close
Jump to content

1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition16th
DateMarch 26
Host cityAuckland, New Zealand New Zealand
VenueEllerslie Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
8.031 km – Junior men
5.962 km – Senior women
Participation441 athletes from
41 nations

The 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Ellerslie Racecourse on March 26, 1988. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists

[edit]
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 John Ngugi
BERJAYA Kenya		34:32 Paul Kipkoech
BERJAYA Kenya		34:54 Kipsubai Koskei
BERJAYA Kenya		35:07
Junior men
(8.031 km)		 Wilfred Kirochi
BERJAYA Kenya		23:25 Alfonce Muindi
BERJAYA Kenya		23:39 Bedile Kibret
BERJAYA Ethiopia		23:41
Senior women
(5.962 km)		 Ingrid Kristiansen
BERJAYA Norway		19:04 Angela Tooby
BERJAYA United Kingdom		19:23 Annette Sergent
BERJAYA France		19:29
Team
Senior men BERJAYA Kenya23 BERJAYA Ethiopia103 BERJAYA France134
Junior men BERJAYA Kenya12 BERJAYA Ethiopia33 BERJAYA Spain61
Senior women BERJAYA Soviet Union51 BERJAYA United Kingdom61 BERJAYA France72

Race results

[edit]

Senior men's race (12 km)

[edit]
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)John NgugiBERJAYA Kenya34:32
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Paul KipkoechBERJAYA Kenya34:54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Kipsubai KoskeiBERJAYA Kenya35:07
4Boniface MerandeBERJAYA Kenya35:22
5Abebe MekonnenBERJAYA Ethiopia35:25
6Moses TanuiBERJAYA Kenya35:25
7Joseph KiptumBERJAYA Kenya35:46
8Kip RonoBERJAYA Kenya35:46
9Some MugeBERJAYA Kenya35:48
10Haji BulbulaBERJAYA Ethiopia35:49
11Paul ArpinBERJAYA France35:51
12Habte NegashBERJAYA Ethiopia35:54
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)BERJAYA Kenya
John Ngugi1
Paul Kipkoech2
Kipsubai Koskei3
Boniface Merande4
Moses Tanui6
Joseph Kiptum7
(Kip Rono)(8)
(Some Muge)(9)
(Daniel Mutai)(99)
 23
2nd place, silver medalist(s)BERJAYA Ethiopia
Abebe Mekonnen5
Haji Bulbula10
Habte Negash12
Debebe Demisse20
Melese Feissa23
Chala Kelele33
(Tena Negere)(38)
(Wolde Silasse Melkessa)(64)
(Bekele Debele)(83)
 103
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)BERJAYA France
Paul Arpin11
Steve Tunstall14
Jean-Louis Prianon17
Joël Lucas25
Cyrille Laventure30
Bruno Levant37
(Thierry Pantel)(39)
(Dominique Delattre)(56)
(Pierre Levisse)(146)
 134
4BERJAYA United Kingdom228
5BERJAYA Italy272
6BERJAYA Spain277
7BERJAYA United States285
8BERJAYA Australia292
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.031 km)

[edit]
Individual race†
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Wilfred KirochiBERJAYA Kenya23:25
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alfonce MuindiBERJAYA Kenya23:39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bedile KibretBERJAYA Ethiopia23:41
4Mathew RonoBERJAYA Kenya23:51
5Thomas MakiniBERJAYA Kenya23:54
6William Koskei ChemiteiBERJAYA Kenya24:03
7Demeke BekeleBERJAYA Ethiopia24:17
8Juan AbadBERJAYA Spain24:35
9Noureddine MorceliBERJAYA Algeria24:45
10Tadelle AbebeBERJAYA Ethiopia24:48
11Zoltán KáldyBERJAYA Hungary24:52
12Andrea ErniBERJAYA  Switzerland24:56
Full results

†:Cosmas Ndeti of BERJAYA Kenya finished 2nd in 23:31 min, but was disqualified.

Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)BERJAYA Kenya
Wilfred Kirochi1
Alfonce Muindi2
Mathew Rono4
Thomas Makini5
(William Koskei Chemitei)(6)
 12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)BERJAYA Ethiopia
Bedile Kibret3
Demeke Bekele7
Tadelle Abebe10
Lemi Erpassa13
(Tesfayi Dadi)(17)
 33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)BERJAYA Spain
Juan Abad8
Fermín Cacho15
Mariano Campal16
Jesús Gálvez22
(Ricardo Castaño)(41)
(David Pujolar)(53)
 61
4BERJAYA Japan83
5BERJAYA United States115
6BERJAYA Australia128
7BERJAYA New Zealand152
8BERJAYA Algeria152
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (5.962 km)

[edit]
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ingrid KristiansenBERJAYA Norway19:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Angela ToobyBERJAYA United Kingdom19:23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Annette SergentBERJAYA France19:29
4Lynn JenningsBERJAYA United States19:38
5Albertina MachadoBERJAYA Portugal19:38
6Yelena RomanovaBERJAYA Soviet Union19:41
7Regina ChistyakovaBERJAYA Soviet Union19:41
8Liève SlegersBERJAYA Belgium19:44
9Jill HunterBERJAYA United Kingdom19:46
10Maria CuratoloBERJAYA Italy19:46
11Marie-Pierre DurosBERJAYA France19:49
12Susan SirmaBERJAYA Kenya19:50
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)BERJAYA Soviet Union
Yelena Romanova6
Regina Chistyakova7
Marina Rodchenkova18
Olga Bondarenko20
(Natalya Lagunkova)(39)
(Lyudmila Matveyeva)(59)
 51
2nd place, silver medalist(s)BERJAYA United Kingdom
Angela Tooby2
Jill Hunter9
Susan Tooby16
Fiona Truman34
(Sonia Vinall)(48)
(Laura Wight)(84)
 61
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)BERJAYA France
Annette Sergent3
Marie-Pierre Duros11
Patricia Demilly28
Rosario Murcia30
(Maria Lelut)(35)
(Christine Loiseau)(75)
 72
4BERJAYA United States88
5BERJAYA Canada91
6BERJAYA Kenya122
7BERJAYA Portugal126
8BERJAYA China152
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

[edit]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1BERJAYA Kenya (KEN)4217
2BERJAYA Norway (NOR)1001
BERJAYA Soviet Union (URS)1001
4BERJAYA Ethiopia (ETH)0213
5BERJAYA United Kingdom (UKB)0202
6BERJAYA France (FRA)0033
7BERJAYA Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (7 entries)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

[edit]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 4401 athletes from 41 countries, two athletes (senior men) less than the official number published.[6]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Gillon, Doug (March 28, 1988), Cross-country in Britain could be running out of time - The World Championships in Auckland may have signalled the beginning of the death of cross-country running in Britain..., Glasgow Herald, p. 9, retrieved October 23, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.0km CC Women - Auckland Elleslie Date: Saturday, March 26, 1988, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013
  5. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. 1 2 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1988_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships&oldid=1333748355"