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1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

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Senior men's race at the 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition24th
DateMarch 23
Host cityStellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa South Africa
VenueDanie Craven Stadium
Events1
Distances12.15 km – Senior men
Participation281 athletes from
56 nations

The Senior men's race at 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 Glasgow Herald,[1] and a report in The New York Times.[2]

Complete results,[3][4][5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

Race results

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Senior men's race (12.15 km)

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Individual

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Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Tergat  Kenya 33:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Salah Hissou  Morocco 33:56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ismael Kirui  Kenya 33:57
4 Paul Koech  Kenya 34:10
5 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 34:28
6 Joseph Kimani  Kenya 34:30
7 Khalid Skah  Morocco 34:34
8 Smail Sghir  Morocco 34:34
9 William Kiptum  Kenya 34:35
10 Josephat Machuka  Kenya 34:37
11 Abraham Assefa  Ethiopia 34:55
12 Jon Brown  United Kingdom 34:55
13 Abderrahim Zitouna  Morocco 35:00
14 Stephen Arusei  Kenya 35:01
15 Shadrack Hoff  South Africa 35:04
16 Steve Moneghetti  Australia 35:04
17 Habte Jifar  Ethiopia 35:05
18 Fita Bayissa  Ethiopia 35:09
19 Alejandro Gómez  Spain 35:14
20 Mustapha Essaïd  France 35:15
21 Ayele Mezegebu  Ethiopia 35:23
22 José Manuel García  Spain 35:25
23 James Songok  Kenya 35:29
24 John Gilay  Tanzania 35:30
25 Julian Paynter  Australia 35:31
26 Domingos Castro  Portugal 35:33
27 Daniel Ferreira  Brazil 35:35
28 John Nuttall  United Kingdom 35:38
29 Mustapha Bamouh  Morocco 35:40
30 Kamiel Maase  Netherlands 35:40
31 Arnold Mächler   Switzerland 35:42
32 Antonio Serrano  Spain 35:47
33 Antonio Pérez  Spain 35:49
34 Andrew Panga  Tanzania 35:50
35 Chala Kelele  Ethiopia 35:51
36 Carlos Grisales  Colombia 35:53
37 Gennaro Di Napoli  Italy 35:55
38 António Pinto  Portugal 35:56
39 Girma Tolla  Ethiopia 35:56
40 Khaled Boulami  Morocco 35:57
41 Brian Baker  United States 35:57
42 Yann Millon  France 35:59
43 Christian Leuprecht  Italy 35:59
44 Owen MacHelm  South Africa 36:00
45 Rob Denmark  United Kingdom 36:01
46 Juan Ramón Muñoz  Spain 36:04
47 Marko Hwahu  Tanzania 36:05
48 Stefano Baldini  Italy 36:06
49 Shaun Creighton  Australia 36:06
50 John Morapedi  South Africa 36:07
51 Andrew Pearson  United Kingdom 36:07
52 Mohamed Issangar  Morocco 36:11
53 Carlos de la Torre  Spain 36:13
54 Abdelaziz Sahere  Morocco 36:16
55 Julio Rey  Spain 36:17
56 Godfrey Koki  Zimbabwe 36:17
57 Keith Cullen  United Kingdom 36:17
58 Róbert Štefko  Slovakia 36:18
59 Darius Burrows  United Kingdom 36:19
60 Alfredo Bráz  Portugal 36:19
61 James Kariuki  Kenya 36:20
62 Greg van Hest  Netherlands 36:21
63 Takahiro Sunada  Japan 36:21
64 Angelo Carosi  Italy 36:22
65 Pedro Rojas  Colombia 36:22
66 Lee Troop  Australia 36:27
67 Robbie Johnston  New Zealand 36:27
68 Jason Cameron  New Zealand 36:27
69 Pablo Olmedo  Mexico 36:31
70 Martin Rodríguez  Mexico 36:31
71 Nigousse Urge  Ethiopia 36:32
72 Tadeo Nada  Tanzania 36:32
73 Faustine Shauri  Tanzania 36:32
74 Sérgio da Silva  Brazil 36:34
75 Francesco Panetta  Italy 36:34
