1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	19th
Date	March 24
Host city	Antwerpen, Antwerpen Province, Belgium
Location	Linkeroever Racecourse
Nations participating	51
Athletes participating	633
Races	4
Distances	11.764 km – Senior men 8.415 km – Junior men 6.425 km – Senior women 4.435 km – Junior women
← 1990 Aix-les-Bains 1992 Boston →

The 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerpen, Belgium, at the Linkeroever Racecourse on March 24, 1991. A report on the event was given in the New York Times.^[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

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (11.764 km)	Khalid Skah Morocco	33:53	Moses Tanui Kenya	33:54	Simon Karori Kenya	33:54
Junior men (8.415 km)	Andrew Sambu Tanzania	23:59	Mumo Muindi Kenya	24:04	Fita Bayissa Ethiopia	24:04
Senior women (6.425 km)	Lynn Jennings United States	20:24	Derartu Tulu Ethiopia	20:27	Liz McColgan United Kingdom	20:28
Junior women (4.435 km)	Lydia Cheromei Kenya	13:59	Jane Ekimat Kenya	14:20	Melody Fairchild United States	14:28
Team
Senior men	Kenya	38	Ethiopia	104	Spain	198
Junior men	Kenya	19	Ethiopia	26	Tanzania	54
Senior women	Kenya	36	Ethiopia	36	Soviet Union	48
Junior women	Kenya	18	Ethiopia	40	Japan	43

Race results

Senior men's race (11.764 km)

For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Khalid Skah	Morocco	33:53
02 !	Moses Tanui	Kenya	33:54
03 !	Simon Karori	Kenya	33:54
4	Richard Chelimo	Kenya	33:57
5	Ondoro Osoro^†	Kenya	33:57
6	Stephenson Nyamau	Kenya	34:01
7	Chala Kelele	Ethiopia	34:06
8	Ezequiel Bitok^†	Kenya	34:19
9	Addis Abebe	Ethiopia	34:24
10	Hammou Boutayeb	Morocco	34:28
11	Boniface Merande	Kenya	34:31
12	William Mutwol	Kenya	34:32
Full results

^†: Athlete marked in the results list^[2] as nonscorer.

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Moses Tanui	2
Simon Karori	3
Richard Chelimo	4
Stephenson Nyamau	6
Boniface Merande	11
William Mutwol	12
(William Koech)	(24)
(Andrew Masai)	(34)
(John Ngugi)	(DNF)

Ethiopia

Chala Kelele	7
Addis Abebe	9
Melese Feissa	13
Tekeye Gebrselassie	22
Bedile Kibret	23
Habte Negash	30
(Nigousse Urge)	(80)
(Feyissa Abebe)	(91)

104

Spain

Alejandro Gómez	14
Martín Fiz	20
José Carlos Adán	25
José Manuel García	31
Antonio Serrano	37
Abel Antón	71
(Antonio Prieto)	(98)
(Constantino Esparcia)	(119)
(Juan Carlos Paul)	(163)

198

Portugal

233

Morocco

265

United Kingdom

281

Italy

336

Soviet Union

409

Full results

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

Junior men's race (8.415 km)

For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Andrew Sambu	Tanzania	23:59
02 !	Mumo Muindi	Kenya	24:04
03 !	Fita Bayissa	Ethiopia	24:04
4	Joseph Kibor	Kenya	24:09
5	Fekadu Degefu	Ethiopia	24:12
6	Josephat Kiprono	Kenya	24:17
7	Ismael Kirui	Kenya	24:19
8	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	24:23
9	Mark Kipsang Too	Kenya	24:23
10	Desta Asgedom	Ethiopia	24:29
11	Abraham Assefa	Ethiopia	24:29
12	Francis Metta	Tanzania	25:07
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Mumo Muindi	2
Joseph Kibor	4
Josephat Kiprono	6
Ismael Kirui	7
(Mark Kipsang Too)	(9)

Ethiopia

Fita Bayissa	3
Fekadu Degefu	5
Haile Gebrselassie	8
Desta Asgedom	10
(Abraham Assefa)	(11)
(Ayele Mezegebu)	(13)
(Bedaso Turbe)	(DNF)

Tanzania

Andrew Sambu	1
Francis Metta	12
Onesmo Ludago	18
Juma Ninga	23

Morocco

Japan

102

Algeria

109

United Kingdom

165

Spain

175

Full results

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

Senior women's race (6.425 km)

