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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 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

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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   Kenya 34   Morocco 83   Ethiopia 133
Junior men   Kenya 18   Ethiopia 27   Morocco 78
Senior women   Portugal 55   Ethiopia 65   Kenya 75
Junior women   Kenya 11   Ethiopia 46   Japan 60

Race results

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Senior men's race (12.06 km)

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Main article: 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  William Sigei   Kenya 34:29
  Simon Chemoiywo   Kenya 34:30
  Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia 34:32
4 Paul Tergat   Kenya 34:36
5 Khalid Skah   Morocco 34:56
6 James Songok   Kenya 35:02
7 Addis Abebe   Ethiopia 35:11
8 Ayele Mezegebu   Ethiopia 35:14
9 Shem Kororia   Kenya 35:15
10 Mathias Ntawulikura   Rwanda 35:19
11 Salah Hissou   Morocco 35:23
12 Dominic Kirui   Kenya 35:26
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
William Sigei 1
Simon Chemoiywo 2
Paul Tergat 4
James Songok 6
Shem Kororia 9
Dominic Kirui 12
(Wilson Omwoyo) (17)
(William Kiptum) (30)
(Joseph Kariuki) (48)
34
    Morocco
Khalid Skah 5
Salah Hissou 11
Elarbi Khattabi 14
Khaled Boulami 15
Mohamed Issangar 16
Brahim Lahlafi 22
(Brahim Boutayeb) (26)
(Hammou Boutayeb) (31)
(Azzedine Sediki) (80)
83
    Ethiopia
Haile Gebrselassie 3
Addis Abebe 7
Ayele Mezegebu 8
Ibrahim Seid 35
Tegenu Abebe 37
Lemi Erpassa 43
(Jillo Dube) (85)
(Melese Feissa) (94)
(Assefa Debele) (97)
133
4   Spain 175
5   Portugal 212
6   Italy 316
7   France 322
8   United Kingdom 444
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.14 km)

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Main article: 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Philip Mosima   Kenya 24:15
  Daniel Komen   Kenya 24:17
  Abreham Tsige   Ethiopia 24:46
4 Philip Kemei   Kenya 24:49
5 Lemma Alemayehu   Ethiopia 25:00
6 Pablo Olmedo   Mexico 25:04
7 Tibebu Reta   Ethiopia 25:04
8 Reyes Estévez   Spain 25:11
9 Meck Mothuli   South Africa 25:13
10 Salah El Ghazi   Morocco 25:15
11 David Kiptum   Kenya 25:16
12 Tekalegne Shewaye   Ethiopia 25:20
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Philip Mosima 1
Daniel Komen 2
Philip Kemei 4
David Kiptum 11
(John Bungei) (19)
(Wilson Musto) (81)
18
    Ethiopia
Abreham Tsige 3
Lemma Alemayehu 5
Tibebu Reta 7
Tekalegne Shewaye 12
(Tolosa Gebre) (13)
(Fikadu Bekele) (22)
27
    Morocco
Salah El Ghazi 10
Abdelmajid El Boubkary 18
Mohamed El Hattab 20
Abdelilah El Marrafe 30
(Mohamed Ahansal) (35)
(Mohamed Amyn) (48)
78
4   South Africa 96
5   Japan 118
6   Mexico 152
7   Spain 159
8   Italy 175
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.22 km)

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Main article: 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Hellen Chepngeno   Kenya 20:45
  Catherina McKiernan   Ireland 20:52
  Conceição Ferreira   Portugal 20:52
4 Merima Denboba   Ethiopia 20:57
5 Albertina Dias   Portugal 20:59
6 Elana Meyer   South Africa 21:00
7 Zola Pieterse   South Africa 21:01
8 Farida Fatès   France 21:01
9 Olga Shurbanova   Russia 21:05
10 Fernanda Ribeiro   Portugal 21:05
11 Margareta Keszeg   Romania 21:06
12 Daria Nauer    Switzerland 21:10
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Portugal
Conceição Ferreira 3
Albertina Dias 5
Fernanda Ribeiro 10
Mónica Gama 37
(Carla Sacramento) (73)
(Ana Oliveira) (85)
55
    Ethiopia
Merima Denboba 4
Getenesh Urge 14
Asha Gigi 19
Berhane Adere 28
(Gete Wami) (34)
(Mama Amele) (96)
65
    Kenya
Hellen Chepngeno 1
Joyce Chepchumba 18
Jane Omoro 25
Hellen Kimaiyo 31
(Pacifica Monda) (36)
(Leah Malot) (81)
75
4   Russia 84
5   Spain 111
6   South Africa 124
7   Italy 127
8   Japan 134
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.3 km)

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Main article: 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Sally Barsosio   Kenya 14:04
  Rose Cheruiyot   Kenya 14:05
  Elizabeth Cheptanui   Kenya 14:15
4 Gabriela Szabo   Romania 14:25
5 Ruth Biwott   Kenya 14:27
6 Naomi Mugo   Kenya 14:29
7 Pamela Chepchumba   Kenya 14:36
8 Azumi Miyazaki   Japan 14:37
9 Shura Hotesa   Ethiopia 14:46
10 Birhan Dagne   Ethiopia 14:48
11 Nicola Slater   United Kingdom 14:49
12 Susie Power   Australia 14:49
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Sally Barsosio 1
Rose Cheruiyot 2
Elizabeth Cheptanui 3
Ruth Biwott 5
(Naomi Mugo) (6)
(Pamela Chepchumba) (7)
11
    Ethiopia
Shura Hotesa 9
Birhan Dagne 10
Abeba Tola 13
Leila Aman 14
(Etaferahu Tarekegn) (16)
(Yeshi Gebreselassie) (113)
46
    Japan
Azumi Miyazaki 8
Miwa Sugawara 15
Kanako Haginaga 18
Sachiko Yokotsuka 19
(Chiemi Takahashi) (24)
(Rie Ueno) (31)
60
4   Romania 83
5   United Kingdom 119
6   Russia 158
7   Spain 200
8   South Africa 212
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Kenya73212
2  Portugal1012
3  Ethiopia0336
4  Morocco0112
5  Ireland0101
6  Japan0011
Totals (6 entries)88824
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 760 athletes from 60 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[8]

See also

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References

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  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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  8. ^ 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
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