76 Abdellah Béhar  France 36:35
77 Claes Nyberg  Sweden 36:36
78 Brahim Boulami  Morocco 36:37
79 Bertrand Frechard  France 36:37
80 Fungai Kapanyota  Zimbabwe 36:37
81 Peter Mavura  Zimbabwe 36:37
82 Jeff Campbell  United States 36:41
83 Carlos Patrício  Portugal 36:44
84 José Ramon Moreno  Spain 36:48
85 Salvatore Bettiol  Italy 36:50
86 Meshack Mogotsi  South Africa 36:51
87 Chris Sweeney  United Kingdom 36:52
88 Kerry Rodger  New Zealand 36:53
89 Sam Molokomme  South Africa 36:53
90 Adalberto Garcia  Brazil 36:54
91 Chris Weber  Canada 36:56
92 Vítor Almeida  Portugal 36:58
93 John Mwathiwa  Malawi 36:58
94 Tim Gannon  United States 36:59
95 Simon Morolong  South Africa 37:00
96 Ezael Thlobo  South Africa 37:01
97 Valery Chesak  Ukraine 37:02
98 Joaquim Silva  Portugal 37:04
99 Peter van der Velden  Netherlands 37:05
100 Aron Shipanga  Namibia 37:06
101 Phillip Clode  New Zealand 37:06
102 Godfrey Nyombi  Uganda 37:07
103 Viktor Röthlin   Switzerland 37:09
104 Éder Fialho  Brazil 37:10
105 Stéphane Rousseau  Belgium 37:10
106 William Roldán  Colombia 37:11
107 Noel Cullen  Ireland 37:12
108 Henry Moyo  Malawi 37:13
109 Pere Arco  Spain 37:15
110 Carlos Peña  Mexico 37:15
111 Jonathan Wyatt  New Zealand 37:16
112 Ayele Setegne  Israel 37:17
113 Alex Malinga  Uganda 37:18
114 Phil Costley  New Zealand 37:20
115 Petri Kuusinen  Finland 37:21
116 Kamfya Kenneth  Zambia 37:22
117 Jeff Schiebler  Canada 37:22
118 Phillip Sly  Australia 37:23
119 Daniel Held  United States 37:23
120 Masami Tsujinaka  Japan 37:28
121 Bradley Kirk  United States 37:30
122 Marc Vanderstraeten  Belgium 37:32
123 Darren Lynch  Australia 37:32
124 Bhairav Singh  India 37:33
125 Marcel Laros  Netherlands 37:33
126 Robert Cook Jr.  United States 37:33
127 Jonathan Hume  United States 37:34
128 Dominique Chauvelier  France 37:35
129 Adrian Passey  United Kingdom 37:36
130 Jurmain Mitchell  Jamaica 37:38
131 Ronald Mujuni  Uganda 37:39
132 Jason Bunston  Canada 37:43
133 Bertrand Itsweire  France 37:43
134 Filip van Damme  Belgium 37:44
135 Daniel Sibandze  Eswatini 37:45
136 Joseph Tjitunga  Namibia 37:48
137 Jos Maes  Belgium 37:50
138 Meck Mothuli  South Africa 37:50
139 Francis Munthali  Malawi 37:51
140 Veli-Matti Ranta  Finland 37:51
141 José Orlando Sánchez Guerrero  Colombia 37:53
142 Isaac Simelane  Eswatini 37:54
143 Kabo Gabaseme  Botswana 37:54
144 Viktor Karpenko  Ukraine 37:55
145 Marcel Versteeg  Netherlands 37:55
146 Adamou Aboubakar  Cameroon 37:56
147 Leonardo Guedes  Brazil 38:00
148 Elenilson da Silva  Brazil 38:00
149 Tsungai Mwanengeni  Zimbabwe 38:02
150 Aleksandr Kuzin  Ukraine 38:02
151 Steve Harris  United Kingdom 38:06
152 Ron van Diepen  Netherlands 38:08
153 Stephan Paessens  Belgium 38:10
154 Sergiy Lebid  Ukraine 38:10
155 Ray Boyd  Australia 38:14
156 Thorsten Naumann  Germany 38:15
157 Clement Omagoro  Uganda 38:16
158 Miroslav Vanko  Slovakia 38:17
159 André Green  Germany 38:18
160 Benito Mpwewe  Tanzania 38:18
161 Seamus Power  Ireland 38:19
162 Rafael Muñoz  Mexico 38:19
163 Sebastiano Mazzara  Italy 38:19
164 Mathieu Kouanotso  Cameroon 38:21
165 Oliver Kandiero  Zimbabwe 38:23
166 Francisco Sanchez  Colombia 38:23
167 Martin Horacek  Czech Republic 38:26
168 Redmal Singh  India 38:27
169 Gulab Chand  India 38:27
170 Dinesh Kumar  India 38:27
171 Jamie Lewis  Ireland 38:30
172 Hisayuki Okawa  Japan 38:31
173 Lesedinyana Lekgoa  Botswana 38:32
174 Elphas Ginindza  Eswatini 38:33
175 Dragoslav Prpa  Yugoslavia 38:33
176 Anil Kumar  India 38:33