For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Lynn Jennings	United States	20:24
02 !	Derartu Tulu	Ethiopia	20:27
03 !	Liz McColgan	United Kingdom	20:28
4	Luchia Yeshak	Ethiopia	20:29
5	Jane Ngotho	Kenya	20:30
6	Albertina Dias	Portugal	20:40
7	Susan Sirma	Kenya	20:46
8	Yelena Romanova	Soviet Union	20:50
9	Margaret Ngotho	Kenya	20:55
10	Marcianne Mukamurenzi	Rwanda	20:57
11	Natalya Sorokivskaya	Soviet Union	20:57
12	Fatuma Roba	Ethiopia	21:01
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Jane Ngotho	5
Susan Sirma	7
Margaret Ngotho	9
Pauline Konga	15
(Hellen Chepngeno)	(46)

Ethiopia

Derartu Tulu	2
Luchia Yeshak	4
Fatuma Roba	12
Merima Denboba	18
(Tigist Moreda)	(20)
(Berhane Adere)	(34)

Soviet Union

Yelena Romanova	8
Natalya Sorokivskaya	11
Nadezhda Galyamova	13
Marina Rodchenkova	16
(Olga Nazarkina)	(23)
(Nadezhda Ilyina)	(24)

United States

United Kingdom

104

Portugal

145

Romania

148

France

175

Full results

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

Junior women's race (4.435 km)

For full event details see 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Lydia Cheromei	Kenya	13:59
02 !	Jane Ekimat	Kenya	14:20
03 !	Melody Fairchild	United States	14:28
4	Azumi Miyazaki	Japan	14:30
5	Gete Wami	Ethiopia	14:33
6	Catherine Kirui	Kenya	14:34
7	Hayley Haining	United Kingdom	14:36
8	Minori Hayakari	Japan	14:42
9	Lina Chesire	Kenya	14:43
10	Emebet Shiferaw	Ethiopia	14:45
11	Egigayehu Worku	Ethiopia	14:46
12	Akiko Kato	Japan	14:47
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Lydia Cheromei	1
Jane Ekimat	2
Catherine Kirui	6
Lina Chesire	9
(Ann Mwangi)	(34)

Ethiopia

Gete Wami	5
Emebet Shiferaw	10
Egigayehu Worku	11
Muluwork Kassa	14
(Kore Alemu)	(16)
(Genet Gebregiorgis)	(28)
(Alemitu Bekele)	(DNF)

Japan

Azumi Miyazaki	4
Minori Hayakari	8
Akiko Kato	12
Natsue Koikawa	19
(Shiho Okayama)	(20)
(Hozumi Otani)	(41)

United Kingdom

United States

Australia

Ecuador

114

Poland

181

Full results

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

Medal table (unofficial)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	5	3	1	9
2	Tanzania	1	0	1	2
2	United States	1	0	1	2
4	Morocco	1	0	0	1
5	Ethiopia	0	5	1	6
6	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Soviet Union	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
	United Kingdom	0	0	1	1
Total		8	8	8	24

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 633 athletes from 51 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.^[7]

Algeria (6)
Angola (1)
Argentina (7)
Aruba (2)
Australia (25)
Belgium (27)
Botswana (3)
Brazil (16)
Burundi (1)
Canada (26)
Chile (1)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Colombia (5)
Czechoslovakia (14)
Denmark (3)
Ecuador (6)
Ethiopia (28)

France (27)
Germany (14)
Gibraltar (6)
Guam (4)
Hungary (5)
India (19)
Iran (3)
Ireland (18)
Italy (27)
Jamaica (4)
Japan (22)
Kenya (27)
Madagascar (1)
Mauritius (13)
Mexico (15)
Morocco (19)
Namibia (1)

Netherlands (19)
New Zealand (19)
Norway (7)
Poland (7)
Portugal (17)
Romania (12)
Rwanda (2)
Soviet Union (20)
Spain (27)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (16)
Tanzania (6)
United Kingdom (28)
United States (27)
U.S. Virgin Islands (2)
Zambia (11)
Zimbabwe (7)

References

↑ Bloom, Marc (March 25, 1991), CROSS COUNTRY; Jennings Retains World Title, New York Times, retrieved October 16, 2013
1 2 Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 11.8km CC Men - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 24, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.4km CC Men - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 24, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.4km CC Women - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 24, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.4km CC Women - Antwerpen Linkerover Date: Sunday, March 24, 1991, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 24, 2013
↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
1 2 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, retrieved October 9, 2013

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See also: International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972)

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See also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972)

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