International athletics championship event
1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Organisers IAAF Edition 26th Date March 21/22 Host city Marrakech , Morocco Venue Menara district Events 6 Distances 12 km – Senior men 4 km – Men's short 8 km – Junior men 8 km – Senior women 4 km – Women's short 6 km – Junior women Participation 707 athletes from 66 nations
The 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the Menara district in Marrakech , Morocco . Reports of the event were given in The New York Times ,[1] in the Herald ,[2] and for the IAAF .[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Complete results for senior men,[9] [10] [11] for senior men's teams,[9] [12] [13] for men's short race,[14] [15] [16] for men's short race teams,[14] [17] [18] for junior men,[19] [20] [21] for junior men's teams,[19] [22] [23] senior women,[24] [25] [26] for senior women's teams,[24] [27] [28] for women's short race,[29] [30] [31] for women's short race teams,[29] [32] [33] for junior women,[34] [35] [36] for junior women's teams,[34] [37] [38] medallists,[39] and the results of British athletes who took part[40] were published.
Medallists [ edit ] Race results [ edit ] Senior men's race (12 km) [ edit ] Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Men's short race (4 km) [ edit ] Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Junior men's race (8 km) [ edit ] Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result † : Ahmed Baday of Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.[41]
Senior women's race (8 km) [ edit ] Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Women's short race (4 km) [ edit ] Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Junior women's race (6 km) [ edit ] Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result † : Nadia Ejjafini of Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification affecting the team scores.[41]
Medal table (unofficial) [ edit ] * Host nation (Morocco )
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 707 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[40]
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Dunaway, James (March 23, 1998). "PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY -- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Tergat Makes It Four Straight" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 28, 2013 . ^ Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1998), O'Sullivan a crown jewel out of Africa , Herald , retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Minshull, Phil, Tergat & Kenya sweep the board , IAAF , archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Minshull, Phil, Senior men’s short race , IAAF , archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Butler, Mark, Ethiopia strikes back , IAAF , archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Minshull, Phil, Senior women , IAAF , archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Alessandrini, Guido, O’Sullivan makes it look easy , IAAF , archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Minshull, Phil, Junior women , IAAF , archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Marrakech Menara district Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998 , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013 {{citation }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link ) ^ Official Results - CROSS SENIOR Men - Sunday, March 22, 1998 , IAAF , March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Long Race - men , IAAF , March 22, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Official Results - CROSS SENIOR Men - Team - Sunday, March 22, 1998 , IAAF , March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Long Race - men - Final - Team , IAAF , March 22, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Men - Marrakech Menara district Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998 , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013 {{citation }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link ) ^ Official Results - CROSS SHORT Men - Saturday, March 21, 1998 , IAAF , March 21, 1998, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Short Race - men , IAAF , March 21, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Official Results - CROSS SHORT Men - Team - Saturday, March 21, 1998 , IAAF , March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Short Race - men - Final - Team , IAAF , March 21, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Marrakech Menara district Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998 , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013 {{citation }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link ) ^ Official Results - CROSS JUNIOR Men - Sunday, March 22, 1998 , IAAF , March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2012-08-19, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Junior Race - men , IAAF , March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Official Results - CROSS JUNIOR Men - Team - Sunday, March 22, 1998 , IAAF , March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team , IAAF , March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Women - Marrakech Menara district Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998 , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013 {{citation }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link ) ^ Official Results - CROSS SENIOR Women - Saturday, March 21, 1998 , IAAF , March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 1999-10-07, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Long Race - women , IAAF , March 21, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Official Results - CROSS SENIOR Women - Team - Saturday, March 21, 1998 , IAAF , March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Long Race - women - Final - Team , IAAF , March 21, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Marrakech Menara district Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998 , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on November 15, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013 {{citation }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link ) ^ Official Results - CROSS SHORT Women - Sunday, March 22, 1998 , IAAF , March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Short Race - women , IAAF , March 22, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Official Results - CROSS SHORT Women - Team - Sunday, March 22, 1998 , IAAF , March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Short Race - women - Final - Team , IAAF , March 22, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973 , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013 {{citation }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link ) ^ Official Results - CROSS JUNIOR Women - Saturday, March 21, 1998 , IAAF , March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Junior Race - women , IAAF , March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Official Results - CROSS JUNIOR Women - Team - Saturday, March 21, 1998 , IAAF , March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team , IAAF , March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS , Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 28, 2013 ^ 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 28, 2013 ^ a b IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - DOPING VIOLATIONS AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF) , IAAF , p. 11, retrieved November 5, 2013 External links [ edit ]
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