1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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]

1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition18th
DateMarch 25
Host cityAix-les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes, France
VenueHippodrome de Marlioz
Events4
Distances12.2 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
6 km – Senior women
4.4 km – Junior women
Participation617 athletes from
59 nations

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
(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  Kenya42  Ethiopia96  Spain176
Junior men  Kenya12  Ethiopia27  Italy85
Senior women  Soviet Union37  Ethiopia75  Portugal80
Junior women  Kenya20  Japan44  China68

Race results

Senior men's race (12.2 km)
For full event details see 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Khalid Skah Morocco34:21
Moses Tanui Kenya34:21
Julius M. Korir Kenya34:22
4Haji Bulbula Ethiopia34:25
5William Mutwol Kenya34:26
6Ibrahim Kinuthia Kenya34:30
7Domingos Castro Portugal34:45
8Abebe Mekonnen Ethiopia34:49
9Paul Kipkoech Kenya34:50
10Antonio Prieto Spain34:52
11Salvatore Antibo Italy34:55
12Hammou Boutayeb Morocco34:55
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Moses Tanui2
Julius M. Korir3
William Mutwol5
Ibrahim Kinuthia6
Paul Kipkoech9
Boniface Merande17
(John Ngugi)(20)
(Joseph Kiptum)(22)
(Samuel Nyangincha)(25)
 42
 Ethiopia
Haji Bulbula4
Abebe Mekonnen8
Tesfaye Tafa14
Addis Abebe19
Jillo Dube24
Debebe Demisse27
(Chala Kelele)(33)
(Wami Alemayehu)(74)
(Melese Feissa)(90)
 96
 Spain
Antonio Prieto10
Martín Fiz15
Alejandro Gómez32
José Manuel García36
Abel Antón38
Constantino Esparcia45
(Antonio Serrano)(61)
(Vicente Polo)(69)
(José Carlos Adán)(153)
 176
4 Portugal194
5 Morocco268
6 Italy289
7 Soviet Union367
8 United States441
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)
For full event details see 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Kipyego Kororia Kenya22:13
Richard Chelimo Kenya22:14
Fita Bayissa Ethiopia22:24
4Ismael Kirui Kenya22:32
5Samuel Otieno Kenya22:35
6Matthew Birir Kenya22:47
7Abraham Assefa Ethiopia22:58
8Assefa Gebremedhin Ethiopia23:04
9Tesgie Legesse Ethiopia23:07
10Dadi Tamrat Ethiopia23:20
11Yahia Azaidj Algeria23:26
12Salah Hissou Morocco23:27
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Kipyego Kororia1
Richard Chelimo2
Ismael Kirui4
Samuel Otieno5
(Matthew Birir)(6)
(Anthony Kiprono)(125)
 12
 Ethiopia
Fita Bayissa3
Abraham Assefa7
Assefa Gebremedhin8
Tesgie Legesse9
(Dadi Tamrat)(10)
(Lemi Erpassa)(14)
 27
 Italy
Stefano Baldini13
Vincenzo Modica17
Francesco Bennici27
Christian Leuprecht28
(Oscar Gilotti)(64)
(Antonio Ciucio)(75)
 85
4 Japan96
5 Spain117
6 Algeria143
7 Ireland154
8 Canada158
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6 km)
For full event details see 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Lynn Jennings United States19:21
Albertina Dias Portugal19:33
Yelena Romanova Soviet Union19:33
4Luchia Yeshak Ethiopia19:33
5Nadia Dandolo Italy19:39
6Jane Ngotho Kenya19:41
7Conceição Ferreira Portugal19:45
8Viorica Ghican Romania19:47
9Margaret Wairimu Kenya19:49
10Nadezhda Galyamova Soviet Union19:50
11Olga Nazarkina Soviet Union19:51
12Iulia Negura Romania19:51
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova3
Nadezhda Galyamova10
Olga Nazarkina11
Regina Chistyakova13
(Natalya Sorokivskaya)(28)
(Tatyana Pozdnyakova)(51)
 37
 Ethiopia
Luchia Yeshak4
Derartu Tulu15
Adanech Erkulo25
Getenesh Urge31
(Tigist Moreda)(66)
(Addis Gezagne)(78)
 75
 Portugal
Albertina Dias2
Conceição Ferreira7
Aurora Cunha21
Mónica Gama50
(Lucilia Soares)(72)
(Fernanda Marques)(DNF)
 80
4 Romania102
5 United States112
6 France125
7 Australia126
8 Japan172
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.4 km)
For full event details see 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Liu Shixiang China14:19
Yan Qinglan China14:20
Susan Chepkemei Kenya14:22
4Caroline Kwambai Kenya14:23
5Lina Chesire Kenya14:25
6Tamara Salomon Canada14:27
7Malin Ewerlöf Sweden14:30
8Ann Mwangi Kenya14:30
9Minori Hayakari Japan14:32
10Shiki Terasaki Japan14:35
11Yumi Osaki Japan14:35
12Melody Fairchild United States14:37
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Susan Chepkemei3
Caroline Kwambai4
Lina Chesire5
Ann Mwangi8
(Jane Ekimat)(13)
(Tegla Loroupe)(16)
 20
 Japan
Minori Hayakari9
Shiki Terasaki10
Yumi Osaki11
Natsue Koikawa14
(Makiko Okamoto)(18)
(Hozumi Otani)(30)
 44
 China
Liu Shixiang1
Yan Qinglan2
Liu Xian27
Liu Yianying38
(Li Libin)(46)
 68
4 Ecuador86
5 United Kingdom145
6 Soviet Union147
7 Canada148
8 Morocco153
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya4228
2 China1113
3 Soviet Union1012
4 Morocco1001
 United States1001
6 Ethiopia0314
7 Portugal0112
8 Japan0101
9 Italy0011
 Spain0011
Totals (10 nations)88824
  • 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 617 athletes from 59 countries, one athlete (senior men) less than the official number published.[7]

See also

References
  1. 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
  2. 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, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. 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, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. 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, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. 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, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. 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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