2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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The 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on April 1/2, 2006. The races were held at the Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoka, Japan, Japan's National Cross Country Course which is the permanent residence of the annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting.

OrganisersIAAF
Edition34th
DateApril 1/2
Host cityFukuoka, Kyushu, Japan Japan
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2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition34th
DateApril 1/2
Host cityFukuoka, Kyushu, Japan Japan
VenueUmi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park
Events6
Distances12 km – Senior men
4 km – Men's short
8 km – Junior men
8 km – Senior women
4 km – Women's short
6 km – Junior women
Participation574 athletes from
59 nations
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The event was once again dominated by Ethiopian and Kenyan runners and also Eritrean runners. Kenenisa Bekele won both men's individual races, proving himself the most successful Cross country runner. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1] and for the IAAF.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Complete results for senior men,[8][9][10] for senior men's teams,[8][11][12] for men's short race,[13][14][15] for men's short race teams,[13][16][17] for junior men,[18][19][20] for junior men's teams,[18][21][22] senior women,[23][24][25] for senior women's teams,[23][26][27] for women's short race,[28][29][30] for women's short race teams,[28][31][32] for junior women,[33][34][35] for junior women's teams,[33][36][37] medallists,[38] and the results of British athletes who took part[39] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia		35:40 Sileshi Sihine
 Ethiopia		35:43 Martin Mathathi
 Kenya		35:44
Men's short
(4 km)		 Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia		10:54 Isaac Songok
 Kenya		10:55 Adil Kaouch
 Morocco		10:57
Junior men
(8 km)		 Mang'ata Ndiwa
 Kenya		23:53 Leonard Patrick Komon
 Kenya		23:54 Tariku Bekele
 Ethiopia		23:56
Senior women
(8 km)		 Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia		25:21 Lornah Kiplagat
 Netherlands		25:26 Meselech Melkamu
 Ethiopia		25:38
Women's short
(4 km)		 Gelete Burka
 Ethiopia		12:51 Prisca Ngetich
 Kenya		12:53 Meselech Melkamu
 Ethiopia		12:54
Junior women
(6 km)		 Pauline Korikwiang
 Kenya		19:27 Veronica Wanjiru
 Kenya		19:27 Mercy Kosgei
 Kenya		19:45
Team
Senior men  Kenya24  Eritrea28  Ethiopia42
Men's short  Kenya21  Ethiopia48  Morocco53
Junior men  Kenya16  Ethiopia24  Eritrea44
Senior women  Ethiopia16  Kenya39  Japan80
Women's short  Ethiopia25  Kenya26  Australia69
Junior women  Kenya10  Ethiopia29  Japan58
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Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Further information: 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive long race title. At the team competition Eritrea surprisingly beat Ethiopia and lost to Kenya only by four points.

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Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia35:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia35:43
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Martin Mathathi Kenya35:44
4Zersenay Tadesse Eritrea35:47
5Mike Kigen Kenya35:54
6Hosea Macharinyang Kenya36:02
7Yonas Kifle Eritrea36:05
8Ali Abdalla Eritrea36:18
9Tesfayohannes Mesfen Eritrea36:18
10Simon Arusei Kenya36:18
11Abderrahim Goumri Morocco36:20
12John Kibowen Kenya36:21
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Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Martin Mathathi3
Mike Kigen5
Hosea Macharinyang6
Simon Arusei10
(John Kibowen)(12)
(Simion Tuitoek)(58)
 24
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eritrea
Zersenay Tadesse4
Yonas Kifle7
Ali Abdalla8
Tesfayohannes Mesfen9
(Samson Kiflemariam)(19)
 28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Sileshi Sihine2
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam13
Ketema Nigusse26
(Eshetu Gezhagne)(31)
(Abebe Dinkessa)(71)
 42
4 Morocco62
5 Uganda102
6 Qatar116
7 Portugal152
8 Japan171
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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Men's short race (4 km)

Further information: 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race

Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive short race title. The 1999 winner, Benjamin Limo of Kenya finished fourth.

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Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia10:54
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Isaac Songok Kenya10:55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Adil Kaouch Morocco10:57
4Benjamin Limo Kenya11:00
5Ali Abdosh Ethiopia11:01
6Adam Goucher United States11:02
7Augustine Choge Kenya11:03
8Edwin Cheruiyot Soi Kenya11:06
9Saif Saeed Shaheen Qatar11:08
10Sultan Khamis Zaman Qatar11:08
11Craig Mottram Australia11:10
12Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia11:12
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Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Isaac Songok2
Benjamin Limo4
Augustine Choge7
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi8
(Brimin Kipruto)(18)
(Yusuf Kibet Biwot)(20)
 21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele1
Ali Abdosh5
Sileshi Sihine12
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam30
(Abebe Dinkessa)(39)
(Zenbaba Yegezu)(48)
 48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Morocco
Adil Kaouch3
Hicham Bellani14
Khalid El Amri15
Hamid Ezzine21
(Anis Selmouni)(47)
 53
4 Qatar66
5 United States80
6 Spain140
7 Uganda142
8 Algeria158
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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior men's race (8 km)

