2015 World Cross Country Championships

The 41st IAAF World Cross Country Championships the IAAF (officially IAAF World Cross Country Championships Guiyang 2015 ) took place on 28. March 2015 in Guiyang held. This was the first time that a city in China and the third time after Fukuoka in 2006 and Amman in 2009 a city in Asia hosted the competitions.

Venue and mode of competition

The races were held on a two-kilometer circuit on the grounds of a horse racing track about 30 kilometers outside of Guiyang. The men had to complete six, the women and the juniors four and the juniors three rounds. The national associations were allowed to nominate eight athletes per competition and have a maximum of six compete.

For the team rankings, the placements of the first four participants in a country were added up. The team with the lowest number of points won. In the event of a tie, the better placement of the fourth team member decided the ranking.

Results

Men (12 km)

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor	KEN	34:52
2	Bedan Karoki Muchiri	KEN	35:00
3	Muktar Edris	ETH	35:06
4th	Hagos Gebrhiwet	ETH	35:15
5	Leonard Barsoton	KEN	35:24
6th	Tamirat Tola	ETH	35:33
7th	Atsedu Tsegay	ETH	35:47
8th	Moses Kibet	UGA	35:53

Of 111 registered athletes, 110 started and 108 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Ethiopia Muktar Edris Hagos Gebrhiwet Tamirat Tola Atsedu Tsegay	20 0 3 04 06 07
2	Kenya Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Bedan Karoki Muchiri Leonard Bartson Philip Kiprono Langat	20 0 1 02 05 12
3	Bahrain Aweke Ayalew Albert Kibichii Rop El Hassan el-Abbassi Isaac Korir	54 10 11 15 18

A total of 17 teams were rated.

Women (8 km)

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Agnes Jebet Tirop	KEN	26:01
2	Senbere Teferi	ETH	26:06
3	Netsanet Gudeta	ETH	26:11
4th	Alemitu Heroye	BRN	26:14
5	Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa	KEN	26:16
6th	Emily Chebet Muge	KEN	26:18
7th	Irene Chepet Cheptai	KEN	26:26
8th	Mamitu Daska	ETH	26:29

Of 83 registered athletes, 82 started and 80 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Ethiopia Senbere Teferi Netsanet Gudeta Alemitu Heroye Mamitu Daska	17 0 2 03 04 08
2	Kenya Agnes Jebet Tirop Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa Emily Chebet Muge Irene Chepet Cheptai	19 0 1 05 06 07
3	Uganda Juliet Chekwel Nyakisi Adero Patricia Chepkwemoi Emily Chebet	101 14 24 30 33

A total of 12 teams were rated.

Juniors (8 km)

Individual evaluation

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Yasin Haji	ETH	23:42
2	Geoffrey Kipkirui Korir	KEN	23:47
3	Alfred Ngeno	KEN	23:54

Out of 118 registered and started athletes, 113 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Kenya Geoffrey Kipkirui Korir Alfred Ngeno Dominic Kiptarus Rodgers Chumo	19 0 2 03 04 10
2	Ethiopia Yasin Haji Yihunilign Adane Abe Gashahun Haymanot Alewe	33 0 1 07 08 17
3	Eritrea Abraham Habte Afewerki Berhane Mogos Shumay Aron Kifle	52 0 6 13 14 19

A total of 21 teams were rated.

Juniors (6 km)

Individual evaluation

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Letesenbet Gidey	ETH	19:48
2	Dera Dida	ETH	19:49
3	Etagegn Woldu	ETH	19:53

From 101 registered athletes, 100 started and 97 reached the finish.

Team evaluation

space	Country and athletes	Total points and individual placement
1	Ethiopia Letesenbet Gidey Dera Dida Etagegn Woldu Mihret Tefera	11 0 1 02 03 05
2	Kenya Daisy Jepkemei Gladys Jeptekeny Kipkoech Winfred Nzisa Mbithe Rosefline Chepngetich	33 0 4 07 10 12
3	Bahrain Desi Mokonin Ruth Jebet Fatuma Jawaro Chebsi Bontu Rebitu	52 0 8 09 15 20

A total of 16 teams were rated.

Web links

• IAAF World Cross Country Championships on the IAAF website
• Local organizing committee website

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b} Course and scoring details - IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015 ( English ) IAAF. March 25, 2015. Accessed March 28, 2015.