2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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The 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24/25, 2001. The races were held at the Hippodrome Wellington in Ostend (Oostende), Belgium. 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]

OrganisersIAAF
Edition29th
DateMarch 24/25
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2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition29th
DateMarch 24/25
Host cityOstend, West Flanders, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodrome Wellington
Events6
Distances12.3 km – Senior men
4.1 km – Men's short
7.7 km – Junior men
7.7 km – Senior women
4.1 km – Women's short
5.9 km – Junior women
Participation790 athletes from
67 nations
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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

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Senior men
(12.3 km)
Mohammed Mourhit
 Belgium
39:53 Sergiy Lebid
 Ukraine
40:03 Charles Kamathi
 Kenya
40:05
Men's short
(4.1 km)
Enock Koech
 Kenya
12:40 Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia
12:42 Benjamin Limo
 Kenya
12:43
Junior men
(7.7 km)
Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia
25:04 Duncan Lebo
 Kenya
25:37 Dathan Ritzenhein
 United States
25:46
Senior women
(7.7 km)
Paula Radcliffe
United Kingdom
27:49 Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
27:52 Lydia Cheromei
 Kenya
28:07
Women's short
(4.1 km)
Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
14:46 Paula Radcliffe
United Kingdom
14:47 Edith Masai
 Kenya
14:57
Junior women
(5.9 km)
Viola Kibiwott
 Kenya
22:05 Abebech Nigussie
 Ethiopia
22:05 Aster Bacha
 Ethiopia
22:05
Team
Senior men  Kenya33  France72  United States87
Men's short  Kenya13  Morocco48  Ethiopia51
Junior men  Kenya24  Ethiopia25  Uganda68
Senior women  Kenya18  Ethiopia70  France77
Women's short  Ethiopia26  Kenya32  Romania78
Junior women  Ethiopia16  Kenya20  Japan59
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Race results

Senior men's race (12.3 km)

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RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Charles Kamathi3
Paul Kosgei5
Patrick Ivuti7
Enock Mitei18
(John Cheruiyot Korir)(28)
(Richard Limo)(32)
33
2nd place, silver medalist(s) France
Driss El Himer6
Mustafa El Ahmadi11
Lyes Ramoul26
Mikaël Thomas29
(Mohamed Serbouti)(72)
(Larbi Zéroual)(88)
72
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States
Bob Kennedy12
Meb Keflezighi13
Abdi Abdirahman15
Nick Rogers47
(Greg Jimmerson)(52)
(Matt Downin)(80)
87
4 Spain100
5 Portugal100
6 Italy103
7 Belgium139
8 Ireland146
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Men's short race (4.1 km)

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RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Enock Koech1
Benjamin Limo3
Sammy Kipketer4
Cyrus Kataron5
(Albert Chepkurui)(6)
(John Kibowen)(7)
13
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Morocco
Brahim Boulami9
Adil Kaouch11
Saïd El Wardi12
Mohamed Amyn16
(Youssef Baba)(22)
(Brahim Jabbour)(89)
48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele2
Haylu Mekonnen10
Dagne Alemu13
Alemayehu Girma26
(Beruk Debrework)(30)
(Mesfin Hailu)(81)
51
4 United States91
5 Spain171
6 Portugal183
7 Canada187
8 Italy193
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Junior men's race (7.7 km)

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RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia25:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Duncan Lebo Kenya25:37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Dathan Ritzenhein United States25:46
4Nicholas Kemboi Kenya25:52
5Matt Tegenkamp United States25:55
6Robert Kipchumba Kenya26:00
7Alemayehu Tedla Ethiopia26:02
8Maregu Zewdie Ethiopia26:14
9Beruk Debrework Ethiopia26:15
10Paul Wakou Uganda26:17
11Jean Baptiste Simukeka Rwanda26:22
12Edwin Koech Kenya26:37
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RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Duncan Lebo2
Nicholas Kemboi4
Robert Kipchumba6
Edwin Koech12
(Wilson Chelal)(13)
(Kiplimo Muneria)(21)
24
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Alemayehu Tedla7
Maregu Zewdie8
Beruk Debrework9
(Tibebu Yenew)(20)
(Fekadu Gemeda)(33)
25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Uganda
Paul Wakou10
Johnny Okello16
Francis Musani19
Moses Mpanga23
(Francis Yiga)(25)
68
4 United States71
5 Morocco95
6 Canada171
7 Eritrea190
8 Algeria206
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Senior women's race (7.7 km)

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Women's short race (4.1 km)

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Junior women's race (5.9 km)

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Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Viola Kibiwott Kenya22:05
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Abebech Nigussie Ethiopia22:05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Aster Bacha Ethiopia22:05
4Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya22:06
5Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia22:08
6Tereza Yohanes Ethiopia22:10
7Fridah Domongole Kenya22:12
8Sally Kipyego Kenya22:22
9Peninah Chepchumba Kenya22:24
10Mestawat Tufa Ethiopia22:24
11Naoko Sakata Japan22:36
12Christine Kalmer South Africa22:45
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RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Abebech Nigussie2
Aster Bacha3
Tirunesh Dibaba5
Tereza Yohanes6
(Mestawat Tufa)(10)
16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya
Viola Kibiwott1
Vivian Cheruiyot4
Fridah Domongole7
Sally Kipyego8
(Peninah Chepchumba)(9)
(Alice Timbilil)(16)
20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan
Naoko Sakata11
Tomomi Tagao13
Emi Ikeda17
Mika Matsumoto18
(Mikayo Udo)(25)
(Hiromi Koga)(35)
59
4 Australia107
5 South Africa136
6 United Kingdom141
7 Russia164
8 Algeria201
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Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Belgium)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya63413
2 Ethiopia45211
3 Great Britain1102
4 Belgium*1001
5 France0112
6 Morocco0101
 Ukraine0101
8 United States0022
9 Japan0011
 Romania0011
 Uganda0011
Totals (11 entries)12121236
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Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 790 athletes from 67 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[41] The announced athletes from  Nigeria and  Somalia did not show.[11][12]

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