Cross Country World Championships 2010

The races of the 2010 World Cross Country Championships were held in Myślęcinek Park .

The 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF (official 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2010 ) were on 28. March 2010 in Bydgoszcz ( Poland held).

course

The races were held on a two-kilometer circuit in Myślęcinek Park , with an additional 40 meters before the first lap and 96 meters after the last lap. The men ran six laps, the women and juniors four and the juniors three.

Competitions

A total of four races took place, one each for men and women as well as juniors (born in 1994 or older). A team classification was carried out in each race. For this purpose, the placements of the four best participants in each country were added up; the team with the lowest total won. In the event of a tie, the ranking of the fourth runner decided. Each country was allowed to use a maximum of six runners in each competition.

The IAAF distributed prize money totaling US $ 280,000 in the adult races . Of this, $ 30,000 went to the individual winners and $ 20,000 to the winning teams.

Results

Men (12 km)

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Joseph Ebuya	KEN	33:00
2	Teklemariam Medhin	ERI	33:06
3	Moses Ndiema Kipsiro	UGA	33:10
4th	Leonard Patrick Komon	KEN	35:10
5	Samuel Tsegay	ERI	33:27
6th	Ali Hasan Mahboob	BRN	33:28
7th	Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong	KEN	33:29
8th	Paul Kipngetich Tanui	KEN	33:30

Of 136 registered athletes, 135 started and 127 crossed the finish line. The Swiss Stéphane Joly finished 72nd in 35:41 minutes.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Joseph Ebuya Leonard Patrick Komon Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong Paul Kipngetich Tanui	20 0 1 04 07 08
2	Eritrea Teklemariam Medhin Samuel Tsegay Kidane Tadasse Kiflom Sium	46 0 2 05 15 24
3	Ethiopia Gebregziabher Gebremariam Abera Kuma Hunegnaw Mesfin Azmeraw Bekele	69 10 17 20 22

A total of 21 teams were rated.

Women (8 km)

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Emily Chebet Muge	KEN	24:19
2	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	KEN	24:20
3	Meselech Melkamu	ETH	24:26
4th	Tirunesh Dibaba	ETH	24:38
5	Lineth Chepkurui	KEN	24:40
6th	Margaret Wangari Muriuki	KEN	24:42
7th	Feyse Tadese	ETH	25:03
8th	Mamitu Daska	ETH	25:03

All 86 registered athletes started. 84 of them reached the destination.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Emily Chebet Muge Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Lineth Chepkurui Margaret Wangari Muriuki	14 0 1 02 05 06
2	Ethiopia Meselech Melkamu Tirunesh Dibaba Feyse Tadese Mamitu Daska	22 0 3 04 07 08
3	United States Shalane Flanagan Molly Huddle Magdalena Lewy-Boulet Amy Hastings	76 12 19 20 25

A total of twelve teams were rated.

Juniors (8 km)

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku	KEN	22:07
2	Clement Kiprono Langat	KEN	22:09
3	Japhet Kipyegon Korir	KEN	22:12

All 121 registered athletes started. 118 of them reached the destination.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Clement Kiprono Langat Japheth Kipyegon Korir Isiah Kiplangat Koech	10 0 1 02 03 04
2	Ethiopia Debebe Woldsenbet Gashaw Biftu Gebretsadik Abraha Belete Assefa	32 0 6 07 09 10
3	Uganda Moses Kibet Timothy Toroitich Thomas Ayeko Alex Cherop	56 0 5 13 18 20

A total of 19 teams were rated.

Juniors (6 km)

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Mercy Cherono	KEN	18:47
2	Purity Cherotich Rionoripo	KEN	18:54
3	Esther Chemtai	KEN	18:55

All 95 registered athletes started. 93 of them reached the destination.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Mercy Cherono Purity Cherotich Rionoripo Esther Chemtai Faith Kipyegon	10 0 1 02 03 04
2	Ethiopia Genet Yalew Emebet Anteneh Afera Godfay Genzebe Dibaba	30 0 5 06 08 11
3	Uganda Annet Negesa Rebecca Cheptegei Viola Chemos Linet Chebet	81 14 15 25 27

A total of 14 teams were rated.

Web links

• World Cross Country Championships 2010 on the IAAF website
• Website of the local organizing committee ( Memento of March 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 53 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 2 ′ 19 ″  E