2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Senior men's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | IAAF |
Edition | 36th |
Date | March 30 |
Host city | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Venue | Holyrood Park |
Events | 1 |
Distances | 12 km – Senior men |
Participation | 179 athletes from 45 nations |
The Senior men's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008.[1] Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[2] in the Herald,[3] and for the IAAF.[4]
Complete results for individuals,[5][6][7] and for teams[8][9][10] were published.
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
Individual
†: Fathi Meftah from Algeria finished 35th in 36:44 min, but was disqualified because of doping violations.[11]
Teams
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 179 athletes from 45 countries participated in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[1] The announced athletes from Moldova, Nepal, and Nigeria did not show.[5][6][7]
- Algeria (8)
- Armenia (1)
- Australia (8)
- Azerbaijan (1)
- Bahrain (5)
- Belarus (1)
- Botswana (6)
- Brazil (6)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Burundi (1)
- Canada (9)
- China (3)
- Denmark (1)
- Egypt (1)
- Eritrea (8)
- Ethiopia (9)
- France (1)
- Ghana (1)
- Guyana (1)
- Ireland (7)
- Italy (4)
- Japan (8)
- Jordan (1)
- Kenya (9)
- Kyrgyzstan (1)
- Lesotho (1)
- Libya (2)
- Malawi (1)
- Mexico (1)
- Morocco (9)
- New Zealand (1)
- Palestine (1)
- Portugal (8)
- Qatar (9)
- Rwanda (1)
- Seychelles (1)
- South Africa (3)
- Spain (9)
- Switzerland (1)
- Turkmenistan (1)
- Uganda (8)
- United Arab Emirates (1)
- United Kingdom (9)
- United States (9)
- Zimbabwe (1)
See also
- 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
- 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
- 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
References
- ^ a b IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - SUMMARY OF PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ "Athletics - World cross-country championships - Bekele wins sixth world cross-country title; Dibaba also wins", The New York Times, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ Gillon, Doug (March 31, 2008), "Coronation of King Kenenisa", Herald, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ Powell, David (March 30, 2008), No ‘sole’ can stop Bekele – Edinburgh 2008, IAAF, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ a b Senior Race - M Final, IAAF, March 30, 2008, archived from the original on November 4, 2013, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ a b Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men, IAAF, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ a b 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Results (PDF), IAAF, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ Official Team Results Senior Race - M, IAAF, March 30, 2008, archived from the original on November 4, 2013, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ Results - 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 30 MAR 2008 - Senior Race - men - Final - Team, IAAF, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh - Sunday 30 March 2008 - Senior Race - Men - Team Standings (PDF), IAAF, March 30, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2013
- ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES - DOPING VIOLATIONS AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 11, retrieved November 2, 2013