IAAF World Crosscountry Championships

Dates/Venues (95 runnings for men, 42 runnings for women)

Long Course (12 km/8 km)

Men	Women	Venue	Men	Women
30 Mar 2008	30 Mar 2008	Edinburgh SCO	12 km	8 km
24 Mar 2007	24 Mar 2007	Mombasa KEN	12 km	8 km
02 Apr 2006	01 Apr 2006	Fukuoka JPN	12 km	8 km
20 Mar 2005	19 Mar 2005	Saint Galmier FRA	12 km	8.1 km
21 Mar 2004	20 Mar 2004	Brussels BEL	12 km	8 km
30 Mar 2003	29 Mar 2003	Lausanne SUI	12 km	8 km
24 Mar 2002	23 Mar 2002	Dublin IRL	12 km	8 km
25 Mar 2001	24 Mar 2001	Ostend BEL	12 km	7.7 km
19 Mar 2000	18 Mar 2000	Vilamoura POR	12 km	8 km
28 Mar 1999	27 Mar 1999	Belfast NIR	12 km	8 km
22 Mar 1998	21 Mar 1998	Marrakech MAR	12 km	8 km
23 Mar 1997	23 Mar 1997	Turin ITA	12.3 km	6.6 km
23 Mar 1996	23 Mar 1996	Stellenbosch RSA	12.1 km	6.4 km
25 Mar 1995	25 Mar 1995	Durham ENG	12 km	6.5 km
26 Mar 1994	26 Mar 1994	Budapest HUN	12 km	6.2 km
28 Mar 1993	28 Mar 1993	Amorebieta ESP	11.8 km	6.4 km
21 Mar 1992	21 Mar 1992	Boston MA/USA	12.5 km	6.4 km
24 Mar 1991	24 Mar 1991	Antwerp BEL	11.8 km	6.4 km
24 Mar 1990	24 Mar 1990	Aix-les-Bains FRA	12 km	6 km
19 Mar 1989	19 Mar 1989	Stavanger NOR	12 km	6 km
26 Mar 1988	26 Mar 1988	Auckland NZL	12 km	6 km
22 Mar 1987	22 Mar 1987	Warsaw POL	12 km	5 km
23 Mar 1986	23 Mar 1986	Colombier SUI	12 km	4.7 km
24 Mar 1985	24 Mar 1985	Lisbon POR	12 km	5 km
25 Mar 1984	25 Mar 1984	East Rutherford NJ/USA	12 km	5 km
20 Mar 1983	20 Mar 1983	Gateshead ENG	12.5 km	4.4 km
21 Mar 1982	21 Mar 1982	Rome ITA	12 km	4.7 km
28 Mar 1981	28 Mar 1981	Madrid ESP	12 km	4.4 km
09 Mar 1980	09 Mar 1980	Paris FRA	12 km	<5 km
25 Mar 1979	25 Mar 1979	Limerick IRL	12 km	>5 km
26 Mar 1978	26 Mar 1978	Glasgow SCO	12 km	5 km
20 Mar 1977	20 Mar 1977	Dusseldorf GER	12 km	>5 km
28 Feb 1976	28 Feb 1976	(Chepstow) WAL	12 km	5 km
16 Mar 1975	16 Mar 1975	Rabat MAR	12 km	4.2 km
16 Mar 1974	16 Mar 1974	Monza ITA	12 km	4 km
17 Mar 1973	17 Mar 1973	Waregem BEL	12 km	4 km
18 Mar 1972	18 Mar 1972	Cambridge ENG	12 km	5 km
20 Mar 1971	20 Mar 1971	San Sebastian ESP	12 km	3.5 km
22 Mar 1970	22 Mar 1970	Vichy FRA	12 km	3 km
22 Mar 1969	22 Mar 1969	Clydebank SCO	12 km	4.5 km
16 Mar 1968	23 Mar 1968	Tunis TUN/Blackburn ENG	12 km	4.5 km
18 Mar 1967	18 Mar 1967	Barry WAL	12 km	4.5 km
20 Mar 1966		Rabat MAR	12 km
20 Mar 1965		Ostend BEL	12 km
21 Mar 1964		Dublin IRL	12 km
17 Mar 1963		San Sebastian ESP	12 km
24 Mar 1962		Sheffield ENG	14.5 km
26 Mar 1961		Nantes FRA	14.5 km
26 Mar 1960		Glasgow SCO	14.5 km
21 Mar 1959		Lisbon POR	14.5 km
22 Mar 1958		Cardiff WAL	14.5 km
23 Mar 1957		Waregem BEL	14.5 km
17 Mar 1956		Belfast NIR	14.5 km
19 Mar 1955		San Sebastian ESP	14.5 km
27 Mar 1954		Birmingham ENG	14.5 km
21 Mar 1953		Vincennes FRA	14.5 km
22 Mar 1952		Hamilton SCO	14.5 km
31 Mar 1951		Newport WAL	14.5 km
25 Mar 1950		Brussels BEL	14.5 km
26 Mar 1949		Dublin IRL	14.5 km
03 Apr 1948		Reading ENG	14.5 km
30 Mar 1947		St Cloud FRA	14.5 km
30 Mar 1946		Ayr SCO	14.5 km
1940-1945		not held	---
01 Apr 1939		Cardiff WAL	14.5 km
02 Apr 1938		Belfast NIR	14.5 km
20 Mar 1937		Brussels BEL	14.5 km
28 Mar 1936		Blackpool ENG	14.5 km
23 Mar 1935		Auteuil FRA	14.5 km
24 Mar 1934		Ayr SCO	14.5 km
25 Mar 1933		Newport WAL	14.5 km
20 Mar 1932		Brussels BEL	14.5 km
28 Mar 1931		Dublin IRL	14.5 km
22 Mar 1930		Royal Leamington Spa ENG	15.3 km
23 Mar 1929		Vincennes FRA	14 km
24 Mar 1928		Ayr SCO	15.3 km
02 Apr 1927		Newport WAL	14.5 km
28 Mar 1926		Brussels BEL	14.5 km
28 Mar 1925		Dublin IRL	15.5 km
22 Mar 1924		Newcastle-on-Tyne ENG	15.5 km
23 Mar 1923		Maisons-Laffitte FRA	15.6 km
01 Apr 1922		Glasgow SCO	16.2 km
19 Mar 1921		Newport WAL	14.5 km
03 Apr 1920		Belfast NIR	14.5 km
1915-1919		not held	---
28 Mar 1914		Amersham ENG	16 km
24 Mar 1913		Juvisy FRA	14.5 km
30 Mar 1912		Edinburgh SCO	14.5 km
25 Mar 1911		Newport WAL	14.5 km
26 Mar 1910		Belfast NIR	14.5 km
20 Mar 1909		Derby ENG	14.7 km
26 Mar 1908		Colombes FRA	14.5 km
23 Mar 1907		Glasgow SCO	14.5 km
10 Mar 1906		Newport WAL	14.5 km
25 Mar 1905		Dublin IRL	12.5 km
26 Mar 1904		St Helens ENG	14 km
28 Mar 1903		Hamilton SCO	14 km

