1988 World Cross Country Championships
The 16th IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF took place on 26. March 1988 at the Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland ( New Zealand instead).
The men started over a distance of 12 km, the women over 5.962 km and the juniors over 8.031 km.
Results
Men
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Ngugi | KEN | 34:32 |
2 | Paul Kipkoech | KEN | 34:54 |
3 | Kipsubai Koskei | KEN | 35:07 |
4th | Boniface Merande | KEN | 35:22 |
5 | Abebe Mekonnen | ETH | 35:25 |
6th | Moses Tanui | KEN | 35:25 |
7th | Joseph Kiptum | KEN | 35:46 |
8th | Kiprotich Rono | KEN | 35:46 |
Out of 204 athletes who started, 199 reached the finish line.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 82: Konrad Dobler ( FRG ), 37:23
- 89: Ralf Salzmann ( FRG ), 37:30
- 96: Robert Schneider ( FRG ), 37:36
- 118: Marius Hasler ( SUI ), 38:04
- 122: Eberhard Weyel ( FRG ), 38:06
- 145: Axel Hardy ( FRG ), 38:45
- 152: Arnold Mächler ( SUI ), 39:05
- 158: Engelbert Franz ( FRG ), 39:16
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Kenya John Ngugi Paul Kipkoech Kipsubai Koskei Boniface Merande Moses Tanui Joseph Kiptum |
|
23 1 2 3 4 6 7
2 |
Ethiopia Abebe Mekonnen Haji Bulbula Habte Negash Debebe Demisse Melese Feissa Chala Kelele |
103 5 10 12 20 23 33 |
3 |
France Paul Arpin Steve Tunstall Jean-Louis Prianon Joël Lucas Cyrille Laventure Bruno Levant |
134 11 14 17 25 30 37 |
A total of 22 teams were rated. The German team finished 15th with 692 points.
Women
Individual evaluation
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ingrid Kristiansen | NOR | 19:04 |
2 | Angela Tooby | GBR | 19:23 |
3 | Annette Sergent | FRA | 19:29 |
4th | Lynn Jennings | United States | 19:38 |
5 | Albertina Machado | POR | 19:38 |
6th | Elena Romanova | URS | 19:41 |
7th | Regina Čistiakova | URS | 19:41 |
8th | Liève Slegers | BEL | 19:44 |
Out of 141 athletes who started, 139 reached the finish.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
- 38: Kerstin Preßler ( FRG ), 8:16 pm
- 46: Martine Oppliger ( SUI ), 20:24
- 51: Isabella Moretti ( SUI ), 20:26
- 52: Antje Winkelmann ( FRG ), 20:26
- 90: Genoveva Eichenmann ( SUI ), 21:10
- 94: Gabriela Wolf ( FRG ), 21:17
- 98: Anni Müller ( AUT ), 21:23
- 106: Daria Nauer ( SUI ), 21:36
- 109: Sabine Knetsch ( FRG ), 21:44
- 124: Maria Ritter ( LIE ), 22:59
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Soviet Union Jelena Romanowa Regina Tschistjakowa Marina Rodchenkoova Olga Bondarenko |
51 6 7 18 20 |
2 |
United Kingdom Angela Tooby Jill Hunter Susan Tooby Fiona Truman |
61 2 9 16 34 |
3 |
France Annette Sergent Marie-Pierre Duros Patricia Demilly Rosario Murcia |
72 3 11 28 30 |
A total of 26 teams were rated. The Swiss team came in 18th with 293 points, the German team in 19th place with 293 points.
Juniors
Individual evaluation
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilfred Kirochi | KEN | 23:25 |
2 | Alfonce Muindi | KEN | 23:39 |
3 | Bedile Kibret | ETH | 23:41 |
All 96 athletes who started reached the finish. The second-placed Kenyan Cosmas Ndeti (23:31) was disqualified.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
Team evaluation
space | Country and athletes | Total points and individual placement |
---|---|---|
1 |
Kenya Wilfred Kirochi Alfonce Muindi Mathew Rono Thomas Makini |
12 1 2 4 5 |
2 |
Ethiopia Bedile Kibret Demeke Bekele Tadelle Abebe Lemi Erpassa |
33 3 7 10 13 |
3 |
Spain Juan Abad Fermín Cacho Mariano Campal Jesús Gálvez |
61 8 15 16 22 |
A total of 14 teams were rated.
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