The 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 18/19, 2000. The races were held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.

Complete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women, for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

Medallists IndividualSenior men(12.3 km)Mohammed Mourhit 35:00Assefa Mezegebu 35:01Paul Tergat 35:02Men's short(4.18 km)John Kibowen 11:11Sammy Kipketer 11:12Paul Kosgei 11:15Junior men(8.08 km)Robert Kipchumba 22:49Duncan Lebo 22:52John Cheruiyot Korir 22:55Senior women(8.08 km)Derartu Tulu 25:42Gete Wami 25:48Susan Chepkemei 25:50Women's short(4.18 km)Kutre Dulecha 13:00Zahra Ouaziz 13:00Margaret Ngotho 13:00Junior women(6.29 km)Vivian Cheruiyot 20:34Alice Timbilil 20:35Viola Kibiwott 20:36 TeamSenior men 18 68 69Men's short 10 46 68Junior men 10 47 68Senior women 20 23 98Women's short 46 55 57Junior women 12 24 78

Race results

Senior men's race (12.3 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Mohammed Mourhit 35:00 Assefa Mezegebu 35:01 Paul Tergat 35:02 4 Patrick Ivuti 35:03 5 Wilberforce Talel 35:06 6 Paul Koech 35:22 7 Charles Kamathi 35:51 8 Sergiy Lebid 35:52 9 Abdellah Béhar 35:55 10 Eduardo Henriques 35:56 11 Abraham Cherono 36:00 12 Domingos Castro 36:01 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Paul Tergat 3 Patrick Ivuti 4 Wilberforce Talel 5 Paul Koech 6 (Charles Kamathi) (7) (Abraham Cherono) (11) 18 Assefa Mezegebu 2 Lemma Alemayehu 16 Tesfaye Tola 23 Amebesse Tolossa 27 (Dereje Tadesse) (44) (Debebe Demisse) (74) 68 Eduardo Henriques 10 Domingos Castro 12 António Pinto 22 Paulo Guerra 25 (Alfredo Bráz) (56) (Alberto Maravilha) (65) 69 4 86 5 94 6 156 7 163 8 167 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Men's short race (4.18 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time John Kibowen 11:11 Sammy Kipketer 11:12 Paul Kosgei 11:15 4 Leonard Mucheru 11:21 5 Abraham Chebii 11:25 6 Haylu Mekonnen 11:27 7 Philip Mosima 11:29 8 Saïd El Wardi 11:33 9 Laïd Bessou 11:34 10 Sergiy Lebid 11:36 11 Abiyote Abate 11:36 12 Martin Sulle 11:37 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points John Kibowen 1 Sammy Kipketer 2 Paul Kosgei 3 Leonard Mucheru 4 (Abraham Chebii) (5) (Philip Mosima) (7) 10 Haylu Mekonnen 6 Abiyote Abate 11 Dagne Alemu 14 Million Wolde 15 (Daniel Zegeye) (32) (Mohamed Awol) (43) 46 Saïd El Wardi 8 Ali Ezzine 13 Aziz Driouche 18 Youssef Baba 29 (Salah El Ghazi) (40) (Abdelhak El Gorch) (108) 68 4 88 5 100 6 130 7 136 8 166 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.08 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Robert Kipchumba 22:49 Duncan Lebo 22:52 John Cheruiyot Korir 22:55 4 Philemon Kemei 23:04 5 Martin Sulle 23:14 6 Faustin Baha 23:27 7 Edwin Koech 23:33 8 Beruk Debrework 23:40 9 Teref Dessalege 23:51 10 Kiplimo Muneria 24:03 11 Martin Toroitich 24:08 12 Alemayehu Lema 24:14 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Robert Kipchumba 1 Duncan Lebo 2 John Cheruiyot Korir 3 Philemon Kemei 4 (Edwin Koech) (7) (Kiplimo Muneria) (10) 10 Beruk