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Global Global championships · since 1973

1996 World XC

Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa 23 Mar 1996

events: 8
medals awarded: 24
nations on the podium: 6
world records: 0

Podiums

Cross country

Senior race

1

Paul Tergat 33:44

2

Salah Hissou 33:56

3

Ismael Kirui 33:57

Cross country

Senior team

1

Kenya

Paul Tergat Ismael Kirui Paul Koech Joseph Kimani William Kiptum Josphat Machuka Simon Arusei James Songok James Kariuki

33 1

2

Morocco

Salah Hissou Khalid Skah Ismail Sghir Abderrahim Zitouna Mustapha Bamouh Khalid Boulami Mohamed Issangar Abdelaziz Sahere Brahim Boulami

99 2

3

Ethiopia

Haile Gebrselassie Abraham Assefa Habte Jifar Fita Bayisa Ayele Mezgebu Chala Kelele Girma Tolla Nigousse Urge (1966) Tesfaye Tafa

107 5

Cross country

U20 race

1

David Chelule 24:06

2

Assefa Mezgebu 24:19

3

Samuel Chepkok 24:24

Cross country

U20 team

1

Kenya

David Chelule Samuel Chepkok Elijah Korir Charles Kwambai Kipchumba Mitei Patrick Ivuti

13 1

2

Ethiopia

Assefa Mezgebu Mizan Mehari Million Wolde Lemma Alemayehu (1977) Sisay Bezabeh Geremew Haile (1979)

26 2

3

Morocco

Aziz Driouche Abderrahman Chmaiti Rachid Amroug (1978) Rachid Boulahdid (1978) Ahmed Ezzobayry Abdelghani Lahlali

94 14

Medal table

6 nations · 24 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	Kenya KEN	6	1	4	11
2	Ethiopia ETH	2	4	1	7
3	Morocco MAR	0	2	1	3
4	Finland FIN	0	1	0	1
5	Japan JPN	0	0	1	1
6	Romania ROU	0	0	1	1