2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2013. The races were held at the Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland.^[1] Kenya topped the medal standings in the competition with 5 gold, and Ethiopia had the most overall medals with 10. Reports of the event were given in the Herald^[2] and for the IAAF.^[3][4][5][6]

40th World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	40th
Date	24 March
Host city	Bydgoszcz, Poland
Venue	Myślęcinek Park
Events	4
Distances	12 km – Senior men 8 km – Junior men 8 km – Senior women 6 km – Junior women
Participation	398 athletes from 41 nations
Official website	Bydgoszcz 2013
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Schedule

Date	Time (CET)	Events
24 March	12:00	Junior race women
	12:30	Junior race men
	13:15	Senior race women
	14:10	Senior race men

Medallists

Part of the route

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (12 km)	Japhet Kipyegon Korir  Kenya	32:45	Imane Merga  Ethiopia	32:51	Teklemariam Medhin  Eritrea	32:54
Junior men (8 km)	Hagos Gebrhiwet  Ethiopia	21:04	Leonard Barsoton  Kenya	21:08	Muktar Edris  Ethiopia	21:13
Senior women (8 km)	Emily Chebet  Kenya	24:24	Hiwot Ayalew  Ethiopia	24:27	Belaynesh Oljira  Ethiopia	24:33
Junior women (6 km)	Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon  Kenya	17:51	Agnes Jebet Tirop  Kenya	17:51	Alemitu Heroye  Ethiopia	17:57
Team
Senior men	Ethiopia	38	United States	52	Kenya	54
Junior men	Ethiopia	23	Kenya	26	Morocco	65
Senior women	Kenya	19	Ethiopia	48	Bahrain	73
Junior women	Kenya	14	Ethiopia	23	Great Britain	81

Results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Official video highlights

Complete results for senior men^[7][8] and for senior men's teams^[9][10] were published.

Further information: 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m:s)
	Japhet Kipyegon Korir	Kenya	32:45
	Imane Merga	Ethiopia	32:51
	Teklemariam Medhin	Eritrea	32:54
4	Moses Ndiema Kipsiro	Uganda	33:08
5	Timothy Toroitich	Uganda	33:09
6	Ben True	United States	33:11
7	Goitom Kifle	Eritrea	33:16
8	Collis Birmingham	Australia	33:18
9	Feyisa Lilesa	Ethiopia	33:22
10	Chris Derrick	United States	33:23
11	Rabah Aboud	Algeria	33:28
12	Hosea Mwok Macharinyang	Kenya	33:29
Full results

• 102 participants from 30 countries participated.^[8]

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Ethiopia Imane Merga 2 Feyisa Lilesa 9 Abera Chane 13 Tesfaye Abera 14 (Mosinet Geremew) (24) (Yigrem Demelash) (69)	38
	United States Ben True 6 Chris Derrick 10 Ryan Vail 17 Robert Mack 19 (Elliott Heath) (30) (James Strang) (37)	52
	Kenya Japhet Kipyegon Korir 1 Hosea Mwok Macharinyang 12 Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui 15 Timothy Kosgei Kiptoo 26 (Philemon Rono Cherop) (36) (Jonathan Muia Ndiku) (DNF)	54
4	Eritrea	75
5	Uganda	76
6	Algeria	107
7	Australia	116
8	Spain	127
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
• 15 teams participated.^[10]

Senior women's race (8 km)

Official video highlights

Complete results for senior women^[11][12] and for senior women's teams^[13][14] were published.

Further information: 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m:s)
	Emily Chebet	Kenya	24:24
	Hiwot Ayalew	Ethiopia	24:27
	Belaynesh Oljira	Ethiopia	24:33
4	Shitaye Eshete	Bahrain	24:34
5	Margaret Wangari Muriuki	Kenya	24:39
6	Janet Kisa	Kenya	24:46
7	Viola Jelagat Kibiwot	Kenya	24:46
8	Tejitu Daba	Bahrain	24:55
9	Juliet Chekwel	Uganda	24:58
10	Irene Chepet Cheptai	Kenya	25:01
11	Beatrice Chepkemoi Mutai	Kenya	25:05
12	Salima El Ouali Alami	Morocco	25:05
Full results

• 97 participants from 29 countries participated.^[12]

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Kenya Emily Chebet 1 Margaret Wangari Muriuki 5 Janet Kisa 6 Viola Jelagat Kibiwot 7 (Irene Chepet Cheptai) (10) (Beatrice Chepkemoi Mutai) (11)	19
	Ethiopia Hiwot Ayalew 2 Belaynesh Oljira 3 Genet Yalew 15 Sule Utura 28 (Yebrqual Melese) (29) (Meselech Melkamu) (DNF)	48
	Bahrain Shitaye Eshete 4 Tejitu Daba 8 Kareema Jasim 20 Genzeb Shumi 41 (Aster Tesfaye) (52)	73
4	United States	90
5	Ireland	115
6	France	122
7	Great Britain	154
8	Canada	167
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
• 15 teams participated.^[14]

Junior men's race (8 km)

Official video highlights

Complete results for junior men^[15][16] and for junior men's teams^[17][18] were published.

