2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

Organisers	IAAF
Edition	36th
Date	March 30
Host city	Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Location	Holyrood Park
Nations participating	57
Athletes participating	448
Races	4
Distances	12 km – Senior men 7.905 km – Junior men 7.905 km – Senior women 6.04 km – Junior women
← 2007 Mombasa 2009 Amman →

The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.^[1] Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. This was the year in which Kenenisa Bekele became the first athlete in World Cross history to win six individual long course titles, breaking his tie with John Ngugi and Paul Tergat who had each won five. Reports of the event were given in the New York Times,^[2] in the Herald,^[3] and for the IAAF.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (12 km)	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	34:38	Leonard Patrick Komon Kenya	34:41	Zersenay Tadese Eritrea	34:43
Junior men (7.905 km)	Ibrahim Jeilan Ethiopia	22:38	Ayele Abshero Ethiopia	22:40	Lucas Kimeli Rotich Kenya	22:42
Senior women (7.905 km)	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	25:10	Mestawet Tufa Ethiopia	25:15	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Kenya	25:18
Junior women (6.04 km)	Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia	19:59	Irine Chepet Cheptai Kenya	20:04	Emebt Etea Ethiopia	20:06
Team
Senior men	Kenya	39	Ethiopia	104	Qatar	143
Junior men	Kenya	21	Ethiopia	28	Uganda	37
Senior women	Ethiopia	18	Kenya	22	Australia	84
Junior women	Ethiopia	16	Kenya	20	Japan	57

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Complete results for senior men^[8]^[9]^[10] and for senior men's teams^[11]^[12]^[13] were published.

For full event details see 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	34:38
02 !	Leonard Patrick Komon	Kenya	34:41
03 !	Zersenay Tadese	Eritrea	34:43
4	Joseph Ebuya	Kenya	34:47
5	Moses Ndiema Masai	Kenya	35:02
6	Felix Kikwai Kibore	Qatar	35:15
7	Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny	Kenya	35:16
8	Ahmad Hassan Abdullah	Qatar	35:18
9	Habtamu Fikadu	Ethiopia	35:19
10	Bernard Kiprop Kipyego	Kenya	35:24
11	Hosea Mwok Macharinyang	Kenya	35:24
12	Augustine Kiprono Choge	Kenya	35:26
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Leonard Patrick Komon	2
Joseph Ebuya	4
Moses Ndiema Masai	5
Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny	7
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego	10
Hosea Mwok Macharinyang	11
(Augustine Kiprono Choge)	(12)
(Mark Kosgei Kiptoo)	(14)
(John Kimondo Thuo)	(18)

Ethiopia

Kenenisa Bekele	1
Habtamu Fikadu	9
Sileshi Sihine	15
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam	17
Dereje Debele	21
Abebe Dinkesa	41
(Zembaba Yigeze)	(57)
(Solomon Tsige)	(139)
(Demssew Tsega)	(DNF)

104

Qatar

Felix Kikwai Kibore	6
Ahmad Hassan Abdullah	8
Sultan Khamis Zaman	22
Mubarak Hassan Shami	25
Gamal Belal Salem	34
Essa Ismail Rashed	48
(Ali Dawoud Sedam)	(61)
(Moustafa Ahmed Shebto)	(67)
(Naser Jamal Naser)	(81)

143

Eritrea

162

Morocco

195

Uganda

208

United States

296

Spain

348

Full results

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

Junior men's race (7.905 km)

Complete results for junior men^[14]^[15]^[16] and for junior men's teams^[17]^[18]^[19] were published.

For full event details see 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Ibrahim Jeilan	Ethiopia	22:38
02 !	Ayele Abshero	Ethiopia	22:40
03 !	Lucas Kimeli Rotich	Kenya	22:42
4	Benjamin Kiplagat	Uganda	22:43
5	Titus Kipjumba Mbishei	Kenya	22:45
6	Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio	Kenya	22:51
7	Peter Kimeli Some	Kenya	22:55
8	Geofrey Kusuro	Uganda	22:56
9	Amanuel Mesel	Eritrea	23:00
10	Levy Matebo Omari	Kenya	23:03
11	Hunegnaw Mesfin	Ethiopia	23:03
12	Stephen Kiprotich	Uganda	23:09
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Kenya

Lucas Kimeli Rotich	3
Titus Kipjumba Mbishei	5
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio	6
Peter Kimeli Some	7
(Levy Matebo Omari)	(10)
(Charles Kibet Chepkurui)	(15)

Ethiopia

Ibrahim Jeilan	1
Ayele Abshero	2
Hunegnaw Mesfin	11
Feyisa Liesa	14
(Dejen Gebremeskel)	(18)
(Yetwale Kende)	(21)

Uganda

Benjamin Kiplagat	4
Geofrey Kusuro	8
Stephen Kiprotich	12
Abraham Kiplimo	13
(Ben Siwa)	(22)

Japan

119

Morocco

136

United States

138

Canada

188

Algeria

200

Full results

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

Senior women's race (7.905 km)

Complete results for senior women^[20]^[21]^[22] and for senior women's teams^[23]^[24]^[25] were published.

