The 2000
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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took place on March 18/19, 2000. The races were held at the
Sporting Complex in
Vilamoura
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Portugal
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. Reports of the event were given in ''
The New York Times
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Herald
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,
[
] and for the
IAAF
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Complete results
for senior men,
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] senior women,[
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] for senior women's teams,[
] for women's short race,[
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] for women's short race teams,[
] for junior women,[
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] for junior women's teams,[
] medallists,[
] and the results of British athletes who took part[
] were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.3 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Men's short race (4.18 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.08 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (8.08 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Women's short race (4.18 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (6.29 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 805 athletes from 76 countries, one athlete less than the official number published.[ The announced athletes from , , , , and did not show.][
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See also
* 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
* 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
* 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
* 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
* 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
* 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
* 2000 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
Official site
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2000
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Cross Country Championships
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International athletics competitions hosted by Portugal
Cross country running in Portugal
Sport in Algarve
March 2000 sports events in Europe