177 Ben Chesang  Uganda 38:37
178 Laurent Mbissah  Cameroon 38:41
179 Brad Schlapak  United States 38:41
180 Paul McCloy  Canada 38:42
181 Seamus McElligott  United States 38:42
182 Goran Raičević  Yugoslavia 38:42
183 Noah Chilongoshi  Zambia 38:43
184 Bethold Karumendu  Namibia 38:44
185 Zachariah Ditetso  Botswana 38:44
186 Abdul Sameer Moos  Mauritius 38:45
187 Simone Zanon  Italy 38:48
188 André Bucher   Switzerland 38:49
189 Artur Santiago  Angola 38:50
190 Igor Sidorenko  Ukraine 38:50
191 Tom van Hooste  Belgium 38:52
192 Jukka Vähä-Vahe  Finland 38:53
193 Milton Andabati  Uganda 38:54
194 Sumer Singh  India 38:56
195 Kokolia Mokonyana  Lesotho 38:56
196 Percy Sephoda  Lesotho 38:56
197 Pauric McKinney  Ireland 38:56
198 Henno Haava  Estonia 38:57
199 Menon Ramsamy  Mauritius 39:00
200 Boaz Matsiko  Uganda 39:03
201 Kefemawg Selogilwe  Botswana 39:04
202 Tsai Ching-Chou  Chinese Taipei 39:04
203 Jussi Virtanen  Finland 39:09
204 Zambis Champi  Botswana 39:11
205 Yuichi Tajiri  Japan 39:17
206 Bhekumusa Simelane  Eswatini 39:21
207 Andrey Gladishev  Ukraine 39:24
208 Makhosonke Fika  South Africa 39:25
209 Carlos Morelos  Mexico 39:26
210 Alan Merriman  Ireland 39:29
211 Eissa Abou Daif  Egypt 39:30
212 Pierewit Wilders  Namibia 39:37
213 Jari Venäläinen  Finland 39:40
214 Pierre Foka  Cameroon 39:42
215 Marko Kotila  Finland 39:46
216 Luke Madongo  Eswatini 39:49
217 Cheikh Boye  Senegal 39:56
218 Elengha Obvo  Congo 39:58
219 Ajay Chuttoo  Mauritius 39:59
220 Bruno Le Stum  France 40:01
221 Thabang Lebota  Lesotho 40:04
222 Adelino Oliveira  Mozambique 40:08
223 Alex Oldete  Namibia 40:11
224 Ivan Celic  Croatia 40:13
225 Emil Roman  Namibia 40:13
226 Freddy Silva  Colombia 40:13
227 Radames Bonjele  Mozambique 40:15
228 Jouni Rinne  Finland 40:18
229 Linton McKenzie  Jamaica 40:26
230 Abdoulka Soumah  France 40:27
231 Modise Ndibicha  Botswana 40:36
232 Satish Huryl  Mauritius 40:37
233 Andrzej Magier  Poland 40:38
234 Nils Antonio  Jamaica 40:39
235 Patrick Moonsamy  Mauritius 40:43
236 Pat Mabuza  Eswatini 40:47
237 Robert de Vido  Hong Kong 40:57
238 Delmore Delevante  Jamaica 41:00
239 Philip Kamane  Papua New Guinea 41:05
240 Bruno Armance  Mauritius 41:21
241 Mike Felicite  Mauritius 41:22
242 Michael Tomlin  Jamaica 41:25
243 Emmanuel Milonya  Malawi 41:29
244 Michael Nejedly  Czech Republic 41:29
245 Eston Phiri  Malawi 41:46
246 Morris Manai  Papua New Guinea 41:52
247 Prosnattam Lal  Fiji 41:54
248 Mohlalefi Sepqane  Lesotho 42:22
249 Sau Wai  Papua New Guinea 42:24
250 Mishack Myula  Malawi 42:33
251 Robert John  Papua New Guinea 42:34
252 Jeff Lockyer  Canada 42:44
253 Delroy Hayden  Jamaica 42:47
254 Davendra Pradesh Singh  Fiji 43:06
255 Ken Mova  Papua New Guinea 43:09
256 Ashok Kumar  Fiji 43:37
257 Isireli Naikelekelevesi  Fiji 44:18
258 Tony Green  Papua New Guinea 44:18
259 Medley Laban  Papua New Guinea 45:10
260 Jitendra Prakash  Fiji 45:16
261 Bimiesh Kumar  Fiji 45:33
Artur Castro  Brazil DNF
Cormac Finnerty  Ireland DNF
Paulo Guerra  Portugal DNF
Philimon Hanneck  Zimbabwe DNF
Eduardo Henriques  Portugal DNF
Vincenzo Modica  Italy DNF
José Regalo  Portugal DNF
Teppo Jalonen  Finland DNF
René Godlieb  Netherlands DNF
Dale Warrander  New Zealand DNF
Didier Sainthorand  France DNF
Tesfaye Tafa  Ethiopia DNF
John Downes  Ireland DNF
Alejandro Cuahtepizi  Mexico DNF
Gairat Nigmatov  Tajikistan DNF
David Burke  Ireland DNF
Anatoli Statskejevitsh  Belarus DNF
Kennedy Masese  Malawi DNF
Jevgeni Solovjev  Tajikistan DNF
Derick Zhanda  Zambia DNF