Notes: Some distances prior to 1980 are estimates. The first IAAF Championships was 1973.

Short Course (4 km/4 km)

Men	Women	Venue	Men	Women
01 Apr 2006	02 Apr 2006	Fukuoka JPN	4 km	4 km
19 Mar 2005	20 Mar 2005	Saint Galmier FRA	4.2 km	4.2 km
20 Mar 2004	21 Mar 2004	Brussels BEL	4 km	4 km
29 Mar 2003	30 Mar 2003	Lausanne SUI	4 km	4 km
23 Mar 2002	24 Mar 2002	Dublin IRL	4 km	4 km
24 Mar 2001	25 Mar 2001	Ostend BEL	4 km	4.1 km
18 Mar 2000	19 Mar 2000	Vilamoura POR	4 km	4 km
27 Mar 1999	28 Mar 1999	Belfast NIR	4.24 km	4.24 km
21 Mar 1998	22 Mar 1998	Marrakech MAR	4 km	4 km

Medalists (Long Course)

Medal Count by Country (Long Course)

Men       
        G    S    B   Score
GBR    37   38   36    335
KEN    12   14   14    116
FRA    11    8   18    100
BEL    10    9    3     80
ETH     8    5    6     61
IRL     3    4    3     30
MAR     4    2    1     27
POR     3    2    2     23
ESP     1    5    1     21
USA     2    1    2     15
ERI     1    1    1      9
TUN     1    0    1      6
FIN     1    0    0      5
GER     0    1    1      4
LTU     0    1    1      4
NZL     0    0    4      4
POL     0    1    0      3
TAN     0    1    0      3
UKR     0    1    0      3
QAT     0    0    1      1
YUG     0    0    1      1

