The 1996
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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was held in
,
South Africa
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, at the
Danie Craven Stadium
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on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the
Herald
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,
[
] and a report in ''
The New York Times
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''.
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Complete results for senior men,
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][
][
] junior men,
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] senior women,
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] junior women,
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] medallists,
[
] and the results of British athletes
[
] were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.15 km)
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Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.35 km)
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Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6.3 km)
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Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.22 km)
*
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
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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 669 athletes from 65 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
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* (6)
* (3)
* (8)
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* (18)
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* (2)
* (10)
* (1)
* (3)
* (4)
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* (1)
* (27)
* (6)
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* (26)
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See also
* 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
* 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
* 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
* 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
* 1996 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
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The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Results
'' website of the IAAF (Internet Archive
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)
The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005
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