Debrework 8 Teref Dessalege 9 Alemayehu Lema 12 Midekssa Diriba 18 (Demissie Girma) (31) (Tadesse Feyissa) (65) 47 Martin Toroitich 11 Paul Wakou 15 Job Sikoria 20 Johnny Okello 22 (Boniface Kiprop) (27) 68 4 84 5 98 6 105 7 125 8 151 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (8.08 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Derartu Tulu 25:42 Gete Wami 25:48 Susan Chepkemei 25:50 4 Lydia Cheromei 26:02 5 Paula Radcliffe 26:03 6 Leah Malot 26:09 7 Sonia O'Sullivan 26:20 8 Merima Denboba 26:23 9 Ayelech Worku 26:36 10 Ruth Kutol 26:38 11 Irene Kipchumba 26:45 12 Deena Drossin 26:59 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Derartu Tulu 1 Gete Wami 2 Merima Denboba 8 Ayelech Worku 9 (Berhane Adere) (14) (Asha Gigi) (28) 20 Susan Chepkemei 3 Lydia Cheromei 4 Leah Malot 6 Ruth Kutol 10 (Irene Kipchumba) (11) (Magdeline Chemjor) (25) 23 Deena Drossin 12 Jen Rhines 13 Rachel Sauder 36 Kimberly Fitchen 37 (Donna Garcia) (55) (Elva Dryer) (DNF) 98 4 101 5 137 6 137 7 148 8 164 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Women's short race (4.18 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Kutre Dulecha 13:00 Zahra Ouaziz 13:00 Margaret Ngotho 13:00 4 Paula Radcliffe 13:01 5 Fatima Yvelain 13:06 6 Yimenashu Taye 13:07 7 Carla Sacramento 13:12 8 Sally Barsosio 13:16 9 Zhor El Kamch 13:17 10 Fernanda Ribeiro 13:17 11 Yamna Belkacem 13:21 12 Rose Cheruiyot 13:22 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Carla Sacramento 7 Fernanda Ribeiro 10 Helena Sampaio 13 Marina Bastos 16 (Inês Monteiro) (29) (Anália Rosa) (45) 46 Kutre Dulecha 1 Yimenashu Taye 6 Getenesh Urge 17 Genet Gebregiorgis 31 (Zenebech Tadese) (37) (Lulit Legesse) (38) 55 Fatima Yvelain 5 Yamna Belkacem 11 Blandine Bitzner-Ducret 18 Rakiya Maraoui 23 (Laurence Duquénoy) (30) (Fatima Hajjami) (54) 57 4 59 5 81 6 122 7 138 8 149 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (6.29 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Vivian Cheruiyot 20:34 Alice Timbilil 20:35 Viola Kibiwott 20:36 4 Hareg Sidelil 20:38 5 Merima Hashim 20:41 6 Fridah Domongole 20:43 7 Eyerusalem Kuma 20:45 8 Abebech Nigussie 20:48 9 Worknesh Kidane 20:52 10 Dorcus Inzikuru 21:02 11 Rina Fujioka 21:12 12 Pamela Kipchoge 21:19 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Vivian Cheruiyot 1 Alice Timbilil 2 Viola Kibiwott 3 Fridah Domongole 6 (Pamela Kipchoge) (12) (Gladys Ruto) (34) 12 Hareg Sidelil 4 Merima Hashim 5 Eyerusalem Kuma 7 Abebech Nigussie 8 (Worknesh Kidane) (9) (Bezunesh Bekele) (13) 24 Rina Fujioka 11 Kaori Yoshida 14 Tomomi Tagao 20 Ikuko Nagao 33 (Mami Ikeda) (50) (Naoko Sakata) (DNF) 78 4 105 5 131 6 146 7 155 8 184 Full results 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 805 athletes from 76 countries, one athlete less than the official number published. The announced athletes from , , , , and did not show.

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See also 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 2000 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links Official site