World Cross Country Championships 2011

Coordinates: 37 ° 11 ′ 41 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 16 ″  W.

The 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships (official 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2011 ) found in Spanish on March 20, 2011 Punta Umbria ( Huelva instead).

The council of the IAAF World Athletics Federation awarded the organization of the event on November 21, 2009 in Monte Carlo.

Results

Men (12 km)

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Imane Merga	ETH	33:50
2	Paul Kipngetich Tanui	KEN	33:52
3	Vincent Kiprop Chepkok	KEN	33:53
4th	Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio	KEN	33:55
5	Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai	KEN	34:03
6th	Stephen Kiprotich	UGA	34:07
7th	Philemon Kimeli Limo	KEN	34:21
8th	Hunegnaw Mesfin	ETH	34:25

Of 122 registered athletes, 120 started and 113 reached the finish. Samuel Tsegay ( ERI ) and Abera Kuma ( ETH ) were subsequently disqualified because of a tussle on the home straight.

Participants from German-speaking countries:

• 53: Philipp Bandi ( SUI ), 36:30 min
• 54: Steffen Uliczka ( GER ), 36:31 min

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Paul Kipngetich Tanui Vincent Kiprop Chepkok Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai	14 0 2 03 04 05
2	Ethiopia Imane Merga Hunegnaw Mesfin Dino Sefir Feyisa Lilesa	38 0 1 08 12 17
3	Uganda Stephen Kiprotich Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Geofrey Kusuro Dickson Huru	49 0 6 11 13 19

A total of 17 teams were rated.

Women (8 km)

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	KEN	24:58
2	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai	KEN	25:07
3	Shalane Flanagan	United States	25:10
4th	Meselech Melkamu	ETH	25:18
5	Priscah Jepleting Cherono	KEN	25:20
6th	Wude Ayalew	ETH	25:21
7th	Pauline Chemning Korikwiang	KEN	25:26
8th	Lineth Chepkurui	KEN	25:28

Of 104 registered athletes, 102 started and 101 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Priscah Jepleting Cherono Pauline Chemning Korikwiang	15 0 1 02 05 07
2	Ethiopia Meselech Melkamu Wude Ayalew Genzebe Dibaba Belaynesh Oljira	22 0 4 06 09 10
3	United States Shalane Flanagan Molly Huddle Magdalena Lewy-Boulet Blake Russell	57 0 3 17 18 19

A total of 15 teams were rated.

Juniors (8 km)

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor	KEN	22:21
2	Thomas Ayeko	UGA	22:27
3	Patrick Mutunga Mwikya	KEN	22:32

Of 110 registered athletes, 109 started and 106 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Patrick Mutunga Mwikya James Gitahi Rungaru Isiah Kiplangat Koech	20 0 1 03 06 10
2	Ethiopia Bonsa Dida Fikadu Haftu Muktar Edris Yitayal Atnafu	24 0 4 05 07 08
3	Uganda Thomas Ayeko Jacob Araptany Peter Kibet Phillip Kipyeko	50 0 2 09 15 24

A total of 17 teams were rated.

Juniors (6 km)

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Faith Kipyegon	KEN	18:53
2	Genet Yalew	ETH	18:54
3	Azemra Gebru	ETH	18:54

All 92 registered athletes started. 90 of them reached the destination.

The only participant from a German-speaking country was Priska Auf der Maur from Switzerland (46th place, 21:37 min).

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Ethiopia Genet Yalew Azemra Gebru Waganesh Mekasha Emebet Anteneh	17 0 2 03 04 08
2	Kenya Faith Kipyegon Janet Kisa Nancy Chepkwemoi Purity Cherotich Rionoripo	19 0 1 05 06 07
3	Japan Katsuki Suga Tomoka Kimura Yuriko Kosaki Risa Yokoe	75 12 13 23 27

A total of 14 teams were rated.

Web links

• IAAF World Cross Country Championships Punta Umbría 2011 ( Memento of November 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) on the IAAF website

Individual evidence

1. ^ IAAF: Council agrees new hosts for IAAF World Championship events - IAAF Council Meeting, second day ( Memento of November 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English), November 21, 2009