1992_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
The 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, at the Franklin Park on March 21, 1992. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.[1]
Quick Facts Organisers, Edition ...
| 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 20th |
| Date | March 21 |
| Host city | Boston, Massachusetts, United States  |
| Venue | Franklin Park |
| Events | 4 |
| Distances | 12.53 km – Senior men 7.8 km – Junior men 6.37 km – Senior women 4.005 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 580 athletes from 53 nations |
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Complete results for senior men,[2] junior men,[3] senior women,[4] junior women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12.53 km) |
John Ngugi Kenya | 37:05 | William Mutwol Kenya | 37:17 | Fita Bayissa Ethiopia | 37:18 |
| Junior men (7.8 km) |
Ismael Kirui Kenya | 23:27 | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | 23:35 | Josephat Machuka Kenya | 23:37 |
| Senior women (6.37 km) |
Lynn Jennings United States | 21:16 | Catherina McKiernan Ireland | 21:18 | Albertina Dias Portugal | 21:19 |
| Junior women (4.005 km) |
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom | 13:30 | Wang Junxia China | 13:35 | Lydia Cheromei Kenya | 13:43 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 46 |  France | 145 | United Kingdom | 147 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 28 |  Japan | 90 |
| Senior women | Kenya | 47 | United States | 77 | Ethiopia | 96 |
| Junior women | Ethiopia | 55 |  Romania | 59 | Kenya | 59 |
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Senior men's race (12.53 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Ngugi | Kenya | 37:05 |
 | William Mutwol | Kenya | 37:17 |
 | Fita Bayissa | Ethiopia | 37:18 |
| 4 | Khalid Skah |  Morocco | 37:20 |
| 5 | Richard Chelimo | Kenya | 37:21 |
| 6 | Steve Moneghetti |  Australia | 37:23 |
| 7 | Dominic Kirui | Kenya | 37:26 |
| 8 | William Sigei | Kenya | 37:27 |
| 9 | Thierry Pantel | France | 37:30 |
| 10 | Bruno Le Stum | France | 37:33 |
| 11 | Domingos Castro | Portugal | 37:35 |
| 12 | Antonio Martins | France | 37:37 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
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46 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France
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145 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom
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147 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Spain | 171 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Italy | 246 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Morocco | 247 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Portugal | 249 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | United States | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7.8 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ismael Kirui | Kenya | 23:27 |
| Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 23:35 |
| Josephat Machuka | Kenya | 23:37 |
| 4 | Josephat Kiprono | Kenya | 23:45 |
| 5 | Tegenu Abebe | Ethiopia | 23:50 |
| 6 | Francis Nade |  Tanzania | 23:54 |
| 7 | Yasuyuki Watanabe | Japan | 23:58 |
| 8 | Gerbaba Eticha | Ethiopia | 24:16 |
| 9 | Antony Mwingereza | Tanzania | 24:19 |
| 10 | Samuel Otieno | Kenya | 24:20 |
| 11 | Mark Kipsang Too | Kenya | 24:22 |
| 12 | Kazuhiro Kawauchi | Japan | 24:23 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
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18 | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
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28 | ||||||||||||
| Japan
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90 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Morocco | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Italy | 128 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | United Kingdom | 135 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Tanzania | 135 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Spain | 149 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6.37 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Jennings | United States | 21:16 |
| Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 21:18 |
| Albertina Dias | Portugal | 21:19 |
| 4 | Vicki Huber | United States | 21:34 |
| 5 | Nadia Dandolo | Italy | 21:35 |
| 6 | Qu Yunxia | China | 21:36 |
| 7 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 21:37 |
| 8 | Jill Hunter | United Kingdom | 21:39 |
| 9 | Susan Sirma | Kenya | 21:40 |
| 10 | Luchia Yeshak | Ethiopia | 21:42 |
| 11 | Hellen Kimaiyo | Kenya | 21:45 |
| 12 | Jane Ngotho | Kenya | 21:47 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
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47 | ||||||||||||
| United States
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77 | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
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96 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ireland | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Portugal | 115 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Romania | 129 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | United Kingdom | 129 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Spain | 138 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.005 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 13:30 |
| Wang Junxia | China | 13:35 |
| Lydia Cheromei | Kenya | 13:43 |
| 4 | Jennifer Clague | United Kingdom | 13:44 |
| 5 | Anja Smolders |  Belgium | 13:58 |
| 6 | Janeth Caizalitín |  Ecuador | 14:00 |
| 7 | Elena Cosoveanu | Romania | 14:02 |
| 8 | Zhang Lirong | China | 14:03 |
| 9 | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 14:04 |
| 10 | Denisa Costescu | Romania | 14:05 |
| 11 | Emebet Shiferaw | Ethiopia | 14:06 |
| 12 | Susie Power | Australia | 14:06 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
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55 | ||||||||||||
| Romania
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59 | ||||||||||||
| Kenya
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59 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | United Kingdom | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | China | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Japan | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Spain | 165 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | France | 166 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
* Host nation (United States)
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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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 580 athletes from 53 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]
Algeria (7)
Argentina (9)
Australia (17)
Belgium (12)
Bermuda (2)
Botswana (4)
Brazil (19)
Burundi (2)
Canada (26)
China (6)
Chinese Taipei (3)
Colombia (4)
Commonwealth of Independent States (12)
Costa Rica (4)
Cyprus (7)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (8)
Ecuador (6)
Ethiopia (25)
Fiji (7)
Finland (5)
France (27)
Germany (20)
Hong Kong (2)
Hungary (5)
Iceland (4)
India (19)
Indonesia (6)
Ireland (21)
Israel (4)
Italy (23)
Jamaica (10)
Japan (24)
Kenya (22)
Lithuania (5)
Mauritius (3)
Mexico (13)
Morocco (17)
Netherlands (14)
New Zealand (4)
Norway (2)
Peru (1)
Poland (8)
Portugal (17)
Romania (10)
Rwanda (1)
Spain (27)
Switzerland (14)
Tanzania (10)
United Kingdom (27)
United States (27)
Venezuela (1)
Zimbabwe (6)
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