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2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

FieldValue
Name2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Logo2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
Size240px
OrganisersIAAF
Edition35th
DateMarch 24
Host cityMombasa, Kenya Kenya
LocationMombasa Golf Course
Nations participating63
Athletes participating470
Races4
Distances12 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men
8 km – Senior women
6 km – Junior women
Previous2006 Fukuoka
Next2008 Edinburgh

8 km – Junior men 8 km – Senior women 6 km – Junior women The 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2007. The races were held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya. | access-date = November 4, 2013 Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. The short race for men and women that was run between 1998 and 2006 was scrapped and the World Cross Country Championships went back to one-day format. Reports of the event were given in the Herald, | access-date = November 4, 2013 and for the IAAF. | access-date = November 4, 2013 | access-date = November 4, 2013 | access-date = November 4, 2013

Preparations

When Athletics Kenya (AK, the national governing body of Athletics) applied for the event, it used the slogan "Cross Country Comes Home", referring to Kenyan and East African traditional dominance at the event. Nevertheless, no formidable Kenyan runners are known to come from Kenyan Coast Province. Instead, successful Kenyan runners typically represent Kalenjin tribes who reside in The Rift Valley Kenya, approximately 700-800 kilometres from Mombasa. AK chose Mombasa as a venue due to better infrastructure (such as hotels) compared to other cities. The 2007 World Cross Country Championships is one of the biggest international athletics event held in Kenya since the 1987 All-Africa Games, held 20 years ago in Nairobi. Another event held in Kenya was the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

Other applicants for the event were Miami in the United States and Madrid in Spain, both withdrew their candidature before final vote. The World Cross Country Championships have been held in Africa three times before. In 1975 and 1998 it was held in Morocco, the 1996 event took place in South Africa.

There was also an IAAF Council meeting held in Mombasa, at which the host cities for 2011 and 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics were selected.

Track and conditions

Mombasa, the host, is the second largest city in Kenya, a major port town and tourist center. The event was held at Mombasa Golf Club, located in Mombasa Island, just east of the Kilindini Harbour. The track was curvy but relatively flat. The underlying ground was mostly grass.

The weather was sunny, hot and humid, typical of Mombasa, resulting in exhausting conditions. This kind of weather may affect competitors who hail from distant latitudes, but also Kenyan and Ethiopian runners, who often come from cooler highland areas. One victim was Pauline Korikwiang, Kenyan runner who was attempting to defend her junior women's title but fainted one kilometer before the finishing line.

Medallists

Junior womenKEN13ERI33ETH36

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, who has won five consecutive long and short course races, promised to quit cross country running after the 2006 World Championships. However, he changed his mind and competed in Mombasa after all. A pre-race favourite, Bekele did not finish the race and thus failed to win historical sixth consecutive title.

Zersenay Tadese won the event and became the first cross-country world champion for Eritrea. Tadese is also the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships men's gold medalist.

Complete results for senior men |access-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110745/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2007S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140116142622/http://www.iaaf.net/history/wxc/season%3D2007/eventCode%3D3651/results/sex%3DM/discCode%3DXSE/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/results.html#det | archive-date = January 16, 2014 | url-status = usurped | access-date = November 4, 2013 | access-date = November 4, 2013 and for senior men's teams{{Citation | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201181552/http://www.iaaf.net/history/wxc/season=2007/eventCode=3651/results/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det | archive-date = February 1, 2014 | url-status = usurped | access-date = November 4, 2013 | access-date = November 4, 2013 were published.

Main article: 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Zersenay Tadese
Moses Mosop
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego
4Gideon Ngatuny
5Hosea Macharinyang
6Michael Kipyego
7Tadese Tola
8Mubarak Hassan Shami
9Edwin Cheruiyot Soi
10Martin Kitiyo Toroitich
11Mo Farah
12Ahmad Hassan Abdullah
(Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong)(DNF)

|| 29 |-

(Mohammed Amyn)(DNF)

|| 152 |-

(Moses Kipsiro)(DNF)

|| 191

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior men's race (8 km)

Complete results for junior men |access-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110223/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM2007S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201193736/http://www.iaaf.net/history/wxc/season=2007/eventCode=3651/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det | archive-date = February 1, 2014 | url-status = usurped |access-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330130619/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/35th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3651/results/men/junior-race/final/result |archive-date=March 30, 2015 | access-date = November 4, 2013 and for junior men's teams{{Citation | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140121042506/http://www.iaaf.net/history/wxc/season=2007/eventCode=3651/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det | archive-date = January 21, 2014 | url-status = usurped | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140803090758/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/35th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3651/results/men/junior-race/final/team | archive-date = 3 August 2014 | url-status = dead | access-date = November 4, 2013 were published. Main article: 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Asbel Kiprop
Vincent Kiprop Chepkok
Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio
4Leonard Patrick Komon
5Benjamin Kiplagat
6Issak Sibhatu
7Imane Merga
8Samuel Tsegay
9Tonny Wamulwa
10Geofrey Kusuro
11Nicholas Mulinge Makau
12Demssew Tsega
(Paul Muteru Kuria)(DNF)

|| 10 |-

(Tsegai Tewelde)(17)

|| 44 |-

(Ibrahim Jeilan)(DNF)

|| 54

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Senior women's race (8 km)

