The 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 28, 2009. The races were held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. Amman is also only the second occasion on which Asia has hosted the World Cross Country Championships, which are the oldest IAAF World Athletics Series event, first celebrated under the IAAF banner in 1973.

Competition notes

The senior male team for Kenya won their 22nd team title in 24 years despite the fact that no senior male runner from Kenya has won an individual title since 1999.

Florence Kiplagat was the first Kenyan senior women's winner since Helen Chepngeno in 1994. She was quoted saying, ‘’I would like to thank God,” she said. “Kenya has not won since 1994. We are determined to perform at the same level as Kenyan men.”

Further race reports of the event were given in The New York Times and for the IAAF.

Medallists IndividualSenior men(12 km)Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam 35:02Moses Ndiema Kipsiro 35:04Zersenay Tadese 35:04Junior men(8 km)Ayele Abshero 23:26Titus Kipjumba Mbishei 23:30Moses Kibet 23:35Senior women(8 km)Florence Jebet Kiplagat 26:13Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 26:16Meselech Melkamu 26:19Junior women(6 km)Genzebe Dibaba 20:14Mercy Cherono 20:17Jackline Chepngeno 20:27 TeamSenior men 28 28 50Junior men 20 22 72Senior women 14 28 72Junior women 18 18 76

Race results Senior men's race (12 km)

Complete results for senior men and for senior men's teams were published.

+Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam35:02 Moses Kipsiro35:04 Zersenay Tadese35:04 4Leonard Komon35:05 5Habtamu Fikadu35:06 6Mathew Kisorio35:08 7 Mark Kiptoo35:11 8Chakir Boujattaoui35:12 9Teklemariam Medhin35:14 10Hunegnaw Mesfin35:16 11Moses Mosop35:17 12Feyisa Lilesa35:22 Full results

+Teams Rank Team Points Leonard Patrick Komon 4 Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio 6 Mark Kosgey Kiptoo 7 Moses Cheruiyot Mosop 11 (Mangata Kimai Ndiwa) (14) (Linus Kipwambok Chumba) (25)28 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam 1 Habtamu Fikadu 5 Hunegnaw Mesfin 10 Feyisa Lilesa 12 (Dino Sefir) (15) (Tadese Tola) (17) 28 Zersenay Tadese 3 Teklemariam Medhin 9 Samuel Tsegay 16 Samson Kiflemariam 22 (Issak Sibhatu) (24) (Kidane Tadasse) (56) 50 465 579 6107 7 140 8168Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior men's race (8 km) Complete results for junior men and for junior men's teams were published.

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Ayele Abshero 23:26 Titus Kipjumba Mbishei 23:30 Moses Kibet 23:35 4 Paul Kipngetich Tanui 23:35 5 Japheth Kipyegon Korir 23:36 6 Atalay Yirsaw 23:38 7 Gashaw Biftu 23:44 8 Debebe Woldsenbet 23:52 9 John Kipkoech 24:00 10 John Kemboi Cheruiyot 24:08 11 German Fernandez 24:13 12 Dieudonné Nsengiyuma 24:16 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Titus Kipjumba Mbishei 2 Paul Kipngetich Tanui 4 Japheth Kipyegon Korir 5 John Kipkoech 9 (John Kemboi Cheruiyot) (10) (Charles Kibet Chepkurui) (13) 20 Ayele Abshero 1 Atalay Yirsaw 6 Gashaw Biftu 7 Debebe Woldsenbet 8 (Legese Lamiso) (16) (Yetwale Kende) (32) 22 Goitom Kifle 14 Mulue Andom 18 Nassir Dawud 19 Merhawi Tadesse 21 (Gebrebrhan Tesfamariam) (33) (Abraham Tewelde) (34) 72 4 82 5 104 6 135 7 143 8 153 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Senior women's race (8 km)

Complete results for senior women and for senior women's teams were published.

+Individual race Rank Athlete Country Time (m:s) Florence Kiplagat26:13 Linet Masai26:16 Meselech Melkamu26:19 4Lineth Chepkurui26:23 5Wude Ayalew26:23 6Hilda Kibet26:43 7 Ann Karindi Mwangi26:49 8Gelete Burka26:58 9Maryam Yusuf Jamal27:00 10Ines Chenonge27:00 11Pauline Korikwiang27:03 12Mamitu Daska27:04 Full results

+Teams Rank Team Points Florence Jebet Kiplagat 1 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 2 Lineth Chepkurui 4 Ann Karindi Mwangi 7 (Iness Chepkesis Chenonge) (10) (Pauline Chemning Korikwiang) (11)14 Meselech Melkamu 3 Wude Ayalew 5 Gelete Burka 8 Mamitu Daska 12 (Sentayehu Ejigu) (14) (Koren Jelela) (30)28 Ana Dulce Félix 15 Sara Moreira 16 Ana Dias 19 Anália Rosa 22 (Elisabete Lopes) (64) (Inês Monteiro) (DNF) 72 4117 5130 6130 7 154 8165 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior women's race (6 km) Complete results for junior women and for junior women's teams were published.

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Genzebe Dibaba 20:14 Mercy Cherono 20:17 Jackline Chepngeno 20:27 4 Frehiwat Goshu 20:34 5 Nelly Chebet Ngeiywo 20:36 6 Sule Utura 20:38 7 Emebet Anteneh 20:42 8 Hilda Chepkemoi Tanui 20:49 9 Meseret Mengistu 20:52 10 Jackline Chebii 21:01 11 Emily Brichacek 21:02 12 Tsega Gelaw 21:11 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Genzebe Dibaba 1 Frehiwat Goshu 4 Sule Utura 6 Emebet Anteneh 7 (Meseret Mengistu) (9) (Tsega Gelaw) (12) 18 Mercy Cherono 2 Jackline Chepngeno 3 Nelly Chebet Ngeiywo 5 Hilda Chepkemoi Tanui 8 (Jackline Chebii) (10) (Delvine Relin Meringor) (16) 18 Nanaka Izawa 17 Erika Ikeda 18 Asami Kato 20 Aki Otagiri 21 (Chitose Shibata) (22) (Emi Kameyama) (37) 76 4 83 5 124 6 132 7 157 8 182 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 According to an unofficial count, 459 athletes from 59 countries participated, two athletes less (senior women) than the official number published

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See also 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race 2009 in athletics (track and field)

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