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1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships#Medallists

{{Infobox XC Championships

|Name = 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

|Logo = 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png

|Size = 200px

|Caption =

|Organisers = IAAF

|Edition = 25th

|Date = 23 March

|Host city = Torino, Piemonte, Italy {{flagicon|Italy}}

|Location = Parco del Valentino

|Nations participating = 72

|Athletes participating = 725

|Races = 4

|Distances = 12.333 km – Senior men
8.511 km – Junior men
6.6 km – Senior women
4.689 km – Junior women

|Website =

|Previous = 1996 Stellenbosch

|Next = 1998 Marrakesh

}}

The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Torino, Italy. A report of the event was given in The New York Times,

{{ Citation

| date = March 24, 1997

| title = Tergat Leads Kenyans With Dramatic Victory

| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/24/sports/tergat-leads-kenyans-with-dramatic-victory.html

| work = The New York Times

| access-date = October 27, 2013

}}

in the Herald,

{{ Citation

| last = Gillon

| first = Doug

| date = March 24, 1997

| title = Tulu swoops late to take title but British runner still happy Radcliffe joy as she runs into medal place

| url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/tulu-swoops-late-to-take-title-but-british-runner-still-happy-radcliffe-joy-as-she-runs-into-medal-place-1.406714

| publisher = Herald

| access-date = October 27, 2013

}}

and for the IAAF.

{{ Citation

|last = Reineri

|first = Giorgio

|title = Report for Senior races

|url = http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/reports/reportsenior.html

|publisher = IAAF

|access-date = October 27, 2013

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190119/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/reports/reportsenior.html

|archive-date = October 29, 2013

}}

{{ Citation

|last = Wallace-Jones

|first = Sean

|title = Report for Junior races

|url = http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/reports/reportjunior.html

|publisher = IAAF

|access-date = October 27, 2013

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110805045418/http://www2.iaaf.org/WXC97/reports/reportjunior.html

|archive-date = 2011-08-05

|url-status = dead

}}

Complete results for senior men,

{{ Citation

| last = Magnusson

| first = Tomas

| date = September 8, 2007

| title = IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997

| url = http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1997S.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110608/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1997S.html

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = October 16, 2007

| publisher = Athchamps (archived)

| access-date = October 27, 2013

}}

{{ Citation

|date = March 23, 1997

|title = Cross Senior Men - 23-03-97 - Results

|url = http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xs/rf.html

|publisher = IAAF

|access-date = October 27, 2013

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200713/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xs/rf.html

|archive-date = 2013-10-29

|url-status = dead

}} junior men,

{{ Citation

| last = Magnusson

| first = Tomas

| date = July 4, 2007

| title = IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.5km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997

| url = http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1997S.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110135/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1997S.html

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = October 16, 2007

| publisher = Athchamps (archived)

| access-date = October 27, 2013

}}

{{ Citation

|date = March 23, 1997

|title = Cross Junior Men - 23-03-97 - Results

|url = http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xj/rf.html

|publisher = IAAF

|access-date = October 27, 2013

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203012/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xj/rf.html

|archive-date = 2013-10-29

|url-status = dead

}} senior women,

{{ Citation

| last = Magnusson

| first = Tomas

| date = September 8, 2007

| title = IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.6km CC Women - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997

| url = http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1997S.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110951/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1997S.html

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = October 16, 2007

| publisher = Athchamps (archived)

| access-date = October 27, 2013

}}

{{ Citation

| date = March 23, 1997

| title = Cross Senior Women - 23-03-97 - Results

| url = http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xs/rf.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192721/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xs/rf.html

|archive-date=October 29, 2013

| publisher = IAAF

| access-date = October 27, 2013

}}

junior women,

{{ Citation

|date = March 23, 1997

|title = Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Results

|url = http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/rf.html

|publisher = IAAF

|access-date = October 27, 2013

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191419/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/rf.html

|archive-date = October 29, 2013

}}

{{ Citation

| last = Magnusson

| first = Tomas

| date = July 4, 2007

| title = IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997

| url = http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW1997S.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110309/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW1997S.html

