The 1997
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 ...
took place on 23 March 1997. The races were held at the
Parco del Valentino
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in
Torino
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,
Italy
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. A report of the event was 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,
[
] junior men,
[
] senior women,
[
][
] junior women,
[
][
][
] medallists,
[
] and the results of British athletes who took part
[
] were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.333 km)
†: Athlete marked in the results list
[ as nonscorer.
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
]
Junior men's race (8.511 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6.6 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.689 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 725 athletes from 72 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[ Although announced, athletes from did not show.][
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]
See also
* 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
* 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
* 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
* 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
* 1997 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005
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1997
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Cross Country Championships
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Sports competitions in Turin
International athletics competitions hosted by Italy
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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 ...
IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 1997