1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
| 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
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| Organisers |
IAAF |
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| Edition |
25th |
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| Date |
March 23 |
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| Host city |
Torino, Piemonte, Italy  |
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| Location |
Parco del Valentino |
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| Nations participating |
72 |
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| Athletes participating |
725 |
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| Races |
4 |
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| Distances |
12.333 km – Senior men
8.511 km – Junior men
6.6 km – Senior women
4.689 km – Junior women |
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The 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 23, 1997. The races were held at the Parco del Valentino in Torino, Italy. A report of the event was given in the New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3][4]
Complete results for senior men,[5][6] junior men,[7][8] senior women,[9][10] junior women,[11][12][13] medallists,[14] and the results of British athletes who took part[15] were published.
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.333 km)
- For full event details see 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
†: Athlete marked in the results list[5] as nonscorer.
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.511 km)
- For full event details see 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6.6 km)
- For full event details see 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.689 km)
- For full event details see 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 725 athletes from 72 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[15] Although announced, athletes from 
Sierra Leone did not show.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Tergat Leads Kenyans With Dramatic Victory, New York Times, March 24, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Gillon, Doug (March 24, 1997), Tulu swoops late to take title but British runner still happy Radcliffe joy as she runs into medal place, Herald, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Reineri, Giorgio, Report for Senior races, IAAF, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Wallace-Jones, Sean, Report for Junior races, IAAF, retrieved October 27, 2013
- 1 2 Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 27, 2013
- 1 2 Cross Senior Men - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.5km CC Men - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Cross Junior Men - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.6km CC Women - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Cross Senior Women - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, archived from the original on October 29, 2013, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Torino Parco del Valentino Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ Cross Junior Women - 23-03-97 - Team Results, IAAF, March 23, 1997, retrieved October 27, 2013
- ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
- 1 2 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, retrieved October 9, 2013
External links
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Coordinates: 45°03′03″N 7°41′08″E / 45.05083°N 7.68556°E / 45.05083; 7.68556
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