The 1998
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 March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the
Menara district in
Marrakech
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,
Morocco
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. Reports of the event were 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,
[
][
] for senior men's teams,
[
] for men's short race,[
][
] for men's short race teams,[
] for junior men,[
][
][
] for senior women's teams,[
] for women's short race,[
][
] for women's short race teams,[
] for junior women,[
][
] and the results of British athletes who took part[
] were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Men's short race (4 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
†: Ahmed Baday
Ahmed Ibrahim Baday (born 15 June 1974) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running but now competes in road running competitions. He is currently banned for doping.
A main stay of the Moroccan ...
of was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.[
]
Senior women's race (8 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Women's short race (4 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (6 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
†: Nadia Ejjafini of was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification affecting the team scores.[
]
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 707 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[
* (30)
* (1)
* (7)
* (1)
* (15)
* (1)
* (2)
* (4)
* (6)
* (22)
* (1)
* (28)
* (1)
* (12)
* (2)
* (4)
* (4)
* (4)
* (6)
* (7)
* (36)
* (12)
* (31)
* (6)
* (7)
* (2)
* (1)
* (7)
* (12)
* (29)
* (21)
* (5)
* (36)
* (8)
* (4)
* (3)
* (9)
* (36)
* (6)
* (8)
* (5)
* (2)
* (7)
* (3)
* (21)
* (12)
* (6)
* (12)
* (4)
* (1)
* (22)
* (36)
* (1)
* (3)
* (3)
* (7)
* (4)
* (9)
* (8)
* (5)
* (4)
* (2)
* (35)
* (35)
* (4)
* (19)
]
See also
* 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
* 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
* 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
* 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
* 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
* 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
* 1998 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
Official site
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Cross Country Championships
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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, 1998
IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 1998
International athletics competitions hosted by Morocco
Cross country running in Morocco