2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 29/30, 2003. The races were held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne, Switzerland. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1][2] in the Herald,[3] and for the IAAF.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition31st
DateMarch 29/30
Host cityLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland Switzerland
VenueL'Institut Équestre National d'Avenches
Events6
Distances12.355 km – Senior men
4.03 km – Men's short
7.92 km – Junior men
7.92 km – Senior women
4.03 km – Women's short
6.215 – Junior women
Participation605 athletes from
65 nations

Complete results for senior men,[10][11][12] for senior men's teams,[10][13][14] for men's short race,[15][16][17] for men's short race teams,[15][18][19] for junior men,[20][21][22] for junior men's teams,[20][23][24] senior women,[25][26][27] for senior women's teams,[25][28][29] for women's short race,[30][31][32] for women's short race teams,[30][33][34] for junior women,[35][36][37] for junior women's teams,[35][38][39] medallists,[40] and the results of British athletes who took part[41] were published.

Doping

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There were several doping positives at the championships.[42]

Positives at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.355 km)
Kenenisa Bekele
  Ethiopia
35:56 Patrick Ivuti
  Kenya
36:09 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
  Ethiopia
36:17
Men's short
(4.03 km)
Kenenisa Bekele
  Ethiopia
11:01 John Kibowen
  Kenya
11:04 Benjamin Limo
  Kenya
11:06
Junior men
(7.92 km)
Eliud Kipchoge
  Kenya
22:47 Boniface Kiprop
  Uganda
22:49 Solomon Bushendich
  Kenya
22:51
Senior women
(7.92 km)
Worknesh Kidane
  Ethiopia
25:53 Deena Drossin
  United States
26:02 Merima Denboba
  Ethiopia
26:28
Women's short
(4.03 km)
Edith Masai
  Kenya
12:43 Worknesh Kidane
  Ethiopia
12:44 Jane Wanjiku
  Kenya
12:46
Junior women
(6.215)
Tirunesh Dibaba
  Ethiopia
20:21 Peninah Chepchumba
  Kenya
20:22 Gelete Burka
  Ethiopia
20:28
Team
Senior men   Kenya 17   Ethiopia 23   Morocco 51
Men's short   Kenya 14   Ethiopia 31   Morocco 44
Junior men   Kenya 15   Ethiopia 28   Uganda 48
Senior women   Ethiopia 17   Kenya 30   United States 36
Women's short   Kenya 18   Ethiopia 24   Russia 76
Junior women   Ethiopia 14   Kenya 22   Morocco 78

Race results

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Senior men's race (12.355 km)

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Kenenisa Bekele   Ethiopia 35:56
  Patrick Ivuti   Kenya 36:09
  Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam   Ethiopia 36:17
4 Richard Limo   Kenya 36:39
5 Paul Koech   Kenya 36:42
6 John Cheruiyot Korir   Kenya 36:50
7 Sileshi Sihine   Ethiopia 37:03
8 Hicham Chatt   Morocco 37:07
9 Zersenay Tadesse   Eritrea 37:10
10 Khalid El Amri   Morocco 37:12
11 Meb Keflezighi   United States 37:16
12 Abraham Cherono   Kenya 37:17
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Patrick Ivuti 2
Richard Limo 4
Paul Koech 5
John Cheruiyot Korir 6
(Abraham Cherono) (n/s)
(Sammy Kipketer) (n/s)
17
    Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele 1
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam 3
Sileshi Sihine 7
Ketema Nigusse 12
(Dejene Berhanu) (n/s)
(Yibeltal Admassu) (n/s)
23
    Morocco
Hicham Chatt 8
Khalid El Amri 10
Abderrahim Goumri 13
Jaouad Gharib 20
(Saïd El Wardi) (n/s)
(Ahmed El Hamzaoui) (n/s)
51
4   Spain 68
5   Portugal 85
6   Tanzania 101
7   United States 112
8   Eritrea 134
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Men's short race (4.03 km)

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Kenenisa Bekele   Ethiopia 11:01
  John Kibowen   Kenya 11:04
  Benjamin Limo   Kenya 11:06
4 Mike Kipyego   Kenya 11:18
5 Thomas Kiplitany   Kenya 11:20
6 Khalid El Amri   Morocco 11:22
7 Meba Tadesse   Ethiopia 11:24
8 David Kilel   Kenya 11:25
9 Smail Sghir   France 11:27
10 Abderrahim Goumri   Morocco 11:28
11 Yousef El Nasri   Spain 11:28
12 Tessema Absher   Ethiopia 11:29
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
John Kibowen 2
Benjamin Limo 3
Mike Kipyego 4
Thomas Kiplitany 5
(David Kilel) (n/s)
(Evans Kipchumba) (n/s)
14
    Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele 1
Meba Tadesse 7
Tessema Absher 11
Abiyote Endale 12
(Ketema Nigussie) (n/s)
(Dehe Woyesha) (n/s)
31
    Morocco
Khalid El Amri 6
Abderrahim Goumri 9
Ahmed Baday 14
Abdelkader Hachlaf 15
(Saïd El Wardi) (n/s)
(Salah Hissou) (n/s)
44
4   France 78
5   Algeria 93
6   Spain 110
7    Switzerland 138
8   United Kingdom 148
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Junior men's race (7.92 km)