Women       
        G    S    B   Score
ETH     9    7    6     73
USA     8    8    3     67
GBR     3    6    6     39
NOR     6    0    4     34
URS     0    6    4     22
IRL     1    4    1     18
ROM     2    2    1     17
ITA     3    0    1     16
KEN     1    2    5     16
FRA     2    0    2     12
ESP     2    0    1     11
NED     1    1    2     10
POR     1    1    2     10
RSA     2    0    0     10
POL     0    2    0      6
AUS     1    0    0      5
BEL     0    0    1      1
FIN     0    0    1      1
NZL     0    0    1      1
UKR     0    0    1      1

Note: Scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners (Long Course)

Men 
30  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)       G (2002) G (2003) G (2004) G (2005) G (2006) G (2008)
29  Gaston Roelants (BEL)       S (1960) G (1962) S (1963) G (1967) G (1969) S (1970) G (1972)
26  Paul Tergat (KEN)           G (1995) G (1996) G (1997) G (1998) G (1999) B (2000)
26  Jack Holden (ENG)           S (1932) G (1933) G (1934) G (1935) S (1936) G (1939)
26  Alain Mimoun (FRA)          G (1949) S (1950) G (1952) G (1954) G (1956) S (1958)
25  John Ngugi (KEN)            G (1986) G (1987) G (1988) G (1989) G (1992)
21  Carlos Lopes (POR)          G (1976) S (1977) S (1983) G (1984) G (1985)
20  Frank Sando (ENG)           S (1953) G (1955) S (1956) G (1957) B (1958) S (1959)
18  Jean Bouin (FRA)            S (1909) G (1911) G (1912) G (1913)
14  William Cotterell (ENG)     S (1922) G (1924) B (1925) G (1929)
13  Rafael Pujazon (FRA)        G (1946) G (1947) S (1949)
13  Mariano Haro (ESP)          B (1963) S (1972) S (1973) S (1974) S (1975)
11  Thomas Evenson (ENG)        G (1930) B (1931) G (1932)
10  Alfred Shrubb (ENG)         G (1903) G (1904)
10  Edward Wood (ENG)           G (1909) G (1910)
10  Craig Virgin (USA)          G (1980) G (1981)
10  Khalid Skah (MAR)           G (1990) G (1991)
10  William Sigei (KEN)         G (1993) G (1994)
10  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)      G (2000) G (2001)
 9  Marcel VandeWattyne (BEL)   S (1946) S (1952) S (1962)
 9  Paul Kipkoech (KEN)         S (1985) S (1987) S (1988)
 9  Zerisenay Tadesse (ERI)     S (2005) G (2007) B (2008)
 8  Albert Aldridge (ENG)       S (1904) G (1905)
 8  Joseph Guillemot (FRA)      G (1922) S (1926)
 8  Ernest Harper (ENG)         S (1924) G (1926)
 8  Basil Heatley (ENG)         S (1957) G (1961)
 8  Mohamed Kedir (ETH)         S (1981) G (1982)
 8  George Pearce (ENG)         B (1904) S (1906) S (1907) B (1908)
 7  Salah Hissou (MAR)          B (1995) S (1996) S (1997)
 6  William Eaton (ENG)         B (1935) G (1936)
 6  Roy Fowler (ENG)            G (1963) B (1968)
 6  Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN)      B (1965) G (1968)
 6  Ian Stewart (SCO)           B (1972) G (1975)
 6  Robert Sutherland (SCO)     S (1930) S (1933)
 6  Jean Chapelle (BEL)         S (1938) S (1947)
 6  Ron Hill (ENG)              S (1964) S (1968)
 6  Tim Hutchings (GBR)         S (1984) S (1989)
 6  Moses Tanui (KEN)           S (1990) S (1991)
 6  Ken Norris (ENG)            S (1954) B (1955) B (1956) B (1957)
 6  Patrick Ivuti (KEN)         S (1999) S (2003)
 5  Ismael Kirui (KEN)          B (1993) S (1995) B (1996)
 4  H Baldwin (ENG)             B (1910) S (1911)
 4  Ernest Glover (ENG)         S (1913) B (1914)
 4  George Wallach (SCO)        B (1911) S (1914)
 4  Seghir Beddari (FRA)        S (1927) B (1928)
 4  Sutie Smith (SCO)           S (1928) B (1933)
 4  Mel Batty (ENG)             B (1962) S (1965)
 4  Trevor Wright (ENG)         B (1970) S (1971)
 4  Aleksandras Antipovas (LTU) S (1978) B (1979)
 4  Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)        B (1998) S (2000)
 4  Gebre-eg. Gebremariam (ETH) B (2003) S (2004)
 4  Sileshi Sihene (ETH)        B (2004) S (2006)
 2  Mohamed benLahoucine (FRA)  B (1947) B (1948)
 2  Charles Cerou (FRA)         B (1949) B (1951)
 2  Karel Lismont (BEL)         B (1974) B (1978)

