1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway, at the Scanvest Ring on March 19, 1989. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition17th
DateMarch 19
Host cityStavanger, Rogaland, Norway
VenueScanvest Ring
Events4
Distances12 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
6 km – Senior women
4 km – Junior women
Participation568 athletes from
41 nations

Complete results for senior men,[2] junior men,[3] senior women,[4] junior women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 John Ngugi
 Kenya		39:42 Tim Hutchings
 United Kingdom		40:10 Wilfred Kirochi
 Kenya		40:21
Junior men
(8 km)		 Addis Abebe
 Ethiopia		25:07 Kipyego Kororia
 Kenya		25:31 Stephenson Nyamau
 Kenya		25:33
Senior women
(6 km)		 Annette Sergent
 France		22:27 Nadezhda Stepanova
 Soviet Union		22:34 Lynn Williams
 Canada		22:41
Junior women
(4 km)		 Malin Ewerlöf
 Sweden		15:23 Olga Nazarkina
 Soviet Union		15:30 Esther Saina
 Kenya		15:41
Team
Senior men  Kenya44  United Kingdom147  Ethiopia162
Junior men  Kenya14  Ethiopia22  Italy76
Senior women  Soviet Union58  France60  United States68
Junior women  Kenya40  Soviet Union68  Portugal84

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)
For full event details see 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
John Ngugi Kenya39:42
Tim Hutchings United Kingdom40:10
Wilfred Kirochi Kenya40:21
4Steve Moneghetti Australia40:24
5Tesfaye Tafa Ethiopia40:26
6Alejandro Gómez Spain40:29
7Andrew Masai Kenya40:32
8Kipkemboi Kimeli Kenya40:34
9Moses Tanui Kenya40:42
10John Halvorsen Norway40:45
11Bruno Le Stum France40:48
12Francesco Panetta Italy40:51
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
John Ngugi1
Wilfred Kirochi3
Andrew Masai7
Kipkemboi Kimeli8
Moses Tanui9
Joseph Kiptum16
(Boniface Merande)(25)
(Jackson Ruto)(36)
(Ibrahim Kinuthia)(44)
 44
 United Kingdom
Tim Hutchings2
Gary Staines14
Dave Clarke15
Craig Mochrie22
Dave Lewis45
Richard Nerurkar49
(Eamonn Martin)(93)
(Geoff Turnbull)(136)
(Roger Hackney)(DNF)
 147
 Ethiopia
Tesfaye Tafa5
Bekele Debele13
Wolde Silasse Melkessa27
Melese Feissa33
Debebe Demisse37
Haji Bulbula47
(Bedile Kibret)(77)
(Demeke Bekele)(97)
(Habte Negash)(125)
 162
4 France187
5 Spain189
6 Australia284
7 Portugal305
8 Italy318
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)
For full event details see 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Addis Abebe Ethiopia25:07
Kipyego Kororia Kenya25:31
Stephenson Nyamau Kenya25:33
4Thomas Osano Kenya25:33
5William Koskei Chemitei Kenya25:36
6Dube Jillo Ethiopia25:40
7Tesgie Legesse Ethiopia25:52
8Tesfaye Bekele Ethiopia26:03
9Christian Leuprecht Italy26:07
10Lemi Erpassa Ethiopia26:18
11Assefa Gebremedhin Ethiopia26:29
12Spencer Duval United Kingdom26:32
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Kipyego Kororia2
Stephenson Nyamau3
Thomas Osano4
William Koskei Chemitei5
(Jonah Birir)(13)
 14
 Ethiopia
Addis Abebe1
Dube Jillo6
Tesgie Legesse7
Tesfaye Bekele8
(Lemi Erpassa)(10)
(Assefa Gebremedhin)(11)
 22
 Italy
Christian Leuprecht9
Vincenzo Modica17
Francesco Bennici23
Angelo Giardiello27
(Antonello Barretta)(110)
(Sabino Francavilla)(121)
 76
4 United Kingdom95
5 Poland131
6 Spain147
7 Japan170
8 Algeria172
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6 km)
For full event details see 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Annette Sergent France22:27
Nadezhda Stepanova Soviet Union22:34
Lynn Williams Canada22:41
4Jane Ngotho Kenya22:57
5Jackie Perkins Australia22:59
6Lynn Jennings United States22:59
7Jill Hunter United Kingdom23:00
8Véronique Collard Belgium23:01
9Yelena Romanova Soviet Union23:02
10Maria Lelut France23:03
11Luchia Yeshak Ethiopia23:04
12Conceição Ferreira Portugal23:13
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Soviet Union
Nadezhda Stepanova2
Yelena Romanova9
Natalya Sorokivskaya20
Regina Chistyakova27
(Natalya Artyomova)(67)
(Tatyana Pozdnyakova)(69)
 58
 France
Annette Sergent1
Maria Lelut10
Martine Fays17
Marie-Pierre Duros32
(Patricia Demilly)(53)
(Rosario Murcia)(93)
 60
 United States
Lynn Jennings6
Margaret Groos16
Carla Borovicka21
Annette Hand25
(Sabrina Dornhoefer)(29)
(Shelly Steely)(86)
 68
4 Portugal84
5 Ethiopia98
6 United Kingdom99
7 Australia130
8 Canada133
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4 km)
For full event details see 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Malin Ewerlöf Sweden15:23
Olga Nazarkina Soviet Union15:30
Esther Saina Kenya15:41
4Ann Mwangi Kenya15:59
5Jane Ekimat Kenya16:01
6Lisa Harvey Canada16:03
7Shiki Terasaki Japan16:04
8Mónica Gama Portugal16:12
9Suzy Walsham Australia16:14
10Tina Hall United States16:15
11Yumi Osaki Japan16:16
12Nicole Corbin Australia16:20
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Kenya
Esther Saina3
Ann Mwangi4
Jane Ekimat5
Tegla Loroupe28
 40
 Soviet Union
Olga Nazarkina2
Elena Khaliman18
Larisa Alekseyeva21
Svetlana Yepishkina27
(Svetlana Nesterova)(29)
(Olga Bogdanova)(32)
 68
 Portugal
Mónica Gama8
Carla Sacramento17
Carla Machado20
Luisa Diaz39
(Carla Azeitero)(54)
(Ana Oliveira)(74)
 84
4 Japan90
5 Canada103
6 United States104
7 Spain125
8 France149
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya (KEN)4138
2 Soviet Union (URS)1304
3 Ethiopia (ETH)1113
4 France (FRA)1102
5 Sweden (SWE)1001
6 United Kingdom (UKB)0202
7 Canada (CAN)0011
 Italy (ITA)0011
 Portugal (POR)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (10 nations)88824
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 568 athletes from 41 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also

References
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  2. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (February 15, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.0km CC Women - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. 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 (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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