The Men's short race at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 29, 2003. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1][2] in the Herald,[3] and for the IAAF.[4]
| Men's short race at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 31st |
| Date | March 29 |
| Host city | Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland  |
| Venue | L'Institut Équestre National d'Avenches |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 4.03 km – Men's short |
| Participation | 126 athletes from 37 nations |
Complete results for individuals,[5][6][7] for teams,[5][8][9] medallists,[10] and the results of British athletes who took part[11] were published.
Race results edit
Men's short race (4.03 km) edit
Individual edit
†: Alberto García from 
Spain finished about 20th in 11:42 min, but was disqualified.
Teams edit
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 126 athletes from 37 countries participated in the Men's short race. The announced athletes from the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
Lebanon, 
Sierra Leone, 
Sudan, and 
Tanzania did not show.[6][7]
Algeria (6)
Andorra (2)
Argentina (1)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahrain (1)
Belarus (4)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (1)
Burundi (1)
Canada (5)
Central African Republic (1)
Chile (1)
Croatia (1)
Egypt (4)
Eritrea (4)
Ethiopia (6)
France (6)
Iceland (2)
Ireland (6)
Italy (5)
Kenya (6)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Morocco (6)
New Zealand (5)
Peru (1)
Portugal (6)
Seychelles (2)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (6)
Spain (6)
Switzerland (6)
Turkmenistan (1)
Uganda (1)
United Kingdom (6)
United States (6)
U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
Uzbekistan (2)
See also edit
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
References edit
- ^ "PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Kidane of Ethiopia Wins World Title", The New York Times, March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ "PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Bekele and Masai Victorious Again", The New York Times, March 31, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ Gillon, Doug (March 31, 2003), "Bekele blazes a trail past all others - Ethiopian defends long- and short-course crowns", Herald, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ Gillon, Doug (March 29, 2003), Invincible Bekele - men's short course race in Lausanne, IAAF, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ a b
Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 31, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Short Race - M Final, IAAF, March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ a b Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - men, IAAF, March 29, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ Official Team Results Short Race - M, IAAF, March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - men - Final - Team, IAAF, March 29, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ 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 31, 2013