1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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International athletics championship event
| 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 18th |
| Date | March 25 |
| Host city | Aix-les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes, France France |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Marlioz |
| Events | 4 |
| Distances | 12.2 km – Senior men 8 km – Junior men 6 km – Senior women 4.4 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 617 athletes from 59 nations |
The 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Aix-les-Bains, France, at the Hippodrome de Marlioz on March 25, 1990. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
Complete results for senior men,[2] junior men,[3] senior women,[4] junior women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.
Medallists
[edit ]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12.2 km) |
Khalid Skah Morocco |
34:21 | Moses Tanui Kenya |
34:21 | Julius M. Korir Kenya |
34:22 |
| Junior men (8 km) |
Kipyego Kororia Kenya |
22:13 | Richard Chelimo Kenya |
22:14 | Fita Bayissa Ethiopia |
22:24 |
| Senior women (6 km) |
Lynn Jennings United States |
19:21 | Albertina Dias Portugal |
19:33 | Yelena Romanova Soviet Union |
19:33 |
| Junior women (4.4 km) |
Liu Shixiang China |
14:19 | Yan Qinglan China |
14:20 | Susan Chepkemei Kenya |
14:22 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 42 | Ethiopia | 96 | Spain | 176 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 12 | Ethiopia | 27 | Italy | 85 |
| Senior women | Soviet Union | 37 | Ethiopia | 75 | Portugal | 80 |
| Junior women | Kenya | 20 | Japan | 44 | China | 68 |
Race results
[edit ]Senior men's race (12.2 km)
[edit ]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Khalid Skah | Morocco | 34:21 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Moses Tanui | Kenya | 34:21 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Julius M. Korir | Kenya | 34:22 |
| 4 | Haji Bulbula | Ethiopia | 34:25 |
| 5 | William Mutwol | Kenya | 34:26 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Kinuthia | Kenya | 34:30 |
| 7 | Domingos Castro | Portugal | 34:45 |
| 8 | Abebe Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 34:49 |
| 9 | Paul Kipkoech | Kenya | 34:50 |
| 10 | Antonio Prieto | Spain | 34:52 |
| 11 | Salvatore Antibo | Italy | 34:55 |
| 12 | Hammou Boutayeb | Morocco | 34:55 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Kenya (John Ngugi)
(20)
(Joseph Kiptum)
(22)
(Samuel Nyangincha)
(25)
|
42 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Ethiopia Tesfaye Tafa
14
Addis Abebe
19
Jillo Dube
24
(Chala Kelele)
(33)
(Wami Alemayehu)
(74)
(Melese Feissa)
(90)
|
96 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Spain Martín Fiz
15
Abel Antón
38
(Antonio Serrano)
(61)
(Vicente Polo)
(69)
(José Carlos Adán)
(153)
|
176 |
| 4 | Portugal | 194 |
| 5 | Morocco | 268 |
| 6 | Italy | 289 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | 367 |
| 8 | United States | 441 |
| Full results | ||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8 km)
[edit ]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Kipyego Kororia | Kenya | 22:13 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Richard Chelimo | Kenya | 22:14 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Fita Bayissa | Ethiopia | 22:24 |
| 4 | Ismael Kirui | Kenya | 22:32 |
| 5 | Samuel Otieno | Kenya | 22:35 |
| 6 | Matthew Birir | Kenya | 22:47 |
| 7 | Abraham Assefa | Ethiopia | 22:58 |
| 8 | Assefa Gebremedhin | Ethiopia | 23:04 |
| 9 | Tesgie Legesse | Ethiopia | 23:07 |
| 10 | Dadi Tamrat | Ethiopia | 23:20 |
| 11 | Yahia Azaidj | Algeria | 23:26 |
| 12 | Salah Hissou | Morocco | 23:27 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Kenya (Matthew Birir)
(6)
(Anthony Kiprono)
(125)
|
12 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Ethiopia (Dadi Tamrat)
(10)
(Lemi Erpassa)
(14)
|
27 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Italy (Oscar Gilotti)
(64)
(Antonio Ciucio)
(75)
|
85 |
| 4 | Japan | 96 |
| 5 | Spain | 117 |
| 6 | Algeria | 143 |
| 7 | Ireland | 154 |
| 8 | Canada | 158 |
| Full results | ||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6 km)
[edit ]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Lynn Jennings | United States | 19:21 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Albertina Dias | Portugal | 19:33 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Yelena Romanova | Soviet Union | 19:33 |
| 4 | Luchia Yeshak | Ethiopia | 19:33 |
