1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	14th
Date	March 23
Host city	Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Location	Planeyse Colombier
Nations participating	57
Athletes participating	670
Races	3
Distances	12 km – Senior men 7.75 km – Junior men 4.65 km – Senior women
← 1985 Lisbon 1987 Warszawa →

The 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at the Planeyse Colombier on March 23, 1986. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald^[1] and in the Evening Times.^[2]

Complete results for men,^[3] junior men,^[4] women,^[5] medallists, ^[6] and the results of British athletes^[7] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (12 km)	John Ngugi Kenya	35:32.9	Abebe Mekonnen Ethiopia	35:34.8	Joseph Kiptum Kenya	35:39.8
Junior men (7.75 km)	Melese Feissa Ethiopia	22:47.6	Sammy Bitok Kenya	22:52.7	Demeke Bekele Ethiopia	22:56
Senior women (4.65 km)	Zola Budd England	14:49.6	Lynn Jennings United States	15:07.8	Annette Sergent France	15:12.2
Team
Senior men	Kenya	45	Ethiopia	119	United States	204
Junior men	Ethiopia	13	Kenya	32	Spain	52
Senior women	England	65	New Zealand	67	France	76

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

For full event details see 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	John Ngugi	Kenya	35:32.9
02 !	Abebe Mekonnen	Ethiopia	35:34.8
03 !	Joseph Kiptum	Kenya	35:39.8
4	Bekele Debele	Ethiopia	35:42.6
5	Paul Kipkoech	Kenya	35:47.2
6	Pat Porter	United States	35:48.4
7	Kipsubai Koskei	Kenya	35:54.8
8	Some Muge	Kenya	35:55.7
9	Alberto Cova	Italy	35:58.8
10	John Easker	United States	35:59.9
11	Ezequiel Canario	Portugal	36:03.9
12	Thierry Watrice	France	36:05
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

John Ngugi	1
Joseph Kiptum	3
Paul Kipkoech	5
Kipsubai Koskei	7
Some Muge	8
Andrew Masai	21
(Boniface Merande)	(35)
(Joshua Kipkemboi)	(43)
(Sisa Kirati)	(45)

Ethiopia

Abebe Mekonnen	2
Bekele Debele	4
Wolde Silasse Melkessa	26
Mohammed Kedir	27
Wodajo Bulti	28
Haji Bulbula	32
(Chala Urgessa)	(36)
(Dereje Nedi)	(63)
(Wami Alemayehu)	(128)

119

United States

Pat Porter	6
John Easker	10
Ed Eyestone	13
Bruce Bickford	15
Alan Scharsu	79
Craig Virgin	81
(Jeff Drenth)	(87)
(Randy Reina)	(99)
(Keith Brantly)	(DNF)

204

France

255

Italy

256

Portugal

263

Spain

297

England

360

Full results

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

Junior men's race (7.75 km)

For full event details see 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Melese Feissa	Ethiopia	22:47.6
02 !	Sammy Bitok	Kenya	22:52.7
03 !	Demeke Bekele	Ethiopia	22:56
4	Rafera Workench	Ethiopia	22:57.4
5	Ararse Fuffa	Ethiopia	23:06.1
6	Habte Negash	Ethiopia	23:07.4
7	Brahim Boutayeb	Morocco	23:09.4
8	Alejandro Gómez	Spain	23:17.3
9	William Mutwol	Kenya	23:21.6
10	Peter Rono	Kenya	23:33.7
11	David Onwonga	Kenya	23:35.9
12	José Gruneiro	Spain	23:41.8
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Ethiopia

Melese Feissa	1
Demeke Bekele	3
Rafera Workench	4
Ararse Fuffa	5
(Habte Negash)	(6)
(Belayneh Tadesse)	(16)

Kenya

Sammy Bitok	2
William Mutwol	9
Peter Rono	10
David Onwonga	11
(John Kiptum)	(28)

Spain

Alejandro Gómez	8
José Gruneiro	12
Anacleto Jiménez	13
José Carlos Adán	19
(Manuel Martín)	(46)
(Mariano Campal)	(50)

Australia

United States

Morocco

137

Japan

152

Belgium

159

Full results

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

Senior women's race (4.65 km)

For full event details see 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Zola Budd	England	14:49.6
02 !	Lynn Jennings	United States	15:07.8
03 !	Annette Sergent	France	15:12.2
4	Martine Fays	France	15:14.3
5	Rosa Mota	Portugal	15:15.8
6	Nan Doak	United States	15:22.8
7	Christine McMiken	New Zealand	15:23.6
8	Albertina Machado	Portugal	15:24.4
9	Elena Fidatof	Romania	15:25.3
10	Carole Bradford	England	15:27.5
11	Liève Slegers	Belgium	15:28.3
12	Lyudmila Matveyeva	Soviet Union	15:28.6
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

England

Zola Budd	1
Carole Bradford	10
Ruth Partridge	20
Jane Shields	34
(Julie Laughton)	(40)

New Zealand

Christine McMiken	7
Gail Rear	18
Mary O'Connor	19
Wendy Renner	23
(Sue Bruce)	(32)
(Debbie Elsmore)	(33)

France

Annette Sergent	3
Martine Fays	4
Anne Viallix	26
Jacqueline Lefeuvre	43
(Maria Lelut)	(44)
(Isabelle Matthys)	(70)

United States

Portugal

118

West Germany

129

Soviet Union

140

Romania

140

Full results

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

Medal table (unofficial)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ethiopia	2	2	1	5
1	Kenya	2	2	1	5
3	England	2	0	0	2
4	United States	0	1	1	2
5	New Zealand	0	1	0	1
6	France	0	0	2	2
7	Spain	0	0	1	1
Total		6	6	6	18

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 670 athletes from 57 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.^[7]

Algeria (7)
Australia (20)
Austria (5)
Belgium (20)
Botswana (2)
Brazil (11)
Canada (21)
China (7)
Chinese Taipei (7)
Colombia (3)
Cyprus (8)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Denmark (13)
Djibouti (6)
Egypt (6)
England (20)
Ethiopia (19)
Finland (10)
France (21)

Hong Kong (8)
Hungary (6)
India (21)
Indonesia (4)
Ireland (21)
Israel (1)
Italy (20)
Jamaica (6)
Japan (19)
Kenya (14)
Kuwait (11)
Luxembourg (1)
Malta (8)
Mauritius (7)
Morocco (19)
Netherlands (14)
New Zealand (14)
Northern Ireland (18)
Norway (10)

Poland (21)
Portugal (21)
Puerto Rico (7)
Romania (5)
Scotland (21)
Soviet Union (10)
Spain (21)
Sudan (7)
Sweden (16)
Switzerland (21)
Tanzania (1)
Tunisia (13)
Turkey (6)
United States (21)
U.S. Virgin Islands (3)
Wales (21)
West Germany (17)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zimbabwe (6)

References

↑ Chaos as Zola leads England to victory - Zola Budd retained the individual title and led England to a controversial team victory at the world cross-country championships in Neuchatel, Switzerland yesterday..., Glasgow Herald, March 24, 1986, p. 12, retrieved October 22, 2013
↑ Runaway Zola win - Zola Budd led from start to finish to retain her world cross country championship at Neuchatel, Switzerland..., Evening Times, March 24, 1986, p. 17, retrieved October 22, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Neuchatel Planeyse Colombier Date: Saturday, March 22, 1986, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 22, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.8km CC Men - Neuchatel Planeyse Colombier Date: Sunday, March 23, 1986, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 22, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Neuchatel Planeyse Colombier Date: Saturday, March 22, 1986, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 22, 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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