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Global Global championships · since 1973

2003 World XC

Lausanne, Switzerland 29–30 Mar 2003

events: 12
medals awarded: 36
nations on the podium: 6
world records: 0

Podiums

Cross country

Senior race

1

Kenenisa Bekele 35:56

2

Patrick Ivuti 36:09

3

Gebregziabher Gebremariam 36:17

Cross country

Senior team

1

Kenya

Patrick Ivuti Richard Limo Paul Koech John Cheruiyot Korir Abraham Cherono Sammy Kipketer

17 2

2

Ethiopia

Kenenisa Bekele Gebregziabher Gebremariam Sileshi Sihine Ketema Nigusse Dejene Birhanu Yibeltel Admassu

23 1

3

Morocco

Hicham Chatt Khalid El Aamri Abderrahim Goumri Jaouad Gharib Mohamed Said El Wardi Ahmed Hamzaoui

51 8

Cross country

Senior short course

1

Kenenisa Bekele Short Course 11:01

2

John Kibowen Short Course 11:04

3

Benjamin Limo Short Course 11:06

Cross country

Senior team, short course

1

Kenya

John Kibowen Benjamin Limo Michael Kipyego Thomas Kiplitan David Kilel Evans Kipchumba (1974)

14 2

2

Ethiopia

Kenenisa Bekele Meba Tadesse Tesema Abshero Abiyote Endale Ketema Nigusse Dehe Woyesha (1986)

31 1

3

Morocco

Khalid El Aamri Abderrahim Goumri Ahmed Baday Abdelkader Hachlaf Mohamed Said El Wardi Salah Hissou

44 6

Cross country

U20 race

1

Eliud Kipchoge 22:47

2

Boniface Kiprop 22:49

3

Solomon Bushendich 22:51

Cross country

U20 team

1

Kenya

Eliud Kipchoge Solomon Bushendich Augustine Kiprono Choge Moses Mosop Barnabas Kosgei Kipkorir Chepkwony

15 1

2

Ethiopia

Girma Assefa Getachew Dinku Tesema Abshero Solomon Molla Dehe Woyesha (1986) Tesfaye Mengistu (1986)

28 5

3

Uganda

Boniface Kiprop James Kibet Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Isaac Kiprop Martin Kiplimo

48 2

Medal table

6 nations · 36 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	Ethiopia ETH	6	5	3	14
2	Kenya KEN	6	5	3	14
3	Uganda UGA	0	1	1	2
4	United States of America USA	0	1	1	2
5	Morocco MAR	0	0	3	3
6	Russia RUS	0	0	1	1