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = October 16, 2007

| publisher = Athchamps (archived)

| access-date = October 27, 2013

}}

{{ Citation

|date = March 23, 1997

|title = Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Team Results

|url = http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/tf.html

|publisher = IAAF

|access-date = October 27, 2013

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194731/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/tf.html

|archive-date = October 29, 2013

}}

medallists,

{{ Citation

| title = IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

| url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm

| publisher = Athletics Weekly

| access-date = October 9, 2013

}}

and the results of British athletes who took part

{{ Citation

|title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

|url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf

|publisher=IAAF

|page=2ff

|access-date=October 9, 2013

|url-status=usurped

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf

|archive-date=September 27, 2013

}}

were published.

Medallists

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Individual
Senior men
(12.333 km)

|Paul Tergat
{{flagcountry|KEN}}

35:11

|Salah Hissou
{{flagcountry|MAR}}

35:13

|Tom Nyariki
{{flagcountry|KEN}}

35:20
Junior men
(8.511 km)

|Elijah Korir
{{flagcountry|KEN}}

24:21

|Million Wolde
{{flagcountry|ETH}}

24:28

|Paul Kosgei
{{flagcountry|KEN}}

24:29
Senior women
(6.6 km)

|Derartu Tulu
{{flagcountry|ETH}}

20:53

|Paula Radcliffe
{{flag|United Kingdom}}

20:55

|Gete Wami
{{flagcountry|ETH}}

21:00
Junior women
(4.689 km)

|Rose Kosgei
{{flagcountry|KEN}}

14:58

|Prisca Ngetich
{{flagcountry|KEN}}

14:59

|Ayelech Worku
{{flagcountry|ETH}}

15:02
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Team
Senior men

|{{flagcountry|KEN}}

51

|{{flagcountry|MAR}}

70

|{{flagcountry|ETH}}

125
Junior men

|{{flagcountry|KEN}}

13

|{{flagcountry|ETH}}

31

|{{flagcountry|MAR}}

74
Senior women

|{{flagcountry|ETH}}

24

|{{flagcountry|KEN}}

34

|{{flagcountry|IRL}}

64
Junior women

|{{flagcountry|KEN}}

15

|{{flagcountry|JPN}}

38

|{{flagcountry|ETH}}

39

Race results

=Senior men's race (12.333 km)=

{{main|1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Paul Tergatalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}35:11
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Salah Hissoualign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}35:13
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Tom Nyarikialign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}35:20
align=center| 4align=left | Paul Koechalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}35:23
align=center| 5align=left | Mohammed Mourhitalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}35:35
align=center| 6align=left | Bernard Barmasai†align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}35:35
align=center| 7align=left | Joseph Kiboralign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}35:37
align=center| 8align=left | Smail Sghiralign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}35:56
align=center| 9align=left | Julio Reyalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}35:57
align=center| 10align=left | Khaled Boulamialign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}35:59
align=center| 11align=left | Habte Jifaralign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}35:59
align=center| 12align=left | El Hassan Lahssinialign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}36:01
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

†: Athlete marked in the results list as nonscorer.

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Paul Tergatalign=right style="border:0"| 1
align=left style="border:0"| Tom Nyarikialign=right style="border:0"| 3
align=left style="border:0"| Paul Koechalign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Joseph Kiboralign=right style="border:0"| 7
align=left style="border:0"| Joshua Chelangaalign=right style="border:0"| 17
align=left style="border:0"| Shem Kororiaalign=right style="border:0"| 19
align=left style="border:0"| (Benjamin Koskei)align=right style="border:0"| (24)
align=left style="border:0"| (William Kiptum)align=right style="border:0"| (28)
align=left style="border:0"| (John Kosgei)align=right style="border:0"| (47)