Women 
27  Grete Waitz (NOR)           G (1978) G (1979) G (1980) G (1981) B (1982) G (1983) B (1984)
20  Doris Brown (USA)           G (1967) G (1968) G (1969) G (1971)
19  Lynn Jennings (USA)         S (1986) G (1990) G (1991) G (1992) B (1993)
18  Derartu Tulu (ETH)          S (1991) G (1995) G (1997) G (2000)
18  Getenesh Wami (ETH)         G (1996) B (1997) B (1998) G (1999) S (2000) S (2001)
18  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)       G (2005) G (2006) S (2007) G (2008)
17  Paula Radcliffe (GBR)       S (1997) S (1998) B (1999) G (2001) G (2002)
12  Annette Sergent (FRA)       B (1986) G (1987) B (1988) G (1989)
12  Catherina McKiernan (IRL)   S (1992) S (1993) S (1994) S (1995)
11  Carmen Valero (ESP)         B (1975) G (1976) G (1977)
11  Maricica Puica (ROM)        B (1978) G (1982) G (1984)
10  Paola Pigni (ITA)           G (1973) G (1974)
10  Zola Pieterse (RSA)         G (1985) G (1986)
 9  Joyce Smith (ENG)           B (1971) G (1972) S (1973)
 9  Albertina Dias (POR)        S (1990) B (1992) G (1993)
 8  Lornah Kiplagat (NED)       S (2006) G (2007)
 7  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)    B (1985) B (1987) G (1988)
 7  Worknesh Kidane (ETH)       G (2003) B (2004) B (2005)
 6  Deena Drossin (USA)         S (2002) S (2003)
 4  Liz McColgan (GBR)          S (1987) B (1991)
 4  Merima Denboba (ETH)        S (1999) B (2003) 
 2  Rita Ridley (ENG)           B (1972) B (1974)
 2  Elena Sipatova (RUS)        B (1980) B (1981)
 2  Meselech Melkamu (ETH)      B (2006) B (2007)

Medalists (Short Course)

2006

G	10:54	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	12:51	Gelete Burika (ETH)
S	10:55	Isaac Songok (KEN)	12:53	Priscila Chepleting (KEN)
B	10:57	Adil El Kaouch (MAR)	12:54	Meselech Melkamu (ETH)

2005

G	11:33	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	13:15	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
S	11:38	Abraham Chebii (KEN)	13:16	Workenesh Kidane (ETH)
B	11:39	Isaac Songok (KEN)	13:21	Isabella Ochichi (KEN)

2004

G	11:31	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	13:07	Edith Masai (KEN)
S	11:36	Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam (ETH)	13:09	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)
B	11:42	Maregu Zewdie (ETH)	13:11	Teyiba Erkiso (ETH)

2003

G	11:01	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	12:43	Edith Masai (KEN)
S	11:04	John Kibowen (KEN)	12:44	Workenesh Kidane (ETH)
B	11:06	Benjamin Limo (KEN)	12:46	Jane Gakunyi (KEN)

2002

G	12:11	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	13:30	Edith Masai (KEN)
S	12:18	Luke Kipkosgei (KEN)	13:36	Workenesh Kidane (ETH)
B	12:20	Hailu Mekonnen (ETH)	13:39	Isabella Ochichi (KEN)

2001

G	12:40	Enock Koech (KEN)	14:46	Getenesh Wami (ETH)
S	12:42	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	14:47	Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
B	12:43	Benjamin Limo (KEN)	14:57	Edith Masai (KEN)

2000

G	11:11	John Kibowen (KEN)	13:00	Kutre Dulecha (ETH)
S	11:12	Sammy Kipketer (KEN)	13:00	Zhara Ouaziz (MAR)
B	11:15	Paul Kosgei (KEN)	13:00	Margaret Ngotho (KEN)