Further information: 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m:s)
	Hagos Gebrhiwet	Ethiopia	21:04
	Leonard Barsoton	Kenya	21:08
	Muktar Edris	Ethiopia	21:13
4	Tsegay Tuemay	Eritrea	21:26
5	Conseslus Kipruto	Kenya	21:40
6	Birhan Nebebew	Ethiopia	21:42
7	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie	Eritrea	21:50
8	Dawit Weldesilasie	Eritrea	21:58
9	Ronald Kwemoi	Kenya	21:58
10	Michael Bett	Kenya	22:21
11	Moses Letoyie	Kenya	22:28
12	Mohammed Abid	Morocco	22:31
Full results

• 113 participants from 27 countries participated.^[16]

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Ethiopia Hagos Gebrhiwet 1 Muktar Edris 3 Birhan Nebebew 6 Yihunilign Adane 13 (Bonsa Dida) (17) (Tsegay Hiluf) (25)	23
	Kenya Leonard Barsoton 2 Conseslus Kipruto 5 Ronald Kwemoi 9 Michael Bett 10 (Moses Letoyie) (11) (Emmanuel Bett Kiprono) (22)	26
	Morocco Mohammed Abid 12 Zouhair Talbi 14 Omar Ait Chitachen 18 Hassan Ghachoui 21 (Jaouad Chemlal) (23) (Marouane Kahlaoui) (DNF)	65
4	United States	106
5	Japan	138
6	Italy	164
7	Uganda	170
8	Australia	171
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
• 17 teams participated.^[18]

Junior women's race (6 km)

Official video highlights

Complete results for junior women^[19][20] and for junior women's teams^[21][22] were published.

Further information: 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time (m:s)
	Faith Kipyegon	Kenya	17:51
	Agnes Jebet Tirop	Kenya	17:51
	Alemitu Heroye	Ethiopia	17:57
4	Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui	Kenya	18:09
5	Ruti Aga	Ethiopia	18:18
6	Sofiya Shemsu	Ethiopia	18:20
7	Rosefline Chepngetich	Kenya	18:21
8	Sheila Chepngetich Keter	Kenya	18:21
9	Buze Diriba	Ethiopia	18:29
10	Alemitu Hawi	Ethiopia	18:35
11	Pauline Kaveke Kamulu	Kenya	18:43
12	Gotytom Gebreslase	Ethiopia	18:44
Full results

• 87 participants from 21 countries participated.^[20]

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Kenya Faith Kipyegon 1 Agnes Jebet Tirop 2 Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui 4 Rosefline Chepngetich 7 (Sheila Chepngetich Keter) (8) (Pauline Kaveke Kamulu) (11)	14
	Ethiopia Alemitu Heroye 3 Ruti Aga 5 Sofiya Shemsu 6 Buze Diriba 9 (Alemitu Hawi) (10) (Gotytom Gebreslase) (12)	23
	Great Britain Emelia Gorecka 16 Georgia Taylor-Brown 17 Amy Eloise Neale 21 Bobby Clay 27 (Rebecca Weston) (33) (Alex Clay) (35)	81
4	Japan	90
5	Uganda	99
6	United States	105
7	Poland	165
8	Australia	172
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
• 15 teams participated.^[22]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	5	3	1	9
2	Ethiopia	3	4	3	10
3	United States	0	1	0	1
4	Bahrain	0	0	1	1
	Eritrea	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
	Morocco	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		8	8	8	24

• Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 398 athletes from 41 countries participated.

•  Algeria (18)
•  Australia (19)
•  Bahrain (6)
•  Belarus (1)
•  Belgium (2)
•  Brazil (17)
•  Bulgaria (3)
•  Canada (23)
•  China (8)
•  Czech Republic (1)
•  Eritrea (14)
•  Ethiopia (24)
•  France (12)
•  Ireland (5)
•  Italy (7)
•  Japan (22)
•  Kenya (24)
•  Kyrgyzstan (2)
•  Mexico (4)
•  Morocco (11)
•  Namibia (2)
•  Palestine (1)
•  Peru (4)
•  Poland (24)
•  Portugal (6)
•  Puerto Rico (3)
•  Romania (1)
•  Rwanda (5)
•  South Africa (16)
•  Spain (18)
•  Sudan (4)
•  Tanzania (3)
•  Thailand (4)
•  Tunisia (14)
•  Uganda (18)
•  United Arab Emirates (1)
•  Great Britain (23)
•  United States (24)
•  Yemen (1)
•  Zambia (2)
•  Zimbabwe (1)

See also

• 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
• 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
• 2013 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. "Bydgoszcz to host 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
2. Woods, Mark (March 25, 2013), Athletics: Twell takes another positive step, Herald, retrieved November 6, 2013
3. Minshull, Phil (March 24, 2013), Korir becomes youngest ever champion – Bydgoszcz 2013 senior men's report, IAAF, retrieved November 6, 2013
4. Minshull, Phil (March 24, 2013), World record breaker Gebrhiwet gets his first major title – Bydgoszcz 2013 junior men's report, IAAF, retrieved November 6, 2013
5. Bamford, Nicola (March 24, 2013), Chebet turns back the clock to win again – Bydgoszcz 2013 senior women’s report, IAAF, retrieved November 6, 2013
6. Bamford, Nicola (March 24, 2013), Kipyegon majestic in title defence – Bydgoszcz 2013 junior women’s report, IAAF, retrieved November 6, 2013
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15. Results - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 - Bydgoszcz (Myslecinek Park), POLAND 24 MAR 2013 - Junior Race - men, IAAF, March 24, 2013, retrieved November 6, 2013
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19. Results - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 - Bydgoszcz (Myslecinek Park), POLAND 24 MAR 2013 - Junior Race - women, IAAF, March 24, 2013, archived from the original on 2013-11-09, retrieved November 6, 2013
20. "40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
21. Results - 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2013 - Bydgoszcz (Myslecinek Park), POLAND 24 MAR 2013 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team, IAAF, March 24, 2013, archived from the original on 2013-12-03, retrieved November 6, 2013
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External links

• Official website at the IAAF