|| 51

|-

|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Salah Hissoualign=right style="border:0"| 2
align=left style="border:0"| Smail Sghiralign=right style="border:0"| 8
align=left style="border:0"| Khaled Boulamialign=right style="border:0"| 10
align=left style="border:0"| El Hassan Lahssinialign=right style="border:0"| 12
align=left style="border:0"| Elarbi Khattabialign=right style="border:0"| 16
align=left style="border:0"| Brahim Boulamialign=right style="border:0"| 22
align=left style="border:0"| (Abderrahim Zitouna)align=right style="border:0"| (35)
align=left style="border:0"| (Abdelaziz Sahere)align=right style="border:0"| (70)
align=left style="border:0"| (Mustapha Bamouh)align=right style="border:0"| (82)

|| 70

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Habte Jifaralign=right style="border:0"| 11
align=left style="border:0"| Assefa Mezegebualign=right style="border:0"| 13
align=left style="border:0"| Ayele Mezegebualign=right style="border:0"| 18
align=left style="border:0"| Abraham Assefaalign=right style="border:0"| 23
align=left style="border:0"| Girma Tollaalign=right style="border:0"| 27
align=left style="border:0"| Tegenu Abebealign=right style="border:0"| 33
align=left style="border:0"| (Ibrahim Seid)align=right style="border:0"| (36)
align=left style="border:0"| (Lemi Erpassa)align=right style="border:0"| (68)
align=left style="border:0"| (Tesgie Legesse)align=right style="border:0"| (129)

|| 125

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 263

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 275

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 325

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 344

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 423

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

=Junior men's race (8.511 km)=

{{main|1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Elijah Koriralign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}24:21
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Million Woldealign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}24:28
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Paul Kosgeialign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}24:29
align=center| 4align=left | John Gwakoalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}24:58
align=center| 5align=left | Charles Kwambaialign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}25:02
align=center| 6align=left | Patrick Ivutialign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}25:06
align=center| 7align=left | Alene Emerealign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}25:10
align=center| 8align=left | Godfrey Nyombialign=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}}25:14
align=center| 9align=left | Kipchumba Miteialign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}25:20
align=center| 10align=left | Yibeltal Admassualign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}25:22
align=center| 11align=left | Ali Ezzinealign=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}25:24
align=center| 12align=left | Haylu Mekonnenalign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}25:25
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Elijah Koriralign=right style="border:0"| 1
align=left style="border:0"| Paul Kosgeialign=right style="border:0"| 3
align=left style="border:0"| John Gwakoalign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Charles Kwambaialign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| (Patrick Ivuti)align=right style="border:0"| (6)
align=left style="border:0"| (Kipchumba Mitei)align=right style="border:0"| (9)

|| 13

|-

|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Million Woldealign=right style="border:0"| 2
align=left style="border:0"| Alene Emerealign=right style="border:0"| 7
align=left style="border:0"| Yibeltal Admassualign=right style="border:0"| 10
align=left style="border:0"| Haylu Mekonnenalign=right style="border:0"| 12
align=left style="border:0"| (Dereje Tadesse)align=right style="border:0"| (14)
align=left style="border:0"| (Mohamed Awol)align=right style="border:0"| (16)

|| 31

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Ali Ezzinealign=right style="border:0"| 11
align=left style="border:0"| Adil Kaouchalign=right style="border:0"| 19
align=left style="border:0"| Abderahim Bouchlouchalign=right style="border:0"| 21
align=left style="border:0"| Hicham Lamalemalign=right style="border:0"| 23
align=left style="border:0"| (Aziz El Makhrout)align=right style="border:0"| (29)
align=left style="border:0"| (Ahmed Ezzobayry)align=right style="border:0"| (39)

