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, and a report in The New York Times.
Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists IndividualSenior men(12.15 km)Paul Tergat 33:44Salah Hissou 33:56Ismael Kirui 33:57Junior men(8.35 km)David Chelule 24:06Assefa Mezegebu 24:19Samuel Chepkok 24:24Senior women(6.3 km)Gete Wami 20:12Rose Cheruiyot 20:18Naomi Mugo 20:21Junior women(4.22 km)Kutre Dulecha 13:27Annemari Sandell 13:32Jepkorir Ayabei 13:35 TeamSenior men 33 99 107Junior men 13 26 94Senior women 24 44 70Junior women 21 26 70
Race results
Senior men's race (12.15 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Paul Tergat 33:44 Salah Hissou 33:56 Ismael Kirui 33:57 4 Paul Koech 34:10 5 Haile Gebrselassie 34:28 6 Joseph Kimani 34:30 7 Khalid Skah 34:34 8 Smail Sghir 34:34 9 William Kiptum 34:35 10 Josephat Machuka 34:37 11 Abraham Assefa 34:55 12 Jon Brown 34:55 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Paul Tergat 1 Ismael Kirui 3 Paul Koech 4 Joseph Kimani 6 William Kiptum 9 Josephat Machuka 10 (Stephen Arusei) (14) (James Songok) (23) (James Kariuki) (61) 33 Salah Hissou 2 Khalid Skah 7 Smail Sghir 8 Abderrahim Zitouna 13 Mustapha Bamouh 29 Khaled Boulami 40 (Mohamed Issangar) (52) (Abdelaziz Sahere) (54) (Brahim Boulami) (78) 99 Haile Gebrselassie 5 Abraham Assefa 11 Habte Jifar 17 Fita Bayissa 18 Ayele Mezegebu 21 Chala Kelele 35 (Girma Tolla) (39) (Nigousse Urge) (71) (Tesfaye Tafa) (DNF) 107 4 205 5 252 6 352 7 379 8 397 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.35 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time David Chelule 24:06 Assefa Mezegebu 24:19 Samuel Chepkok 24:24 4 Elijah Korir 24:26 5 Charles Kwambai 24:28 6 Mizan Mehari 24:51 7 Kipchumba Mitei 24:55 8 Million Wolde 24:56 9 Patrick Ivuti 25:00 10 Lemma Alemayehu 25:34 11 Miloud Abaoub 25:42 12 David Galindo 25:43 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points David Chelule 1 Samuel Chepkok 3 Elijah Korir 4 Charles Kwambai 5 (Kipchumba Mitei) (7) (Patrick Ivuti) (9) 13 Assefa Mezegebu 2 Mizan Mehari 6 Million Wolde 8 Lemma Alemayehu 10 (Sisay Bezabeh) (13) (Geremew Haile) (28) 26 Aziz Driouche 14 Abderrahman Chmaiti 19 Rachid Amroug 20 Rachid Boulahdid 41 (Ahmed Ezzobayry) (47) (Abdelghani Lahlali) (DNF) 94 4 100 5 140 6 158 7 158 8 197 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6.3 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Gete Wami 20:12 Rose Cheruiyot 20:18 Naomi Mugo 20:21 4 Derartu Tulu 20:21 5 Colleen de Reuck 20:21 6 Fernanda Ribeiro 20:23 7 Julia Vaquero 20:28 8 Jane Ngotho 20:31 9 Gabriela Szabo 20:37 10 Berhane Adere 20:37 11 Sally Barsosio 20:43 12 Iulia Negura 20:55 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Rose Cheruiyot 2 Naomi Mugo 3 Jane Ngotho 8 Sally Barsosio 11 (Florence Barsosio) (15) (Lornah Kiplagat) (80) 24 Gete Wami 1 Derartu Tulu 4 Berhane Adere 10 Getenesh Urge 29 (Asha Gigi) (43) (Kore Alemu) (57) 44 Gabriela Szabo 9 Iulia Negura 12 Elena Fidatof 17 Mariana Chirila 32 (Viorica Ghican) (38) (Lelia Deselnicu) (41) 70 4 92 5 104 6 111 7 116 8 124 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.22 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Kutre Dulecha 13:27 Annemari Sandell 13:32 Jepkorir Ayabei 13:35 4 Nancy Kipron 13:49 5 Edna Kiplagat 13:50 6 Etaferahu Tarekegn 13:53 7 Cristina Iloc 13:56 8 Shura Hotesa 13:59 9 Elizabeth Cheptanui 14:00 10 Caroline Tarus 14:04 11 Ayelech Worku 14:09 12 Sintayahu Fikre 14:12 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Jepkorir Ayabei 3 Nancy Kipron 4 Edna Kiplagat 5 Elizabeth Cheptanui 9 (Caroline Tarus) (10) 21 Kutre Dulecha 1 Etaferahu Tarekegn 6 Shura Hotesa 8 Ayelech Worku 11 (Sintayahu Fikre) (12) (Zenebech Tadese) (14) 26 Emiko Kojima 15 Yuka Hata 16 Tomoko Hashimoto 17 Kaori Yoshimura 22 (Emi Kato) (63) (Ayumi Iwashita) (64) 70 4 78 5 123 6 146 7 174 8 214 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 669 athletes from 65 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
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See also 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 1996 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Results, website of the IAAF (Internet Archive) The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 (Internet Archive) GBRathletics