1999

G	12:28	Benjamin Limo (KEN)	15:09	Jackline Maranga (KEN)
S	12:31	Paul Kosgei (KEN)	15:16	Yamna Belkacem (FRA)
B	12:35	Hailu Mekonnen (ETH)	15:17	Annemari Sandell (FIN)

1998

G	10:43	John Kibowen (KEN)	12:20	Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)
S	10:46	Daniel Komen (KEN)	12:34	Zhara Ouaziz (MAR)
B	10:50	Paul Kosgei (KEN)	12:37	Kutre Dulecha (ETH)

Medal Count by Country (Short Course)

Men       
        G    S    B   Score
KEN     4    7    5     46
ETH     5    2    3     34
MAR     0    0    1      1

Women       
        G    S    B   Score
ETH     4    3    3     32
KEN     3    1    4     22
MAR     0    2    0      6
IRL     1    0    0      5
FRA     0    1    0      3
GBR     0    1    0      3
FIN     0    0    1      1

scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners (Short Course)

Men 
28  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)       S (2001) G (2002) G (2003) G (2004) G (2005) G (2006)
13  John Kibowen (KEN)          G (1998) G (2000) S (2003)
 7  Benjamin Limo (KEN)         G (1999) B (2001) B (2003)
 5  Paul Kosgei (KEN)           B (1998) S (1999) B (2000)
 4  Isaac Songok (KEN)          B (2005) S (2006)
 2  Hailu Mekonnen (ETH)        B (1999) B (2002)

Women 
16  Edith Masai (KEN)           B (2001) G (2002) G (2003) G (2004)
 9  Workenesh Kidane (ETH)      S (2002) S (2003) S (2005)
 8  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)       S (2004) G (2005)
 6  Kutre Dulecha (ETH)         B (1998) G (2000)
 6  Zhara Ouaziz (MAR)          S (1998) S (2000)
 2  Isabella Ochichi (KEN)      B (2002) B (2005)

Team Scores

Prize Money

Year        Men      Women      Total
2008   $140,000   $140,000   $280,000
2007    140,000    140,000    280,000
2006    280,000    280,000    560,000
2005    256,000    256,000    512,000
2004    280,000    280,000    560,000
2003    260,000    260,000    520,000
2002    280,000    280,000    560,000
2001    280,000    280,000    560,000
2000    194,000    194,000    388,000
1999    194,000    194,000    388,000
1998    194,000    194,000    388,000
1997     97,000     97,000    194,000
Sums $2,598,000 $2,598,000 $5,196,000

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Long Course

Year     Men   Women
2008    +8.4    +3.8
2007   +17.4   +19.7
2006    +9.4    +5.8
2005   +11.6   +17.8
2004   +13.8   +19.6
2003   +10.7   +10.1
2002    +7.9   +16.2
2001   +31.2   +37.0
2000    +6.9    +8.5
1999   +33.4   +26.4
1998    +5.0    +7.9
1997    +4.8    +6.4
1996    +2.8    +8.3
1995    +2.5    +5.1
1994    +5.8   +14.2
1993    +0.2    +4.5
1992    +6.6   +15.7
1991    +3.5    +5.6
1990    +1.8    +7.8
1989   +32.8   +41.2
1988    +5.8    +6.5
1987   +14.2   +20.2
1986    +7.7   +11.5
1985    -4.3    -1.2
1984    -5.2    +7.3
1983    +3.4    +2.4

Short Course

Year     Men   Women
2006    +6.7   +14.9
2005   +20.2   +29.1
2004   +17.0   +20.3
2003   +12.4   +13.6
2002   +28.0   +26.4
2001   +33.8   +41.2
2000   +14.1   +16.4
1999   +34.2   +54.2
1998    +8.3    +7.1

Notes: The distances reported have been assumed to be accurate for these purposes.

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Long Course

Year     Men   Women
2008    1026    1003
2007     994    1001
2006     986     979
2005    1035     994
2004    1033     916
2003    1035     918
2002     990     950
2001     961     994
2000     948     949
1999     951     973
1998    1000     976
1997    1008    1006
1996    1034    1007
1995    1028     972
1994    1000     957
1993    1060    1034
1992    1043    1033
1991    1054     959
1990     920     889

Short Course

Year     Men   Women
2006    1039    1005
2005     964    1006 
2004     961     952
2003     917     933
2002     964     867
2001     872     946
2000     943     925
1999     820     887
1998     807     847

Links

Complete or nearly complete results for most years can be found at  www.mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/index.html

Last Updated on 30 Mar 2008

Contributor: Marty Post, Martin Rix