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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 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

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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   Kenya 44   United Kingdom 147   Ethiopia 162
Junior men   Kenya 14   Ethiopia 22   Italy 76
Senior women   Soviet Union 58   France 60   United States 68
Junior women   Kenya 40   Soviet Union 68   Portugal 84

Race results

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Senior men's race (12 km)

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Main article: 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  John Ngugi   Kenya 39:42
  Tim Hutchings   United Kingdom 40:10
  Wilfred Kirochi   Kenya 40:21
4 Steve Moneghetti   Australia 40:24
5 Tesfaye Tafa   Ethiopia 40:26
6 Alejandro Gómez   Spain 40:29
7 Andrew Masai   Kenya 40:32
8 Kipkemboi Kimeli   Kenya 40:34
9 Moses Tanui   Kenya 40:42
10 John Halvorsen   Norway 40:45
11 Bruno Le Stum   France 40:48
12 Francesco Panetta   Italy 40:51
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
John Ngugi 1
Wilfred Kirochi 3
Andrew Masai 7
Kipkemboi Kimeli 8
Moses Tanui 9
Joseph Kiptum 16
(Boniface Merande) (25)
(Jackson Ruto) (36)
(Ibrahim Kinuthia) (44)
44
    United Kingdom
Tim Hutchings 2
Gary Staines 14
Dave Clarke 15
Craig Mochrie 22
Dave Lewis 45
Richard Nerurkar 49
(Eamonn Martin) (93)
(Geoff Turnbull) (136)
(Roger Hackney) (DNF)
147
    Ethiopia
Tesfaye Tafa 5
Bekele Debele 13
Wolde Silasse Melkessa 27
Melese Feissa 33
Debebe Demisse 37
Haji Bulbula 47
(Bedile Kibret) (77)
(Demeke Bekele) (97)
(Habte Negash) (125)
162
4   France 187
5   Spain 189
6   Australia 284
7   Portugal 305
8   Italy 318
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)

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Main article: 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Addis Abebe   Ethiopia 25:07
  Kipyego Kororia   Kenya 25:31
  Stephenson Nyamau   Kenya 25:33
4 Thomas Osano   Kenya 25:33
5 William Koskei Chemitei   Kenya 25:36
6 Dube Jillo   Ethiopia 25:40
7 Tesgie Legesse   Ethiopia 25:52
8 Tesfaye Bekele   Ethiopia 26:03
9 Christian Leuprecht   Italy 26:07
10 Lemi Erpassa   Ethiopia 26:18
11 Assefa Gebremedhin   Ethiopia 26:29
12 Spencer Duval   United Kingdom 26:32
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Kipyego Kororia 2
Stephenson Nyamau 3
Thomas Osano 4
William Koskei Chemitei 5
(Jonah Birir) (13)
14
    Ethiopia
Addis Abebe 1
Dube Jillo 6
Tesgie Legesse 7
Tesfaye Bekele 8
(Lemi Erpassa) (10)
(Assefa Gebremedhin) (11)
22
    Italy
Christian Leuprecht 9
Vincenzo Modica 17
Francesco Bennici 23
Angelo Giardiello 27
(Antonello Barretta) (110)
(Sabino Francavilla) (121)
76
4   United Kingdom 95
5   Poland 131
6   Spain 147
7   Japan 170
8   Algeria 172
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6 km)

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Main article: 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Annette Sergent   France 22:27
  Nadezhda Stepanova   Soviet Union 22:34
  Lynn Williams   Canada 22:41
4 Jane Ngotho   Kenya 22:57
5 Jackie Perkins   Australia 22:59
6 Lynn Jennings   United States 22:59
7 Jill Hunter   United Kingdom 23:00
8 Véronique Collard   Belgium 23:01
9 Yelena Romanova   Soviet Union 23:02
10 Maria Lelut   France 23:03
11 Luchia Yeshak   Ethiopia 23:04
12 Conceição Ferreira   Portugal 23:13
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Soviet Union
Nadezhda Stepanova 2
Yelena Romanova 9
Natalya Sorokivskaya 20
Regina Chistyakova 27
(Natalya Artyomova) (67)
(Tatyana Pozdnyakova) (69)
58
    France
Annette Sergent 1
Maria Lelut 10
Martine Fays 17
Marie-Pierre Duros 32
(Patricia Demilly) (53)
(Rosario Murcia) (93)
60
    United States
Lynn Jennings 6
Margaret Groos 16
Carla Borovicka 21
Annette Hand 25
(Sabrina Dornhoefer) (29)
(Shelly Steely) (86)
68
4   Portugal 84
5   Ethiopia 98
6   United Kingdom 99
7   Australia 130
8   Canada 133
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4 km)

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Main article: 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Malin Ewerlöf   Sweden 15:23
  Olga Nazarkina   Soviet Union 15:30
  Esther Saina   Kenya 15:41
4 Ann Mwangi   Kenya 15:59
5 Jane Ekimat   Kenya 16:01
6 Lisa Harvey   Canada 16:03
7 Shiki Terasaki   Japan 16:04
8 Mónica Gama   Portugal 16:12
9 Suzy Walsham   Australia 16:14
10 Tina Hall   United States 16:15
11 Yumi Osaki   Japan 16:16
12 Nicole Corbin   Australia 16:20
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Esther Saina 3
Ann Mwangi 4
Jane Ekimat 5
Tegla Loroupe 28
40
    Soviet Union
Olga Nazarkina 2
Elena Khaliman 18
Larisa Alekseyeva 21
Svetlana Yepishkina 27
(Svetlana Nesterova) (29)
(Olga Bogdanova) (32)
68
    Portugal
Mónica Gama 8
Carla Sacramento 17
Carla Machado 20
Luisa Diaz 39
(Carla Azeitero) (54)
(Ana Oliveira) (74)
84
4   Japan 90
5   Canada 103
6   United States 104
7   Spain 125
8   France 149
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

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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 entries)88824
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Ngugi wins unprecedented fourth title - Despite a gallant chase by Britain's Tim Hutchings, the World Cross-Country Championships in Norway yesterday turned into a Kenyan festival..., Glasgow Herald, March 20, 1989, p. 20, retrieved October 23, 2013
  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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. ^ a b 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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