1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition20th
DateMarch 21
Host cityBoston, Massachusetts, United States
LocationFranklin Park
Nations participating53
Athletes participating580
Races4
Distances12.53 km – Senior men
7.8 km – Junior men
6.37 km – Senior women
4.005 km – Junior women
Previous1991 Antwerp
Next1993 Amorebieta

The 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, at the Franklin Park on March 21, 1992. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.[1]

Complete results for senior men,[2] junior men,[3] senior women,[4] junior women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

Medallists

Individual
Senior men
(12.53 km)
John Ngugi
Kenya
37:05William Mutwol
Kenya
37:17Fita Bayissa
Ethiopia
37:18
Junior men
(7.8 km)
Ismael Kirui
Kenya
23:27Haile Gebrselassie
Ethiopia
23:35Josephat Machuka
Kenya
23:37
Senior women
(6.37 km)
Lynn Jennings
United States
21:16Catherina McKiernan
Ireland
21:18Albertina Dias
Portugal
21:19
Junior women
(4.005 km)
Paula Radcliffe
United Kingdom
13:30Wang Junxia
China
13:35Lydia Cheromei
Kenya
13:43
Team
Senior menKenya46France145United Kingdom147
Junior menKenya18Ethiopia28Japan90
Senior womenKenya47United States77Ethiopia96
Junior womenEthiopia55Romania59Kenya59

Race results

Senior men's race (12.53 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
John NgugiKenya37:05
William MutwolKenya37:17
Fita BayissaEthiopia37:18
4Khalid SkahMorocco37:20
5Richard ChelimoKenya37:21
6Steve MoneghettiAustralia37:23
7Dominic KiruiKenya37:26
8William SigeiKenya37:27
9Thierry PantelFrance37:30
10Bruno Le StumFrance37:33
11Domingos CastroPortugal37:35
12Antonio MartinsFrance37:37
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

Kenya

John Ngugi1
William Mutwol2
Richard Chelimo5
Dominic Kirui7
William Sigei8
Ondoro Osoro23
(Sammy Lelei)(77)
46

France

Thierry Pantel9
Bruno Le Stum10
Antonio Martins12
Pascal Thiébaut21
Jean-Louis Prianon45
Antonio Rapisarda48
(Pascal Fetizon)(173)
(Paul Arpin)(DNF)
(Mickael Dufermont)(DNF)
145

United Kingdom

Richard Nerurkar15
Eamonn Martin17
Dave Clarke20
Andy Bristow26
Paul Dugdale33
Mark Dalloway36
(Paul Roden)(85)
(Tommy Murray)(104)
(Chris Robison)(115)
147
4Spain171
5Italy246
6Morocco247
7Portugal249
8United States263
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7.8 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Ismael KiruiKenya23:27
Haile GebrselassieEthiopia23:35
Josephat MachukaKenya23:37
4Josephat KipronoKenya23:45
5Tegenu AbebeEthiopia23:50
6Francis NadeTanzania23:54
7Yasuyuki WatanabeJapan23:58
8Gerbaba EtichaEthiopia24:16
9Antony MwingerezaTanzania24:19
10Samuel OtienoKenya24:20
11Mark Kipsang TooKenya24:22
12Kazuhiro KawauchiJapan24:23
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

Kenya

Ismael Kirui1
Josephat Machuka3
Josephat Kiprono4
Samuel Otieno10
(Mark Kipsang Too)(11)
18

Ethiopia

Haile Gebrselassie2
Tegenu Abebe5
Gerbaba Eticha8
Tesgie Legesse13
28

Japan

Yasuyuki Watanabe7
Kazuhiro Kawauchi12
Masaki Yamamoto32
Daisuke Isomatsu39
(Ryoji Maeda)(42)
(Shigekazu Taguchi)(49)
90
4Morocco103
5Italy128
6United Kingdom135
7Tanzania135
8Spain149
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (6.37 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Lynn JenningsUnited States21:16
Catherina McKiernanIreland21:18
Albertina DiasPortugal21:19
4Vicki HuberUnited States21:34
5Nadia DandoloItaly21:35
6Qu YunxiaChina21:36
7Sonia O'SullivanIreland21:37
8Jill HunterUnited Kingdom21:39
9Susan SirmaKenya21:40
10Luchia YeshakEthiopia21:42
11Hellen KimaiyoKenya21:45
12Jane NgothoKenya21:47
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

Kenya

Susan Sirma9
Hellen Kimaiyo11
Jane Ngotho12
Hellen Chepngeno15
(Pauline Konga)(90)
47

United States

Lynn Jennings1
Vicki Huber4
Annette Peters30
Sylvia Mosqueda42
(Melinda Schmidt)(47)
(Lisa Karnopp)(89)
77

Ethiopia

Luchia Yeshak10
Merima Denboba20
Getenesh Urge28
Berhane Adere38
(Tigist Moreda)(DNF)
(Derartu Tulu)(DNF)
96
4Ireland103
5Portugal115
6Romania129
7United Kingdom129
8Spain138
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior women's race (4.005 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Paula RadcliffeUnited Kingdom13:30
Wang JunxiaChina13:35
Lydia CheromeiKenya13:43
4Jennifer ClagueUnited Kingdom13:44
5Anja SmoldersBelgium13:58
6Janeth CaizalitínEcuador14:00
7Elena CosoveanuRomania14:02
8Zhang LirongChina14:03
9Gete WamiEthiopia14:04
10Denisa CostescuRomania14:05
11Emebet ShiferawEthiopia14:06
12Susie PowerAustralia14:06
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

Ethiopia

Gete Wami9
Emebet Shiferaw11
Genet Gebregiorgis17
Kore Alemu18
(Askale Bereda)(34)
(Alemitu Bekele)(79)
55

Romania

Elena Cosoveanu7
Denisa Costescu10
Gabriela Szabo20
Ileana Dorca22
(Ana Nanu)(70)
59

Kenya

Lydia Cheromei3
Ruth Biwott13
Susan Chepkemei16
Pamela Chepchumba27
(Catherine Kirui)(59)
59
4United Kingdom61
5China78
6Japan103
7Spain165
8France166
Full results
  • 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 580 athletes from 53 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.5km CC Men - Boston White Stadium, Franklin Park Date: Saturday, March 21, 1992", Athchamps (archived), archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 24, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.8km CC Men - Boston White Stadium, Franklin Park Date: Saturday, March 21, 1992", Athchamps (archived), archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 24, 2013
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.4km CC Women - Boston White Stadium, Franklin Park Date: Saturday, March 21, 1992", Athchamps (archived), archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 24, 2013
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Boston White Stadium, Franklin Park Date: Saturday, March 21, 1992", Athchamps (archived), archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 24, 2013
  6. ^ "IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. ^ "36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS", IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013