1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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OrganisersIAAF
Edition18th
DateMarch 25
Host cityAix-les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes, France France
1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition18th
DateMarch 25
Host cityAix-les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes, France France
VenueHippodrome de Marlioz
Events4
Distances12.2 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
6 km – Senior women
4.4 km – Junior women
Participation617 athletes from
59 nations

The 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Aix-les-Bains, France, at the Hippodrome de Marlioz on March 25, 1990. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[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
Individual
Senior men
(12.2 km)		 Khalid Skah
 Morocco		34:21 Moses Tanui
 Kenya		34:21 Julius M. Korir
 Kenya		34:22
Junior men
(8 km)		 Kipyego Kororia
 Kenya		22:13 Richard Chelimo
 Kenya		22:14 Fita Bayissa
 Ethiopia		22:24
Senior women
(6 km)		 Lynn Jennings
 United States		19:21 Albertina Dias
 Portugal		19:33 Yelena Romanova
 Soviet Union		19:33
Junior women
(4.4 km)		 Liu Shixiang
 China		14:19 Yan Qinglan
 China		14:20 Susan Chepkemei
 Kenya		14:22
Team
Senior men  Kenya42  Ethiopia96  Spain176
Junior men  Kenya12  Ethiopia27  Italy85
Senior women  Soviet Union37  Ethiopia75  Portugal80
Junior women  Kenya20  Japan44  China68

Race results

Senior men's race (12.2 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Khalid Skah Morocco34:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Moses Tanui Kenya34:21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Julius M. Korir Kenya34:22
4Haji Bulbula Ethiopia34:25
5William Mutwol Kenya34:26
6Ibrahim Kinuthia Kenya34:30
7Domingos Castro Portugal34:45
8Abebe Mekonnen Ethiopia34:49
9Paul Kipkoech Kenya34:50
10Antonio Prieto Spain34:52
11Salvatore Antibo Italy34:55
12Hammou Boutayeb Morocco34:55
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Moses Tanui2
Julius M. Korir3
William Mutwol5
Ibrahim Kinuthia6
Paul Kipkoech9
Boniface Merande17
(John Ngugi)(20)
(Joseph Kiptum)(22)
(Samuel Nyangincha)(25)
 42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Haji Bulbula4
Abebe Mekonnen8
Tesfaye Tafa14
Addis Abebe19
Jillo Dube24
Debebe Demisse27
(Chala Kelele)(33)
(Wami Alemayehu)(74)
(Melese Feissa)(90)
 96
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Spain
Antonio Prieto10
Martín Fiz15
Alejandro Gómez32
José Manuel García36
Abel Antón38
Constantino Esparcia45
(Antonio Serrano)(61)
(Vicente Polo)(69)
(José Carlos Adán)(153)
 176
4 Portugal194
5 Morocco268
6 Italy289
7 Soviet Union367
8 United States441
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kipyego Kororia Kenya22:13
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Richard Chelimo Kenya22:14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Fita Bayissa Ethiopia22:24
4Ismael Kirui Kenya22:32
5Samuel Otieno Kenya22:35
6Matthew Birir Kenya22:47
7Abraham Assefa Ethiopia22:58
8Assefa Gebremedhin Ethiopia23:04
9Tesgie Legesse Ethiopia23:07
10Dadi Tamrat Ethiopia23:20
11Yahia Azaidj Algeria23:26
12Salah Hissou Morocco23:27
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Kipyego Kororia1
Richard Chelimo2
Ismael Kirui4
Samuel Otieno5
(Matthew Birir)(6)
(Anthony Kiprono)(125)
 12
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Fita Bayissa3
Abraham Assefa7
Assefa Gebremedhin8
Tesgie Legesse9
(Dadi Tamrat)(10)
(Lemi Erpassa)(14)
 27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Italy
Stefano Baldini13
Vincenzo Modica17
Francesco Bennici27
Christian Leuprecht28
(Oscar Gilotti)(64)
(Antonio Ciucio)(75)
 85
4 Japan96
5 Spain117
6 Algeria143
7 Ireland154
8 Canada158
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Lynn Jennings United States19:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Albertina Dias Portugal19:33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Yelena Romanova Soviet Union19:33
4Luchia Yeshak Ethiopia19:33
5Nadia Dandolo Italy19:39
6Jane Ngotho Kenya19:41
7Conceição Ferreira Portugal19:45
8Viorica Ghican Romania19:47
9Margaret Wairimu Kenya19:49
10Nadezhda Galyamova Soviet Union19:50
11Olga Nazarkina Soviet Union19:51
12Iulia Negura Romania19:51
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova3
Nadezhda Galyamova10
Olga Nazarkina11
Regina Chistyakova13
(Natalya Sorokivskaya)(28)
(Tatyana Pozdnyakova)(51)
 37
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Luchia Yeshak4
Derartu Tulu15
Adanech Erkulo25
Getenesh Urge31
(Tigist Moreda)(66)
(Addis Gezagne)(78)
 75
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Portugal
Albertina Dias2
Conceição Ferreira7
Aurora Cunha21
Mónica Gama50
(Lucilia Soares)(72)
(Fernanda Marques)(DNF)
 80
4 Romania102
5 United States112
6 France125
7 Australia126
8 Japan172
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.4 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Liu Shixiang China14:19
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Yan Qinglan China14:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Susan Chepkemei Kenya14:22
4Caroline Kwambai Kenya14:23
5Lina Chesire Kenya14:25
6Tamara Salomon Canada14:27
7Malin Ewerlöf Sweden14:30
8Ann Mwangi Kenya14:30
9Minori Hayakari Japan14:32
10Shiki Terasaki Japan14:35
11Yumi Osaki Japan14:35
12Melody Fairchild United States14:37
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Susan Chepkemei3
Caroline Kwambai4
Lina Chesire5
Ann Mwangi8
(Jane Ekimat)(13)
(Tegla Loroupe)(16)
 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Japan
Minori Hayakari9
Shiki Terasaki10
Yumi Osaki11
Natsue Koikawa14
(Makiko Okamoto)(18)
(Hozumi Otani)(30)
 44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) China
Liu Shixiang1
Yan Qinglan2
Liu Xian27
Liu Yianying38
(Li Libin)(46)
 68
4 Ecuador86
5 United Kingdom145
6 Soviet Union147
7 Canada148
8 Morocco153
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya4228
2 China1113
3 Soviet Union1012
4 Morocco1001
 United States1001
6 Ethiopia0314
7 Portugal0112
8 Japan0101
9 Italy0011
 Spain0011
Totals (10 entries)88824
  • 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 617 athletes from 59 countries, one athlete (senior men) less than the official number published.[7]

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