2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
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The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.[1] Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. This was the year in which Kenenisa Bekele became the first athlete in World Cross history to win six individual long course titles, breaking his tie with John Ngugi and Paul Tergat who had each won five. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[2] in the Herald,[3] and for the IAAF.[4][5][6][7]
| 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 36th |
| Date | March 30 |
| Host city | Edinburgh, United Kingdom  |
| Venue | Holyrood Park |
| Events | 4 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 7.905 km – Junior men 7.905 km – Senior women 6.04 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 448 athletes from 57 nations |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12 km) |
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 34:38 | Leonard Patrick Komon Kenya | 34:41 | Zersenay Tadese Eritrea | 34:43 |
| Junior men (7.905 km) |
Ibrahim Jeilan Ethiopia | 22:38 | Ayele Abshero Ethiopia | 22:40 | Lucas Kimeli Rotich Kenya | 22:42 |
| Senior women (7.905 km) |
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 25:10 | Mestawet Tufa Ethiopia | 25:15 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Kenya | 25:18 |
| Junior women (6.04 km) |
Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia | 19:59 | Irine Chepet Cheptai Kenya | 20:04 | Emebt Etea Ethiopia | 20:06 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 39 | Ethiopia | 104 |  Qatar | 143 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 21 | Ethiopia | 28 |  Uganda | 37 |
| Senior women | Ethiopia | 18 | Kenya | 22 |  Australia | 84 |
| Junior women | Ethiopia | 16 | Kenya | 20 |  Japan | 57 |
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
Complete results for senior men[8][9][10] and for senior men's teams[11][12][13] were published.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 34:38 |
 | Leonard Patrick Komon | Kenya | 34:41 |
 | Zersenay Tadese | Eritrea | 34:43 |
| 4 | Joseph Ebuya | Kenya | 34:47 |
| 5 | Moses Ndiema Masai | Kenya | 35:02 |
| 6 | Felix Kikwai Kibore | Qatar | 35:15 |
| 7 | Gideon Lekumok Ngatuny | Kenya | 35:16 |
| 8 | Ahmad Hassan Abdullah | Qatar | 35:18 |
| 9 | Habtamu Fikadu | Ethiopia | 35:19 |
| 10 | Bernard Kiprop Kipyego | Kenya | 35:24 |
| 11 | Hosea Macharinyang | Kenya | 35:24 |
| 12 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | Kenya | 35:26 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kenya
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39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
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104 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar
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143 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eritrea | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Morocco | 195 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Uganda | 208 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  United States | 296 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Spain | 348 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Junior men's race (7.905 km)
Complete results for junior men[14][15][16] and for junior men's teams[17][18][19] were published.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Jeilan | Ethiopia | 22:38 |
| Ayele Abshero | Ethiopia | 22:40 |
| Lucas Kimeli Rotich | Kenya | 22:42 |
| 4 | Benjamin Kiplagat | Uganda | 22:43 |
| 5 | Titus Kipjumba Mbishei | Kenya | 22:45 |
| 6 | Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio | Kenya | 22:51 |
| 7 | Peter Kimeli Some | Kenya | 22:55 |
| 8 | Geofrey Kusuro | Uganda | 22:56 |
| 9 | Amanuel Mesel | Eritrea | 23:00 |
| 10 | Levy Matebo Omari | Kenya | 23:03 |
| 11 | Hunegnaw Mesfin | Ethiopia | 23:03 |
| 12 | Stephen Kiprotich | Uganda | 23:09 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
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21 | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
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28 | ||||||||||||
| Uganda
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37 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Japan | 119 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Morocco | 136 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | United States | 138 | ||||||||||||
| 7 |  Canada | 188 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  Algeria | 200 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Senior women's race (7.905 km)
Complete results for senior women[20][21][22] and for senior women's teams[23][24][25] were published.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 25:10 |
| Mestawet Tufa | Ethiopia | 25:15 |
| Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | Kenya | 25:18 |
| 4 | Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo | Kenya | 25:34 |
| 5 | Hilda Kibet |  Netherlands | 25:35 |
| 6 | Gelete Burka | Ethiopia | 25:35 |
| 7 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | Kenya | 25:36 |
| 8 | Margaret Wangari Muriuki | Kenya | 25:46 |
| 9 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 25:51 |
| 10 | Grace Kwamboka Momanyi | Kenya | 25:54 |
| 11 | Benita Johnson | Australia | 25:56 |
| 12 | Lineth Chepkurui | Kenya | 26:05 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
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18 | ||||||||||||
| Kenya
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22 | ||||||||||||
| Australia
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84 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | United States | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Morocco | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | United Kingdom | 116 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Eritrea | 150 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  Portugal | 165 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Junior women's race (6.04 km)
Complete results for junior women[26][27][28] and for junior women's teams[29][30][31] were published.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 19:59 |
| Irine Chepet Cheptai | Kenya | 20:04 |
| Emebt Etea | Ethiopia | 20:06 |
| 4 | Delvine Relin Meringor | Kenya | 20:06 |
| 5 | Emebet Bacha | Ethiopia | 20:11 |
| 6 | Jackline Chebii | Kenya | 20:11 |
| 7 | Betelhem Moges | Ethiopia | 20:13 |
| 8 | Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus | Kenya | 20:17 |
| 9 | Tigist Memuye | Ethiopia | 20:27 |
| 10 | Yukino Ninomiya | Japan | 20:30 |
| 11 | Bitaw Yehune | Ethiopia | 20:33 |
| 12 | Christine Kambua Muyanga | Kenya | 20:34 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
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16 | ||||||||||||
| Kenya
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20 | ||||||||||||
| Japan
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57 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | United Kingdom | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Canada | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | United States | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Australia | 133 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  Russia | 203 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Medal table (unofficial)
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 448 athletes from 57 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[1] The announced athletes from 
Moldova, 
Nepal, and 
Nigeria did not show.[8][9][10]
Algeria (16)
Armenia (1)
Australia (22)
Azerbaijan (2)
Bahrain (7)
Belarus (1)
Botswana (6)
Brazil (14)
Bulgaria (1)
Burundi (1)
Canada (26)
Chile (1)
China (4)
DR Congo (2)
Croatia (2)
Denmark (1)
Egypt (2)
Eritrea (17)
Ethiopia (27)
France (10)
Germany (1)
Ghana (1)
Greece (1)
Guyana (1)
Ireland (21)
Italy (9)
Japan (26)
Jordan (4)
Kenya (27)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Lesotho (2)
Libya (2)
Malawi (3)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (21)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (4)
Norway (1)
Palestine (1)
Poland (2)
Portugal (18)
Qatar (10)
Russia (11)
Rwanda (1)
Seychelles (1)
South Africa (10)
Spain (23)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (3)
Turkmenistan (3)
Uganda (13)
United Arab Emirates (2)
United Kingdom (27)
United States (27)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (2)
Zimbabwe (1)
