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Global Global championships · since 1973

1997 World XC

Torino, Italy 23 Mar 1997

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

Podiums

Cross country

Senior race

1

Paul Tergat 35:11

2

Salah Hissou 35:13

3

Thomas Nyariki 35:20

Cross country

Senior team

1

Kenya

Paul Tergat Thomas Nyariki Paul Koech Joseph Kibor Joshua Chelanga Shem Kororia Benjamin Koskei William Kiptum John Kosgei

51 1

2

Morocco

Salah Hissou Ismail Sghir Khalid Boulami El Hassan Lahssini Elarbi Khattabi Brahim Boulami Abderrahim Zitouna Abdelaziz Sahere Mustapha Bamouh

70 2

3

Ethiopia

Habte Jifar Assefa Mezgebu Ayele Mezgebu Abraham Assefa Girma Tolla Tegenu Abebe Ibrahim Seid (1965) Lemi Erpassa (1972) Tesgie Legesse (1973)

125 11

Cross country

U20 race

1

Elijah Korir 24:21

2

Million Wolde 24:28

3

Paul Kosgei 24:29

Cross country

U20 team

1

Kenya

Elijah Korir Paul Kosgei John Gwako Charles Kwambai Patrick Ivuti Kipchumba Mitei

13 1

2

Ethiopia

Million Wolde Alene Emere Yebeltal Admasu Hailu Mekonnen Dereje Tadesse (1980) Mohamed Awol

31 2

3

Morocco

Ali Ezzine Adil Kaouch Abderahim Bouchlouch (1978) Hicham Lamalem Aziz El Makhrout (1978) Ahmed Ezzobayry

74 11

Medal table

6 nations · 24 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	Kenya KEN	6	2	2	10
2	Ethiopia ETH	2	2	4	8
3	Morocco MAR	0	2	1	3
4	Great Britain & NI GBR	0	1	0	1
5	Japan JPN	0	1	0	1
6	Ireland IRL	0	0	1	1