Teams

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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Morocco
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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ethiopia
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  Spain
Alejandro Gómez 19
José Manuel García 22
Antonio Serrano 32
Antonio Pérez 33
Juan Ramón Muñoz 46
Carlos de la Torre 53
(Julio Rey) (55)
(José Ramon Moreno) (84)
(Pere Arco) (109)
205
5  United Kingdom
Jon Brown 12
John Nuttall 28
Rob Denmark 45
Andrew Pearson 51
Keith Cullen 57
Darius Burrows 59
(Chris Sweeney) (87)
(Adrian Passey) (129)
(Steve Harris) (151)
252
6  Italy
Gennaro Di Napoli 37
Christian Leuprecht 43
Stefano Baldini 48
Angelo Carosi 64
Francesco Panetta 75
Salvatore Bettiol 85
(Sebastiano Mazzara) (163)
(Simone Zanon) (187)
(Vincenzo Modica) (DNF)
352
7  South Africa
Shadrack Hoff 15
Owen MacHelm 44
John Morapedi 50
Meshack Mogotsi 86
Sam Molokomme 89
Simon Morolong 95
(Ezael Thlobo) (96)
(Meck Mothuli) (138)
(Makhosonke Fika) (208)
379
8  Portugal
Domingos Castro 26
António Pinto 38
Alfredo Bráz 60
Carlos Patrício 83
Vítor Almeida 92
Joaquim Silva 98
(Paulo Guerra) (DNF)
(Eduardo Henriques) (DNF)
(José Regalo) (DNF)
397
9  Australia
Steve Moneghetti 16
Julian Paynter 25
Shaun Creighton 49
Lee Troop 66
Phillip Sly 118
Darren Lynch 123
(Ray Boyd) (155)
397
10  Tanzania
John Gilay 24
Andrew Panga 34
Marko Hwahu 47
Tadeo Nada 72
Faustine Shauri 73
Benito Mpwewe 160
410
11  France
Mustapha Essaïd 20
Yann Millon 42
Abdellah Béhar 76
Bertrand Frechard 79
Dominique Chauvelier 128
Bertrand Itsweire 133
(Bruno Le Stum) (220)
(Abdoulka Soumah) (230)
(Didier Sainthorand) (DNF)
478
12  New Zealand
Robbie Johnston 67
Jason Cameron 68
Kerry Rodger 88
Phillip Clode 101
Jonathan Wyatt 111
Phil Costley 114
(Dale Warrander) (DNF)
549
13  United States
Brian Baker 41
Jeff Campbell 82
Tim Gannon 94
Daniel Held 119
Bradley Kirk 121
Robert Cook Jr. 126
(Jonathan Hume) (127)
(Brad Schlapak) (179)
(Seamus McElligott) (181)
583
14  Brazil
Daniel Ferreira 27
Sérgio da Silva 74
Adalberto Garcia 90
Éder Fialho 104
Leonardo Guedes 147
Elenilson da Silva 148
(Artur Castro) (DNF)
590
15  Netherlands
Kamiel Maase 30
Greg van Hest 62
Peter van der Velden 99
Marcel Laros 125
Marcel Versteeg 145
Ron van Diepen 152
(René Godlieb) (DNF)
613
16  Colombia
Carlos Grisales 36
Pedro Rojas 65
William Roldán 106
José Orlando Sánchez Guerrero 141
Francisco Sanchez 166
Freddy Silva 226
740
17  Belgium
Stéphane Rousseau 105
Marc Vanderstraeten 122
Filip van Damme 134
Jos Maes 137
Stephan Paessens 153
Tom van Hooste 191
842
18  Uganda
Godfrey Nyombi 102
Alex Malinga 113
Ronald Mujuni 131
Clement Omagoro 157
Ben Chesang 177
Milton Andabati 193
(Boaz Matsiko) (200)
873
19  Ukraine
