The 2003
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 29/30, 2003. The races were held at the
L'Institut Équestre National in
Avenches
Avenches () is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Broye-Vully.
History
The roots of Avenches go back to the Celts. A tribe of Helvetians had built a settlement on the hills of Bois de Châtel, south of th ...
near
Lausanne
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Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. Reports of the event were given in ''
The New York Times
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IAAF
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Complete results for senior men,
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] senior women,[
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] for women's short race teams,[
] for junior women,[
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] for junior women's teams,[
] medallists,[
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] were published.
Doping
There were several doping positives at the championships.IAAF News 2003: POSITIVE CASES IN ATHLETICS, SANCTIONED DEFINITIVELY
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Positives at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
* Pamela Chepchumba Pamela Chepchumba (born March 8, 1979 in Kapsait, West Pokot District) is an athlete from Kenya. Her best achievements are from cross country running.
Aged only 13, Chemchumba competed at the 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing ...
– 2-year ban (EPO)
* Alberto García Fernandez – 2-year ban (EPO)
* Soumiya Labani – 2-year ban
* Asmae Leghzaoui
Asmae Leghzaoui ( ar, أسماء لغزاوي; born August 30, 1976) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian for Morocco.
Biography
In 1999, Leghzaoui made a running breakthrough by improving her 3000 metres personal b ...
– 2-year ban (EPO)
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.355 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Men's short race (4.03 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Junior men's race (7.92 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Senior women's race (7.92 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Women's short race (4.03 km)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Junior women's race (6.215)
*Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Medal table (unofficial)
*Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 605 athletes from 65 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[ The announced athletes from the , from , , and did not show.][
* (20)
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* (3)
* (12)
* (24)
* (1)
* (4)
* (2)
* (8)
* (33)
* (1)
* (2)
* (9)
* (3)
* (1)
* (12)
* (16)
* (28)
* (22)
* (2)
* (2)
* (1)
* (4)
* (2)
* (14)
* (18)
* (2)
* (2)
* (35)
* (4)
* (1)
* (3)
* (31)
* (1)
* (12)
* (1)
* (1)
* (24)
* (4)
* (12)
* (7)
* (1)
* (2)
* (2)
* (8)
* (36)
* (5)
* (23)
* (5)
* (6)
* (12)
* (10)
* (6)
* (7)
* (3)
* (29)
* (35)
* (2)
* (12)
* (1)
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See also
* 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
* 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
* 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
* 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
* 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
* 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
* 2003 in athletics (track and field)
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2003.
The foremost competition of the year was the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, followed by the 2003 I ...
References
External links
Official site
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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 ...
International athletics competitions hosted by Switzerland
Cross country running in Switzerland
March 2003 sports events in Europe