The 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald, and a report 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
Race results
Senior men's race (12.15 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (8.35 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (6.3 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior women's race (4.22 km)
Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
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 669 athletes from 65 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
(6) (3) (8) (15) (7) (16) (10) (20) (4) (18) (7) (2) (10) (1) (3) (4) (2) (1) (27) (6) (16) (27) (2) (1) (2) (18) (14) (1) (27) (10) (22) (2) (26) (9) (1) (7) (12) (12) (17) (5) (11) (16) (12) (8) (1) (17) (13) (10) (1) (4) (2) (27) (27) (6) (1) (8) (2) (10) (7) (6) (26) (26) (5) (3) (19)
See also
1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
1996 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Results, website of the IAAF (Internet Archive) The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 (Internet Archive) GBRathletics