|| 74

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 85

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 135

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 144

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RSA}} || 147

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 192

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

=Senior women's race (6.6 km)=

{{main|1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Derartu Tulualign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}20:53
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Paula Radcliffealign=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}}20:55
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Gete Wamialign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}21:00
align=center| 4align=left | Julia Vaqueroalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}}21:01
align=center| 5align=left | Sally Barsosioalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}21:05
align=center| 6align=left | Merima Denbobaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}21:18
align=center| 7align=left | Catherina McKiernanalign=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}21:20
align=center| 8align=left | Naomi Mugoalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}21:23
align=center| 9align=left | Sonia O'Sullivanalign=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}21:25
align=center| 10align=left | Jane Omoroalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}21:29
align=center| 11align=left | Lydia Cheromeialign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}21:34
align=center| 12align=left | Elena Fidatofalign=left | {{flagcountry|ROU}}21:35
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Derartu Tulualign=right style="border:0"| 1
align=left style="border:0"| Gete Wamialign=right style="border:0"| 3
align=left style="border:0"| Merima Denbobaalign=right style="border:0"| 6
align=left style="border:0"| Berhane Aderealign=right style="border:0"| 14
align=left style="border:0"| (Getenesh Urge)align=right style="border:0"| (27)
align=left style="border:0"| (Kore Alemu)align=right style="border:0"| (54)

|| 24

|-

|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Sally Barsosioalign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| Naomi Mugoalign=right style="border:0"| 8
align=left style="border:0"| Jane Omoroalign=right style="border:0"| 10
align=left style="border:0"| Lydia Cheromeialign=right style="border:0"| 11
align=left style="border:0"| (Florence Barsosio)align=right style="border:0"| (13)
align=left style="border:0"| (Susan Chepkemei)align=right style="border:0"| (19)

|| 34

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Catherina McKiernanalign=right style="border:0"| 7
align=left style="border:0"| Sonia O'Sullivanalign=right style="border:0"| 9
align=left style="border:0"| Valerie Vaughanalign=right style="border:0"| 23
align=left style="border:0"| Una Englishalign=right style="border:0"| 25
align=left style="border:0"| (Maureen Harrington)align=right style="border:0"| (108)
align=left style="border:0"| (Pauline Curley)align=right style="border:0"| (117)

|| 64

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 98

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 100

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 128

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 148

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 160

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

=Junior women's race (4.689 km)=

{{main|1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Rose Kosgeialign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}14:58
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Prisca Ngetichalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}14:59
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Ayelech Workualign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}15:02
align=center| 4align=left | Edna Kiplagatalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}15:10
align=center| 5align=left | Zenebech Tadesealign=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}15:11
align=center| 6align=left | Kei Satomuraalign=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}}15:12
align=center| 7align=left | Emiko Kojimaalign=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}}15:12
align=center| 8align=left | Caroline Tarusalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}15:14
align=center| 9align=left | Anita Kiptumalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}15:15
align=center| 10align=left | Agnes Kipropalign=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}15:15
align=center| 11align=left | Risa Tanakaalign=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}}15:20
align=center| 12align=left | René Kalmeralign=left | {{flagcountry|RSA}}15:31
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Rose Kosgeialign=right style="border:0"| 1
align=left style="border:0"| Prisca Ngetichalign=right style="border:0"| 2
align=left style="border:0"| Edna Kiplagatalign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Caroline Tarusalign=right style="border:0"| 8
align=left style="border:0"| (Anita Kiptum)align=right style="border:0"| (9)
align=left style="border:0"| (Agnes Kiprop)align=right style="border:0"| (10)

|| 15

|-

|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Kei Satomuraalign=right style="border:0"| 6
align=left style="border:0"| Emiko Kojimaalign=right style="border:0"| 7
align=left style="border:0"| Risa Tanakaalign=right style="border:0"| 11
align=left style="border:0"| Tomoko Hashimotoalign=right style="border:0"| 14
align=left style="border:0"| (Kumiko Hiyama)align=right style="border:0"| (16)
align=left style="border:0"| (Yuka Hata)align=right style="border:0"| (17)

|| 38

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Ayelech Workualign=right style="border:0"| 3
align=left style="border:0"| Zenebech Tadesealign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| Worknesh Kidanealign=right style="border:0"| 13
align=left style="border:0"| Etaferahu Tarekegnalign=right style="border:0"| 18
align=left style="border:0"| (Kutre Dulecha)align=right style="border:0"| (20)
align=left style="border:0"| (Merima Hashim)align=right style="border:0"| (23)

|| 39

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 107

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RSA}} || 141

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 151

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RUS}} || 165

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|GER}} || 206

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!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

