Cross Country World Championships 2000

The 28th IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF took place on 18 and 19 March 2000 in Vilamoura ( Portugal instead).

course

The venue was the Vilamoura sports complex, six kilometers from the center of the marina in the Algarve region. After a 600 m long start track, a 1790 m long lap was run, which was extended to a large lap of 2110 m with an additional loop. Five inclines had to be overcome per lap.

The men completed three large and three small laps (12.3 km) on the long distance, the women on the long distance and the juniors one large and three small laps (8.08 km), the juniors one large and two small laps (6 , 29 km) and the short distance athletes of both sexes two small laps (4.18 km).

Competitions

The junior women's race, the men's short-distance race and the women's long-distance race took place on March 18, and the other three races on the following day. There was $ 97,000 in prize money for each adult race, with the winners accounting for $ 40,000 each.

As with the first edition of the short-distance competition in 1998, the Kenyan team won with the best possible number of points. With a sprint victory, the 1998 world champion John Kemboi Kibowen prevailed against Sammy Kipketer and last year's runner-up Paul Malakwen Kosgei . The Ukrainian Serhiy Lebid was the first European to finish tenth.

On the long haul, defending champion Paul Tergat and last year's runner-up Patrick Mutuku Ivuti stayed in the lead for a long time, but had to let the Moroccan-born Belgian Mohammed Mourhit and the Ethiopian Assefa Mezgebu pass on the home straight . With Mourhit became a European world champion for the first time since 1985, when Carlos Lopes won the title. Tergat had to be content with the bronze medal after five wins in a row.

In the women's long-distance race, Derartu Tulu won her third title after 1995 and 1997 after a baby break. Sonia O'Sullivan , 1998 world champion and also a new mother, was unable to stay at the top after just four kilometers and came in seventh. Paula Radcliffe , who had won one bronze and two silver medals in the three previous events, was also a victim of the high pace . She fell back on the last kilometer, then collapsed behind the finish line, coming in fifth and beaten by Lydia Cheromei by a second , and had to be tended by paramedics for a few minutes. With a strong final sprint, Derartu Tulu finally prevailed against defending champion Gete Wami and last year's fifth Susan Chepkemei on the home straight .

The most dramatic race of the event developed for the women on the short distance. Both Sonia O'Sullivan and Paula Radcliffe opted for a double start. While O'Sullivan only came in 15th place, Radcliffe was able to cope with the enormous pace set by Kutre Dulecha , third in 1998. At the beginning of the second round, a group of four had formed, which also included Zahra Ouaziz , who was second in 1998, and Margaret Ngotho . Ouaziz took the lead on double hill one kilometer from the finish, and at first only Radcliffe followed, while the two East Africans held back. On the home stretch, however, both Ouaziz and Radcliffe lost their strength, and in the end it was Kutre Dulecha who won ahead of Ouaziz and Cheruiyot, who were classified at the same time, while Radcliffe was fourth, just one second behind.

Results

Men

Long haul

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Mohammed Mourhit	BEL	35:00
2	Assefa Mezgebu	ETH	35:01
3	Paul Tergat	KEN	35:02
4th	Patrick Mutuku Ivuti	KEN	35:03
5	Wilberforce Talel	KEN	35:06
6th	Paul Koech	KEN	35:22
7th	Charles Waweru Kamathi	KEN	35:51
8th	Serhiy Lebid	UKR	35:52

Out of 179 registered athletes, 171 started and 160 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Paul Tergat Patrick Mutuku Ivuti Wilberforce Talel Paul Koech	18 0 3 04 05 06
2	Ethiopia Assefa Mezgebu Lemma Alemayehu Tesfaye Tola Ambesse Tolosa	68 0 2 16 23 27
3	Portugal Eduardo Henriques Domingos Castro António Pinto Paulo Guerra	69 10 12 22 25

A total of 26 teams were rated.

Short haul

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	John Kemboi Kibowen	KEN	11:11
2	Sammy Kipketer	KEN	11:12
3	Paul Malakwen Kosgei	KEN	11:15
4th	Leonard Mucheru Maina	KEN	11:21
5	Abraham Chebii	KEN	11:25
6th	Hailu Mekonnen	ETH	11:27
7th	Philip Mosima	KEN	11:29
8th	Mohamed Saïd El Wardi	MAR	11:33

Of 169 registered athletes, 167 started and 164 reached the finish.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 27: Damian Kallabis ( GER ), 11:52
• 30: Sebastian Hallmann ( GER ), 11:55
• 51: Jirka Arndt ( GER ), 12:02
• 58: Stéphane Franke ( GER ), 12:06
• 94: Frank Bruder ( GER ), 12:31

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya John Kemboi Kibowen Sammy Kipketer Paul Malakwen Kosgei Leonard Mucheru Maina	10 0 1 02 03 04
2	Ethiopia Hailu Mekonnen Abiyote Abate Dagne Alemu Million Wolde	46 0 6 11 14 15
3	Morocco Mohamed Saïd El Wardi Ali Ezzine Aziz Driouche Youssef Baba	68 0 8 13 18 29

A total of 25 teams were rated. The German team finished eighth with 166 points.