Valery Chesak 97
Viktor Karpenko 144
Aleksandr Kuzin 150
Sergiy Lebid 154
Igor Sidorenko 190
Andrey Gladishev 207
942
20  India
Bhairav Singh 124
Redmal Singh 168
Gulab Chand 169
Dinesh Kumar 170
Anil Kumar 176
Sumer Singh 194
1001
21  Finland
Petri Kuusinen 115
Veli-Matti Ranta 140
Jukka Vähä-Vahe 192
Jussi Virtanen 203
Jari Venäläinen 213
Marko Kotila 215
(Jouni Rinne) (228)
(Teppo Jalonen) (DNF)
1078
22  Malawi
John Mwathiwa 93
Henry Moyo 108
Francis Munthali 139
Emmanuel Milonya 243
Eston Phiri 245
Mishack Myula 250
(Kennedy Masese) (DNF)
1078
23  Namibia
Aron Shipanga 100
Joseph Tjitunga 136
Bethold Karumendu 184
Pierewit Wilders 212
Alex Oldete 223
Emil Roman 225
1080
24  Eswatini
Daniel Sibandze 135
Isaac Simelane 142
Elphas Ginindza 174
Bhekumusa Simelane 206
Luke Madongo 216
Pat Mabuza 236
1109
25  Botswana
Kabo Gabaseme 143
Lesedinyana Lekgoa 173
Zachariah Ditetso 185
Kefemawg Selogilwe 201
Zambis Champi 204
Modise Ndibicha 231
1137
26  Mauritius
Abdul Sameer Moos 186
Menon Ramsamy 199
Ajay Chuttoo 219
Satish Huryl 232
Patrick Moonsamy 235
Bruno Armance 240
(Mike Felicite) (241)
1311
27  Jamaica
Jurmain Mitchell 130
Linton McKenzie 229
Nils Antonio 234
Delmore Delevante 238
Michael Tomlin 242
Delroy Hayden 253
1326
28  Papua New Guinea
Philip Kamane 239
Morris Manai 246
Sau Wai 249
Robert John 251
Ken Mova 255
Tony Green 258
(Medley Laban) (259)
1498
29  Fiji
Prosnattam Lal 247
Davendra Pradesh Singh 254
Ashok Kumar 256
Isireli Naikelekelevesi 257
Jitendra Prakash 260
Bimiesh Kumar 261
1535
DNF  Zimbabwe
(Godfrey Koki) (56)
(Fungai Kapanyota) (80)
(Peter Mavura) (81)
(Tsungai Mwanengeni) (149)
(Oliver Kandiero) (165)
(Philimon Hanneck) (DNF)
DNF
DNF  Mexico
(Pablo Olmedo) (69)
(Martin Rodríguez) (70)
(Carlos Peña) (110)
(Rafael Muñoz) (162)
(Carlos Morelos) (209)
(Alejandro Cuahtepizi) (DNF)
DNF
DNF  Ireland
(Noel Cullen) (107)
(Seamus Power) (161)
(Jamie Lewis) (171)
(Pauric McKinney) (197)
(Alan Merriman) (210)
(Cormac Finnerty) (DNF)
(John Downes) (DNF)
(David Burke) (DNF)
DNF
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 281 athletes from 56 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1996), Zola admits she's an also-ran, Herald, retrieved October 26, 2013
  2. ^ "RESULTS PLUS - CROSS-COUNTRY - Kenyans Dominate", The New York Times, March 24, 1996, retrieved October 26, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Cape Town Danie Craven Stadium Date: Saturday, March 23, 1996, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 26, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Individual Results - Senior - Men, IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Team Results - Senior - Men, IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. ^ a b 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013