International athletics championship event
The 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 29/30, 2003. The races were held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne , Switzerland . Reports of the event were given in The New York Times Herald , and for the IAAF .
Complete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women, for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.
Doping
There were several doping positives at the championships.
Positives at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Medallists
Race results
Senior men's race (12.355 km)
Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer) Men's short race (4.03 km)
Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer) Junior men's race (7.92 km)
Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer) Senior women's race (7.92 km)
Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer) Women's short race (4.03 km)
Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer) Junior women's race (6.215)
Main article: 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer) Medal table (unofficial)
Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal. Participation
According to an unofficial count, 605 athletes from 65 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo , from Guinea , Lebanon , and Sierra Leone did not show.
See also
References
"PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Kidane of Ethiopia Wins World Title" , The New York Times , March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013"PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Bekele and Masai Victorious Again" , The New York Times , March 31, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013Gillon, Doug (March 31, 2003), Bekele blazes a trail past all others - Ethiopian defends long- and short-course crowns Herald , retrieved October 31, 2013
Gillon, Doug (March 30, 2003), Double-double for Bekele - men's long course race in Lausanne IAAF , retrieved October 31, 2013
Gillon, Doug (March 29, 2003), Invincible Bekele - men's short course race in Lausanne IAAF , retrieved October 31, 2013
Kipchoge restores Kenyan pride - men's junior race in Lausanne IAAF , March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013Henderson, Jason (March 29, 2003), Kidane completes Ethiopian first day triumph - women's long course race in Lausanne IAAF , retrieved October 31, 2013
Henderson, Jason (March 30, 2003), Masai sprints to successful defence - women's short course race in Lausanne IAAF , retrieved October 31, 2013
Dibaba’s alchemy defies Chepchumba - women's junior race in Lausanne IAAF , March 29, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.4km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003 the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 31, 2013
Long Race - M Final IAAF , March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - men IAAF , March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013Official Team Results Long Race - M IAAF , March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - men - Final - Team IAAF , March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003 the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 31, 2013
^ Short Race - M Final IAAF , March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013
^ Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - men IAAF , March 29, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013
Official Team Results Short Race - M IAAF , March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - men - Final - Team IAAF , March 29, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.9km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003 the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 31, 2013
Junior Race - M Final IAAF , March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - men IAAF , 30 March 2003, archived from the original on 2 November 2013, retrieved 31 October 2013Official Team Results Junior Race - M IAAF , March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team IAAF , 30 March 2003, archived from the original on 2 November 2013, retrieved 31 October 2013^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.9km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003 the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 31, 2013
Long Race - W Final IAAF , March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - women IAAF , March 29, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013Official Team Results Long Race - W IAAF , March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - women - Final - Team IAAF , March 29, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003 the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 31, 2013
Short Race - W Final IAAF , March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - women IAAF , March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013Official Team Results Short Race - W IAAF , March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - women - Final - Team IAAF , March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.2km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003 the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 31, 2013
^ Junior Race - W Final IAAF , March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013
^ Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - women IAAF , 29 March 2003, archived from the original on 2 November 2013, retrieved 31 October 2013
Official Team Results Junior Race - W IAAF , March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team IAAF , 29 March 2003, archived from the original on 2 November 2013, retrieved 31 October 2013IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS ^ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IAAF , p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013
IAAF News 2003: POSITIVE CASES IN ATHLETICS, SANCTIONED DEFINITIVELY
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