1986 World Cross Country Championships

The 14th IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF took place on 23. March 1986 on the Planeyse Plateau in Colombier ( Switzerland instead).

The men started over a distance of 12 km, the women over 4.65 km and the juniors over 7.75 km.

Results

Men

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	John Ngugi	KEN	35: 32.9
2	Abebe Mekonnen	ETH	35: 34.8
3	Joseph Kiptum	KEN	35: 39.8
4th	Bekele Debele	ETH	35: 42.6
5	Paul Kipkoech	KEN	35: 47.2
6th	Pat Porter	United States	35: 48.4
7th	Kipsubai Koskei	KEN	35: 54.8
8th	Some muge	KEN	35: 55.7

Of the 337 athletes who started, 328 made it to the finish line.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 48: Markus Ryffel ( SUI ), 36:55
• 98: Michael Scheytt ( FRG ), 37: 36.3
• 102: Volker Welzel ( FRG ), 37: 36.6
• 116: Peter Wirz ( SUI ), 37: 39.5
• 138: Markus Hacksteiner ( SUI ), 38: 03.4
• 141: Werner Grommisch ( FRG ), 38: 07.7
• 151: Engelbert Franz ( FRG ), 38: 11.1
• 153: Arnold Mächler ( SUI ), 38: 11.1
• 163: Herbert Stephan ( FRG ), 38:12
• 176: Pierre-Andre Gobet ( SUI ), 38: 22.6
• 177: Hans-Jürgen Orthmann ( FRG ), 38:23
• 190: Markus Graf ( SUI ), 38: 33.5
• 202: Bruno Lafranchi ( SUI ), 38: 45.3
• 209: Michael Spöttel ( FRG ), 38: 49.9
• 225: Michael Délèze ( SUI ), 39: 09.2
• 237: Jacques Krähenbühl ( SUI ), 39: 34.7

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya John Ngugi Joseph Kiptum Paul Kipkoech Kipsubai Koskei Some Muge Andrew Masai	045 1 3 5 7 8 21 00 00 00 00 00 0
2	Ethiopia Abebe Mekonnen Bekele Debele Wolde Silasse Melkessa Mohamed Kedir Wodajo Bulti Haji Bulbula	119 0 2 04 26 27 28 32
3	United States Pat Porter John Easker Ed Eyestone Bruce Bickford Alan Scharsu Craig Virgin	204 0 6 10 13 15 79 81

A total of 39 teams were rated. The Swiss team took 20th place with 821 points, the German team 22nd place with 832 points.

Women

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Zola Budd	CLOSELY	14: 49.6
2	Lynn Jennings	United States	15: 07.8
3	Annette Sergent	FRA	15: 12.2
4th	Martine Fays	FRA	15: 14.3
5	Pink Mota	POR	15: 15.8
6th	Nan Doak	United States	15: 22.8
7th	Christine McMiken	NZL	15: 23.6
8th	Albertina Machado	POR	15: 24.4

All 161 athletes who started reached the finish.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 14: Cornelia Bürki ( SUI ), 15:32
• 17: Elizabeth Franzis ( FRG ), 15: 33.1
• 24: Susanne Riermeier ( FRG ), 15: 35.8
• 41: Charlotte Teske ( FRG ), 15: 51.9
• 47: Christina Mai ( FRG ), 15:54
• 51: Sandra Gasser ( SUI ), 15: 56.6
• 62: Martine Oppliger ( SUI ), 16: 01.2
• 69: Astrid Schmidt ( FRG ), 168: 06.3
• 111: Helen Comsa ( SUI ), 16: 31.8
• 113: Danièle Kaber ( LUX ), 16: 41.4
• 116: Genoveva Eichenmann ( SUI ), 16:43
• 124: Daria Nauer ( SUI ), 17: 02.4

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	England Zola Budd Carole Bradford Ruth Partridge Jane Shields	65 0 1 10 20 34
2	New Zealand Christine McMiken Gail Rear Mary O'Connor Wendy Renner	67 0 7 18 19 23
3	France Annette Sergent Martine Fays Anne Viallix Jacqueline Lefeuvre	76 0 3 04 26 43

A total of 28 teams were rated. The German team came in sixth with 129 points and the Swiss team in 14th place with 238 points.

Juniors

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Melese Feissa	ETH	22: 47.6
2	Sammy Bitok	KEN	22: 52.7
3	Demeke Bekele	ETH	22:56

Out of 172 athletes who started, 171 reached the finish.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 71: Alexander Gunkel ( FRG ), 24:51
• 73: Christoph Blum ( FRG ), 24: 51.9
• 86: Eike Hugo ( FRG ), 25: 02.8
• 87: Daniel Hacksteiner ( SUI ), 25: 04.3
• 92: Sebastian Epiney ( SUI ), 25: 06.7
• 110: Karsten Müller ( FRG ), 25: 26.2
• 120: Frank Möller ( FRG ), 25: 36.6
• 121: Rocco Taminelli ( SUI ), 25: 38.2
• 128: Christian Riedel ( SUI ), 25: 49.6
• 139: Daniel Hotz ( SUI ), 26: 02.9
• 142: Philippe Hubacher ( SUI ), 26: 10.4
• 145: Arthur Gölly ( AUT ), 26: 22.4
• 146: Werner Edler-Muhr ( AUT ), 26: 23.6
• 153: Adam Mandl ( AUT ), 26: 44.5
• 154: Bernhard Jerovcic ( AUT ), 27:02
• 157: Roland Kloss ( AUT ), 27:17

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Ethiopia Melese Feissa Demeke Bekele Rafera Workench Ararse Fuffa	13 0 1 03 04 05
2	Kenya Sammy Bitok William Mutwol Peter Rono David Onwonga	32 0 2 09 10 11
3	Spain Alejandro Gómez José Gruneiro Anacleto Jiménez José Carlos Adán	52 0 8 12 13 19

A total of 29 teams were rated. The German team came in 21st with 340 points, the Swiss team in 23rd place with 428 points and the Austrian team in 28th place with 598 points.

Web links

• Senior Men's race ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Women's race ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Junior Men's race ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) - results on the Athchamps website