2006 World Athletics Cross Country Championships

Host City Fukuoka
Country JPN
Held 1 – 2 April 2006
Competitors 69
Countries 7

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Cross Country Men 2 April 2006 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Team Men 2 April 2006 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Junior Men 2 April 2006 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Junior Team Men 2 April 2006 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Short Distance Men 1 April 2006 Medal 3 3
Cross Country Short Distance Team Men 1 April 2006 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Women 1 April 2006 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Team Women 1 April 2006 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Junior Women 1 April 2006 Medal 3 1
Cross Country Junior Team Women 1 April 2006 Medal 12 3
Cross Country Short Distance Women 2 April 2006 Medal 3 2
Cross Country Short Distance Team Women 2 April 2006 Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Kenya KEN 6 6 2 14
2 Ethiopia ETH 6 4 4 14
3 Eritrea ERI 0 1 1 2
4 Netherlands NED 0 1 0 1
5 Japan JPN 0 0 2 2
= Morocco MAR 0 0 2 2
7 Australia AUS 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Cross Country, Men Kenenisa Bekele ETH Sileshi Sihine ETH Martin Mathathi KEN
Cross Country Team, Men Kenya KEN Eritrea ERI Ethiopia ETH
Cross Country Junior, Men Mangata Ndiwa KEN Leonard Patrick Komon KEN Tariku Bekele ETH
Cross Country Junior Team, Men Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Eritrea ERI
Cross Country Short Distance, Men Kenenisa Bekele ETH Isaac Songok KEN Adil Kaouch MAR
Cross Country Short Distance Team, Men Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Morocco MAR
Cross Country, Women Tirunesh Dibaba ETH Lornah Kiplagat NED Meselech Melkamu ETH
Cross Country Team, Women Ethiopia ETH Kenya KEN Japan JPN
Cross Country Junior, Women Pauline Korikwiang KEN Veronica Nyaruai KEN Mercy Kosgei KEN
Cross Country Junior Team, Women Kenya KEN Ethiopia ETH Japan JPN
Cross Country Short Distance, Women Gelete Burka ETH Priscah Ngetich KEN Meselech Melkamu ETH
Cross Country Short Distance Team, Women Ethiopia ETH Kenya KEN Australia AUS