The 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerp, Belgium, at the Linkeroever Racecourse on March 24, 1991. A report on the event was given 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(11.764 km)Khalid Skah 33:53Moses Tanui 33:54Simon Karori 33:54Junior men(8.415 km)Andrew Sambu 23:59Mumo Muindi 24:04Fita Bayissa 24:04Senior women(6.425 km)Lynn Jennings 20:24Derartu Tulu 20:27Liz McColgan 20:28Junior women(4.435 km)Lydia Cheromei 13:59Jane Ekimat 14:20Melody Fairchild 14:28 TeamSenior men 38 104 198Junior men 19 26 54Senior women 36 36 48Junior women 18 40 43
Race results
Senior men's race (11.764 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Khalid Skah 33:53 Moses Tanui 33:54 Simon Karori 33:54 4 Richard Chelimo 33:57 5 Ondoro Osoro† 33:57 6 Stephenson Nyamau 34:01 7 Chala Kelele 34:06 8 Ezequiel Bitok† 34:19 9 Addis Abebe 34:24 10 Hammou Boutayeb 34:28 11 Boniface Merande 34:31 12 William Mutwol 34:32 Full results †: Athlete marked in the results list as nonscorer.
+TeamsRank Team Points Moses Tanui 2 Simon Karori 3 Richard Chelimo 4 Stephenson Nyamau 6 Boniface Merande 11 William Mutwol 12 (William Koech) (24) (Andrew Masai) (34) (John Ngugi) (DNF) 38 Chala Kelele 7 Addis Abebe 9 Melese Feissa 13 Tekeye Gebrselassie 22 Bedile Kibret 23 Habte Negash 30 (Nigousse Urge) (80) (Feyissa Abebe) (91) 104 Alejandro Gómez 14 Martín Fiz 20 José Carlos Adán 25 José Manuel García 31 Antonio Serrano 37 Abel Antón 71 (Antonio Prieto) (98) (Constantino Esparcia) (119) (Juan Carlos Paul) (163) 198 4 233 5 265 6 281 7 336 8 409 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.415 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Andrew Sambu 23:59 Mumo Muindi 24:04 Fita Bayissa 24:04 4 Joseph Kibor 24:09 5 Fekadu Degefu 24:12 6 24:17 7 Ismael Kirui 24:19 8 Haile Gebrselassie 24:23 9 Mark Kipsang Too 24:23 10 Desta Asgedom 24:29 11 Abraham Assefa 24:29 12 Francis Metta 25:07 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Mumo Muindi 2 Joseph Kibor 4 6 Ismael Kirui 7 (Mark Kipsang Too) (9) 19 Fita Bayissa 3 Fekadu Degefu 5 Haile Gebrselassie 8 Desta Asgedom 10 (Abraham Assefa) (11) (Ayele Mezegebu) (13) (Bedaso Turbe) (DNF) 26 Andrew Sambu 1 Francis Metta 12 Onesmo Ludago 18 Juma Ninga 23 54 4 76 5 102 6 109 7 165 8 175 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6.425 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Lynn Jennings 20:24 Derartu Tulu 20:27 Liz McColgan 20:28 4 Luchia Yeshak 20:29 5 Jane Ngotho 20:30 6 Albertina Dias 20:40 7 Susan Sirma 20:46 8 Yelena Romanova 20:50 9 Margaret Ngotho 20:55 10 Marcianne Mukamurenzi 20:57 11 Natalya Sorokivskaya 20:57 12 Fatuma Roba 21:01 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Jane Ngotho 5 Susan Sirma 7 Margaret Ngotho 9 Pauline Konga 15 (Hellen Chepngeno) (46) 36 Derartu Tulu 2 Luchia Yeshak 4 Fatuma Roba 12 Merima Denboba 18 (Tigist Moreda) (20) (Berhane Adere) (34) 36 Yelena Romanova 8 Natalya Sorokivskaya 11 Nadezhda Galyamova 13 Marina Rodchenkova 16 (Olga Nazarkina) (23) (Nadezhda Ilyina) (24) 48 4 77 5 104 6 145 7 148 8 175 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.435 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Lydia Cheromei 13:59 Jane Ekimat 14:20 Melody Fairchild 14:28 4 Azumi Miyazaki 14:30 5 Gete Wami 14:33 6 Catherine Kirui 14:34 7 Hayley Haining 14:36 8 Minori Hayakari 14:42 9 Lina Chesire 14:43 10 Emebet Shiferaw 14:45 11 Egigayehu Worku 14:46 12 Akiko Kato 14:47 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Lydia Cheromei 1 Jane Ekimat 2 Catherine Kirui 6 Lina Chesire 9 (Ann Mwangi) (34) 18 Gete Wami 5 Emebet Shiferaw 10 Egigayehu Worku 11 Muluwork Kassa 14 (Kore Alemu) (16) (Genet Gebregiorgis) (28) (Alemitu Bekele) (DNF) 40 Azumi Miyazaki 4 Minori Hayakari 8 Akiko Kato 12 Natsue Koikawa 19 (Shiho Okayama) (20) (Hozumi Otani) (41) 43 4 82 5 88 6 99 7 114 8 181 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 633 athletes from 51 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
(6) (1) (7) (2) (25) (27) (3) (16) (1) (26) (1) (4) (5) (14) (3) (6) (28) (27) (14) (6) (4) (5) (19) (3) (18) (27) (4) (22) (27) (1) (13) (15) (19) (1) (19) (19) (7) (7) (17) (12) (2) (20) (27) (6) (16) (6) (28) (27) (2) (11) (7)
See also 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 1991 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics