next:	2000 Vilamoura

The Senior men's race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen’s University Playing Fields in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 28, 1999. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.

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

^†: Julio Rey of finished 24th in 41:15 min, but was disqualified.

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" (Paul Koech) align=right style="border:0" (6) align=left style="border:0" (Tom Nyariki) align=right style="border:0" (39)	12
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" (Ayele Mezegebu) align=right style="border:0" (26) align=left style="border:0" (Tegenu Abebe) align=right style="border:0" (37)	57
	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" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 49 align=left style="border:0" (Alberto Chaíça) align=right style="border:0" (68) align=left style="border:0" (João Junqueira) align=right style="border:0" (71)	76
4	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 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" align=right style="border:0" 29 align=left style="border:0" (Fabián Roncero) align=right style="border:0" (30)	103
5	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 42 align=left style="border:0" (Abdelilah El Manaia) align=right style="border:0" (75) align=left style="border:0" (Salah Hissou) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	108
6	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 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" align=right style="border:0" 50 align=left style="border:0" (Rachid Berradi) align=right style="border:0" (DNF) align=left style="border:0" (Andrea Arlati) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	125
7	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 36 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 54 align=left style="border:0" (Christopher Graff) align=right style="border:0" (70) align=left style="border:0" (Raymond Appenheimer) align=right style="border:0" (89)	133
8	align=left	United Kingdom align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 34 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 52 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 65 align=left style="border:0" (Christian Stephenson) align=right style="border:0" (73) align=left style="border:0" (Dominic Bannister) align=right style="border:0" (92)	159
9	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 18 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 43 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 46 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 80 align=left style="border:0" (Tarek Zoghmar) align=right style="border:0" (81) align=left style="border:0" (Azzedine Sakhri) align=right style="border:0" (91)	187
10	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 44 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 56 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 76 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 77 align=left style="border:0" (Pauric McKinney) align=right style="border:0" (95) align=left style="border:0" (Noel Cullen) align=right style="border:0" (99)	253
11	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 41 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 62 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 82 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 85 align=left style="border:0" (Martin Dent) align=right style="border:0" (94) align=left style="border:0" (Nick Harrison) align=right style="border:0" (131)	270
12	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 57 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 63 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 64 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 96	280
13	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 58 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 72 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 74 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 109	313
14	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 60 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 79 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 90 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 101 align=left style="border:0" (Chris McGregor) align=right style="border:0" (118) align=left style="border:0" (David Lorne) align=right style="border:0" (120)	330
15	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 47 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 69 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 104 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 110 align=left style="border:0" (Maxwell Bangani) align=right style="border:0" (114) align=left style="border:0" (Kudakwashe Shoko) align=right style="border:0" (116)	330
16	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 78 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 87 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 103 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 119	387
17	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 84 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 98 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 100 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 107	389
18	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 83 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 102 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 108 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 125	418
19	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 123 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 124 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 127 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 139	513
20	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 126 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 129 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 132 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 135 align=left style="border:0" (Mpakeletsa Sephali) align=right style="border:0" (138)	522
21	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 130 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 136 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 143 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 147	556
22	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 122 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 140 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 151 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 154 align=left style="border:0" (Parasram Ramah) align=right style="border:0" (158)	567
23	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 134 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 144 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 146 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 152	576
24	align=left	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" align=right style="border:0" 155 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 157 align=left style="border:0" (Abhinesh Kumar Chand) align=right style="border:0" (DNF) align=left style="border:0" (Niteshwar Prasad) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	615
DNF	align=left	align=left style="border:0" (Faustin Saktay) align=right style="border:0" (40) align=left style="border:0" (Salaho Ngadi) align=right style="border:0" (45) align=left style="border:0" (Francis Robert Naali) align=right style="border:0" (53) align=left style="border:0" (Ergobert Robert Naali) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	DNF

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

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 165 athletes from 46 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from did not show.

• (6)
• (1)
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• (4)
• (3)
• (4)
• (6)
• (1)
• (1)
• (4)
• (1)
• (1)
• (6)
• (6)
• (1)
• (4)
• (4)
• (6)
• (1)
• (6)
• (4)
• (1)
• (6)
• (3)
• (5)
• (5)
• (2)
• (6)
• (3)
• (2)
• (3)
• (1)
• (6)
• (2)
• (1)
• (1)
• (4)
• (6)
• (2)
• (4)
• (1)
• (3)
• United Kingdom (6)
• (6)
• (4)
• (6)

See also

• 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
• 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
• 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
• 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race