1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 21st IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...

were held on March 28, 1993 in Amorebieta, Spain

Spain

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Individual

Place	Athlete	Time
1.		32:51
2.		32:56
3.		32:59
4.		33:14
5.		33:21
6.		33:22
7.		33:23
8.		33:29

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Kenya William Sigei (1st) Dominic Kirui (2nd) Ismael Kirui (3rd) Moses Tanui (4th) Ezequiel Bitok (5th) Paul Tergat Paul Tergat Paul Kibii Tergat is a Kenyan professional long distance runner. He held the world record in the marathon from 2003 to 2007, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time.Now concentrating exclusively on the marathon, Tergat won many... (10th)	25 pts
Silver	Ethiopia Haile Gebrselassie (7th) Addis Abebe (8th) Worku Bikila Worku Bikila Worku Bikila is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specialized mainly in the 5000 metres. His 10,000 metres time of 27:06.44 minutes in 1995 was the second fastest time that year, only behind Haile Gebrselassie.... (9th) Fita Bayissa (16th) Abraham Assefa (19th) Kidane Gebrmichael (23rd)	82 pts
Bronze	Portugal Domingos Castro Domingos Castro Domingos Silva Castro is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships... (12th) Paulo Guerra Paulo Guerra Paulo Alexandre Martins Guerra is a Portuguese runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running... (21st) Carlos Monteiro (22nd) Joaquim Pinheiro Joaquim Pinheiro Joaquim Pinheiro is a retired Portuguese runner.He competed in the marathon at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympics, both times without finishing the race.-Achievements:-External links:*... (25th) João Junqueira João Junqueira João Manuel Perera Junqueira is a retired Portuguese runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.... (41st) Carlos Patricio Carlos Patrício Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Patrício is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 1993 edition of the Vienna Marathon. He represented his native country in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best time in the Half Marathon on September 27, 1998 in... (46th)	167 pts

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		20:18 min
Silver		20:20 min
Bronze		20:23 min

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Kenya Philip Mosima (1.) Christopher Koskei (2.) Josephat Machuka (3.) Lazarus Nyakeraka (4.)	10 pts
Silver	Ethiopia Tegenu Abebe (5.) Habte Jifar (6.) Tibebu Reta (7.) Geta Tsega (9.)	27 pts
Bronze	Morocco Salah El Ghazi (11.) Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner... (15.) Abdelmajid El Boubkary (18.) Driss El Himer Driss El Himer Driss El Himer is a French long-distance runner.He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 68th.... (32.)	76 pts

Individual

Place	Athlete	Time
1.		20:00
2.		20:09
3.		20:09
4.		20:10
5.		20:17
6.		20:18
7.		20:19
8.		20:20

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Kenya Pauline Konga (7th) Helen Kimaiyo (12th) Esther Kiplagat (16th) Jane Ngotho (17th)	52 pts
Silver	Japan Kazumi Kanbayashi (10th) Tsugumi Fukuyama (20th) Yumi Osaki (27th) Kumi Araki Kumi Araki is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. She represented her native country in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She won the silver medal in the women's 10.000 metres at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea.... (36th)	93 pts
Bronze	Early Modern France Farida Fatès (8th) Odile Ohier (14th) Annette Palluy (34th) Annick Clouvel (44th)	100 pts

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		14:04 min
Silver		14:09 min
Bronze		14:11 min

Team

Medal	Country	Mark
Gold	Kenya Gladys Ondeyo (1.) Pamela Chepchumba (2.) Sally Barsosio (3.) Helen Kimutai (4.)	10 pts
Silver	Japan Akiko Kato (8.) Azumi Miyazaki (9.) Sachiko Nakahito (10.) Yuko Kubota (14.)	41 pts
Bronze	Ethiopia Alemitu Bekele (12.) Askale Bereda (13.) Yeshi Gebreselassie (17.) Getenesh Tamirat (19.)	61 pts

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