The 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were hosted in the city of Aarhus in Denmark. It was the 43rd edition of the championships and was held on 30 March 2019.
| 43rd World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 43rd |
| Date | 30 March |
| Host city | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Venue | Aarhus |
| Events | 5 |
| Distances |
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| Participation | 520 athletes from 63 nations |
| Official website | Aarhus 2019 |
← 2017 Kampala | |
A part of the course was run on the grounds and grass roof of the Moesgaard Museum. The race was held in challenging conditions, due to the very muddy course and steep hills. The senior men's race was won by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei, while the senior women's race was won by Kenyan Hellen Obiri.
Schedule
In keeping with past events, all five races, including the mixed relay, were held in the middle of the day. The junior races preceded the senior races, and the senior men's event concluded the program.
| Date | Time (CET) | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 30 March | 11:00 | Mixed Relay |
| 11:35 | Junior race women | |
| 12:10 | Junior race men | |
| 13:00 | Senior race women | |
| 14:00 | Senior race men |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (10 km) | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) | 31:40 | Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) | 31:44 | Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) | 31:55 |
| Senior women (10 km) | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | 36:14 | Dera Dida (ETH) | 36:16 | Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) | 36:24 |
| Junior men (8 km) | Milkesa Mengesha (ETH) | 23:52 | Tadese Worku (ETH) | 23:54 | Oscar Chelimo (UGA) | 23:55 |
| Junior women (6 km) | Beatrice Chebet (KEN) | 20:50 | Alemitu Tariku (ETH) | 20:50 | Tsigie Gebreselama (ETH) | 20:50 |
| Relay | ||||||
| Mixed Relay | Ethiopia
| 25:49 | Morocco
| 26:22 | Kenya
| 26:29 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men | Uganda
| 20 | Kenya
| 43 | Ethiopia
| 46 |
| Senior women | Ethiopia
| 21 | Kenya
| 25 | Uganda
| 36 |
| Junior men | Ethiopia
| 18 | Uganda
| 32 | Kenya
| 34 |
| Junior women | Ethiopia
| 17 | Kenya
| 26 | Japan
| 72 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Kenya | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Uganda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
520 athletes from 63 countries were scheduled to participate:
- Algeria (8)
- Argentina (2)
- Athlete Refugee Team (2)
- Australia (23)
- Bahrain (10)
- Botswana (5)
- Brazil (8)
- Burundi (7)
- Canada (28)
- Chile (2)
- China (14)
- Colombia (2)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Denmark (28)
- Egypt (2)
- El Salvador (2)
- Eritrea (16)
- Ethiopia (28)
- France (16)
- Germany (1)
- Ghana (1)
- Great Britain (24)
- Hong Kong (2)
- India (2)
- Ireland (6)
- Italy (2)
- Japan (22)
- Kazakhstan (3)
- Kenya (27)
- Kyrgyzstan (1)
- Latvia (2)
- Lebanon (15)
- Libya (1)
- Luxembourg (2)
- Malta (2)
- Mauritius (1)
- Morocco (15)
- Namibia (2)
- New Zealand (16)
- Niger (1)
- Norway (1)
- Palestine (1)
- Peru (15)
- Poland (4)
- Portugal (1)
- Romania (2)
- Rwanda (4)
- Seychelles (2)
- Sierra Leone (4)
- Somalia (1)
- South Africa (21)
- Spain (24)
- Sudan (1)
- Sweden (3)
- Switzerland (1)
- Tanzania (16)
- Turkey (1)
- Uganda (27)
- Ukraine (4)
- United States (28)
- Uruguay (2)
- Zambia (3)
- Zimbabwe (2)
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