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Eliud Kipchoge   Kenya 22:47
  Boniface Kiprop   Uganda 22:49
  Solomon Bushendich   Kenya 22:51
4 Augustine Choge   Kenya 22:55
5 Girma Assefa   Ethiopia 22:58
6 Getachew Dinku   Ethiopia 23:10
7 Moses Mosop   Kenya 23:17
8 Tessema Absher   Ethiopia 23:22
9 Solomon Molla   Ethiopia 23:27
10 Barnabas Kosgei   Kenya 23:45
11 Dehe Woyesha   Ethiopia 24:03
12 Kipkorir Chepkwony   Kenya 24:06
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Eliud Kipchoge 1
Solomon Bushendich 3
Augustine Choge 4
Moses Mosop 7
(Barnabas Kosgei) (n/s)
(Kipkorir Chepkwony) (n/s)
15
    Ethiopia
Girma Assefa 5
Getachew Dinku 6
Tessema Absher 8
Solomon Molla 9
(Dehe Woyesha) (n/s)
(Tesfaye Mengistu) (n/s)
28
    Uganda
Boniface Kiprop 2
James Kibet 10
Moses Kipsiro 14
Isaac Kiprop 22
(Martin Kiplimo) (n/s)
48
4   Morocco 63
5   Eritrea 72
6   Algeria 103
7   Russia 108
8   United States 121
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Senior women's race (7.92 km)

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Worknesh Kidane   Ethiopia 25:53
  Deena Drossin   United States 26:02
  Merima Denboba   Ethiopia 26:28
4 Eyerusalem Kuma   Ethiopia 26:30
5 Magdaline Chemjor   Kenya 26:33
6 Elizabeth Rumokol   Kenya 26:37
7 Colleen de Reuck   United States 26:49
8 Caroline Kilel   Kenya 26:55
9 Tereza Yohanes   Ethiopia 27:06
10 Asha Gigi   Ethiopia 27:12
11 Anália Rosa   Portugal 27:19
12 Jepkorir Ayabei   Kenya 27:27
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Ethiopia
Worknesh Kidane 1
Merima Denboba 3
Eyerusalem Kuma 4
Tereza Yohanes 9
(Asha Gigi) (n/s)
(Bizunesh Deba) (n/s)
17
    Kenya
Magdaline Chemjor 5
Elizabeth Rumokol 6
Caroline Kilel 8
Jepkorir Ayabei 11
(Alice Timbilil) (n/s)
30
    United States
Deena Drossin 2
Colleen de Reuck 7
Katie McGregor 13
Elva Dryer 14
(Milena Glusac) (n/s)
(Sara Wells) (n/s)
36
4   Spain 63
5   Portugal 64
6   Canada 90
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Women's short race (4.03 km)

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Edith Masai   Kenya 12:43
  Worknesh Kidane   Ethiopia 12:44
  Jane Wanjiku   Kenya 12:46
4 Isabella Ochichi   Kenya 12:48
5 Benita Johnson   Australia 12:48
6 Merima Denboba   Ethiopia 12:52
7 Tirunesh Dibaba   Ethiopia 12:54
8 Alla Zhilyayeva   Russia 12:56
9 Ejagayehu Dibaba   Ethiopia 12:59
10 Eyerusalem Kuma   Ethiopia 12:59
11 Prisca Ngetich   Kenya 13:04
12 Émilie Mondor   Canada 13:07
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Edith Masai 1
Jane Wanjiku 3
Isabella Ochichi 4
Prisca Ngetich 10
(Viola Kibiwott) (n/s)
18
    Ethiopia
Worknesh Kidane 2
Merima Denboba 6
Tirunesh Dibaba 7
Ejagayehu Dibaba 9
(Eyerusalem Kuma) (n/s)
(Bezunesh Bekele) (n/s)
24
    Russia
Alla Zhilyayeva 8
Olga Romanova 13
Anastasiya Zubova 26
Viktoriya Klimina 29
(Mariya Pantyukhova) (n/s)
(Yekaterina Priladnykh) (n/s)
76
4   Morocco 84
5   Australia 94
6   Portugal 100
7   United Kingdom 109
8   Spain 127
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Junior women's race (6.215)

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Tirunesh Dibaba   Ethiopia 20:21
  Peninah Chepchumba   Kenya 20:22
  Gelete Burka   Ethiopia 20:28
4 Meselech Melkamu   Ethiopia 20:33
5 Emily Chebet   Kenya 20:39
6 Sentayehu Ejigu   Ethiopia 20:56
7 Gladys Chemweno   Kenya 21:09
8 Anesie Kwizera   Burundi 21:13
9 Chemutai Rionotukei   Kenya 21:33
10 Valentine Koech   Kenya 21:34
11 Sharon Kipsang   Kenya 21:40
12 Aziza Aliyu   Ethiopia 21:49
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba 1
Gelete Burka 3
Meselech Melkamu 4
Sentayehu Ejigu 6
(Aziza Aliyu) (n/s)
(Belaynesh Fekadu) (n/s)
14
    Kenya
Peninah Chepchumba 2
Emily Chebet 5
Gladys Chemweno 7
Chemutai Rionotukei 8
(Valentine Koech) (n/s)
(Sharon Kipsang) (n/s)
22
    Morocco
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 9
Siham Hilali 11
Najat El Fiddi 13
Loubna Jao 45
(Laila Klilech) (n/s)
(Fatna Chtoina) (n/s)
78
4   United States 82
5   United Kingdom 82
6   China 91
7   Tunisia 94
8   France 147
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Medal table (unofficial)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Ethiopia65314
  Kenya65314
3  Uganda0112
  United States0112
5  Morocco0033
6  Russia0011
Totals (6 entries)12121236
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 605 athletes from 65 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[41] The announced athletes from the   Democratic Republic of the Congo, from   Guinea,   Lebanon, and   Sierra Leone did not show.[16][17][36][37]

See also

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References

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