1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
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The 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 27 and 28 March 1999. The races were held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen's University Playing Fields in Belfast, United Kingdom. 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]
| 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 27th |
| Date | 27–28 March |
| Host city |  Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Barnett Demesne/Queen's University Playing Fields |
| Events | 6 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 4.236 km – Men's short 8.012 km – Junior men 8.012 km – Senior women 4.236 km – Women's short 6.124 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 759 athletes from 66 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.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12 km) |
Paul Tergat Kenya | 38:28 | Patrick Ivuti Kenya | 38:32 | Paulo Guerra Portugal | 38:46 |
| Men's short (4.236 km) |
Benjamin Limo Kenya | 12:28 | Paul Kosgei Kenya | 12:31 | Haylu Mekonnen Ethiopia | 12:35 |
| Junior men (8.012 km) |
Haylu Mekonnen Ethiopia | 25:38 | Richard Limo Kenya | 25:43 | Kipchumba Mitei Kenya | 25:45 |
| Senior women (8.012 km) |
Gete Wami Ethiopia | 28:00 | Merima Denboba Ethiopia | 28:12 | Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom | 28:12 |
| Women's short (4.236 km) |
Jackline Maranga Kenya | 15:09 | Yamna Belkacem France | 15:16 | Annemari Sandell Finland | 15:17 |
| Junior women (6.124 km) |
Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia | 21:26 | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 21:37 | Yoshiko Fujinaga Japan | 21:41 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 12 | Ethiopia | 57 | Portugal | 76 |
| Men's short | Kenya | 14 |  Morocco | 45 | Ethiopia | 55 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 16 | Ethiopia | 24 |  Tanzania | 77 |
| Senior women | Ethiopia | 18 | Kenya | 27 | Portugal | 94 |
| Women's short | France | 40 | Ethiopia | 48 | Morocco | 69 |
| Junior women | Ethiopia | 20 | Kenya | 31 | Japan | 46 |
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Paul Tergat | Kenya | 38:28 |
 | Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 38:32 |
 | Paulo Guerra | Portugal | 38:46 |
| 4 | Joshua Chelanga | Kenya | 39:05 |
| 5 | Evans Rutto | Kenya | 39:12 |
| 6 | Paul Koech | Kenya | 39:51 |
| 7 | Mohammed Mourhit |  Belgium | 40:09 |
| 8 | Jon Brown | United Kingdom | 40:09 |
| 9 | Habte Jifar | Ethiopia | 40:21 |
| 10 | Domingos Castro | Portugal | 40:25 |
| 11 | Assefa Mezegebu | Ethiopia | 40:33 |
| 12 | Róbert Štefko |  Slovakia | 40:39 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
|
12 | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
|
57 | ||||||||||||
| Portugal
|
76 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Spain | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Morocco | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 6 |  Italy | 125 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  United States | 133 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | United Kingdom | 159 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Men's short race (4.236 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Limo | Kenya | 12:28 |
| Paul Kosgei | Kenya | 12:31 |
| Haylu Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 12:35 |
| 4 | Million Wolde | Ethiopia | 12:36 |
| 5 | James Koskei | Kenya | 12:38 |
| 6 | Daniel Gachara | Kenya | 12:41 |
| 7 | Abdellah Béhar | France | 12:44 |
| 8 | John Kosgei | Kenya | 12:45 |
| 9 | El Hassan Lahssini | Morocco | 12:47 |
| 10 | Mohamed Amyn | Morocco | 12:50 |
| 11 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco | 12:52 |
| 12 | Adam Goucher | United States | 12:53 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
|
14 | ||||||||||||
| Morocco
|
45 | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
|
55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | France | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Algeria | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | United Kingdom | 122 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Italy | 125 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Spain | 145 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.012 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haylu Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 25:38 |
| Richard Limo | Kenya | 25:43 |
| Kipchumba Mitei | Kenya | 25:45 |
| 4 | Abiyote Abate | Ethiopia | 25:46 |
| 5 | Albert Chepkurui | Kenya | 26:01 |
| 6 | Sammy Kipketer | Kenya | 26:06 |
| 7 | Duncan Lebo | Kenya | 26:14 |
| 8 | Faustin Baha | Tanzania | 26:15 |
| 9 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 26:27 |
| 10 | Yibeltal Admassu | Ethiopia | 26:28 |
| 11 | Hailemariam Tegafaw | Ethiopia | 26:59 |
| 12 | Alene Emere | Ethiopia | 27:00 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
|
16 | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
|
24 | ||||||||||||
| Tanzania
