2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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The 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 23/24, 2002. The races were held at the Leopardstown Racecourse, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near Dublin, Ireland. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1][2] in the Herald,[3][4] and for the IAAF.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

OrganisersIAAF
Edition30th
DateMarch 23/24
Host cityDublin, Leinster, Ireland Republic of Ireland
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2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition30th
DateMarch 23/24
Host cityDublin, Leinster, Ireland Republic of Ireland
VenueLeopardstown Racecourse
Events6
Distances11.998 km – Senior men
4.208 km – Men's short
7.974 km – Junior men
7.974 km – Senior women
4.208 km – Women's short
5.962 km – Junior women
Participation664 athletes from
59 nations
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New scores for team results were introduced.

Complete results for senior men,[11][12][13] for senior men's teams,[11][14][15] for men's short race,[16][17][18] for men's short race teams,[16][19][20] for junior men,[21][22][23] for junior men's teams,[21][24][25] senior women,[26][27][28] for senior women's teams,[26][29][30] for women's short race,[31][32][33] for women's short race teams,[31][34][35] for junior women,[36][37][38] for junior women's teams,[36][39][40] medallists,[41] and the results of British athletes who took part[42] were published.

Medallists

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Individual
Senior men
(11.998 km)
Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia
34:52 John Yuda
 Tanzania
34:58 Wilberforce Talel
 Kenya
35:20
Men's short
(4.208 km)
Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia
12:11 Luke Kipkosgei
 Kenya
12:18 Haylu Mekonnen
 Ethiopia
12:20
Junior men
(7.974 km)
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
 Ethiopia
23:18 Abel Cheruiyot
 Kenya
23:19 Boniface Kiprop
 Uganda
23:28
Senior women
(7.974 km)
Paula Radcliffe
United Kingdom
26:55 Deena Drossin
 United States
27:04 Colleen de Reuck
 United States
27:17
Women's short
(4.208 km)
Edith Masai
 Kenya
13:30 Worknesh Kidane
 Ethiopia
13:36 Isabella Ochichi
 Kenya
13:39
Junior women
(5.962 km)
Viola Kibiwott
 Kenya
20:13 Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia
20:14 Vivian Cheruiyot
 Kenya
20:22
Team
Senior men  Kenya18  Ethiopia43  Morocco58
Men's short  Kenya20  Ethiopia32  Spain57
Junior men  Kenya18  Ethiopia24  Uganda37
Senior women  Ethiopia28  United States38  Kenya41
Women's short  Ethiopia32  Kenya34  Ireland85
Junior women  Kenya13  Ethiopia24  Japan63
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Race results

Senior men's race (11.998 km)

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RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Wilberforce Talel3
Richard Limo4
Charles Kamathi5
Albert Chepkurui6
(Enock Mitei)(n/s)
(Hosea Kogo)(n/s)
18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Assefa Mezegebu11
Habte Jifar15
Fita Bayissa16
(Lemma Alemayehu)(n/s)
(Mesfin Hailu)(n/s)
43
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Morocco
Abderrahim Goumri7
Jaouad Gharib9
Saïd Berrioui19
Elarbi Khattabi23
(Hakim Radouan)(DNF)
58
4 France71
5 United States107
6 Spain121
7 Eritrea141
8 Tanzania146
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Men's short race (4.208 km)

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Junior men's race (7.974 km)

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Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia23:18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Abel Cheruiyot Kenya23:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Boniface Kiprop Uganda23:28
4Thomas Kiplitan Kenya23:33
5Eliud Kipchoge Kenya23:39
6Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia23:42
7Nicholas Kemboi Kenya23:48
8Girma Assefa Ethiopia23:49
9Abebe Dinkessa Ethiopia23:50
10Moses Mosop Kenya23:58
11Martin Toroitich Uganda24:05
12Mike Kipyego Kenya24:10
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RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Abel Cheruiyot2
Thomas Kiplitan4
Eliud Kipchoge5
Nicholas Kemboi7
(Moses Mosop)(n/s)
(Mike Kipyego)(n/s)
18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam1
Sileshi Sihen6
Girma Assefa8
Abebe Dinkessa9
(Tessema Absher)(n/s)
(Nasdr Abdesa)(n/s)
24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Uganda
Boniface Kiprop3
Martin Toroitich10
Paul Wakou11
Francis Musani13
37
4 Japan77
5 Morocco89
6 Zambia94
7 United States113
8 Algeria131
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Senior women's race (7.974 km)

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1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Eyerusalem Kuma5
Merima Denboba6
Leila Aman7
Teyiba Erkesso10
(Ayelech Worku)(n/s)
(Atalelech Ketema)(n/s)
28
2nd place, silver medalist(s) United States
Deena Drossin2
Colleen de Reuck3
Jen Rhines12
Milena Glusac21
(Elva Dryer)(n/s)
(Amy Rudolph)(n/s)
38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kenya
Rose Cheruiyot8
Pamela Chepchumba9
Leah Malot11
Jane Omoro13
(Jepkorir Ayabei)(n/s)
(Monica Wangari)(n/s)
41
4 Japan67
5 United Kingdom69
6 Portugal84
7 Spain104
8 France121
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Women's short race (4.208 km)

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RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Worknesh Kidane2
Abebech Nigussie6
Amane Godana8
Genet Gebregiorgis16
(Merima Hashim)(n/s)
(Sinkinesh Gudeta)(n/s)
32
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya
Edith Masai1
Isabella Ochichi3
Nancy Wambui13
Jane Kiptoo17
(Prisca Ngetich)(n/s)
34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ireland
Sonia O'Sullivan7
Anne Keenan-Buckley10
Rosemary Ryan18
Maria McCambridge50
(Valerie Vaughan)(n/s)
(Maureen Harrington)(n/s)
85
4 Russia86
5 Australia86
6 United States90
7 Portugal108
8 Morocco133
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Junior women's race (5.962 km)

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Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Viola Kibiwott Kenya20:13
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia20:14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya20:22
4Fridah Domongole Kenya20:23
5Peninah Chepchumba Kenya20:24
6Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia20:34
7Mestawat Tufa Ethiopia20:40
8Snezana Kostic Yugoslavia20:43
9Melissa Rollison Australia20:50
10Sharon Cherop Kenya20:53
11Yenealem Ayano Ethiopia20:59
12Valentine Koech Kenya21:03
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1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Viola Kibiwott1
Vivian Cheruiyot3
Fridah Domongole4
Peninah Chepchumba5
(Sharon Cherop)(n/s)
(Valentine Koech)(n/s)
13
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba2
Bezunesh Bekele6
Mestawat Tufa7
Yenealem Ayano9
(Meseret Defar)(n/s)
(Derbe Ayele)(n/s)
24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan
Emi Ikeda10
Chiaki Iwamoto14
Mika Matsumoto17
Ayumi Hashimoto22
(Misaki Katsumata)(n/s)
63
4 Australia77
5 United States87
6 Russia106
7 France128
8 United Kingdom130
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Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Ireland)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya63413
2 Ethiopia56112
3 Great Britain1001
4 United States0213
5 Tanzania0101
6 Uganda0022
7 Ireland0011
 Japan0011
 Morocco0011
 Spain0011
Totals (10 entries)12121236
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  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 664 athletes from 59 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[42] The announced athletes from  Angola,  Nigeria,  Palestine, and  Sierra Leone did not show.[12][13][17][18]

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