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 and also Eritrean runners. Kenenisa Bekele won both men's individual races, proving himself the most successful Cross country runner.
The event was held at Japan's National Cross Country Course which is the permanent residence of the annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting.
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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.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 35:40 min |
| Silver | Sileshi Sihine (ETH) | 35:43 min |
| Bronze | Martin Mathathi (KEN) | 35:44 min |
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Kenya Martin Mathathi (3rd) Mike Kipruto Kigen (5th) Hosea Mwok Macharinyang (6th) Simon Koros Arusei (10th) |
24 |
| Silver | Eritrea Zersenay Tadese (4th) Yonas Kifle (7th) Ali Abdallah (8th) Tesfayohannes Mesfen (9th) |
28 |
| Bronze | Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele (1st) Sileshi Sihine (2nd) Gebregziabher Gebremariam (13th) Ketema Nigusse (26th) |
42 |
Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive short race title. The 1999 winner, Benjamin Limo of Kenya finished fourth.
| 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 |
| 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) Gebregziabher Gebremariam (30th) |
48 |
| Bronze | Morocco Adil Kaouch (3rd) Hicham Bellani (14th) Khalid El Aamri (15th) Hamid Ezzine (21st) |
53 |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Mangata Ndiwa (KEN) | 23:53 min |
| Silver | Leonard Komon (KEN) | 23:54 min |
| Bronze | Tariku Bekele (ETH) | 23:56 min |
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Kenya | 16 |
| Silver | Ethiopia | 24 |
| Bronze | Eritrea | 45 |
Tirunesh Dibaba took her second consecutive long race title.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 25:21 min |
| Silver | Lornah Kiplagat (NED) | 25:26 min |
| Bronze | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) | 25:38 min |
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba (1st) Meselech Melkamu (3rd) Wude Ayalew (5th) Mestawet Tufa (7th) |
16 |
| Silver | Kenya Evelyne Nganga (8th) Faith Chemutai (9th) Alice Chelangat (10th) Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge (12th) |
39 |
| Bronze | Japan Kayoko Fukushi (6th) Yoshimi Ozaki (19th) Megumi Oshima (25th) Yumi Sato (30th) |
80 |
Ethiopia won the team competition beating Kenya only by a single point.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Gelete Burika (ETH) | 12:51 min |
| Silver | Prisca Jepleting Ngetich (KEN) | 12:53 min |
| Bronze | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) | 12:54 min |
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Ethiopia Gelete Burika (1st) Meselech Melkamu (3rd) Bezunesh Bekele (9th) Teyba Erkesso (12th) |
25 |
| Silver | Kenya Prisca Jepleting Ngetich (2nd) Beatrice Jepchumba (6th) Vivian Cheruiyot (8th) Isabella Ochichi (10th) |
26 |
| Bronze | Australia Benita Johnson (4th) Melissa Rollison (11th) Anna Thompson (25th) Donna MacFarlane (29th) |
69 |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Pauline Korikwiang (KEN) | 19:27 min |
| Silver | Veronica Wanjiru (KEN) | 19:27 min |
| Bronze | Mercy Kosgei (KEN) | 19:45 min |
| Medal | Athlete | Mark |
| Gold | Kenya | 10 |
| Silver | Ethiopia | 29 |
| Bronze | Japan | 58 |
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