World Cross Country Championships 1987
The 15th IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF took place on 22. March 1987 at the Racecourse Służewiec in Warsaw ( Poland instead).
The men started over a distance of 11.95 km, the women over 5.05 km and the juniors over 7.05 km.
Results
Men
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Ngugi | KEN | 36:07 |
2 | Paul Kipkoech | KEN | 36:07 |
3 | Paul Arpin | FRA | 36:51 |
4th | Abebe Mekonnen | ETH | 36:53 |
5 | Some muge | KEN | 36:54 |
6th | Andrew Masai | KEN | 37:01 |
7th | Pat Porter | United States | 37:04 |
8th | Paul McCloy | CAN | 37:08 |
Of the 278 athletes who started, 274 reached the finish.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 44: Konrad Dobler ( FRG ), 37:52
- 52: Arnold Mächler ( SUI ), 38:01
- 72: Ralf Salzmann ( FRG ), 38:15
- 85: Heinz-Bernd Bürger ( FRG ), 38:30
- 101: Hans-Jürgen Orthmann ( FRG ), 38:39
- 118: Axel Hardy ( FRG ), 38:50
- 138: Jacques Krähenbühl ( SUI ), 39:09
- 147: Pierre-Andre Gobet ( SUI ), 39:16
- 160: Marius Hasler ( SUI ), 39:26
- 168: Reiner Gutschank ( FRG ), 39:34
- 189: Markus Graf ( FRG ), 40:00
- 213: Kurt Hürst ( SUI ), 40:33
- 214: Markus Hacksteiner ( SUI ), 40:36
- DNF: Engelbert Franz ( FRG )
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Kenya John Ngugi Paul Kipkoech Some Muge Andrew Masai Moses Tanui Sisa Kirati |
|
53 1 2 5 6 18 21
2 |
England David Clarke Carl Thackery Kevin Forster Steve Binns Craig Mochrie Jonathan Richards |
146 10 20 22 23 33 38 |
3 |
Ethiopia Abebe Mekonnen Haji Bulbula Wodajo Bulti Wolde Silasse Melkessa Melese Feissa Bekele Debele |
161 4 17 27 29 39 45
|
A total of 33 teams were rated. The German team came in 13th with 588 points, the Swiss team in 25th place with 899 points.
Women
Individual evaluation
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Annette Sergent | FRA | 16:46 |
2 | Liz Lynch | SCO | 16:48 |
3 | Ingrid Kristiansen | NOR | 16:51 |
4th | Lynn Jennings | United States | 16:55 |
5 | Lesley Lehane | United States | 16:57 |
6th | Mariana Stanescu | ROU | 17:04 |
7th | Cornelia Bürki | SUI | 17:08 |
8th | Krishna Wood | OUT | 17:11 |
Of 152 athletes who started, 150 made it to the finish line.
Further participants from German-speaking countries:
- 46: Iris Biba ( FRG ), 17:55
- 49: Sabine Knetsch ( FRG ), 17:56
- 58: Christina Mai ( FRG ), 18:02
- 74: Danièle Kaber ( LUX ), 18:09
- 78: Antje Winkelmann ( FRG ), 18:12
- 89: Isabella Moretti ( SUI ), 18:18
- 108: Astrid Schmidt ( FRG ), 18:37
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
United States Lynn Jennings Lesley Lehane Mary Knisely Janet Smith |
46 4 5 14 23 |
2 |
France Annette Sergent Martine Fays Anne Viallix Maria Lelut |
50 1 12 18 19 |
3 |
Soviet Union Natalja Sorokiwskaja Olga Bondarenko Jelena Romanowa Marina Rodchenkoova |
55 10 13 15 17 |
A total of 26 teams were rated. The German team took twelfth place with 231 points.
Juniors
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilfred Kirochi | KEN | 22:18 |
2 | Demeke Bekele | ETH | 22:18 |
3 | Debebe demisse | ETH | 22:20 |
All 146 athletes who started reached the finish.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 57: Robert Langfeld ( FRG ), 24:11
- 61: Carsten Arndt ( FRG ), 24:13
- 70: Markus Tischler ( FRG ), 24:21
- 81: Christoph Rüttimann ( SUI ), 24:28
- 99: Bernd Jähnke ( FRG ), 24:45
- 113: Lars Richter ( FRG ), 25:03
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Ethiopia Demeke Bekele Debebe Demisse Aligaz Alemayehu Bedile Kibret |
19 2 3 6 8 |
2 |
Kenya Wilfred Kirochi William Koskei Mathew Rono Thomas Osano |
20 1 4 5 10 |
3 |
Japan Kenji Ayabe Yoshinori Yokota Masaki Yamamoto Hideyuki Matsumoto |
73 14 18 20 21 |
A total of 24 teams were rated. The German team took 18th place with 287 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