The 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the Menara district in Marrakesh, Morocco. 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 km)Paul Tergat 34:01Paul Koech 34:06Assefa Mezegebu 34:28Men's short(4 km)John Kibowen 10:43Daniel Komen 10:46Paul Kosgei 10:50Junior men(8 km)Million Wolde 22:47Richard Limo 22:50Haylu Mekonnen 22:51Senior women(8 km)Sonia O'Sullivan 25:39Paula Radcliffe 25:42Gete Wami 25:49Women's short(4 km)Sonia O'Sullivan 12:20Zahra Ouaziz 12:34Kutre Dulecha 12:37Junior women(6 km)Yimenashu Taye 19:32Jeruto Kiptum 19:34Worknesh Kidane 19:34 TeamSenior men 12 57 60Men's short 10 42 60Junior men 16 20 66Senior women 30 37 74Women's short 57 58 68Junior women 16 20 68

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Paul Tergat 34:01 Paul Koech 34:06 Assefa Mezegebu 34:28 4 Tom Nyariki 34:37 5 Wilson Boit Kipketer 34:38 6 Christopher Kelong 34:41 7 Ismael Kirui 34:41 8 Mohammed Mourhit 34:44 9 Domingos Castro 34:46 10 Fabián Roncero 34:50 11 Elarbi Khattabi 34:54 12 Paulo Guerra 34:59 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Paul Tergat 1 Paul Koech 2 Tom Nyariki 4 Wilson Boit Kipketer 5 (Christopher Kelong) (6) (Ismael Kirui) (7) 12 Assefa Mezegebu 3 Habte Jifar 13 Tesfaye Tola 20 Ayele Mezegebu 21 (Abraham Assefa) (24) (Mamo Kejela) (91) 57 Elarbi Khattabi 11 Lahcen Benyoussef 14 Brahim Lahlafi 17 Khaled Boulami 18 (Abdelilah El Manaia) (53) (Smail Sghir) (DNF) 60 4 74 5 94 6 156 7 193 8 194 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Men's short race (4 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time John Kibowen 10:43 Daniel Komen 10:46 Paul Kosgei 10:50 4 Benjamin Limo 10:59 5 John Kosgei 11:04 6 Brahim Boulami 11:06 7 Marc Davis 11:08 8 Kipkurui Misoi 11:10 9 Hicham Bouaouiche 11:11 10 Maru Daba 11:11 11 Isaac Viciosa 11:13 12 Ali Ezzine 11:14 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points John Kibowen 1 Daniel Komen 2 Paul Kosgei 3 Benjamin Limo 4 (John Kosgei) (5) (Kipkurui Misoi) (8) 10 Brahim Boulami 6 Hicham Bouaouiche 9 Ali Ezzine 12 Brahim Jabbour 15 (Salah El Ghazi) (16) (El Hassan Lahssini) (18) 42 Maru Daba 10 Mohamed Awol 13 Tewodros Shiferaw 17 Simretu Alemayehu 20 (Abiyote Abate) (40) (Mekonen Daba) (51) 60 4 87 5 108 6 117 7 133 8 159 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Million Wolde 22:47 Richard Limo 22:50 Haylu Mekonnen 22:51 4 Yibeltal Admassu 22:53 5 Douglas Mumanyi 22:54 6 Reuben Kamzee 22:55 7 Titus Kipkemboi 23:02 8 Alene Emere 23:06 9 Yitbarek Eshetu 23:14 10 Adil Kaouch 23:17 11 Abraham Cherono 23:25 12 Geofrey Naibei 23:32 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Million Wolde 1 Haylu Mekonnen 3 Yibeltal Admassu 4 Alene Emere 8 (Yitbarek Eshetu) (9) (Hailemariam Tegafaw) (14) 16 Richard Limo 2 Douglas Mumanyi 5 Reuben Kamzee 6 Titus Kipkemboi 7 (Abraham Cherono) (11) (Geofrey Naibei) (12) 20 Adil Kaouch 10 Mustapha Mellouk 13 Driss Benismail 20 Hicham Lamalem 23 (Saïd Berrioui) (84) 66† 4 100 5 102 6 104 7 152 8 163 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result †: Ahmed Baday of was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.

