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1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

FieldValue
Name1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition24th
DateMarch 23
Host cityStellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa South Africa
LocationDanie Craven Stadium
Nations participating65
Athletes participating669
Races4
Distances12.15 km – Senior men
8.35 km – Junior men
6.3 km – Senior women
4.22 km – Junior women
Previous1995 Durham
Next1997 Torino

8.35 km – Junior men 6.3 km – Senior women 4.22 km – Junior women The 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald, | access-date = October 26, 2013 and a report in The New York Times. | access-date = October 26, 2013

Complete results for senior men, |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110603/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1996S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970223070911/http://www.iaaf.org/rdb/result/wcc96saf/142.html |archive-date=February 23, 1997 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970223070959/http://www.iaaf.org/rdb/result/wcc96saf/149.html |archive-date=February 23, 1997 junior men, |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110128/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1996S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970223070852/http://www.iaaf.org/rdb/result/wcc96saf/139.html |archive-date=February 23, 1997 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970223070936/http://www.iaaf.org/rdb/result/wcc96saf/146.html |archive-date=February 23, 1997 senior women, |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110946/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1996S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970223070922/http://www.iaaf.org/rdb/result/wcc96saf/143.html |archive-date=February 23, 1997 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970223071011/http://www.iaaf.org/rdb/result/wcc96saf/150.html |archive-date=February 23, 1997 junior women, |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110304/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW1996S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970223070901/http://www.iaaf.org/rdb/result/wcc96saf/140.html |archive-date=February 23, 1997 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970223070946/http://www.iaaf.org/rdb/result/wcc96saf/147.html |archive-date=February 23, 1997 medallists, | access-date = October 9, 2013 and the results of British athletes |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2013 were published.

Medallists

Junior womenKEN21ETH26JPN70

Race results

Senior men's race (12.15 km)

Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Paul Tergat
Salah Hissou
Ismael Kirui
4Paul Koech
5Haile Gebrselassie
6Joseph Kimani
7Khalid Skah
8Smail Sghir
9William Kiptum
10Josephat Machuka
11Abraham Assefa
12Jon Brown
(James Kariuki)(61)

|| 33 |-

(Brahim Boulami)(78)

|| 99 |-

(Tesfaye Tafa)(DNF)

|| 107

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Junior men's race (8.35 km)

Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
David Chelule
Assefa Mezegebu
Samuel Chepkok
4Elijah Korir
5Charles Kwambai
6Mizan Mehari
7Kipchumba Mitei
8Million Wolde
9Patrick Ivuti
10Lemma Alemayehu
11Miloud Abaoub
12David Galindo
(Patrick Ivuti)(9)

|| 13 |-

(Geremew Haile)(28)

|| 26 |-

(Abdelghani Lahlali)(DNF)

|| 94

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Senior women's race (6.3 km)

Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Gete Wami
Rose Cheruiyot
Naomi Mugo
4Derartu Tulu
5Colleen de Reuck
6Fernanda Ribeiro
7Julia Vaquero
8Jane Ngotho
9Gabriela Szabo
10Berhane Adere
11Sally Barsosio
12Iulia Negura
(Lornah Kiplagat)(80)

|| 24 |-

(Kore Alemu)(57)

|| 44 |-

(Lelia Deselnicu)(41)

|| 70

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Junior women's race (4.22 km)

Main article: 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Kutre Dulecha
Annemari Sandell
Jepkorir Ayabei
4Nancy Kipron
5Edna Kiplagat
6Etaferahu Tarekegn
7Cristina Iloc
8Shura Hotesa
9Elizabeth Cheptanui
10Caroline Tarus
11Ayelech Worku
12Sintayahu Fikre
(Caroline Tarus)(10)

|| 21 |-

(Zenebech Tadese)(14)

|| 26 |-

(Ayumi Iwashita)(64)

|| 70

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

  • 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 669 athletes from 65 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

  • ALG (6)
  • ANG (3)
  • ARG (8)
  • AUS (15)
  • BLR (7)
  • BEL (16)
  • BOT (10)
  • BRA (20)
  • CMR (4)
  • CAN (18)
  • CHN (7)
  • TPE (2)
  • COL (10)
  • CGO (1)
  • CRO (3)
  • CZE (4)
  • EGY (2)
  • EST (1)
  • ETH (27)
  • FIJ (6)
  • FIN (16)
  • FRA (27)
  • GER (2)
  • HKG (1)
  • HUN (2)
  • IND (18)
  • IRL (14)
  • ISR (1)
  • ITA (27)
  • JAM (10)
  • JPN (22)
  • KAZ (2)
  • KEN (26)
  • LES (9)
  • LTU (1)
  • MAW (7)
  • MRI (12)
  • MEX (12)
  • MAR (17)
  • MOZ (5)
  • NAM (11)
  • NED (16)
  • NZL (12)
  • PNG (8)
  • POL (1)
  • POR (17)
  • ROU (13)
  • RUS (10)
  • SEN (1)
  • SEY (4)
  • SVK (2)
  • RSA (27)
  • ESP (27)
  • SWZ (6)
  • SWE (1)
  • SUI (8)
  • TJK (2)
  • TAN (10)
  • UGA (7)
  • UKR (6)
  • United Kingdom (26)
  • USA (26)
  • FR Yugoslavia (5)
  • ZAM (3)
  • ZIM (19)

References

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