The 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at the Kincsem Park on March 26, 1994. 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(12.06 km)William Sigei 34:29Simon Chemoiywo 34:30Haile Gebrselassie 34:32Junior men(8.14 km)Philip Mosima 24:15Daniel Komen 24:17Abreham Tsige 24:46Senior women(6.22 km)Hellen Chepngeno 20:45Catherina McKiernan 20:52Conceição Ferreira 20:52Junior women(4.3 km)Sally Barsosio 14:04Rose Cheruiyot 14:05Elizabeth Cheptanui 14:15 TeamSenior men 34 83 133Junior men 18 27 78Senior women 55 65 75Junior women 11 46 60

Race results

Senior men's race (12.06 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time William Sigei 34:29 Simon Chemoiywo 34:30 Haile Gebrselassie 34:32 4 Paul Tergat 34:36 5 Khalid Skah 34:56 6 James Songok 35:02 7 Addis Abebe 35:11 8 Ayele Mezegebu 35:14 9 Shem Kororia 35:15 10 Mathias Ntawulikura 35:19 11 Salah Hissou 35:23 12 Dominic Kirui 35:26 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points William Sigei 1 Simon Chemoiywo 2 Paul Tergat 4 James Songok 6 Shem Kororia 9 Dominic Kirui 12 (Wilson Omwoyo) (17) (William Kiptum) (30) (Joseph Kariuki) (48) 34 Khalid Skah 5 Salah Hissou 11 Elarbi Khattabi 14 Khaled Boulami 15 Mohamed Issangar 16 Brahim Lahlafi 22 (Brahim Boutayeb) (26) (Hammou Boutayeb) (31) (Azzedine Sediki) (80) 83 Haile Gebrselassie 3 Addis Abebe 7 Ayele Mezegebu 8 Ibrahim Seid 35 Tegenu Abebe 37 Lemi Erpassa 43 (Jillo Dube) (85) (Melese Feissa) (94) (Assefa Debele) (97) 133 4 175 5 212 6 316 7 322 8 444 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8.14 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Philip Mosima 24:15 Daniel Komen 24:17 Abreham Tsige 24:46 4 Philip Kemei 24:49 5 Lemma Alemayehu 25:00 6 Pablo Olmedo 25:04 7 Tibebu Reta 25:04 8 Reyes Estévez 25:11 9 Meck Mothuli 25:13 10 Salah El Ghazi 25:15 11 David Kiptum 25:16 12 Tekalegne Shewaye 25:20 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Philip Mosima 1 Daniel Komen 2 Philip Kemei 4 David Kiptum 11 (John Bungei) (19) (Wilson Musto) (81) 18 Abreham Tsige 3 Lemma Alemayehu 5 Tibebu Reta 7 Tekalegne Shewaye 12 (Tolosa Gebre) (13) (Fikadu Bekele) (22) 27 Salah El Ghazi 10 Abdelmajid El Boubkary 18 Mohamed El Hattab 20 Abdelilah El Marrafe 30 (Mohamed Ahansal) (35) (Mohamed Amyn) (48) 78 4 96 5 118 6 152 7 159 8 175 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.22 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Hellen Chepngeno 20:45 Catherina McKiernan 20:52 Conceição Ferreira 20:52 4 Merima Denboba 20:57 5 Albertina Dias 20:59 6 Elana Meyer 21:00 7 Zola Pieterse 21:01 8 Farida Fatès 21:01 9 Olga Shurbanova 21:05 10 Fernanda Ribeiro 21:05 11 Margareta Keszeg 21:06 12 Daria Nauer 21:10 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Conceição Ferreira 3 Albertina Dias 5 Fernanda Ribeiro 10 Mónica Gama 37 (Carla Sacramento) (73) (Ana Oliveira) (85) 55 Merima Denboba 4 Getenesh Urge 14 Asha Gigi 19 Berhane Adere 28 (Gete Wami) (34) (Mama Amele) (96) 65 Hellen Chepngeno 1 Joyce Chepchumba 18 Jane Omoro 25 Hellen Kimaiyo 31 (Pacifica Monda) (36) (Leah Malot) (81) 75 4 84 5 111 6 124 7 127 8 134 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.3 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Sally Barsosio 14:04 Rose Cheruiyot 14:05 Elizabeth Cheptanui 14:15 4 Gabriela Szabo 14:25 5 Ruth Biwott 14:27 6 Naomi Mugo 14:29 7 Pamela Chepchumba 14:36 8 Azumi Miyazaki 14:37 9 Shura Hotesa 14:46 10 Birhan Dagne 14:48 11 Nicola Slater 14:49 12 Susie Power 14:49 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Sally Barsosio 1 Rose Cheruiyot 2 Elizabeth Cheptanui 3 Ruth Biwott 5 (Naomi Mugo) (6) (Pamela Chepchumba) (7) 11 Shura Hotesa 9 Birhan Dagne 10 Abeba Tola 13 Leila Aman 14 (Etaferahu Tarekegn) (16) (Yeshi Gebreselassie) (113) 46 Azumi Miyazaki 8 Miwa Sugawara 15 Kanako Haginaga 18 Sachiko Yokotsuka 19 (Chiemi Takahashi) (24) (Rie Ueno) (31) 60 4 83 5 119 6 158 7 200 8 212 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 760 athletes from 60 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

(15) (15) (21) (18) (11) (10) (21) (1) (1) (22) (4) (2) (4) (11) (7) (7) (3) (27) (7) (27) (10) (2) (26) (18) (13) (3) (27) (25) (16) (27) (6) (7) (19) (3) (21) (1) (14) (7) (16) (21) (20) (26) (4) (1) (1) (7) (10) (27) (27) (14) (2) (4) (7) (19) (27) (27) (7) (3) (1) (10)

See also 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 1994 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics