2001 World Athletics Cross Country Championships

Host City Oostende
Country BEL
Held 24 – 25 March 2001
Competitors 73
Countries 11

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Cross Country Men 25 March 2001 Medal 3 3
Cross Country Team Men 25 March 2001 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Junior Men 25 March 2001 Medal 3 3
Cross Country Junior Team Men 25 March 2001 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Short Distance Men 24 March 2001 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Short Distance Team Men 24 March 2001 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Women 24 March 2001 Medal 3 3
Cross Country Team Women 24 March 2001 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Junior Women 24 March 2001 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Junior Team Women 24 March 2001 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Short Distance Women 25 March 2001 Medal 3 3
Cross Country Short Distance Team Women 25 March 2001 Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Kenya KEN 6 3 4 13
2 Ethiopia ETH 4 5 2 11
3 Great Britain GBR 1 1 0 2
4 Belgium BEL 1 0 0 1
5 France FRA 0 1 1 2
6 Morocco MAR 0 1 0 1
= Ukraine UKR 0 1 0 1
8 United States USA 0 0 2 2
9 Japan JPN 0 0 1 1
= Romania ROU 0 0 1 1
= Uganda UGA 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Cross Country, Men Mohammed Mourhit BEL Serhiy Lebid UKR Charles Kamathi KEN
Cross Country Team, Men Kenya KEN France FRA United States USA
Cross Country Junior, Men Kenenisa Bekele ETH Duncan Kipkorir KEN Dathan Ritzenhein USA
Cross Country Junior Team, Men Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Uganda UGA
Cross Country Short Distance, Men Enock Koech KEN Kenenisa Bekele ETH Benjamin Limo KEN
Cross Country Short Distance Team, Men Kenya KEN Morocco MAR Ethiopia ETH
Cross Country, Women Paula Radcliffe GBR Gete Wami ETH Lydia Cheromei KEN
Cross Country Team, Women Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH France FRA
Cross Country Junior, Women Viola Kibiwot KEN Abebech Negussie ETH Aster Bacha Demissie ETH
Cross Country Junior Team, Women Ethiopia ETH Kenya KEN Japan JPN
Cross Country Short Distance, Women Gete Wami ETH Paula Radcliffe GBR Edith Masai KEN
Cross Country Short Distance Team, Women Ethiopia ETH Kenya KEN Romania ROU