1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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International athletics championship event

1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
Organisers IAAF
Edition 26th
Date March 21/22
Host city Marrakech, Morocco Morocco
Venue Menara district
Events 6
Distances 12 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
Participation 707 athletes from
66 nations

The 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the Menara district in Marrakech, Morocco. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Complete results for senior men,[9][10][11] for senior men’s teams,[9][12][13] for men’s short race,[14][15][16] for men’s short race teams,[14][17][18] for junior men,[19][20][21] for junior men’s teams,[19][22][23] senior women,[24][25][26] for senior women’s teams,[24][27][28] for women’s short race,[29][30][31] for women’s short race teams,[29][32][33] for junior women,[34][35][36] for junior women’s teams,[34][37][38] medallists,[39] and the results of British athletes who took part[40] were published.

Medallists[edit]

Race results[edit]

Senior men’s race (12 km)[edit]

  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Men’s short race (4 km)[edit]

  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men’s race (8 km)[edit]

  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

†: Ahmed Baday of  Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.[41]

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Senior women’s race (8 km)[edit]

  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Women’s short race (4 km)[edit]

  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women’s race (6 km)[edit]

  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

†: Nadia Ejjafini of  Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification affecting the team scores.[41]

Medal table (unofficial)[edit]

  *   Host nation (Morocco)

  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation[edit]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 707 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[40]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^
    Dunaway, James (March 23, 1998). “PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY — WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Tergat Makes It Four Straight”. The New York Times. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1998), O’Sullivan a crown jewel out of Africa, Herald, retrieved October 28, 2013
  3. ^ Minshull, Phil, Tergat & Kenya sweep the board, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  4. ^ Minshull, Phil, Senior men’s short race, IAAF, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 28, 2013
  5. ^ Butler, Mark, Ethiopia strikes back, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  6. ^ Minshull, Phil, Senior women, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  7. ^ Alessandrini, Guido, O’Sullivan makes it look easy, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  8. ^ Minshull, Phil, Junior women, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  9. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 12.0km CC Men – Marrakech Menara district Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ Official Results – CROSS SENIOR Men – Sunday, March 22, 1998, IAAF, March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
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  14. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 4.0km CC Men – Marrakech Menara district Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  22. ^ Official Results – CROSS JUNIOR Men – Team – Sunday, March 22, 1998, IAAF, March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  23. ^ Results – IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 – 22 MAR 1998 – Junior Race – men – Final – Team, IAAF, March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, retrieved October 28, 2013
  24. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 8.0km CC Women – Marrakech Menara district Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  27. ^ Official Results – CROSS SENIOR Women – Team – Saturday, March 21, 1998, IAAF, March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  28. ^ Results – IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 – 22 MAR 1998 – Long Race – women – Final – Team, IAAF, March 21, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013
  29. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 4.0km CC Women – Marrakech Menara district Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on November 15, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  31. ^ Results – IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 – 22 MAR 1998 – Short Race – women, IAAF, March 22, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013
  32. ^ Official Results – CROSS SHORT Women – Team – Sunday, March 22, 1998, IAAF, March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  33. ^ Results – IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 – 22 MAR 1998 – Short Race – women – Final – Team, IAAF, March 22, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013
  34. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 4.0km CC Women – Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  35. ^ Official Results – CROSS JUNIOR Women – Saturday, March 21, 1998, IAAF, March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  36. ^ Results – IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 – 22 MAR 1998 – Junior Race – women, IAAF, March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, retrieved October 28, 2013
  37. ^ Official Results – CROSS JUNIOR Women – Team – Saturday, March 21, 1998, IAAF, March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  38. ^ Results – IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 – 22 MAR 1998 – Junior Race – women – Final – Team, IAAF, March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, retrieved October 28, 2013
  39. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 28, 2013
  40. ^ a b 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – EDINBURGH 2008 – FACTS & FIGURES – GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 28, 2013
  41. ^ a b IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – BYDGOSZCZ 2013 – FACTS & FIGURES – DOPING VIOLATIONS AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 11, retrieved November 5, 2013

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 31°36′58″N 8°00′37″W / 31.61611°N 8.01028°W / 31.61611; -8.01028


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