Women

Long haul

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Derartu Tulu	ETH	25:42
2	Gete Wami	ETH	25:48
3	Susan Chepkemei	KEN	25:50
4th	Lydia Cheromei	KEN	26:02
5	Paula Radcliffe	GBR	26:03
6th	Leah Malot	KEN	26:09
7th	Sonia O'Sullivan	IRL	26:20
8th	Merima Denboba	ETH	26:23

Of 104 registered athletes, 102 started and 96 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Ethiopia Derartu Tulu Gete Wami Merima Denboba Ayelech Worku	20 0 1 02 08 09
2	Kenya Susan Chepkemei Lydia Cheromei Leah Malot Ruth Kutol	23 0 3 04 06 10
3	United States Deena Drossin Jennifer Rhines Rachel Sauder Kimberly Fitchen	98 12 13 36 37

A total of 16 teams were rated.

Short haul

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Kutre Dulecha	ETH	13:00
2	Zahra Ouaziz	MAR	13:00
3	Margaret Ngotho	KEN	13:00
4th	Paula Radcliffe	GBR	13:01
5	Fatima Yvelain	FRA	13:06
6th	Yemenashu Taye	ETH	13:07
7th	Carla Sacramento	POR	13:12
8th	Sally Barsosio	KEN	13:16

Of 131 registered athletes, 121 started and 120 reached the finish.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 19: Irina Mikitenko ( GER ), 13:31
• 32: Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim ( GER ), 13:37
• 35: Luminita Zaituc ( GER ), 13:38
• 63: Melanie Kraus ( GER ), 13:55
• 72: Susanne Ritter ( GER ), 14:05
• 80: Larissa Kleinmann ( GER ), 14:13
• 95: Sandra Baumann ( AUT ), 14:35
• 100: Anita Weyermann ( SUI ), 14:41

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Portugal Carla Sacramento Fernanda Ribeiro Helena Sampaio Marina Bastos	46 0 7 10 13 16
2	Ethiopia Kutre Dulecha Yemenashu Taye Getenesh Urge Genet Gebregiorgis	55 0 1 06 17 31
3	France Fatima Yvelain Yamna Oubouhou Blandine Bitzner-Ducret Rakiya Maraoui-Quétier	57 0 5 11 18 23

A total of 19 teams were rated. The German team finished eighth with 149 points.

Juniors

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba	KEN	22:49
2	Duncan Lebo	KEN	22:52
3	John Cheruiyot Korir	KEN	22:55

162 of 170 registered athletes started and 159 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba Duncan Lebo John Cheruiyot Korir Philemon Kemei	10 0 1 02 03 04
2	Ethiopia Beruk Debrework Terefe Desalegn Alemayehu Lema Medeksa Derba	47 0 8 09 12 18
3	Uganda Martin Toroitich Paul Wakou Job Sikoria Tonny Okello	68 11 15 20 22

A total of 27 teams were rated.

Juniors

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	KEN	20:34
2	Alice Jemeli Timbilili	KEN	20:35
3	Viola Jelagat Kibiwot	KEN	20:36

Of 132 registered athletes, 128 started and 127 reached the finish.

The only participant from a German-speaking country was the Swiss Nicola Spirig, who came in 47th place (22:42).

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot Alice Jemeli Timbilili Viola Jelagat Kibiwot Fridah Chepkemoi Domongole	12 0 1 02 03 06
2	Ethiopia Hareg Sidelil Merima Hashim Eyerusalem Kuma Abebech Negussie	24 0 4 05 07 08
3	Japan Rina Fujioka Kaori Yoshida Tomomi Tagao Ikuko Nagao	78 11 14 20 33

A total of 22 teams were rated.

Web links

• IAAF World Cross Country Championships Vilamoura, Algarve 2000 on the IAAF website
• Website of the local organizing committee ( Memento of December 28, 2002 in the Internet Archive ) with Team Manual ( Memento of November 20, 2005 in the Internet Archive ); PDF file; 561 kB
• Senior Men's race (Long course) ( Memento from October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Men's race (Short course) ( Memento from October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Women's race (Long course) ( Memento from 15. November 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Women's race (Short course) ( Memento from November 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Junior Men's race ( Memento from October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Junior Women's race ( Memento from October 16 2007 on the Internet Archive ) - results on the Athchamps website

Coordinates: 37 ° 6 ′ 5 ″  N , 8 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  W.