1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 14th |
Date | March 23 |
Host city | Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
Venue | Planeyse Colombier |
Events | 3 |
Distances | 12 km – Senior men 7.75 km – Junior men 4.65 km – Senior women |
Participation | 670 athletes from 57 nations |
The 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at the Planeyse Colombier on March 23, 1986. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald[1] and in the Evening Times.[2]
Complete results for men,[3] junior men,[4] women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual | ||||||
Senior men (12 km) |
John Ngugi Kenya |
35:32.9 | Abebe Mekonnen Ethiopia |
35:34.8 | Joseph Kiptum Kenya |
35:39.8 |
Junior men (7.75 km) |
Melese Feissa Ethiopia |
22:47.6 | Sammy Bitok Kenya |
22:52.7 | Demeke Bekele Ethiopia |
22:56 |
Senior women (4.65 km) |
Zola Budd England |
14:49.6 | Lynn Jennings United States |
15:07.8 | Annette Sergent France |
15:12.2 |
Team | ||||||
Senior men | Kenya | 45 | Ethiopia | 119 | United States | 204 |
Junior men | Ethiopia | 13 | Kenya | 32 | Spain | 52 |
Senior women | England | 65 | New Zealand | 67 | France | 76 |
Main article: 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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John Ngugi | Kenya | 35:32.9 | |
Abebe Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 35:34.8 | |
Joseph Kiptum | Kenya | 35:39.8 | |
4 | Bekele Debele | Ethiopia | 35:42.6 |
5 | Paul Kipkoech | Kenya | 35:47.2 |
6 | Pat Porter | United States | 35:48.4 |
7 | Kipsubai Koskei | Kenya | 35:54.8 |
8 | Some Muge | Kenya | 35:55.7 |
9 | Alberto Cova | Italy | 35:58.8 |
10 | John Easker | United States | 35:59.9 |
11 | Ezequiel Canario | Portugal | 36:03.9 |
12 | Thierry Watrice | France | 36:05 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kenya
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45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia
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119 | |||||||||||||||||||
United States
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204 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | France | 255 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Italy | 256 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Portugal | 263 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Spain | 297 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | England | 360 | ||||||||||||||||||
Full results |
Main article: 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Melese Feissa | Ethiopia | 22:47.6 | |
Sammy Bitok | Kenya | 22:52.7 | |
Demeke Bekele | Ethiopia | 22:56 | |
4 | Rafera Workench | Ethiopia | 22:57.4 |
5 | Ararse Fuffa | Ethiopia | 23:06.1 |
6 | Habte Negash | Ethiopia | 23:07.4 |
7 | Brahim Boutayeb | Morocco | 23:09.4 |
8 | Alejandro Gómez | Spain | 23:17.3 |
9 | William Mutwol | Kenya | 23:21.6 |
10 | Peter Rono | Kenya | 23:33.7 |
11 | David Onwonga | Kenya | 23:35.9 |
12 | José Gruneiro | Spain | 23:41.8 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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Ethiopia
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13 | |||||||||||||
Kenya
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32 | |||||||||||||
Spain
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52 | |||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 91 | ||||||||||||
5 | United States | 94 | ||||||||||||
6 | Morocco | 137 | ||||||||||||
7 | Japan | 152 | ||||||||||||
8 | Belgium | 159 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Main article: 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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Zola Budd | England | 14:49.6 | |
Lynn Jennings | United States | 15:07.8 | |
Annette Sergent | France | 15:12.2 | |
4 | Martine Fays | France | 15:14.3 |
5 | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 15:18.5 |
6 | Nan Doak | United States | 15:22.8 |
7 | Christine McMiken | New Zealand | 15:23.6 |
8 | Albertina Machado | Portugal | 15:24.4 |
9 | Elena Fidatof | Romania | 15:25.3 |
10 | Carole Bradford | England | 15:27.5 |
11 | Liève Slegers | Belgium | 15:28.3 |
12 | Lyudmila Matveyeva | Soviet Union | 15:28.6 |
Full results |
Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
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England
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65 | |||||||||||||
New Zealand
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67 | |||||||||||||
France
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76 | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 82 | ||||||||||||
5 | Portugal | 118 | ||||||||||||
6 | West Germany | 129 | ||||||||||||
7 | Soviet Union | 140 | ||||||||||||
8 | Romania | 140 | ||||||||||||
Full results |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | England (ENG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 670 athletes from 57 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]