2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 23/24, 2002. The races were held at the Leopardstown Racecourse, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near Dublin, Ireland. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1][2] in the Herald,[3][4] and for the IAAF.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 30th |
Date | March 23/24 |
Host city | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
Venue | Leopardstown Racecourse |
Events | 6 |
Distances | 11.998 km – Senior men 4.208 km – Men's short 7.974 km – Junior men 7.974 km – Senior women 4.208 km – Women's short 5.962 km – Junior women |
Participation | 664 athletes from 59 nations |
New scores for team results were introduced.
Complete results for senior men,[11][12][13] for senior men's teams,[11][14][15] for men's short race,[16][17][18] for men's short race teams,[16][19][20] for junior men,[21][22][23] for junior men's teams,[21][24][25] senior women,[26][27][28] for senior women's teams,[26][29][30] for women's short race,[31][32][33] for women's short race teams,[31][34][35] for junior women,[36][37][38] for junior women's teams,[36][39][40] medallists,[41] and the results of British athletes who took part[42] were published.
Medallists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual | ||||||
Senior men (11.998 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele | 34:52 | John Yuda | 34:58 | Wilberforce Talel | 35:20 |
Men's short (4.208 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele | 12:11 | Luke Kipkosgei | 12:18 | Haylu Mekonnen | 12:20 |
Junior men (7.974 km) |
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | 23:18 | Abel Cheruiyot | 23:19 | Boniface Kiprop | 23:28 |
Senior women (7.974 km) |
Paula Radcliffe | 26:55 | Deena Drossin | 27:04 | Colleen de Reuck | 27:17 |
Women's short (4.208 km) |
Edith Masai | 13:30 | Worknesh Kidane | 13:36 | Isabella Ochichi | 13:39 |
Junior women (5.962 km) |
Viola Kibiwott | 20:13 | Tirunesh Dibaba | 20:14 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 20:22 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | 18 | 43 | 58 | |||
Men's short | 20 | 32 | 57 | |||
Junior men | 18 | 24 | 37 | |||
Senior women | 28 | 38 | 41 | |||
Women's short | 32 | 34 | 85 | |||
Junior women | 13 | 24 | 63 |
Race results
Senior men's race (11.998 km)
- For full event details see 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Kenenisa Bekele | 34:52 | ||
John Yuda | 34:58 | ||
Wilberforce Talel | 35:20 | ||
4 | Richard Limo | 35:26 | |
5 | Charles Kamathi | 35:29 | |
6 | Albert Chepkurui | 35:32 | |
7 | Abderrahim Goumri | 35:43 | |
8 | Yonas Kifle | 35:47 | |
9 | Enock Mitei | 35:49 | |
10 | Jaouad Gharib | 35:57 | |
11 | Abdi Abdirahman | 36:03 | |
12 | Assefa Mezegebu | 36:06 | |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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18 | |||||||||||||
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43 | |||||||||||||
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58 | |||||||||||||
4 | 71 | |||||||||||||
5 | 107 | |||||||||||||
6 | 121 | |||||||||||||
7 | 141 | |||||||||||||
8 | 146 | |||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Men's short race (4.208 km)
- For full event details see 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Kenenisa Bekele | 12:11 | ||
Luke Kipkosgei | 12:18 | ||
Haylu Mekonnen | 12:20 | ||
4 | Sammy Kipketer | 12:26 | |
5 | Craig Mottram | 12:27 | |
6 | Julius Nyamu | 12:30 | |
7 | Antonio Jiménez | 12:30 | |
8 | Joseph Kosgei | 12:32 | |
9 | Khalid El Amri | 12:33 | |
10 | Driss Maazouzi | 12:34 | |
11 | Jorge Torres | 12:35 | |
12 | Saïd El Wardi | 12:35 | |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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20 | |||||||||||||
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32 | |||||||||||||
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57 | |||||||||||||
4 | 78 | |||||||||||||
5 | 113 | |||||||||||||
6 | 117 | |||||||||||||
7 | 120 | |||||||||||||
8 | 120 | |||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Junior men's race (7.974 km)
- For full event details see 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | 23:18 | ||
