| Field | Value |
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| Name | 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| Logo | 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png |
| Size | 257px |
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Date | March 19/20 |
| Host city | Saint-Galmier, Rhône-Alpes, France France |
| Location | Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux |
| Nations participating | 72 |
| Athletes participating | 695 |
| Races | 6 |
| Distances | 12.02 km – Senior men |
| 4.196 km – Men's short |
| 8 km – Junior men |
| 8.108 km – Senior women |
| 4.196 km – Women's short |
| 6.153 km – Junior women |
| Previous | 2004 Bruxelles |
| Next | 2006 Fukuoka |
4.196 km – Men's short
8 km – Junior men
8.108 km – Senior women
4.196 km – Women's short
6.153 km – Junior women
The 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 19/20, 2005. The races were held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,
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in the Herald,
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and for the IAAF.
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Complete results for senior men,
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for senior men's teams,{{Citation
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for men's short race,
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for men's short race teams,{{Citation
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for junior men,
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for junior men's teams,{{Citation
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senior women,
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for senior women's teams,{{Citation
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for women's short race,
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for women's short race teams,{{Citation
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for junior women,
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for junior women's teams,{{Citation
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medallists,
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and the results of British athletes who took part
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were published.
Medallists
| Junior women | KEN | 16 | ETH | 22 | JPN | 56 |
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Race results
Senior men's race (12.02 km)
| Rank | | width=20% | Athlete | | width=15% | Country | | width=10% | Time | Full results |
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| Kenenisa Bekele |
| Zersenay Tadesse |
| Abdullah Ahmed Hassan |
| 4 | Abebe Dinkessa |
| 5 | Eliud Kipchoge |
| 6 | Dejene Berhanu |
| 7 | Boniface Kiprop |
| 8 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen |
| 9 | John Cheruiyot Korir |
| 10 | Charles Kamathi |
| 11 | Wilberforce Talel |
| 12 | Jamal Bilal Salem |
| (Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam) | (DNF) |
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| (Sultan Khamis Zaman) | (DNF) |
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Men's short race (4.196 km)
| Rank | | width=20% | Athlete | | width=15% | Country | | width=10% | Time | Full results |
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| Kenenisa Bekele |
| Abraham Chebii |
| Isaac Songok |
| 4 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen |
| 5 | Jamal Bilal Salem |
| 6 | Maregu Zewdie |
| 7 | Dejene Berhanu |
| 8 | Abdullah Ahmed Hassan |
| 9 | Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam |
| 10 | Shadrack Kosgei |
| 11 | Adil Kaouch |
| 12 | Abera Chane |
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| (Khamis Abdulla Saifeldin) | (35) |
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Junior men's race (8 km)
| Rank | | width=20% | Athlete | | width=15% | Country | | width=10% | Time | Full results |
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| Augustine Choge |
| Bernard Kiprop Kipyego |
| Barnabas Kosgei |
| 4 | Hosea Macharinyang |
| 5 | Mang'ata Ndiwa |
| 6 | Tariku Bekele |
| 7 | Moses Masai |
| 8 | Solomon Molla |
| 9 | Tariq Taher |
| 10 | Belal Ali |
| 11 | Chala Lemi |
| 12 | Mekuria Tadesse |
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|| 75
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Senior women's race (8.108 km)
| Rank | | width=20% | Athlete | | width=15% | Country | | width=10% | Time | Full results |
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| Tirunesh Dibaba |
| Alice Timbilil |
| Worknesh Kidane |
| 4 | Meselech Melkamu |
| 5 | Isabella Ochichi |
| 6 | Catherine Kirui |
| 7 | Benita Johnson |
| 8 | Gete Wami |
| 9 | Rose Jepchumba |
| 10 | Bezunesh Bekele |
| 11 | Irene Kipchumba |
| 12 | Kim Smith |
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Women's short race (4.196 km)
| Rank | | width=20% | Athlete | | width=15% | Country | | width=10% | Time | Full results |
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| Tirunesh Dibaba |
| Worknesh Kidane |
| Isabella Ochichi |
| 4 | Prisca Ngetich |
| 5 | Lucy Wangui |
| 6 | Meselech Melkamu |
| 7 | Beatrice Chepchumba |
| 8 | Nancy Jebet Lagat |
| 9 | Deriba Alemu |
| 10 | Alevtina Ivanova |
| 11 | Lauren Fleshman |
| 12 | Bezunesh Bekele |
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Junior women's race (6.153 km)
| Rank | | width=20% | Athlete | | width=15% | Country | | width=10% | Time | Full results |
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| Gelete Burka |
| Veronica Wanjiru |
| Beatrice Chebusit |
| 4 | Mercy Njoroge |
| 5 | Belainesh Zemedkun |
| 6 | Workitu Ayanu |
| 7 | Pauline Korikwiang |
| 8 | Gladys Chemweno |
| 9 | Aliphine Tuliamuk |
| 10 | Alemitu Abera |
| 11 | Akane Wakita |
| 12 | Azalech Masresha |
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- 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, 695 athletes from 72 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
- ALG (23)
- AND (1)
- ARG (5)
- AUS (16)
- BHR (11)
- BLR (7)
- BEL (15)
- BER (1)
- BOT (4)
- BRA (12)
- BDI (6)
- CAN (34)
- CAF (2)
- CHI (2)
- CHN (6)
- COL (2)
- Côte d'Ivoire (1)
- CRO (1)
- CZE (1)
- ECU (4)
- EGY (5)
- ERI (19)
- EST (4)
- ETH (28)
- FRA (36)
- GER (2)
- GRE (2)
- GUA (3)
- IRL (14)
- ISR (1)
- ITA (30)
- JPN (29)
- JOR (2)
- KAZ (3)
- KEN (35)
- KGZ (2)
- LES (2)
- MEX (7)
- MGL (1)
- MAR (30)
- NAM (3)
- NED (2)
- NZL (13)
- PER (4)
- PHI (2)
- POL (4)
- POR (25)
- PUR (1)
- QAT (14)
- ROU (5)
- RUS (18)
- RWA (5)
- SEN (1)
- SCG (2)
- SEY (2)
- SLO (1)
- RSA (21)
- ESP (36)
- SUI (6)
- TJK (3)
- TAN (13)
- TUN (4)
- TUR (1)
- UGA (11)
- UKR (1)
- United Kingdom (33)
- USA (36)
- URU (1)
- UZB (6)
- VEN (1)
- YEM (3)
- ZIM (8)