2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 28, 2009. The races were held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan.[1] Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. Amman is also only the second occasion on which Asia has hosted the World Cross Country Championships, which are the oldest IAAF World Athletics Series event, first celebrated under the IAAF banner in 1973.[2]

2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition37th
DateMarch 28
Host cityAmman, Jordan
VenueAl Bisharat Golf Course
Events4
Distances12 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
8 km – Senior women
6 km – Junior women
Participation459 athletes from
59 nations

An overview of Amman in Jordan, the host city

Competition notes

The senior male team for Kenya won their 22nd team title in 24 years despite the fact that no senior male runner from Kenya has won an individual title since 1999.[3]

Florence Kiplagat was the first Kenyan senior women’s winner since Helen Chepngeno in 1994. She was quoted saying, ‘’I would like to thank God,” she said. “Kenya has not won since 1994. We are determined to perform at the same level as Kenyan men.”[4]

Further race reports of the event were given in The New York Times[5][6] and for the IAAF.[7][8]

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
 Ethiopia		35:02 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro
 Uganda		35:04 Zersenay Tadese
 Eritrea		35:04
Junior men
(8 km)		 Ayele Abshero
 Ethiopia		23:26 Titus Kipjumba Mbishei
 Kenya		23:30 Moses Kibet
 Uganda		23:35
Senior women
(8 km)		 Florence Jebet Kiplagat
 Kenya		26:13 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai
 Kenya		26:16 Meselech Melkamu
 Ethiopia		26:19
Junior women
(6 km)		 Genzebe Dibaba
 Ethiopia		20:14 Mercy Cherono
 Kenya		20:17 Jackline Chepngeno
 Kenya		20:27
Team
Senior men  Kenya28  Ethiopia28  Eritrea50
Junior men  Kenya20  Ethiopia22  Eritrea72
Senior women  Kenya14  Ethiopia28  Portugal72
Junior women  Ethiopia18  Kenya18  Japan76

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)
Moses Kipsiro was the runner-up in the men's race.

Complete results for senior men[9][10][11] and for senior men's teams[12][13][14] were published.

For full event details see 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam  Ethiopia 35:02
Moses Kipsiro  Uganda 35:04
Zersenay Tadese  Eritrea 35:04
4 Leonard Komon  Kenya 35:05
5 Habtamu Fikadu  Ethiopia 35:06
6 Mathew Kisorio  Kenya 35:08
7 Mark Kiptoo  Kenya 35:11
8 Chakir Boujattaoui  Morocco 35:12
9 Teklemariam Medhin  Eritrea 35:14
10 Hunegnaw Mesfin  Ethiopia 35:16
11 Moses Mosop  Kenya 35:17
12 Feyisa Lilesa  Ethiopia 35:22
Full results
Zersenay Tadese took individual and team bronze medals for Eritrea.
Teams
Rank Team Points
 Kenya
Leonard Patrick Komon4
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio6
Mark Kosgey Kiptoo7
Moses Cheruiyot Mosop11
(Mangata Kimai Ndiwa)(14)
(Linus Kipwambok Chumba)(25)
 28
 Ethiopia
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam1
Habtamu Fikadu5
Hunegnaw Mesfin10
Feyisa Lilesa12
(Dino Sefir)(15)
(Tadese Tola)(17)
 28
 Eritrea
Zersenay Tadese3
Teklemariam Medhin9
Samuel Tsegay16
Samson Kiflemariam22
(Issak Sibhatu)(24)
(Kidane Tadasse)(56)
 50
4  Uganda 65
5  Qatar 79
6  Morocco 107
7  Spain 140
8  United States 168
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior men's race (8 km)

Complete results for junior men[15][16][17] and for junior men's teams[18][19][20] were published.

