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1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Ellerslie Racecourse on March 26, 1988. A report on the event was given in the ''Glasgow Herald''. Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published. Medallists Race results Senior men's race (12 km) *Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Junior men's race (8.031 km) †:Cosmas Ndeti of finished 2nd in 23:31 min, but was disqualified. *Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Senior women's race (5.962 km) *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 An unofficial count yields the participation of 4401 athletes from 41 countries, two athletes (senior men) less than the official numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running. Included in its charge are the standardization of rules and regulations for the sports, certification of athletic facilities, recognition and management of world records, and the organisation and sanctioning of athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected in 2015 and re-elected unopposed in 2019 for a further four years. World Athletics suspended the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) from World Athletics starting in 2015, for eight years, due to doping violations, making it ineligible to hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abebe Mekonnen
Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. Mekkonen was the winner of the 93rd Boston Marathon in 1989. He also competed for Ethiopia in the 1992 Olympics and 1996 Olympics in the marathon. He did not finish in the 1992 games and finished 81st with a time of 2:29:45 in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Mekonnen has the most sub 2:15 marathons of anyone: 32 in all. When he ran his 28th sub-2:15 marathon he broke the record set by Bill Rodgers. His best time was 2:07:35 in the 1988 Beijing Marathon, which is still course record. Achievements See also *List of winners of the Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, is a race which has been held in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts since 1897. Until 2020, it was the oldest annual marathon in the world, a distinction now held by the Osaka-Lake ... References External links * * * 1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tena Negere
Tena Negere (born 5 October 1972) is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1991 All-Africa Games in Cairo, Egypt. He also triumphed in the 1992 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:04 on 6 December 1992. The next year he finished in 34th place (2:29:46) at the 1993 World Championships. He also competed in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... Achievements References External links 1992 Year Ranking 1972 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia African Games gold medalists for Ethiopia African Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chala Kelele
Chala Kelele (born 7 October 1966) is a retired Ethiopian runner who specialized in cross-country running. He represented Ethiopia at six editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, as well as the 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 3rd IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 24, 1994, in Oslo, Norway. A total of 214 athletes, 127 men and 87 women, from 48 countries took part. Complete results were published. Medallists Race Results Men's Wome ... and in the IAAF World Road Relay Championships. International competitions References 1966 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games Ethiopian male cross country runners 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melese Feissa
Melese Feissa (born 8 December 1967) is a retired Ethiopian runner who specialized in cross-country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun .... Achievements References 1967 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male cross country runners 20th-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debebe Demisse
Debebe Demisse (born 1968) is a retired Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...n cross country and marathon runner. Achievements References External links * 1968 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners 20th-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Mutai
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior Men's Race
The Senior men's race at the 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Ellerslie Racecourse on March 26, 1988. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published. Race results Senior men's race (12 km) Individual Teams *Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 204 athletes from 35 countries in the Senior men's race, two athletes less than the official number published. * (8) * (2) * (3) * (9) * (6) * (6) * (8) * (2) * (3) * (7) * (9) * (8) * (6) * (9) * (2) * (7) * (7) * (1) * (9) * (8) * (9) * (1) * (6) * (9) * (6) * (9) * (9) * (4) * (2) * (9) * (9) * (1) * (2) * (6) * (2) See also * 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race * 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race References {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habte Negash
Habte Negash (born 1967) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner. He had success at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ..., taking the junior silver in 1985 and going on to share in the senior team silver medal with Ethiopia at both the 1988 and 1991 editions. Achievements References 1967 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male cross country runners 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Arpin
Paul Arpin (born 20 February 1960 in Bourg-Saint-Maurice) is a retired long-distance runner from France, who represented his native country in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in seventh place. Paul Arpin also finished third at the 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships behind Kenyans John Ngugi and Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech (January 6, 1963 – March 16, 1995) was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987. Kipkoech was born in Kapsabet. In 1986 he ran t .... He was also part of the bronze medal-winning French team at the 1988 edition behind Kenya and Ethiopia (Paul Arpin finished 11th individually) Achievements References 1988 Year Ranking 1960 births Living people French male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France People from Bourg-Saint-Maurice Sportspeople from S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haji Bulbula
Haji Bulbula (born 1961) is a retired Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...n long-distance runner. International competitions External links * 1961 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia Ethiopian male cross country runners 20th-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Muge
Some Muge (1959–1997) was a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning Kenya's first medal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, preceding many others. This happened when he won the bronze medal in the long race of the 1983 World Cross Country Championships. Kenya also took bronze medals in the team competition. He had previously won the team bronze at the 1981 World Cross Country Championships, after finishing 57th in the race. At the 1986 World Cross Country Championships he finished eighth in the race and won a gold medal in the team competition, and at the 1987 World Cross Country Championships he finished fifth in the race and won another team gold medal. He also won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the All-Africa Games, and finished 22nd in the 10,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships. He was the father of runners Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio (born 1989), Peter Kimeli Some Peter Kimeli Some (born 5 June 1990) is a Kenyan long-distance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