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77 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Morocco | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Algeria | 116 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | United States | 126 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Spain | 160 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Japan | 178 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (8.012 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 28:00 |
| Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 28:12 |
| Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 28:12 |
| 4 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 28:15 |
| 5 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 28:21 |
| 6 | Jane Ngotho | Kenya | 28:29 |
| 7 | Jane Omoro | Kenya | 28:40 |
| 8 | Helena Sampaio | Portugal | 28:42 |
| 9 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 28:49 |
| 10 | Deena Drossin | United States | 28:53 |
| 11 | Leila Aman | Ethiopia | 28:55 |
| 12 | Restituta Joseph | Tanzania | 29:07 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
|
18 | ||||||||||||
| Kenya
|
27 | ||||||||||||
| Portugal
|
94 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Australia | 111 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Romania | 121 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Japan | 132 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | United Kingdom | 134 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | United States | 136 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Women's short race (4.236 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackline Maranga | Kenya | 15:09 |
| Yamna Belkacem | France | 15:16 |
| Annemari Sandell | Finland | 15:17 |
| 4 | Kathy Butler |  Canada | 15:30 |
| 5 | Restituta Joseph | Tanzania | 15:31 |
| 6 | Alemitu Bekele | Ethiopia | 15:37 |
| 7 | Asmae Leghzaoui | Morocco | 15:40 |
| 8 | Teresa Wanjiku | Kenya | 15:41 |
| 9 | Fatima Yvelain | France | 15:44 |
| 10 | Blandine Bitzner-Ducret | France | 15:47 |
| 11 | Constantina Diţă | Romania | 15:49 |
| 12 | Kutre Dulecha | Ethiopia | 15:50 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
40 | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
|
48 | ||||||||||||
| Morocco
|
69 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kenya | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Romania | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | United Kingdom | 125 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  Ireland | 159 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Canada | 165 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (6.124 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 21:26 |
| Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 21:37 |
| Yoshiko Fujinaga | Japan | 21:41 |
| 4 | Hareg Sidelil | Ethiopia | 21:44 |
| 5 | Naoko Sakata | Japan | 21:46 |
| 6 | Merima Hashim | Ethiopia | 21:50 |
| 7 | Helena Volná |  Czech Republic | 21:53 |
| 8 | Pamela Kiyara | Kenya | 21:59 |
| 9 | Elvan Abeye | Ethiopia | 22:03 |
| 10 | Flomena Cheyech | Kenya | 22:07 |
| 11 | Jackline Chemwok | Kenya | 22:14 |
| 12 | Elizabeth Rumokol | Kenya | 22:15 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
|
20 | ||||||||||||
| Kenya
|
31 | ||||||||||||
| Japan
|
46 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  South Africa | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Zimbabwe | 143 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | United States | 170† | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Algeria | 173† | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  Russia | 174† | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
†: Nadia Ejjafini of Morocco was the original 21st-place finisher in 22:37 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.[42]
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Great Britain)
- 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 759 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[41] The announced athlete from 
Equatorial Guinea did not show.[16][17]
Algeria (24)
Andorra (1)
Argentina (5)
Australia (18)
Azerbaijan (1)
Belarus (24)
Belgium (9)
Bolivia (1)
Brazil (23)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (33)
Cape Verde (1)
Chile (5)
Colombia (12)
DR Congo (1)
Croatia (4)
Czech Republic (1)
Denmark (1)
Ecuador (4)
Egypt (8)
Estonia (3)
Ethiopia (34)
Fiji (6)
Finland (11)
France (16)
Germany (2)
Guatemala (8)
Hong Kong (1)
India (24)
Ireland (36)
Israel (3)
Italy (27)
Japan (22)
Kazakhstan (3)
Kenya (34)
Kyrgyzstan (6)
Lesotho (5)
Mauritius (7)
Mexico (6)
Morocco (29)
Namibia (3)
Netherlands (10)
New Zealand (5)
Palestine (6)
Poland (2)
Portugal (19)
Romania (12)
Russia (10)
Seychelles (4)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (3)
South Africa (25)
Spain (35)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Tajikistan (4)
Tanzania (12)
Tunisia (7)
Turkey (14)
Turkmenistan (13)
Ukraine (4)
United Kingdom (36)
United States (36)
Uzbekistan (9)
Yemen (8)
Zimbabwe (17)
See also
- 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
- 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
- 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
- 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
- 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
- 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
- 1999 in athletics (track and field)