2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships


The 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 19/20, 2005. The races were held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women, for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

Race results

Senior men's race (12.02 km)

RankTeamPoints
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Kenenisa Bekele1-
Abebe Dinkessa4-
Dejene Berhanu6-
Eshetu Gezhagne13-
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Men's short race (4.196 km)

RankTeamPoints
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Kenenisa Bekele1-
Maregu Zewdie6-
Dejene Berhanu7-
Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam9-
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Junior men's race (8 km)

RankTeamPoints
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Augustine Choge1-
Bernard Kiprop Kipyego2-
Barnabas Kosgei3-
Hosea Macharinyang4-
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Senior women's race (8.108 km)

RankTeamPoints
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Tirunesh Dibaba1-
Worknesh Kidane3-
Meselech Melkamu4-
Gete Wami8-
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Women's short race (4.196 km)

RankTeamPoints
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Tirunesh Dibaba1-
Worknesh Kidane2-
Meselech Melkamu6-
Deriba Alemu9-
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Junior women's race (6.153 km)

RankTeamPoints
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Veronica Wanjiru2-
Beatrice Chebusit3-
Mercy Njoroge4-
Pauline Korikwiang7-
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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, 695 athletes from 72 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
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