Abel Cheruiyot | 23:19 | ||
Boniface Kiprop | 23:28 | ||
4 | Thomas Kiplitan | 23:33 | |
5 | Eliud Kipchoge | 23:39 | |
6 | Sileshi Sihine | 23:42 | |
7 | Nicholas Kemboi | 23:48 | |
8 | Girma Assefa | 23:49 | |
9 | Abebe Dinkessa | 23:50 | |
10 | Moses Mosop | 23:58 | |
11 | Martin Toroitich | 24:05 | |
12 | Mike Kipyego | 24:10 | |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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18 | |||||||||||||
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24 | |||||||||||||
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37 | |||||||||||||
4 | 77 | |||||||||||||
5 | 89 | |||||||||||||
6 | 94 | |||||||||||||
7 | 113 | |||||||||||||
8 | 131 | |||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Senior women's race (7.974 km)
- For full event details see 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Paula Radcliffe | 26:55 | ||
Deena Drossin | 27:04 | ||
Colleen de Reuck | 27:17 | ||
4 | Miwako Yamanaka | 27:19 | |
5 | Eyerusalem Kuma | 27:19 | |
6 | Merima Denboba | 27:21 | |
7 | Leila Aman | 27:25 | |
8 | Rose Cheruiyot | 27:28 | |
9 | Pamela Chepchumba | 27:30 | |
10 | Teyiba Erkesso | 27:32 | |
11 | Leah Malot | 27:35 | |
12 | Jen Rhines | 27:43 | |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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28 | |||||||||||||
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38 | |||||||||||||
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41 | |||||||||||||
4 | 67 | |||||||||||||
5 | 69 | |||||||||||||
6 | 84 | |||||||||||||
7 | 104 | |||||||||||||
8 | 121 | |||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Women's short race (4.208 km)
- For full event details see 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Edith Masai | 13:30 | ||
Worknesh Kidane | 13:36 | ||
Isabella Ochichi | 13:39 | ||
4 | Benita Johnson | 13:42 | |
5 | Suzy Favor Hamilton | 13:47 | |
6 | Abebech Nigussie | 13:53 | |
7 | Sonia O'Sullivan | 13:55 | |
8 | Amane Godana | 14:00 | |
9 | Rosanna Martin | 14:01 | |
10 | Anne Keenan-Buckley | 14:03 | |
11 | Carrie Tollefson | 14:05 | |
12 | Bouchra Chaâbi | 14:06 | |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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32 | |||||||||||||
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34 | |||||||||||||
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85 | |||||||||||||
4 | 86 | |||||||||||||
5 | 86 | |||||||||||||
6 | 90 | |||||||||||||
7 | 108 | |||||||||||||
8 | 133 | |||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Junior women's race (5.962 km)
- For full event details see 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Viola Kibiwott | 20:13 | ||
Tirunesh Dibaba | 20:14 | ||
Vivian Cheruiyot | 20:22 | ||
4 | Fridah Domongole | 20:23 | |
5 | Peninah Chepchumba | 20:24 | |
6 | Bezunesh Bekele | 20:34 | |
7 | Mestawat Tufa | 20:40 | |
8 | Snezana Kostic | 20:43 | |
9 | Melissa Rollison | 20:50 | |
10 | Sharon Cherop | 20:53 | |
11 | Yenealem Ayano | 20:59 | |
12 | Valentine Koech | 21:03 | |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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13 | |||||||||||||
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24 | |||||||||||||
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63 | |||||||||||||
4 | 77 | |||||||||||||
5 | 87 | |||||||||||||
6 | 106 | |||||||||||||
7 | 128 | |||||||||||||
8 | 130 | |||||||||||||
Full results |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Ireland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (9 nations) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 664 athletes from 59 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[42] The announced athletes from
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See also
- 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
- 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
- 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
- 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
- 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
- 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
- 2002 in athletics (track and field)
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