1988_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
The 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Ellerslie Racecourse on March 26, 1988. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
Quick Facts Organisers, Edition ...
| 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 16th |
| Date | March 26 |
| Host city | Auckland, New Zealand  |
| Venue | Ellerslie Racecourse |
| Events | 3 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 8.031 km – Junior men 5.962 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 441 athletes from 41 nations |
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Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12 km) |
John Ngugi Kenya | 34:32 | Paul Kipkoech Kenya | 34:54 | Kipsubai Koskei Kenya | 35:07 |
| Junior men (8.031 km) |
Wilfred Kirochi Kenya | 23:25 | Alfonce Muindi Kenya | 23:39 | Bedile Kibret Ethiopia | 23:41 |
| Senior women (5.962 km) |
Ingrid Kristiansen Norway | 19:04 | Angela Tooby United Kingdom | 19:23 | Annette Sergent France | 19:29 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 23 | Ethiopia | 103 | France | 134 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 12 | Ethiopia | 33 |  Spain | 61 |
| Senior women |  Soviet Union | 51 | United Kingdom | 61 | France | 72 |
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Senior men's race (12 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Ngugi | Kenya | 34:32 |
 | Paul Kipkoech | Kenya | 34:54 |
 | Kipsubai Koskei | Kenya | 35:07 |
| 4 | Boniface Merande | Kenya | 35:22 |
| 5 | Abebe Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 35:25 |
| 6 | Moses Tanui | Kenya | 35:25 |
| 7 | Joseph Kiptum | Kenya | 35:46 |
| 8 | Kip Rono | Kenya | 35:46 |
| 9 | Some Muge | Kenya | 35:48 |
| 10 | Haji Bulbula | Ethiopia | 35:49 |
| 11 | Paul Arpin | France | 35:51 |
| 12 | Habte Negash | Ethiopia | 35:54 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
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23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
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103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France
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134 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | United Kingdom | 228 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Italy | 272 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Spain | 277 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  United States | 285 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Australia | 292 | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.031 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfred Kirochi | Kenya | 23:25 |
| Alfonce Muindi | Kenya | 23:39 |
| Bedile Kibret | Ethiopia | 23:41 |
| 4 | Mathew Rono | Kenya | 23:51 |
| 5 | Thomas Makini | Kenya | 23:54 |
| 6 | William Koskei Chemitei | Kenya | 24:03 |
| 7 | Demeke Bekele | Ethiopia | 24:17 |
| 8 | Juan Abad | Spain | 24:35 |
| 9 | Noureddine Morceli |  Algeria | 24:45 |
| 10 | Tadelle Abebe | Ethiopia | 24:48 |
| 11 | Zoltán Káldy |  Hungary | 24:52 |
| 12 | Andrea Erni |  Switzerland | 24:56 |
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†:Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya finished 2nd in 23:31 min, but was disqualified.
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
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12 | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
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33 | ||||||||||||
| Spain
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61 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Japan | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | United States | 115 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Australia | 128 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | New Zealand | 152 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Algeria | 152 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (5.962 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 19:04 |
| Angela Tooby | United Kingdom | 19:23 |
| Annette Sergent | France | 19:29 |
| 4 | Lynn Jennings | United States | 19:38 |
| 5 | Albertina Machado |  Portugal | 19:38 |
| 6 | Yelena Romanova | Soviet Union | 19:41 |
| 7 | Regina Chistyakova | Soviet Union | 19:41 |
| 8 | Liève Slegers |  Belgium | 19:44 |
| 9 | Jill Hunter | United Kingdom | 19:46 |
| 10 | Maria Curatolo | Italy | 19:46 |
| 11 | Marie-Pierre Duros | France | 19:49 |
| 12 | Susan Sirma | Kenya | 19:50 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
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51 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom
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61 | ||||||||||||
| France
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72 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | United States | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Canada | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Kenya | 122 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Portugal | 126 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  China | 152 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | United Kingdom (UKB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
An unofficial count yields the participation of 4401 athletes from 41 countries, two athletes (senior men) less than the official number published.[6]
Algeria (13)
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Argentina (7)
Australia (20)
Austria (1)
Belgium (10)
Brazil (11)
Canada (19)
China (6)
Chinese Taipei (5)
Denmark (10)
Ethiopia (14)
Fiji (16)
Finland (10)
France (15)
Hong Kong (6)
Hungary (1)
India (14)
Ireland (18)
Israel (2)
Italy (20)
Japan (20)
Kenya (21)
Liechtenstein (1)
Mauritius (3)
Nepal (15)
New Zealand (21)
Norway (15)
Poland (2)
Portugal (16)
Soviet Union (6)
Spain (21)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (7)
United Kingdom (21)
United States (21)
Vanuatu (4)
Western Samoa (4)
West Germany (11)
Zambia (4)
Zimbabwe (2)
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