World Cross Country Championships 2006

The 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF took place on 1 and 2 April 2006 in Fukuoka ( Japan instead).

The short-distance competitions were part of the program for the last time.

course

A 2 km circuit had been set up in Umi-no-Nakamichi Park. The men covered 12 km on the long distance, the women on the long distance and the juniors 8 km, the juniors 6 km and the short distance runners of both sexes 4 km.

Competitions

The junior women's race, the men's short-distance race and the women's long-distance race took place on March 19, and the other three races on the following day. A total of $ 560,000 in prize money was available for the adult competitions, of which the winners of each race received $ 30,000 and each winning team received $ 20,000.

Results

Men

Long haul

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Kenenisa Bekele	ETH	35:40
2	Sileshi Sihine	ETH	35:43
3	Martin Irungu Mathathi	KEN	35:44
4th	Zersenay Tadese	ERI	35:47
5	Mike Kipruto Kigen	KEN	35:54
6th	Hosea Mwok Macharinyang	KEN	36:02
7th	Yonas Kifle	ERI	36:05
8th	Ali Abdalla	ERI	36:18

Of the 144 registered athletes, 140 started and 132 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Martin Irungu Mathathi Mike Kipruto Kigen Hosea Mwok Macharinyang Simon Koros Arusei	24 0 3 05 06 10
2	Eritrea Zersenay Tadese Yonas Kifle Ali Abdalla Tesfayohannes Mesfin	28 0 4 07 08 09
3	Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele Sileshi Sihine Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ketema Nigusse	42 0 1 02 13 26

A total of 20 teams were rated.

Short haul

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Kenenisa Bekele	ETH	10:54
2	Isaac Kiprono Songok	KEN	10:55
3	Adil Kaouch	MAR	10:57
4th	Benjamin soda	KEN	11:00
5	Ali Abdosh	ETH	11:01 am
6th	Adam Goucher	United States	11:02
7th	Augustine Kiprono Choge	KEN	11:03
8th	Edwin Cheruiyot Soi	KEN	11:06

Out of 130 registered athletes, 128 started and 126 reached the finish.

As the only participant from a German-speaking country, the Swiss Philipp Bandi came in 72nd place (11:49).

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Isaac Kiprono Songok Benjamin Limo Augustine Kiprono Choge Edwin Cheruiyot Soi	21 0 2 04 07 08
2	Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele Ali Abdosh Sileshi Sihine Gebregziabher Gebremariam	48 0 1 05 12 30
3	Morocco Adil Kaouch Hicham Bellani Khalid El Aamri Hamid Ezzine	53 0 3 14 15 21

A total of 21 teams were rated.

Women

Long haul

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Tirunesh Dibaba	ETH	25:21
2	Lornah Kiplagat	NED	25:26
3	Meselech Melkamu	ETH	25:38
4th	Benita Johnson	OUT	25:43
5	Wude Ayalew	ETH	25:47
6th	Kayoko Fukushi	JPN	25:51
7th	Mestavet Tufa	ETH	25:59
8th	Evelyne Wambui Nganga	KEN	26:11

Of 99 registered and started athletes, 98 reached the finish.

As the only participant from a German-speaking country, the German Susanne Ritter came in 37th place (27:14).

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba Meselech Melkamu Wude Ayalew Mestawet Tufa	16 0 1 03 05 07
2	Kenya Evelyne Wambui Nganga Faith Chemutai Alice Chelangat Nyerechi Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge	39 0 8 09 10 12
3	Japan Kayoko Fukushi Yoshimi Ozaki Megumi Ōshima Yumi Satō	80 0 6 19 25 30

A total of 15 teams were rated.

Short haul

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Wear burqa	ETH	12:51 pm
2	Priscah Jepleting Ngetich	KEN	12:53
3	Meselech Melkamu	ETH	12:54 pm
4th	Benita Johnson	OUT	12:55
5	Lornah Kiplagat	NED	12:55
6th	Beatrice Jepchumba	KEN	12:58
7th	Zhor El Kamch	MAR	13:03
8th	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	KEN	13:10

Of 92 registered and started athletes, 91 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Ethiopia Gelete Burka Meselech Melkamu Bezunesh Bekele Teyba Erkesso	25 0 1 03 09 12
2	Kenya Priscah Jepleting Ngetich Beatrice Jepchumba Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot Isabella Ochichi	26 0 2 06 08 10
3	Australia Benita Johnson Melissa Rollison Anna Thompson Donna MacFarlane	69 0 4 11 25 29

A total of 14 teams were rated.

Juniors

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Mangata Kimai Ndiwa	KEN	23:53
2	Leonard Patrick Komon	KEN	23:54
3	Tariku Bekele	ETH	23:56

Of 99 registered athletes, 98 started and 92 crossed the finish line. The Kenyan Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa and the Bahraini Tareq Mubarak Taher were subsequently disqualified because of incorrect age information.

The only participant from a German-speaking country, the Swiss Stefan Breit, did not reach the goal.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Mangata Kimai Ndiwa Leonard Patrick Komon Joseph Ebuya Bernard Muinde Matheka	16 0 1 02 04 09
2	Ethiopia Tariku Bekele Ibrahim Jeilan Habtamu Fikadu Tadese Tola	24 0 3 05 06 10
3	Eritrea Samuel Tsegay Kidane Tadese Kiflom Sium Teklemariam Medhin	44 0 8 11 12 13

A total of 15 teams were rated.

Juniors

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Pauline Chemning Korikwiang	KEN	19:27
2	Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru	KEN	19:27
3	Mercy Jelimo Kosgei	KEN	19:45

Out of 78 registered and started athletes, 76 reached the finish. The Russian Julija Motschalowa was subsequently disqualified for doping .

Astrid Leutert from Switzerland was the only participant from a German-speaking country to come in 54th place (22:13).

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Pauline Chemning Korikwiang Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru Mercy Jelimo Kosgei Emmy Chepkirui	10 0 1 02 03 04
2	Ethiopia Belaynesh Zemedkun Workitu Ayanu Emebt Etea Asselefech Assefa	29 0 5 06 07 11
3	Japan Hitomi Niiya Megumi Kinukawa Kazue Kojima Yuko Nohara	58 13 14 15 16

A total of twelve teams were rated.

Web links

• World Cross Country Championships 2006 ( Memento from April 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) on the IAAF website
• Local Organizing Committee website ( April 7, 2006 memento on Internet Archive ) (Japanese)
• Reporting ( memento of March 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) by Tokyo Broadcasting System (Japanese)
• Senior Men's race (Long course) ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Men's race (Short course) ( Memento of October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Women's race (Long course) ( Memento of 16. October 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Senior Women's race (Short course) ( Memento from October 16, 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: 33 ° 39 ′ 27 ″  N , 130 ° 21 ′ 0 ″  E