International athletics championship event
| 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
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| Organisers | IAAF |
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| Edition | 31st |
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| Date | March 29/30 |
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| Host city | Lausanne,Vaud,Switzerland |
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| Venue | L'Institut Équestre National d'Avenches |
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| Events | 6 |
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| Distances | 12.355 km – Senior men 4.03 km – Men's short 7.92 km – Junior men 7.92 km – Senior women 4.03 km – Women's short 6.215 – Junior women |
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| Participation | 605 athletes from 65 nations |
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The2003IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 29/30, 2003. The races were held at theL'Institut Équestre National inAvenches nearLausanne,Switzerland. Reports of the event were given inThe New York Times,[1][2] in theHerald,[3] and for theIAAF.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Complete results for senior men,[10][11][12] for senior men's teams,[10][13][14] for men's short race,[15][16][17] for men's short race teams,[15][18][19] for junior men,[20][21][22] for junior men's teams,[20][23][24] senior women,[25][26][27] for senior women's teams,[25][28][29] for women's short race,[30][31][32] for women's short race teams,[30][33][34] for junior women,[35][36][37] for junior women's teams,[35][38][39] medallists,[40] and the results of British athletes who took part[41] were published.
There were several doping positives at the championships.[42]
Positives at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
[edit]Senior men's race (12.355 km)
[edit]- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Men's short race (4.03 km)
[edit]- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Junior men's race (7.92 km)
[edit]- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Senior women's race (7.92 km)
[edit]- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Women's short race (4.03 km)
[edit]- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Junior women's race (6.215)
[edit]- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Medal table (unofficial)
[edit]- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
According to an unofficial count, 605 athletes from 65 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[41] The announced athletes from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, from
Guinea,
Lebanon, and
Sierra Leone did not show.[16][17][36][37]
- ^"PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Kidane of Ethiopia Wins World Title",The New York Times, March 30, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^"PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Bekele and Masai Victorious Again",The New York Times, March 31, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Gillon, Doug (March 31, 2003),Bekele blazes a trail past all others - Ethiopian defends long- and short-course crowns,Herald, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Gillon, Doug (March 30, 2003),Double-double for Bekele - men's long course race in Lausanne,IAAF, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Gillon, Doug (March 29, 2003),Invincible Bekele - men's short course race in Lausanne,IAAF, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Kipchoge restores Kenyan pride - men's junior race in Lausanne,IAAF, March 30, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Henderson, Jason (March 29, 2003),Kidane completes Ethiopian first day triumph - women's long course race in Lausanne,IAAF, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Henderson, Jason (March 30, 2003),Masai sprints to successful defence - women's short course race in Lausanne,IAAF, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Dibaba’s alchemy defies Chepchumba - women's junior race in Lausanne,IAAF, March 29, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^abMagnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007),IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.4km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003, Athchamps (archived), archived fromthe original on October 16, 2007, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Long Race - M Final,IAAF, March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - men,IAAF, March 30, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Official Team Results Long Race - M,IAAF, March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - men - Final - Team,IAAF, March 30, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^abMagnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007),IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003, Athchamps (archived), archived fromthe original on October 16, 2007, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^abShort Race - M Final,IAAF, March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^abResults - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - men,IAAF, March 29, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Official Team Results Short Race - M,IAAF, March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - men - Final - Team,IAAF, March 29, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^abMagnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007),IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.9km CC Men - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003, Athchamps (archived), archived fromthe original on October 16, 2007, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Junior Race - M Final,IAAF, March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - men,IAAF, 30 March 2003, archived fromthe original on 2 November 2013, retrieved31 October 2013
- ^Official Team Results Junior Race - M,IAAF, March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team,IAAF, 30 March 2003, archived fromthe original on 2 November 2013, retrieved31 October 2013
- ^abMagnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007),IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.9km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003, Athchamps (archived), archived fromthe original on October 16, 2007, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Long Race - W Final,IAAF, March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - women,IAAF, March 29, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Official Team Results Long Race - W,IAAF, March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Long Race - women - Final - Team,IAAF, March 29, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^abMagnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007),IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003, Athchamps (archived), archived fromthe original on October 16, 2007, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Short Race - W Final,IAAF, March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - women,IAAF, March 30, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Official Team Results Short Race - W,IAAF, March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - women - Final - Team,IAAF, March 30, 2003, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^abMagnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007),IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.2km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003, Athchamps (archived), archived fromthe original on October 16, 2007, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^abJunior Race - W Final,IAAF, March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^abResults - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - women,IAAF, 29 March 2003, archived fromthe original on 2 November 2013, retrieved31 October 2013
- ^Official Team Results Junior Race - W,IAAF, March 29, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team,IAAF, 29 March 2003, archived fromthe original on 2 November 2013, retrieved31 October 2013
- ^IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^ab36th 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, archived from the original on September 27, 2013, retrievedOctober 31, 2013
- ^IAAF News 2003: POSITIVE CASES IN ATHLETICS, SANCTIONED DEFINITIVELY
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