2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 1-2 April 2006 in Fukuoka, Japan.
The event was once again dominated by Ethiopian and Kenyan runners. Kenenisa Bekele won both men's individual races, proving himself the most successful Cross country runner.
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[edit] Results
[edit] Long race men
Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive long race title. At the team competition Eritrea surprisingly beat Ethiopia and lost to Kenya only by four points.
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
35:40 min |
| Silver | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) |
35:43 min |
| Bronze |  Martin Mathathi (KEN) |
35:44 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Kenya Martin Mathathi (3rd) Mike Kipruto Kigen (5th) Hosea Mwok Macharinyang (6th) Simon Koros Arusei (10th) |
24 |
| Silver |  EritreaZersenay Tadesse (4th) Yonas Kifle (7th) Ali Abdallah (8th) Tesfayohannes Mesfen (9th) |
28 |
| Bronze | Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele (1st) Sileshi Sihine (2nd) Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam (13th) Ketema Nigusse (26th) |
42 |
[edit] Short race men
Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive short race title. The 1999 winner, Benjamin Limo of Kenya finished fourth.
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
10:54 min |
| Silver | Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN) |
10:55 min |
| Bronze |  Adil Kaouch (MAR) |
10:57 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Kenya Isaac Kiprono Songok (2nd) Benjamin Limo (4th) Augustine Kiprono Choge (7th) Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (8th) |
21 |
| Silver | Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele (1st) Mohamed Ali Aboosh (5th) Sileshi Sihine (12th) Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam (30th) |
48 |
| Bronze | Morocco Adil Kaouch (3rd) Hicham Bellani (14th) Khalid El Amri (15th) Hamid Ezzine (21st) |
53 |
[edit] Junior Race Men
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Mangata Ndiwa (KEN) |
23:53 min |
| Silver | Leonard Komon (KEN) |
23:54 min |
| Bronze | Tariku Bekele (ETH) |
23:56 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Kenya |
16 |
| Silver | Ethiopia |
24 |
| Bronze | Eritrea |
45 |
[edit] Long Race Women
Tirunesh Dibaba took her second consecutive long race title.
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
25:21 min |
| Silver |  Lornah Kiplagat (NED) |
25:26 min |
| Bronze | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
25:38 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba (1st) Meselech Melkamu (3rd) Wude Ayalew Yimer (5th) Mestawet Tufa (7th) |
16 |
| Silver | Kenya Evelyne Wambui (8th) Faith Chemutai (9th) Alice Chelangat (10th) Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge (12th) |
39 |
| Bronze |  JapanKayoko Fukushi (6th) Yoshimi Ozaki (19th) Megumi Oshima (25th) Yumi Sato (30th) |
80 |
[edit] Short Race Women
Ethiopia won the team competition beating Kenya only by a single point.
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Gelete Burika Bati (ETH) |
12:51 min |
| Silver | Prisca Jepleting Ngetich (KEN) |
12:53 min |
| Bronze | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
12:54 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia Gelete Burika Bati (1st) Meselech Melkamu (3rd) Bezunesh Bekele Sertsu (9th) Teyba Erkesso (12th) |
25 |
| Silver | Kenya Prisca Jepleting Ngetich (2nd) Beatrice Jepchumba (6th) Vivian Cheruiyot (8th) Isabella Ochichi (10th) |
26 |
| Bronze |  AustraliaBenita Johnson (4th) Melissa Rollison (11th) Anna Thompson (25th) Donna Tyberek-MacFarlane (29th) |
69 |
[edit] Junior Race Women
[edit] Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Pauline Korikwiang (KEN) |
19:27 min |
| Silver | Veronica Wanjiru (KEN) |
19:27 min |
| Bronze | Mercy Kosgei (KEN) |
19:45 min |
[edit] Team
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Kenya |
10 |
| Silver | Ethiopia |
29 |
| Bronze | Japan |
58 |