Complete results for senior women |access-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016111110/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2007S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201103829/http://www.iaaf.net/history/wxc/season=2007/eventCode=3651/results/sex=W/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det | archive-date = February 1, 2014 | url-status = usurped | access-date = November 4, 2013 | access-date = November 4, 2013 and for senior women's teams{{Citation | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140121032331/http://www.iaaf.net/history/wxc/season=2007/eventCode=3651/results/sex=W/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det | archive-date = January 21, 2014 | url-status = usurped | access-date = November 4, 2013 | access-date = November 4, 2013 were published. Main article: 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Lornah Kiplagat
Tirunesh Dibaba
Meselech Melkamu
4Gelete Burika
5Florence Jebet Kiplagat
6Pamela Chepchumba
7Priscah Jepleting Ngetich
8Vivian Cheruiyot
9Simret Sultan
10Wude Ayalew
11Zhor El Kamch
12Jéssica Augusto
(Mestawet Tufa)(47)

|| 19 |-

(Emily Chebet)(DNF)

|| 26 |-

(Bouchra Chaâbi)(DNF)

|| 99

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  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Junior women's race (6 km)

Complete results for junior women |access-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110401/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW2007S.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201173533/http://www.iaaf.net/history/wxc/season=2007/eventCode=3651/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det | archive-date = February 1, 2014 | url-status = usurped | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140413215620/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/35th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3651/results/women/junior-race/final/result | archive-date = 13 April 2014 | url-status = dead | access-date = November 4, 2013 and for junior women's teams{{Citation | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175505/http://www.iaaf.net/history/wxc/season=2007/eventCode=3651/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det | archive-date = February 1, 2014 | url-status = usurped | access-date = November 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094935/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/35th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3651/results/women/junior-race/final/team | archive-date = 3 August 2014 | url-status = dead | access-date = November 4, 2013 were published.

Main article: 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

Rankwidth=20%Athletewidth=15%Countrywidth=10%TimeFull results
Linet Chepkwemoi Barasa
Mercy Jelimo Kosgei
Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru
4Sule Utura
5Genzebe Dibaba
6Meraf Bahta
7Gladys Jepkemoi Chemweno
8Furtuna Zegergish
9Kokob Mehari
10Yodit Mehari
11Misato Tomoeda
12Marie Imada
(Pauline Chemning Korikwiang)(DNF)

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Yodit Mehari10

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(Emebt Etea)(19)

|| 36

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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, 470 athletes from 63 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from the and did not show.

  • ALG (7)
  • ANG (3)
  • AUS (18)
  • AUT (1)
  • BHR (1)
  • BOT (5)
  • BRA (9)
  • BDI (12)
  • CMR (1)
  • CAN (11)
  • CHN (4)
  • COL (4)
  • Côte d'Ivoire (1)
  • CZE (1)
  • DJI (1)
  • EGY (2)
  • GEQ (1)
  • ERI (23)
  • ETH (27)
  • FRA (11)
  • GAM (1)
  • GER (5)
  • GHA (2)
  • GUY (1)
  • IRL (1)
  • ITA (9)
  • JPN (26)
  • KEN (27)
  • LES (2)
  • LBR (1)
  • LUX (1)
  • MAW (2)
  • MRI (2)
  • MAR (27)
  • NED (1)
  • NZL (5)
  • NIG (1)
  • PER (4)
  • POL (2)
  • POR (13)
  • QAT (10)
  • ROU (1)
  • RUS (7)
  • RWA (12)
  • SEY (1)
  • SLE (2)
  • RSA (16)
  • ESP (19)
  • SUD (9)
  • Swaziland (2)
  • SWE (1)
  • SUI (1)
  • TJK (2)
  • TAN (24)
  • TUR (2)
  • UGA (26)
  • UAE (1)
  • United Kingdom (25)
  • USA (16)
  • VEN (1)
  • YEM (4)
  • ZAM (6)
  • ZIM (6)

References

References

  1. People's Daily Online, September 13, 2005 [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200509/13/eng20050913_208276.html ''Kenya's hope high to host 2007 World Cross-country Champ'']
  2. IAAF, March 7, 2007:[http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/bekele-and-burka-included-in-ethiopias-team-f ''Bekele and Burka included in Ethiopia’s team for Mombasa'']
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