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1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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Name1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Logo1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
Size200px
OrganisersIAAF
Edition25th
Date23 March
Host cityTurin, Piemonte, Italy
LocationParco del Valentino
Nations participating72
Athletes participating725
Races4
Distances12.333 km – Senior men
8.511 km – Junior men
6.6 km – Senior women
4.689 km – Junior women
Previous1996 Stellenbosch
Next1998 Marrakesh

8.511 km – Junior men 6.6 km – Senior women 4.689 km – Junior women The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Turin, Italy. A report of the event was given in The New York Times, | access-date = October 27, 2013 in the Herald, | access-date = October 27, 2013 and for the IAAF. |access-date = October 27, 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190119/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/reports/reportsenior.html |archive-date = October 29, 2013 |access-date = October 27, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110805045418/http://www2.iaaf.org/WXC97/reports/reportjunior.html |archive-date = 2011-08-05 |url-status = dead

Complete results for senior men, | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 16, 2007 | access-date = October 27, 2013 |access-date = October 27, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200713/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xs/rf.html |archive-date = 2013-10-29 |url-status = dead | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 16, 2007 | access-date = October 27, 2013 |access-date = October 27, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203012/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/m/xj/rf.html |archive-date = 2013-10-29 |url-status = dead | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 16, 2007 | access-date = October 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192721/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xs/rf.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013 | access-date = October 27, 2013 junior women, |access-date = October 27, 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191419/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/rf.html |archive-date = October 29, 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 16, 2007 | access-date = October 27, 2013 |access-date = October 27, 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194731/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc97/results/w/xj/tf.html |archive-date = October 29, 2013 medallists, | access-date = October 9, 2013 and the results of British athletes who took part |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 womenKEN15JPN38ETH39

Race results

Senior men's race (12.333 km)

Main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Paul Tergat
Salah Hissou
Tom Nyariki
4Paul Koech
5Mohammed Mourhit
6Bernard Barmasai†
7Joseph Kibor
8Smail Sghir
9Julio Rey
10Khaled Boulami
11Habte Jifar
12El Hassan Lahssini

†: Athlete marked in the results list as nonscorer.

(John Kosgei)(47)

|| 51 |-

(Mustapha Bamouh)(82)

|| 70 |-

(Tesgie Legesse)(129)

|| 125

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Junior men's race (8.511 km)

Main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Elijah Korir
Million Wolde
Paul Kosgei
4John Gwako
5Charles Kwambai
6Patrick Ivuti
7Alene Emere
8Godfrey Nyombi
9Kipchumba Mitei
10Yibeltal Admassu
11Ali Ezzine
12Haylu Mekonnen
(Kipchumba Mitei)(9)

|| 13 |-

(Mohamed Awol)(16)

|| 31 |-

(Ahmed Ezzobayry)(39)

|| 74

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Senior women's race (6.6 km)

Main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Derartu Tulu
Paula Radcliffe
Gete Wami
4Julia Vaquero
5Sally Barsosio
6Merima Denboba
7Catherina McKiernan
8Naomi Mugo
9Sonia O'Sullivan
10Jane Omoro
11Lydia Cheromei
12Elena Fidatof
(Kore Alemu)(54)

|| 24 |-

(Susan Chepkemei)(19)

|| 34 |-

(Pauline Curley)(117)

|| 64

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Junior women's race (4.689 km)

Main article: 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Rose Kosgei
Prisca Ngetich
Ayelech Worku
4Edna Kiplagat
5Zenebech Tadese
6Kei Satomura
7Emiko Kojima
8Caroline Tarus
9Anita Kiptum
10Agnes Kiprop
11Risa Tanaka
12René Kalmer
(Agnes Kiprop)(10)

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(Yuka Hata)(17)

|| 38 |-

(Merima Hashim)(23)

|| 39

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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 725 athletes from 72 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. Although announced, athletes from did not show.

  • ALG (23)
  • AND (1)
  • ANG (2)
  • ARG (3)
  • AUS (17)
  • BLR (5)
  • BEL (14)
  • BOT (3)
  • BRA (19)
  • BUL (2)
  • BDI (1)
  • CMR (6)
  • CAN (23)
  • CAF (1)
  • CHI (4)
  • CHN (9)
  • COL (10)
  • CGO (2)
  • CRO (4)
  • CZE (5)
  • GEQ (1)
  • EST (7)
  • ETH (27)
  • FIN (16)
  • FRA (27)
  • GER (5)
  • HKG (1)
  • HUN (20)
  • IND (18)
  • IRL (10)
  • ISR (3)
  • ITA (27)
  • CIV (2)
  • JAM (3)
  • JPN (22)
  • KAZ (2)
  • KEN (28)
  • KGZ (3)
  • LES (10)
  • LTU (2)
  • MLT (8)
  • MRI (12)
  • MEX (18)
  • MAR (21)
  • NAM (10)
  • NED (13)
  • NZL (11)
  • PLE (3)
  • POL (2)
  • POR (17)
  • ROU (13)
  • RUS (12)
  • RWA (6)
  • SMR (1)
  • SEY (4)
  • SVK (2)
  • SLO (4)
  • RSA (27)
  • ESP (26)
  • SWE (2)
  • SUI (9)
  • TJK (3)
  • TAN (7)
  • TUR (19)
  • TKM (5)
  • UGA (4)
  • UKR (3)
  • United Kingdom (27)
  • USA (27)
  • YEM (11)
  • FR Yugoslavia (5)
  • ZIM (5)

References

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