Senior women's race (8 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Sonia O'Sullivan 25:39 Paula Radcliffe 25:42 Gete Wami 25:49 4 Merima Denboba 25:56 5 Jackline Maranga 25:56 6 Julia Vaquero 26:06 7 Jane Omoro 26:07 8 Leah Malot 26:16 9 Ayelech Worku 26:17 10 Sally Barsosio 26:27 11 Naomi Mugo 26:33 12 Susan Chepkemei 26:35 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Jackline Maranga 5 Jane Omoro 7 Leah Malot 8 Sally Barsosio 10 (Naomi Mugo) (11) (Susan Chepkemei) (12) 30 Gete Wami 3 Merima Denboba 4 Ayelech Worku 9 Getenesh Urge 21 (Asha Gigi) (36) (Leila Aman) (39) 37 Paula Radcliffe 2 Hayley Haining 13 Vikki McPherson 25 Liz Talbot 34 (Lucy Wright) (53) (Angela Joiner) (59) 74 4 93 5 118 6 124 7 155 8 159 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Women's short race (4 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Sonia O'Sullivan 12:20 Zahra Ouaziz 12:34 Kutre Dulecha 12:37 4 Anita Weyermann 12:45 5 Restituta Joseph 12:46 6 Beatrice Omwanza 12:47 7 Rodica Nagel 12:48 8 Elva Dryer 12:51 9 Amy Rudolph 12:51 10 Samukeliso Moyo 12:51 11 Genet Gebregiorgis 12:52 12 Grethe Koens 12:56 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Zahra Ouaziz 2 Zhor El Kamch 13 Saliha Khaldoun 18 Seloua Ouaziz 24 (Samra Raif) (29) (Hasna Benhassi) (73) 57 Kutre Dulecha 3 Genet Gebregiorgis 11 Alemitu Bekele 17 Yihunelesh Bekele 27 (Etaferahu Yimer) (32) (Elsabet Truneh) (50) 58 Elva Dryer 8 Amy Rudolph 9 Molly Watcke 25 Kathy Franey 26 (Karen Candaele) (33) (Fran ten Bensel) (66) 68 4 98 5 104 6 113 7 192 8 200 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (6 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Yimenashu Taye 19:32 Jeruto Kiptum 19:34 Worknesh Kidane 19:34 4 Alemgena Bezabeh 19:46 5 Vivian Cheruiyot 19:47 6 Margaret Chepkemboi 19:48 7 Agnes Kiprop 19:57 8 Merima Hashim 19:59 9 Emiko Kojima 20:02 10 Émilie Mondor 20:16 11 Prisca Ngetich 20:16 12 René Kalmer 20:17 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Yimenashu Taye 1 Worknesh Kidane 3 Alemgena Bezabeh 4 Merima Hashim 8 (Hareg Sidelil) (16) (Tereza Yohanes) (17) 16 Jeruto Kiptum 2 Vivian Cheruiyot 5 Margaret Chepkemboi 6 Agnes Kiprop 7 (Prisca Ngetich) (11) (Salome Boiyo) (18) 20 Emiko Kojima 9 Yoshiko Fujinaga 14 Risa Tanaka 19 Miho Nakashima 24 (Chioko Sakaue) (29) (Kazuko Kanno) (48) 66 4 98† 5 114† 6 165 7 191 8 200 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result †: Nadia Ejjafini of was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification affecting the team scores.

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 707 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

(30) (1) (7) (1) (15) (1) (2) (4) (6) (22) (1) (28) (1) (12) (2) (4) (4) (4) (6) (7) (36) (12) (31) (6) (7) (2) (1) (7) (12) (29) (21) (5) (36) (8) (4) (3) (9) (36) (6) (8) (5) (2) (7) (3) (21) (12) (6) (12) (4) (1) (22) (36) (1) (3) (3) (7) (4) (9) (8) (5) (4) (2) (35) (35) (4) (19)

See also 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 1998 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links Official site