1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
# 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerp, Belgium, at the Linkeroever Racecourse on March 24, 1991. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.

Complete results for senior men, junior men, senior women, junior women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (11.764 km) | Khalid Skah Morocco | 33:53 | Moses Tanui Kenya | 33:54 | Simon Karori Kenya | 33:54 |
| Junior men (8.415 km) | Andrew Sambu Tanzania | 23:59 | Mumo Muindi Kenya | 24:04 | Fita Bayissa Ethiopia | 24:04 |
| Senior women (6.425 km) | Lynn Jennings United States | 20:24 | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 20:27 | Liz McColgan United Kingdom | 20:28 |
| Junior women (4.435 km) | Lydia Cheromei Kenya | 13:59 | Jane Ekimat Kenya | 14:20 | Melody Fairchild United States | 14:28 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 38 | Ethiopia | 104 | Spain | 198 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 19 | Ethiopia | 26 | Tanzania | 54 |
| Senior women | Kenya | 36 | Ethiopia | 36 | Soviet Union | 48 |
| Junior women | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 40 | Japan | 43 |

## Race results

### Senior men's race (11.764 km)

$^†:$ Athlete marked in the results list as nonscorer.

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Junior men's race (8.415 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Senior women's race (6.425 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Junior women's race (4.435 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Medal table (unofficial)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

* 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 633 athletes from 51 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

* Algeria (6)
* Angola (1)
* Argentina (7)
* Aruba (2)
* Australia (25)
* Belgium (27)
* Botswana (3)
* Brazil (16)
* Burundi (1)
* Canada (26)
* Chile (1)
* Chinese Taipei (4)
* Colombia (5)
* Czechoslovakia (14)
* Denmark (3)
* Ecuador (6)
* Ethiopia (28)
* France (27)
* Germany (14)
* Gibraltar (6)
* Guam (4)
* Hungary (5)
* India (19)
* Iran (3)
* Ireland (18)
* Italy (27)
* Jamaica (4)
* Japan (22)
* Kenya (27)
* Madagascar (1)
* Mauritius (13)
* Mexico (15)
* Morocco (19)
* Namibia (1)
* Netherlands (19)
* New Zealand (19)
* Norway (7)
* Poland (7)
* Portugal (17)
* Romania (12)
* Rwanda (2)
* Soviet Union (20)
* Spain (27)
* Sweden (6)
* Switzerland (16)
* Tanzania (6)
* United Kingdom (28)
* United States (27)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (2)
* Zambia (11)
* Zimbabwe (7)