Medal table (unofficial)

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| team =

| gold_KEN = 6 | silver_KEN = 2 | bronze_KEN = 2

| gold_ETH = 2 | silver_ETH = 2 | bronze_ETH = 4

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| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 0

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| gold_IRL = 0 | silver_IRL = 0 | bronze_IRL = 1

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  • 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 725 athletes from 72 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. Although announced, athletes from {{SLE}} did not show.

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  • {{flagcountry|ALG}} (23)
  • {{flagcountry|AND}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|ANG}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|ARG}} (3)
  • {{flagcountry|AUS}} (17)
  • {{flagcountry|BLR}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|BEL}} (14)
  • {{flagcountry|BOT}} (3)
  • {{flagcountry|BRA}} (19)
  • {{flagcountry|BUL}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|BDI}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|CMR}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|CAN}} (23)
  • {{flagcountry|CAF}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|CHI}} (4)
  • {{flagcountry|CHN}} (9)
  • {{flagcountry|COL}} (10)
  • {{flagcountry|CGO}} (2)
  • {{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|CRO}} (4)
  • {{flagcountry|CZE}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|GEQ}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|EST}} (7)
  • {{flagcountry|ETH}} (27)
  • {{flagcountry|FIN}} (16)
  • {{flagcountry|FRA}} (27)
  • {{flagcountry|GER}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|HKG|1959}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|HUN}} (20)
  • {{flagcountry|IND}} (18)
  • {{flagcountry|IRL}} (10)
  • {{flagcountry|ISR}} (3)
  • {{flagcountry|ITA}} (27)
  • {{flagcountry|JAM}} (3)
  • {{flagcountry|JPN}} (22)
  • {{flagcountry|KAZ}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|KEN}} (28)
  • {{flagcountry|KGZ}} (3)
  • {{flagcountry|LES|1987}} (10)
  • {{flagcountry|LTU|1988}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|MLT}} (8)
  • {{flagcountry|MRI}} (12)
  • {{flagcountry|MEX}} (18)
  • {{flagcountry|MAR}} (21)
  • {{flagcountry|NAM}} (10)
  • {{flagcountry|NED}} (13)
  • {{flagcountry|NZL}} (11)
  • {{flagcountry|PLE}} (3)
  • {{flagcountry|POL}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|POR}} (17)
  • {{flagcountry|ROU}} (13)
  • {{flagcountry|RUS}} (12)
  • {{flagcountry|RWA|1962}} (6)
  • {{flagcountry|SMR}} (1)
  • {{flagcountry|SEY}} (4)
  • {{flagcountry|SVK}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|SLO}} (4)
  • {{flagcountry|RSA}} (27)
  • {{flagcountry|ESP}} (26)
  • {{flagcountry|SWE}} (2)
  • {{flagcountry|SUI}} (9)
  • {{flagcountry|TJK}} (3)
  • {{flagcountry|TAN}} (7)
  • {{flagcountry|TUR}} (19)
  • {{flagcountry|TKM|1997}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|UGA}} (4)
  • {{flagcountry|UKR}} (3)
  • {{flag|United Kingdom}} (27)
  • {{flagcountry|USA}} (27)
  • {{flagcountry|YEM}} (11)
  • {{flagcountry|FR Yugoslavia}} (5)
  • {{flagcountry|ZIM}} (5)

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See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071115222759/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/wxc_iaaf.html The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060929214831/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/index.html Official site]

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