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2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition31st
DateMarch 29/30
Host cityLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland Switzerland
VenueL'Institut Équestre National d'Avenches
Events6
Distances12.355 km – Senior men
4.03 km – Men's short
7.92 km – Junior men
7.92 km – Senior women
4.03 km – Women's short
6.215 – Junior women
Participation605 athletes from
65 nations

The 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 29/30, 2003. The races were held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne, Switzerland. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1][2] in the Herald,[3] and for the IAAF.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Complete results for senior men,[10][11][12] for senior men's teams,[10][13][14] for men's short race,[15][16][17] for men's short race teams,[15][18][19] for junior men,[20][21][22] for junior men's teams,[20][23][24] senior women,[25][26][27] for senior women's teams,[25][28][29] for women's short race,[30][31][32] for women's short race teams,[30][33][34] for junior women,[35][36][37] for junior women's teams,[35][38][39] medallists,[40] and the results of British athletes who took part[41] were published.

Doping

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There were several doping positives at the championships.[42]

Positives at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12.355 km) 		Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia		 35:56 Patrick Ivuti
 Kenya		 36:09 Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam
 Ethiopia		 36:17
Men's short
(4.03 km) 		Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia		 11:01 John Kibowen
 Kenya		 11:04 Benjamin Limo
 Kenya		 11:06
Junior men
(7.92 km) 		Eliud Kipchoge
 Kenya		 22:47 Boniface Kiprop
 Uganda		 22:49 Solomon Bushendich
 Kenya		 22:51
Senior women
(7.92 km) 		Worknesh Kidane
 Ethiopia		 25:53 Deena Drossin
 United States		 26:02 Merima Denboba
 Ethiopia		 26:28
Women's short
(4.03 km) 		Edith Masai
 Kenya		 12:43 Worknesh Kidane
 Ethiopia		 12:44 Jane Wanjiku
 Kenya		 12:46
Junior women
(6.215) 		Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia		 20:21 Peninah Chepchumba
 Kenya		 20:22 Gelete Burka
 Ethiopia		 20:28
Team
Senior men  Kenya 17  Ethiopia 23  Morocco 51
Men's short  Kenya 14  Ethiopia 31  Morocco 44
Junior men  Kenya 15  Ethiopia 28  Uganda 48
Senior women  Ethiopia 17  Kenya 30  United States 36
Women's short  Kenya 18  Ethiopia 24  Russia 76
Junior women  Ethiopia 14  Kenya 22  Morocco 78

Race results

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Senior men's race (12.355 km)

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Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 35:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrick Ivuti  Kenya 36:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam  Ethiopia 36:17
4 Richard Limo  Kenya 36:39
5 Paul Koech  Kenya 36:42
6 John Cheruiyot Korir  Kenya 36:50
7 Sileshi Sihine  Ethiopia 37:03
8 Hicham Chatt  Morocco 37:07
9 Zersenay Tadesse  Eritrea 37:10
10 Khalid El Amri  Morocco 37:12
11 Meb Keflezighi  United States 37:16
12 Abraham Cherono  Kenya 37:17
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Patrick Ivuti 2
Richard Limo 4
Paul Koech 5
John Cheruiyot Korir 6
(Abraham Cherono) (n/s)
(Sammy Kipketer) (n/s)
17
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele 1
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam 3
Sileshi Sihine 7
Ketema Nigusse 12
(Dejene Berhanu) (n/s)
(Yibeltal Admassu) (n/s)
23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
Hicham Chatt 8
Khalid El Amri 10
Abderrahim Goumri 13
Jaouad Gharib 20
(Saïd El Wardi) (n/s)
(Ahmed El Hamzaoui) (n/s)
51
4  Spain 68
5  Portugal 85
6  Tanzania 101
7  United States 112
8  Eritrea 134
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Men's short race (4.03 km)

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Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 11:01
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Kibowen  Kenya 11:04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Benjamin Limo  Kenya 11:06
4 Mike Kipyego  Kenya 11:18
5 Thomas Kiplitany  Kenya 11:20
6 Khalid El Amri  Morocco 11:22
7 Meba Tadesse  Ethiopia 11:24
8 David Kilel  Kenya 11:25
9 Smail Sghir  France 11:27
10 Abderrahim Goumri  Morocco 11:28
11 Yousef El Nasri  Spain 11:28
12 Tessema Absher  Ethiopia 11:29
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
John Kibowen 2
Benjamin Limo 3
Mike Kipyego 4
Thomas Kiplitany 5
(David Kilel) (n/s)
(Evans Kipchumba) (n/s)
14
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele 1
Meba Tadesse 7
Tessema Absher 11
Abiyote Endale 12
(Ketema Nigussie) (n/s)
(Dehe Woyesha) (n/s)
31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
Khalid El Amri 6
Abderrahim Goumri 9
Ahmed Baday 14
Abdelkader Hachlaf 15
(Saïd El Wardi) (n/s)
(Salah Hissou) (n/s)
44
4  France 78
5  Algeria 93
6  Spain 110
7   Switzerland 138
8  United Kingdom 148
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Junior men's race (7.92 km)