| 5 | Nadia Dandolo | Italy | 19:39 |
| 6 | Jane Ngotho | Kenya | 19:41 |
| 7 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal | 19:45 |
| 8 | Viorica Ghican | Romania | 19:47 |
| 9 | Margaret Wairimu | Kenya | 19:49 |
| 10 | Nadezhda Galyamova | Soviet Union | 19:50 |
| 11 | Olga Nazarkina | Soviet Union | 19:51 |
| 12 | Iulia Negura | Romania | 19:51 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Soviet Union (Natalya Sorokivskaya)
(28)
(Tatyana Pozdnyakova)
(51)
|
37 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Ethiopia Derartu Tulu
15
(Tigist Moreda)
(66)
(Addis Gezagne)
(78)
|
75 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Portugal Aurora Cunha
21
Mónica Gama
50
(Lucilia Soares)
(72)
(Fernanda Marques)
(DNF)
|
80 |
| 4 | Romania | 102 |
| 5 | United States | 112 |
| 6 | France | 125 |
| 7 | Australia | 126 |
| 8 | Japan | 172 |
| Full results | ||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.4 km)
[edit ]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Liu Shixiang | China | 14:19 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Yan Qinglan | China | 14:20 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 14:22 |
| 4 | Caroline Kwambai | Kenya | 14:23 |
| 5 | Lina Chesire | Kenya | 14:25 |
| 6 | Tamara Salomon | Canada | 14:27 |
| 7 | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | 14:30 |
| 8 | Ann Mwangi | Kenya | 14:30 |
| 9 | Minori Hayakari | Japan | 14:32 |
| 10 | Shiki Terasaki | Japan | 14:35 |
| 11 | Yumi Osaki | Japan | 14:35 |
| 12 | Melody Fairchild | United States | 14:37 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Kenya (Jane Ekimat)
(13)
(Tegla Loroupe)
(16)
|
20 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Japan Yumi Osaki
11
(Makiko Okamoto)
(18)
(Hozumi Otani)
(30)
|
44 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | China Liu Xian
27
Liu Yianying
38
(Li Libin)
(46)
|
68 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 86 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 145 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 147 |
| 7 | Canada | 148 |
| 8 | Morocco | 153 |
| Full results | ||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
[edit ]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
[edit ]An unofficial count yields the participation of 617 athletes from 59 countries, one athlete (senior men) less than the official number published.[7]
- Albania (5)
- Algeria (16)
- Argentina (2)
- Australia (13)
- Belgium (26)
- Botswana (3)
- Brazil (16)
- Canada (27)
- China (5)
- Chinese Taipei (4)
- Colombia (1)
- Cyprus (5)
- Czechoslovakia (7)
- Denmark (4)
- East Germany (5)
- Ecuador (6)
- Ethiopia (21)
- Finland (9)
- France (27)
- Gibraltar (6)
- Hungary (5)
- Iceland (1)
- India (17)
- Iran (3)
- Ireland (26)
- Israel (2)
- Italy (27)
- Jamaica (4)
- Japan (24)
- Kenya (26)
- Lebanon (1)
- Mauritius (3)
- Mexico (16)
- Monaco (1)
- Morocco (16)
- Namibia (1)
- Netherlands (12)
- New Zealand (4)
- North Yemen (6)
- Norway (8)
- Paraguay (1)
- Poland (9)
- Portugal (27)
- Romania (11)
- Rwanda (2)
- San Marino (1)
- Soviet Union (23)
- Spain (27)
- Sweden (6)
- Switzerland (11)
- Tunisia (5)
- Turkey (7)
- United Kingdom (25)
- United States (27)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (2)
- West Germany (16)
- Yugoslavia (1)
- Zaire (1)
- Zambia (4)
See also
[edit ]- 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
- 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
- 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
- 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
- 1990 in athletics (track and field)
References
[edit ]- ^ Morocco has unearthed a new athletics star in Khalid Skah, who won the world cross-country title on Saturday with a style reminiscent of his compatriots, multi world record-holder Said Aouita and Olympic 10,000m champion Brahim Boutayeb..., Glasgow Herald, March 26, 1990, retrieved October 24, 2013
- ^
Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.2km CC Men - Aix-les-Bains Date: Saturday, March 24, 1990, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Aix-les-Bains Date: Saturday, March 24, 1990, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (February 15, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.0km CC Women - Aix-les-Bains Date: Saturday, March 24, 1990, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.4km CC Women - Aix-les-Bains Date: Saturday, March 24, 1990, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
- ^ a b 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
