1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at the Kincsem Park on March 26, 1994. A preview on the event was given in the Herald,[1] and a report in The New York Times.[2]

1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition22nd
DateMarch 26
Host cityBudapest, Hungary
VenueKincsem Park
Events4
Distances12.06 km – Senior men
8.14 km – Junior men
6.22 km – Senior women
4.3 km – Junior women
Participation760 athletes from
60 nations

Complete results for senior men,[3] junior men,[4] senior women,[5] junior women,[6] medallists, [7] and the results of British athletes[8] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.06 km)		 William Sigei
 Kenya		34:29 Simon Chemoiywo
 Kenya		34:30 Haile Gebrselassie
 Ethiopia		34:32
Junior men
(8.14 km)		 Philip Mosima
 Kenya		24:15 Daniel Komen
 Kenya		24:17 Abreham Tsige
 Ethiopia		24:46
Senior women
(6.22 km)		 Hellen Chepngeno
 Kenya		20:45 Catherina McKiernan
 Ireland		20:52 Conceição Ferreira
 Portugal		20:52
Junior women
(4.3 km)		 Sally Barsosio
 Kenya		14:04 Rose Cheruiyot
 Kenya		14:05 Elizabeth Cheptanui
 Kenya		14:15
Team
Senior men  Kenya34  Morocco83  Ethiopia133
Junior men  Kenya18  Ethiopia27  Morocco78
Senior women  Portugal55  Ethiopia65  Kenya75
Junior women  Kenya11  Ethiopia46  Japan60

Race results

Senior men's race (12.06 km)
For full event details see 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
William Sigei Kenya34:29
Simon Chemoiywo Kenya34:30
Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia34:32
4Paul Tergat Kenya34:36
5Khalid Skah Morocco34:59
6James Songok Kenya35:02
7Addis Abebe Ethiopia35:11
8Ayele Mezegebu Ethiopia35:14
9Shem Kororia Kenya35:15
10Mathias Ntawulikura Rwanda35:19
11Salah Hissou Morocco35:23
12Dominic Kirui Kenya35:26
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
William Sigei1
Simon Chemoiywo2
Paul Tergat4
James Songok6
Shem Kororia9
Dominic Kirui12
(Wilson Omwoyo)(17)
(William Kiptum)(30)
(Joseph Kariuki)(48)
 34
 Morocco
Khalid Skah5
Salah Hissou11
Elarbi Khattabi14
Khaled Boulami15
Mohamed Issangar16
Brahim Lahlafi22
(Brahim Boutayeb)(26)
(Hammou Boutayeb)(31)
(Azzedine Sediki)(80)
 83
 Ethiopia
Haile Gebrselassie3
Addis Abebe7
Ayele Mezegebu8
Ibrahim Seid35
Tegenu Abebe37
Lemi Erpassa43
(Jillo Dube)(85)
(Melese Feissa)(94)
(Assefa Debele)(97)
 133
4 Spain175
5 Portugal212
6 Italy316
7 France322
8 United Kingdom444
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.14 km)
For full event details see 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Philip Mosima Kenya24:15
Daniel Komen Kenya24:17
Abreham Tsige Ethiopia24:46
4Philip Kemei Kenya24:49
5Lemma Alemayehu Ethiopia25:00
6Pablo Olmedo Mexico25:04
7Tibebu Reta Ethiopia25:04
8Reyes Estévez Spain25:11
9Meck Mothuli South Africa25:13
10Salah El Ghazi Morocco25:15
11David Kiptum Kenya25:16
12Tekalegne Shewaye Ethiopia25:20
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Philip Mosima1
Daniel Komen2
Philip Kemei4
David Kiptum11
(John Bungei)(19)
(Wilson Musto)(81)
 18
 Ethiopia
Abreham Tsige3
Lemma Alemayehu5
Tibebu Reta7
Tekalegne Shewaye12
(Tolosa Gebre)(13)
(Fikadu Bekele)(22)
 27
 Morocco
Salah El Ghazi10
Abdelmajid El Boubkary18
Mohamed El Hattab20
Abdelilah El Marrafe30
(Mohamed Ahansal)(35)
(Mohamed Amyn)(48)
 78
4 South Africa96
5 Japan118
6 Mexico152
7 Spain159
8 Italy175
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.22 km)
For full event details see 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Hellen Chepngeno Kenya20:45
Catherina McKiernan Ireland20:52
Conceição Ferreira Portugal20:52
4Merima Denboba Ethiopia20:57
5Albertina Dias Portugal20:59
6Elana Meyer South Africa21:00
7Zola Pieterse South Africa21:01
8Farida Fatès France21:01
9Olga Shurbanova Russia21:05
10Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal21:05
11Margareta Keszeg Romania21:06
12Daria Nauer  Switzerland21:10
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Portugal
Conceição Ferreira3
Albertina Dias5
Fernanda Ribeiro10
Mónica Gama37
(Carla Sacramento)(73)
(Ana Oliveira)(85)
 55
 Ethiopia
Merima Denboba4
Getenesh Urge14
Asha Gigi19
Berhane Adere28
(Gete Wami)(34)
(Mama Amele)(96)
 65
 Kenya
Hellen Chepngeno1
Joyce Chepchumba18
Jane Omoro25
Hellen Kimaiyo31
(Pacifica Monda)(36)
(Leah Malot)(81)
 75
4 Russia84
5 Spain111
6 South Africa124
7 Italy127
8 Japan134
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.3 km)
For full event details see 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Sally Barsosio Kenya14:04
Rose Cheruiyot Kenya14:05
Elizabeth Cheptanui Kenya14:15
4Gabriela Szabo Romania14:25
5Ruth Biwott Kenya14:27
6Naomi Mugo Kenya14:29
7Pamela Chepchumba Kenya14:36
8Azumi Miyazaki Japan14:37
9Shura Hotesa Ethiopia14:46
10Birhan Dagne Ethiopia14:48
11Nicola Slater United Kingdom14:49
12Susie Power Australia14:49
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Sally Barsosio1
Rose Cheruiyot2
Elizabeth Cheptanui3
Ruth Biwott5
(Naomi Mugo)(6)
(Pamela Chepchumba)(7)
 11
 Ethiopia
Shura Hotesa9
Birhan Dagne10
Abeba Tola13
Leila Aman14
(Etaferahu Tarekegn)(16)
(Yeshi Gebreselassie)(113)
 46
 Japan
Azumi Miyazaki8
Miwa Sugawara15
Kanako Haginaga18
Sachiko Yokotsuka19
(Chiemi Takahashi)(24)
(Rie Ueno)(31)
 60
4 Romania83
5 United Kingdom119
6 Russia158
7 Spain200
8 South Africa212
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya73212
2 Portugal1012
3 Ethiopia0336
4 Morocco0112
5 Ireland0101
6 Japan0011
Totals (6 nations)88824
  • 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 760 athletes from 60 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[8]

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See also

References
  1. Gillon, Doug (March 26, 1994), Kenyans are gunning for another victory, Herald, retrieved October 25, 2013
  2. Thomsen, Ian (March 28, 1994), Shooting for the Moon, Kenyans Win All but 1 Cross Country Gold, The New York Times, retrieved October 25, 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Budapest Kincsem Park Date: Saturday, March 26, 1994, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.1km CC Men - Budapest Kincsem Park Date: Saturday, March 26, 1994, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.2km CC Women - Budapest Kincsem Park Date: Saturday, March 26, 1994, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.3km CC Women - Budapest Kincsem Park Date: Saturday, March 26, 1994, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  7. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  8. 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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