For full event details see 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia	25:10
02 !	Mestawet Tufa	Ethiopia	25:15
03 !	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	Kenya	25:18
4	Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo	Kenya	25:34
5	Hilda Kibet	Netherlands	25:35
6	Gelete Burka	Ethiopia	25:35
7	Priscah Jepleting Cherono	Kenya	25:36
8	Margaret Wangari Muriuki	Kenya	25:46
9	Meselech Melkamu	Ethiopia	25:51
10	Grace Kwamboka Momanyi	Kenya	25:54
11	Benita Johnson	Australia	25:56
12	Lineth Chepkurui	Kenya	26:05
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Ethiopia

Tirunesh Dibaba	1
Mestawet Tufa	2
Gelete Burka	6
Meselech Melkamu	9
(Koren Jelela)	(14)
(Aselefech Mergia)	(16)

Kenya

Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	3
Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo	4
Priscah Jepleting Cherono	7
Margaret Wangari Muriuki	8
(Grace Kwamboka Momanyi)	(10)
(Lineth Chepkurui)	(12)

Australia

Benita Johnson	11
Lisa Jane Weightman	20
Melissa Rollison	26
Anna Thompson	27
(Melinda Vernon)	(41)
(Victoria Mitchell)	(54)

United States

Morocco

100

United Kingdom

116

Eritrea

150

Portugal

165

Full results

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

Junior women's race (6.04 km)

Complete results for junior women^[26]^[27]^[28] and for junior women's teams^[29]^[30]^[31] were published.

For full event details see 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	19:59
02 !	Irine Chepet Cheptai	Kenya	20:04
03 !	Emebt Etea	Ethiopia	20:06
4	Delvine Relin Meringor	Kenya	20:06
5	Emebet Bacha	Ethiopia	20:11
6	Jackline Chebii	Kenya	20:11
7	Betelhem Moges	Ethiopia	20:13
8	Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus	Kenya	20:17
9	Tigist Memuye	Ethiopia	20:27
10	Yukino Ninomiya	Japan	20:30
11	Bitaw Yehune	Ethiopia	20:33
12	Christine Kambua Muyanga	Kenya	20:34
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Ethiopia

Genzebe Dibaba	1
Emebt Etea	3
Emebet Bacha	5
Betelhem Moges	7
(Tigist Memuye)	(9)
(Bitaw Yehune)	(11)

Kenya

Irine Chepet Cheptai	2
Delvine Relin Meringor	4
Jackline Chebii	6
Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus	8
(Christine Kambua Muyanga)	(12)
(Mercy Jelimo Kosgei)	(33)

Japan

Yukino Ninomiya	10
Atsuko Matsumura	14
Asami Kato	15
Ayaka Mori	18
(Risa Takenaka)	(26)
(Yukari Abe)	(48)

United Kingdom

Canada

United States

100

Australia

133

Russia

203

Full results

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

Medal table (unofficial)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ethiopia	6	4	1	11
2	Kenya	2	4	2	8
3	Australia	0	0	1	1
	Eritrea	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
	Uganda	0	0	1	1
Total		8	8	8	24

Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 448 athletes from 57 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.^[1] The announced athletes from Moldova, Nepal, and Nigeria did not show.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Algeria (16)
Armenia (1)
Australia (22)
Azerbaijan (2)
Bahrain (7)
Belarus (1)
Botswana (6)
Brazil (14)
Bulgaria (1)
Burundi (1)
Canada (26)
Chile (1)
China (4)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)
Croatia (2)
Denmark (1)
Egypt (2)
Eritrea (17)
Ethiopia (27)

France (10)
Germany (1)
Ghana (1)
Greece (1)
Guyana (1)
Ireland (21)
Italy (9)
Japan (26)
Jordan (4)
Kenya (27)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Lesotho (2)
Libya (2)
Malawi (3)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (21)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (4)
Norway (1)

Palestine (1)
Poland (2)
Portugal (18)
Qatar (10)
Russia (11)
Rwanda (1)
Seychelles (1)
South Africa (10)
Spain (23)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (3)
Turkmenistan (3)
Uganda (13)
United Arab Emirates (2)
United Kingdom (27)
United States (27)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (2)
Zimbabwe (1)

References

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↑ Gillon, Doug (March 31, 2008), Coronation of King Kenenisa, Herald, retrieved November 4, 2013
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↑ Powell, David (March 30, 2008), World Junior 10,000m champion makes up for Mombasa 'dnf', IAAF, retrieved November 4, 2013
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