International athletics championship event
The 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 30, 2008. The races were held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh , United Kingdom . Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. This was the year in which Kenenisa Bekele became the first athlete in World Cross history to win six individual long course titles, breaking his tie with John Ngugi and Paul Tergat who had each won five. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times Herald , and for the IAAF .
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
Complete results for senior men and for senior men's teams were published.
Main article: 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Junior men's race (7.905 km)
Complete results for junior men and for junior men's teams were published.
Main article: 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Senior women's race (7.905 km)
Complete results for senior women and for senior women's teams were published.
Main article: 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. Junior women's race (6.04 km)
Complete results for junior women and for junior women's teams were published.
Main article: 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
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
According to an unofficial count, 448 athletes from 57 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from Moldova , Nepal , and Nigeria did not show.
See also
References
^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - SUMMARY OF PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS IAAF , p. 2, retrieved 4 November 2013
"Athletics - World cross-country championships - Bekele wins sixth world cross-country title; Dibaba also wins" , The New York Times , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Gillon, Doug (31 March 2008), Coronation of King Kenenisa Herald , retrieved 4 November 2013
Powell, David (30 March 2008), No ‘sole’ can stop Bekele – Edinburgh 2008 IAAF , retrieved 4 November 2013
Powell, David (30 March 2008), World Junior 10,000m champion makes up for Mombasa 'dnf' IAAF , retrieved 4 November 2013
Brown, Matthew (30 March 2008), Dibaba takes her fifth gold - Edinburgh 2008 IAAF , retrieved 4 November 2013
Brown, Matthew (30 March 2008), Younger sister leads the way - Edinburgh 2008 IAAF , retrieved 4 November 2013
^ Senior Race - M Final IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
^ Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
^ 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Results IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
Official Team Results Senior Race - M IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men - Final - Team IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 201336th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Team Standings IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Junior Race - M Final IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - men IAAF , 30 March 2008, archived from the original on 9 November 2013, retrieved 4 November 201336th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Men - Results IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Official Team Results Junior Race - M IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team IAAF , 30 March 2008, archived from the original on 9 November 2013, retrieved 4 November 201336th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Men - Team Standings IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Senior Race - M Final IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 201336th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Results IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Official Team Results Senior Race - W IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - women - Final - Team IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 201336th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Women - Team Standings IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Junior Race - W Final IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - women IAAF , 30 March 2008, archived from the original on 9 November 2013, retrieved 4 November 201336th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Women - Results IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Official Team Results Junior Race - W IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team IAAF , 30 March 2008, archived from the original on 9 November 2013, retrieved 4 November 201336th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Junior Race - Women - Team Standings IAAF , 30 March 2008, retrieved 4 November 2013
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