Further information: 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
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Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mang'ata Ndiwa Kenya23:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Leonard Patrick Komon Kenya23:54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tariku Bekele Ethiopia23:56
4Joseph Ebuya Kenya23:59
5Ibrahim Jellan Ethiopia24:04
6Habtamu Fikadu Ethiopia24:04
7Kamal Ali Thamer Qatar24:05
8Samuel Tsegay Eritrea24:06
9Bernard Matheka Kenya24:08
10Tadesse Tola Ethiopia24:09
11Kidane Tadasse Eritrea24:21
12Kiflom Slum Eritrea24:22
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Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Mang'ata Ndiwa1
Leonard Patrick Komon2
Joseph Ebuya4
Bernard Matheka9
(Daniel Gitau)(15)
 16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Tariku Bekele3
Ibrahim Jellan5
Habtamu Fikadu6
Tadesse Tola10
(Demssew Tsega)(16)
 24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eritrea
Samuel Tsegay8
Kidane Tadasse11
Kiflom Slum12
Teklemariam Medhin13
 44
4 Uganda80
5 Qatar83
6 Bahrain101
7 Japan110
8 Morocco124
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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Senior women's race (8 km)

Further information: 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Tirunesh Dibaba took her second consecutive long race title.

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Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia25:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands25:26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia25:38
4Benita Johnson Australia25:43
5Wude Ayalew Ethiopia25:47
6Kayoko Fukushi Japan25:51
7Mestawat Tufa Ethiopia25:59
8Evelyne Wambui Kenya26:11
9Faith Jemutai Kenya26:12
10Alice Chelangat Kenya26:13
11Blake Russell United States26:23
12Mercy Njoroge Kenya26:26
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Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba1
Meselech Melkamu3
Wude Ayalew5
Mestawat Tufa7
(Ejagayehu Dibaba)(14)
(Teyiba Erkesso)(46)
 16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya
Evelyne Wambui8
Faith Jemutai9
Alice Chelangat10
Mercy Njoroge12
(Edna Kiplagat)(13)
(Consalater Chemtai Yadaa)(58)
 39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan
Kayoko Fukushi6
Yoshimi Ozaki19
Megumi Oshima25
Yumi Sato30
(Kayo Sugihara)(50)
(Michiko Ogawa)(65)
 80
4 Australia87
5 United States91
6 New Zealand112
7 United Kingdom134
8 China141
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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Women's short race (4 km)

Further information: 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race

Ethiopia won the team competition beating Kenya only by a single point.

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Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Gelete Burka Ethiopia12:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Prisca Ngetich Kenya12:53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia12:54
4Benita Johnson Australia12:55
5Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands12:55
6Beatrice Chepchumba Kenya12:58
7Zhor El Kamch Morocco13:03
8Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya13:10
9Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia13:10
10Isabella Ochichi Kenya13:11
11Melissa Rollison Australia13:11
12Teyiba Erkesso Ethiopia13:12
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Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethiopia
Gelete Burka1
Meselech Melkamu3
Bezunesh Bekele9
Teyiba Erkesso12
(Etalemahu Kidane)(13)
(Tirunesh Dibaba)(DNF)
 25
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya
Prisca Ngetich2
Beatrice Chepchumba6
Vivian Cheruiyot8
Isabella Ochichi10
(Nancy Wambui)(14)
(Beatrice Rutto)(41)
 26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australia
Benita Johnson4
Melissa Rollison11
Anna Thompson25
Donna MacFarlane29
(Victoria Mitchell)(33)
(Eloise Wellings)(39)
 69
4 Morocco73
5 United States99
6 Russia102
7 Canada115
8 China156
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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior women's race (6 km)

Further information: 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
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Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Pauline Korikwiang Kenya19:27
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Veronica Wanjiru Kenya19:27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mercy Kosgei Kenya19:45
4Emmy Chepkirui Kenya19:52
5Belainesh Zemedkun Ethiopia19:56
6Workitu Ayanu Ethiopia19:57
7Emebt Etea Ethiopia20:05
8Pamela Chesopich Lisoreng Kenya20:06
9Gladys Chemweno Kenya20:09
10Sian Edwards United Kingdom20:10
11Asselefech Assefa Ethiopia20:22
12Merat Bahta Eritrea20:22
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RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
Pauline Korikwiang1
Veronica Wanjiru2
Mercy Kosgei3
Emmy Chepkirui4
(Pamela Chesopich Lisoreng)(8)
(Gladys Chemweno)(9)
 10
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ethiopia
Belainesh Zemedkun5
Workitu Ayanu6
Emebt Etea7
Asselefech Assefa11
(Derebe Godan)(21)
 29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan
Hitomi Niiya13
Megumi Kinukawa14
Kazue Kojima15
Yuko Nohara16
(Chisato Ozaki)(17)
(Aimi Horikoshi)(23)
 58
4 Eritrea81
5 United Kingdom113
6 United States142
7 Morocco142
8 Australia158
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Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Japan)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya66214
2 Ethiopia64414
3 Eritrea0112
4 Netherlands0101
5 Japan0022
 Morocco0022
7 Australia0011
Totals (7 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, 574 athletes from 59 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[39] The announced athlete from  Equatorial Guinea did not show.[14][15]

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