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Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 22:47
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Boniface Kiprop  Uganda 22:49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Solomon Bushendich  Kenya 22:51
4 Augustine Choge  Kenya 22:55
5 Girma Assefa  Ethiopia 22:58
6 Getachew Dinku  Ethiopia 23:10
7 Moses Mosop  Kenya 23:17
8 Tessema Absher  Ethiopia 23:22
9 Solomon Molla  Ethiopia 23:27
10 Barnabas Kosgei  Kenya 23:45
11 Dehe Woyesha  Ethiopia 24:03
12 Kipkorir Chepkwony  Kenya 24:06
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Eliud Kipchoge 1
Solomon Bushendich 3
Augustine Choge 4
Moses Mosop 7
(Barnabas Kosgei) (n/s)
(Kipkorir Chepkwony) (n/s)
15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Girma Assefa 5
Getachew Dinku 6
Tessema Absher 8
Solomon Molla 9
(Dehe Woyesha) (n/s)
(Tesfaye Mengistu) (n/s)
28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Uganda
Boniface Kiprop 2
James Kibet 10
Moses Kipsiro 14
Isaac Kiprop 22
(Martin Kiplimo) (n/s)
48
4  Morocco 63
5  Eritrea 72
6  Algeria 103
7  Russia 108
8  United States 121
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Senior women's race (7.92 km)

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Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Worknesh Kidane  Ethiopia 25:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Deena Drossin  United States 26:02
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Merima Denboba  Ethiopia 26:28
4 Eyerusalem Kuma  Ethiopia 26:30
5 Magdaline Chemjor  Kenya 26:33
6 Elizabeth Rumokol  Kenya 26:37
7 Colleen de Reuck  United States 26:49
8 Caroline Kilel  Kenya 26:55
9 Tereza Yohanes  Ethiopia 27:06
10 Asha Gigi  Ethiopia 27:12
11 Anália Rosa  Portugal 27:19
12 Jepkorir Ayabei  Kenya 27:27
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Worknesh Kidane 1
Merima Denboba 3
Eyerusalem Kuma 4
Tereza Yohanes 9
(Asha Gigi) (n/s)
(Bizunesh Deba) (n/s)
17
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya
Magdaline Chemjor 5
Elizabeth Rumokol 6
Caroline Kilel 8
Jepkorir Ayabei 11
(Alice Timbilil) (n/s)
30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
Deena Drossin 2
Colleen de Reuck 7
Katie McGregor 13
Elva Dryer 14
(Milena Glusac) (n/s)
(Sara Wells) (n/s)
36
4  Spain 63
5  Portugal 64
6  Canada 90
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Women's short race (4.03 km)

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Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edith Masai  Kenya 12:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Worknesh Kidane  Ethiopia 12:44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jane Wanjiku  Kenya 12:46
4 Isabella Ochichi  Kenya 12:48
5 Benita Johnson  Australia 12:48
6 Merima Denboba  Ethiopia 12:52
7 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia 12:54
8 Alla Zhilyayeva  Russia 12:56
9 Ejagayehu Dibaba  Ethiopia 12:59
10 Eyerusalem Kuma  Ethiopia 12:59
11 Prisca Ngetich  Kenya 13:04
12 Émilie Mondor  Canada 13:07
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
Edith Masai 1
Jane Wanjiku 3
Isabella Ochichi 4
Prisca Ngetich 10
(Viola Kibiwott) (n/s)
18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Worknesh Kidane 2
Merima Denboba 6
Tirunesh Dibaba 7
Ejagayehu Dibaba 9
(Eyerusalem Kuma) (n/s)
(Bezunesh Bekele) (n/s)
24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
Alla Zhilyayeva 8
Olga Romanova 13
Anastasiya Zubova 26
Viktoriya Klimina 29
(Mariya Pantyukhova) (n/s)
(Yekaterina Priladnykh) (n/s)
76
4  Morocco 84
5  Australia 94
6  Portugal 100
7  United Kingdom 109
8  Spain 127
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Junior women's race (6.215)

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Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia 20:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peninah Chepchumba  Kenya 20:22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gelete Burka  Ethiopia 20:28
4 Meselech Melkamu  Ethiopia 20:33
5 Emily Chebet  Kenya 20:39
6 Sentayehu Ejigu  Ethiopia 20:56
7 Gladys Chemweno  Kenya 21:09
8 Anesie Kwizera  Burundi 21:13
9 Chemutai Rionotukei  Kenya 21:33
10 Valentine Koech  Kenya 21:34
11 Sharon Kipsang  Kenya 21:40
12 Aziza Aliyu  Ethiopia 21:49
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba 1
Gelete Burka 3
Meselech Melkamu 4
Sentayehu Ejigu 6
(Aziza Aliyu) (n/s)
(Belaynesh Fekadu) (n/s)
14
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya
Peninah Chepchumba 2
Emily Chebet 5
Gladys Chemweno 7
Chemutai Rionotukei 8
(Valentine Koech) (n/s)
(Sharon Kipsang) (n/s)
22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli 9
Siham Hilali 11
Najat El Fiddi 13
Loubna Jao 45
(Laila Klilech) (n/s)
(Fatna Chtoina) (n/s)
78
4  United States 82
5  United Kingdom 82
6  China 91
7  Tunisia 94
8  France 147
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

Medal table (unofficial)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ethiopia65314
 Kenya65314
3 Uganda0112
 United States0112
5 Morocco0033
6 Russia0011
Totals (6 entries)12121236
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 605 athletes from 65 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[41] The announced athletes from the  Democratic Republic of the Congo, from  Guinea,  Lebanon, and  Sierra Leone did not show.[16][17][36][37]

See also

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References

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