For full event details see 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Ayele Abshero Ethiopia23:26
Titus Kipjumba Mbishei Kenya23:30
Moses Kibet Uganda23:35
4Paul Kipngetich Tanui Kenya23:35
5Japheth Kipyegon Korir Kenya23:36
6Atalay Yirsaw Ethiopia23:38
7Gashaw Biftu Ethiopia23:44
8Debebe Woldsenbet Ethiopia23:52
9John Kipkoech Kenya24:00
10John Kemboi Cheruiyot Kenya24:08
11German Fernandez United States24:13
12Dieudonné Nsengiyuma Burundi24:16
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Titus Kipjumba Mbishei2
Paul Kipngetich Tanui4
Japheth Kipyegon Korir5
John Kipkoech9
(John Kemboi Cheruiyot)(10)
(Charles Kibet Chepkurui)(13)
 20
 Ethiopia
Ayele Abshero1
Atalay Yirsaw6
Gashaw Biftu7
Debebe Woldsenbet8
(Legese Lamiso)(16)
(Yetwale Kende)(32)
 22
 Eritrea
Goitom Kifle14
Mulue Andom18
Nassir Dawud19
Merhawi Tadesse21
(Gebrebrhan Tesfamariam)(33)
(Abraham Tewelde)(34)
 72
4 Uganda82
5 United States104
6 Australia135
7 Morocco143
8 Japan153
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Senior women's race (8 km)
Linet Masai took the silver medal for Kenya.

Complete results for senior women[21][22][23] and for senior women's teams[24][25][26] were published.

For full event details see 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s)
Florence Kiplagat  Kenya 26:13
Linet Masai  Kenya 26:16
Meselech Melkamu  Ethiopia 26:19
4 Lineth Chepkurui  Kenya 26:23
5 Wude Ayalew  Ethiopia 26:23
6 Hilda Kibet  Netherlands 26:43
7 Ann Karindi Mwangi  Kenya 26:49
8 Gelete Burka  Ethiopia 26:58
9 Maryam Yusuf Jamal  Bahrain 27:00
10 Ines Chenonge  Kenya 27:00
11 Pauline Korikwiang  Kenya 27:03
12 Mamitu Daska  Ethiopia 27:04
Full results
Bronze medallist Meselech Melkamu led Ethiopia to the team silver medal.
Teams
Rank Team Points
 Kenya
Florence Jebet Kiplagat1
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai2
Lineth Chepkurui4
Ann Karindi Mwangi7
(Iness Chepkesis Chenonge)(10)
(Pauline Chemning Korikwiang)(11)
 14
 Ethiopia
Meselech Melkamu3
Wude Ayalew5
Gelete Burka8
Mamitu Daska12
(Sentayehu Ejigu)(14)
(Koren Jelela)(30)
 28
 Portugal
Ana Dulce Félix15
Sara Moreira16
Ana Dias19
Anália Rosa22
(Elisabete Lopes)(64)
(Inês Monteiro)(DNF)
 72
4  Spain 117
5  United States 130
6  Morocco 130
7  Australia 154
8  Japan 165
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior women's race (6 km)

Complete results for junior women[27][28][29] and for junior women's teams[30][31][32] were published.

For full event details see 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia20:14
Mercy Cherono Kenya20:17
Jackline Chepngeno Kenya20:27
4Frehiwat Goshu Ethiopia20:34
5Nelly Chebet Ngeiywo Kenya20:36
6Sule Utura Ethiopia20:38
7Emebet Anteneh Ethiopia20:42
8Hilda Chepkemoi Tanui Kenya20:49
9Meseret Mengistu Ethiopia20:52
10Jackline Chebii Kenya21:01
11Emily Brichacek Australia21:02
12Tsega Gelaw Ethiopia21:11
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Ethiopia
Genzebe Dibaba1
Frehiwat Goshu4
Sule Utura6
Emebet Anteneh7
(Meseret Mengistu)(9)
(Tsega Gelaw)(12)
 18
 Kenya
Mercy Cherono2
Jackline Chepngeno3
Nelly Chebet Ngeiywo5
Hilda Chepkemoi Tanui8
(Jackline Chebii)(10)
(Delvine Relin Meringor)(16)
 18
 Japan
Nanaka Izawa17
Erika Ikeda18
Asami Kato20
Aki Otagiri21
(Chitose Shibata)(22)
(Emi Kameyama)(37)
 76
4 United Kingdom83
5 United States124
6 Eritrea132
7 Australia157
8 Russia182
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya4419
2 Ethiopia4318
3 Uganda0112
4 Eritrea0033
5 Japan0011
 Portugal0011
Totals (6 nations)88824
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 459 athletes from 59 countries participated, two athletes less (senior women) than the official number published[1]

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See also

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