The 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Aix-les-Bains, France, at the Hippodrome de Marlioz on March 25, 1990. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists IndividualSenior men(12.2 km)Khalid Skah 34:21Moses Tanui 34:21Julius M. Korir 34:22Junior men(8 km)Kipyego Kororia 22:13Richard Chelimo 22:14Fita Bayissa 22:24Senior women(6 km)Lynn Jennings 19:21Albertina Dias 19:33Yelena Romanova 19:33Junior women(4.4 km)Liu Shixiang 14:19Yan Qinglan 14:20Susan Chepkemei 14:22 TeamSenior men 42 96 176Junior men 12 27 85Senior women 37 75 80Junior women 20 44 68

Race results

Senior men's race (12.2 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Khalid Skah 34:21 Moses Tanui 34:21 Julius M. Korir 34:22 4 Haji Bulbula 34:25 5 William Mutwol 34:26 6 Ibrahim Kinuthia 34:30 7 Domingos Castro 34:45 8 Abebe Mekonnen 34:49 9 Paul Kipkoech 34:50 10 Antonio Prieto 34:52 11 Salvatore Antibo 34:55 12 Hammou Boutayeb 34:55 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Moses Tanui 2 Julius M. Korir 3 William Mutwol 5 Ibrahim Kinuthia 6 Paul Kipkoech 9 Boniface Merande 17 (John Ngugi) (20) (Joseph Kiptum) (22) (Samuel Nyangincha) (25) 42 Haji Bulbula 4 Abebe Mekonnen 8 Tesfaye Tafa 14 Addis Abebe 19 Jillo Dube 24 Debebe Demisse 27 (Chala Kelele) (33) (Wami Alemayehu) (74) (Melese Feissa) (90) 96 Antonio Prieto 10 Martín Fiz 15 Alejandro Gómez 32 José Manuel García 36 Abel Antón 38 Constantino Esparcia 45 (Antonio Serrano) (61) (Vicente Polo) (69) (José Carlos Adán) (153) 176 4 194 5 268 6 289 7 367 8 441 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Kipyego Kororia 22:13 Richard Chelimo 22:14 Fita Bayissa 22:24 4 Ismael Kirui 22:32 5 Samuel Otieno 22:35 6 Matthew Birir 22:47 7 Abraham Assefa 22:58 8 Assefa Gebremedhin 23:04 9 Tesgie Legesse 23:07 10 Dadi Tamrat 23:20 11 Yahia Azaidj 23:26 12 Salah Hissou 23:27 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Kipyego Kororia 1 Richard Chelimo 2 Ismael Kirui 4 Samuel Otieno 5 (Matthew Birir) (6) (Anthony Kiprono) (125) 12 Fita Bayissa 3 Abraham Assefa 7 Assefa Gebremedhin 8 Tesgie Legesse 9 (Dadi Tamrat) (10) (Lemi Erpassa) (14) 27 Stefano Baldini 13 Vincenzo Modica 17 Francesco Bennici 27 Christian Leuprecht 28 (Oscar Gilotti) (64) (Antonio Ciucio) (75) 85 4 96 5 117 6 143 7 154 8 158 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Lynn Jennings 19:21 Albertina Dias 19:33 Yelena Romanova 19:33 4 Luchia Yeshak 19:33 5 Nadia Dandolo 19:39 6 Jane Ngotho 19:41 7 Conceição Ferreira 19:45 8 Viorica Ghican 19:47 9 Margaret Wairimu 19:49 10 Nadezhda Galyamova 19:50 11 Olga Nazarkina 19:51 12 Iulia Negura 19:51 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Yelena Romanova 3 Nadezhda Galyamova 10 Olga Nazarkina 11 Regina Chistyakova 13 (Natalya Sorokivskaya) (28) (Tatyana Pozdnyakova) (51) 37 Luchia Yeshak 4 Derartu Tulu 15 Adanech Erkulo 25 Getenesh Urge 31 (Tigist Moreda) (66) (Addis Gezagne) (78) 75 Albertina Dias 2 Conceição Ferreira 7 Aurora Cunha 21 Mónica Gama 50 (Lucilia Soares) (72) (Fernanda Marques) (DNF) 80 4 102 5 112 6 125 7 126 8 172 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.4 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Liu Shixiang 14:19 Yan Qinglan 14:20 Susan Chepkemei 14:22 4 Caroline Kwambai 14:23 5 Lina Chesire 14:25 6 Tamara Salomon 14:27 7 Malin Ewerlöf 14:30 8 Ann Mwangi 14:30 9 Minori Hayakari 14:32 10 Shiki Terasaki 14:35 11 Yumi Osaki 14:35 12 Melody Fairchild 14:37 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Susan Chepkemei 3 Caroline Kwambai 4 Lina Chesire 5 Ann Mwangi 8 (Jane Ekimat) (13) (Tegla Loroupe) (16) 20 Minori Hayakari 9 Shiki Terasaki 10 Yumi Osaki 11 Natsue Koikawa 14 (Makiko Okamoto) (18) (Hozumi Otani) (30) 44 Liu Shixiang 1 Yan Qinglan 2 Liu Xian 27 Liu Yianying 38 (Li Libin) (46) 68 4 86 5 145 6 147 7 148 8 153 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 617 athletes from 59 countries, one athlete (senior men) less than the official number published.

(5) (16) (2) (13) (26) (3) (16) (27) (5) (4) (1) (5) (7) (4) (5) (6) (21) (9) (27) (6) (5) (1) (17) (3) (26) (2) (27) (4) (24) (26) (1) (3) (16) (1) (16) (1) (12) (4) (6) (8) (1) (9) (27) (11) (2) (1) (23) (27) (6) (11) (5) (7) (25) (27) (2) (16) (1) (1) (4)

See also 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 1990 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics