1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 19th |
Date | March 24 |
Host city | Antwerp, Province of Antwerp, Belgium ![]() |
Venue | Linkeroever Racecourse |
Events | 4 |
Distances | 11.764 km – Senior men 8.415 km – Junior men 6.425 km – Senior women 4.435 km – Junior women |
Participation | 633 athletes from 51 nations |
The 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerp, 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.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual | ||||||
Senior men (11.764 km) |
Khalid Skah![]() |
33:53 | Moses Tanui![]() |
33:54 | Simon Karori![]() |
33:54 |
Junior men (8.415 km) |
Andrew Sambu![]() |
23:59 | Mumo Muindi![]() |
24:04 | Fita Bayissa![]() |
24:04 |
Senior women (6.425 km) |
Lynn Jennings![]() |
20:24 | Derartu Tulu![]() |
20:27 | Liz McColgan![]() |
20:28 |
Junior women (4.435 km) |
Lydia Cheromei![]() |
13:59 | Jane Ekimat![]() |
14:20 | Melody Fairchild![]() |
14:28 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | ![]() |
38 | ![]() |
104 | ![]() |
198 |
Junior men | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
26 | ![]() |
54 |
Senior women | ![]() |
36 | ![]() |
36 | ![]() |
48 |
Junior women | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
40 | ![]() |
43 |
Main article: 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Khalid Skah | ![]() |
33:53 |
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Moses Tanui | ![]() |
33:54 |
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Simon Karori | ![]() |
33:54 |
4 | Richard Chelimo | ![]() |
33:57 |
5 | Ondoro Osoro† | ![]() |
33:57 |
6 | Stephenson Nyamau | ![]() |
34:01 |
7 | Chala Kelele | ![]() |
34:06 |
8 | Ezequiel Bitok† | ![]() |
34:19 |
9 | Addis Abebe | ![]() |
34:24 |
10 | Hammou Boutayeb | ![]() |
34:28 |
11 | Boniface Merande | ![]() |
34:31 |
12 | William Mutwol | ![]() |
34:32 |
Full results |
†: Athlete marked in the results list[2] as nonscorer.
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
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38 | ||||||||||||||||||
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104 | ||||||||||||||||||
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198 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
233 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
265 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
281 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
336 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
409 | ||||||||||||||||||
Full results |
Main article: 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Andrew Sambu | ![]() |
23:59 |
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Mumo Muindi | ![]() |
24:04 |
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Fita Bayissa | ![]() |
24:04 |
4 | Joseph Kibor | ![]() |
24:09 |
5 | Fekadu Degefu | ![]() |
24:12 |
6 | Josephat Kiprono | ![]() |
24:17 |
7 | Ismael Kirui | ![]() |
24:19 |
8 | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
24:23 |
9 | Mark Kipsang Too | ![]() |
24:23 |
10 | Desta Asgedom | ![]() |
24:29 |
11 | Abraham Assefa | ![]() |
24:29 |
12 | Francis Metta | ![]() |
25:07 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||
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19 | ||||||||||||||
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26 | ||||||||||||||
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54 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
76 | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
102 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
109 | ||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
165 | ||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
175 | ||||||||||||||
Full results |
Main article: 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Lynn Jennings | ![]() |
20:24 |
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Derartu Tulu | ![]() |
20:27 |
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Liz McColgan | ![]() |
20:28 |
4 | Luchia Yeshak | ![]() |
20:29 |
5 | Jane Ngotho | ![]() |
20:30 |
6 | Albertina Dias | ![]() |
20:40 |
7 | Susan Sirma | ![]() |
20:46 |
8 | Yelena Romanova | ![]() |
20:50 |
9 | Margaret Ngotho | ![]() |
20:55 |
10 | Marcianne Mukamurenzi | ![]() |
20:57 |
11 | Natalya Sorokivskaya | ![]() |
20:57 |
12 | Fatuma Roba | ![]() |
21:01 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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36 | ||||||||||||
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36 | ||||||||||||
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48 | ||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
77 | ||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
104 | ||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
145 | ||||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
148 | ||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
175 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Main article: 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Lydia Cheromei | ![]() |
13:59 |
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Jane Ekimat | ![]() |
14:20 |
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Melody Fairchild | ![]() |
14:28 |
4 | Azumi Miyazaki | ![]() |
14:30 |
5 | Gete Wami | ![]() |
14:33 |
6 | Catherine Kirui | ![]() |
14:34 |
7 | Hayley Haining | ![]() |
14:36 |
8 | Minori Hayakari | ![]() |
14:42 |
9 | Lina Chesire | ![]() |
14:43 |
10 | Emebet Shiferaw | ![]() |
14:45 |
11 | Egigayehu Worku | ![]() |
14:46 |
12 | Akiko Kato | ![]() |
14:47 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||
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18 | ||||||||||||||
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40 | ||||||||||||||
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43 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
82 | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
88 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
99 | ||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
114 | ||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
181 | ||||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 633 athletes from 51 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]
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