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|Location = Guiyang horse racing circuit|Nations participating = 51|Athletes participating = 410|Races = 4|Distances = 12 km – Senior men 8 km – Junior men 8 km – Senior women 6 km – Junior women |Website = Guiyang 20152013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships>2013 Bydgoszcz2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships>2017 Kampala}}The 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ({{zh|2015国际田联世界越野锦标}})关于2015年贵阳国际田联世界越野锦标赛国内技术官员报到事宜的通知 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124820www.gy-2015.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=7&id=48 |date=2015-04-02 }} {{in lang|zh}}. Guiyang 2015 (2015-03-05). Retrieved on 2015-03-28. was the 41st edition of the global championships in cross country running, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held in Guiyang, China on 28 March.WEB,news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-11/24/c_131996430.htm,news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-11/24/c_131996430.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20131207221936news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-11/24/c_131996430.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20131207221936news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-11/24/c_131996430.htm, dead, December 7, 2013, China to host 2015 world cross-country championships, 2012-11-24, 2012-11-26, xinhuanet.com, It was the first time that the event was held in China, and the third occasion it took place in Asia (after Fukuoka in 2006, and Amman in 2009). Senior and junior races were held for men and women, with the four races having both a team and individual element.

Overview

The senior individual titles were won by Kenyan athletes. Geoffrey Kipsang, a former junior champion and reigning world half marathon champion, took the men’s title by a margin of eight seconds.Mills, Steven (2015-03-28). Kamworor maintains his perfect championship record in Guiyang. IAAF (2015-03-28). Retrieved on 2015-03-28. The 19-year-old Agnes Jebet Tirop was the women’s champion, establishing herself as a senior athlete for the first time after her runner-up finish in the junior race at the 2013 edition. This made her the second youngest ever winner of that title, after Zola Budd in 1985.Sammet, Michelle (2015-03-28). Teenage talent Tirop triumphs in Guiyang. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28. Aside from these victories, it was Ethiopia that had the most success: Yasin Haji and Letesenbet Gidey were crowned the junior champions while the Ethiopian teams won the senior titles and had a clean sweep in the women’s junior race. Bahrain was the only non-East African nation to win a medal, albeit with teams of entirely African expatriates.The host choice reflected the increasing prominence of China in the world of athletics. Having only staged one major IAAF event before 2006, the country quickly rose to host the 2006 World Junior Championships, the 2008 Olympic athletics,President’s speech for Press Conference of IAAF World Juniors in Beijing . IAAF (2006-08-14). Retrieved on 2015-03-28. 2010 World Half Marathon Championships, IAAF / LOC Press Conference - Nanning 2010. IAAF (2010-10-15). Retrieved on 2015-03-28. and 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. The cross country event preceded Beijing’s holding of the 2015 World Championships in Athletics later that year.Minshull, Phil (2014-05-02). Press conference highlights – IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.President Diack: “Guiyang is a truly significant moment for cross country”. IAAF (2015-04-28). Retrieved on 2015-03-28.The course for the competition was a former horse racing course around 30 km from the city centre, which had hosted the Asian Cross Country Championships in 2005 as well as ten editions of the Chinese Cross Country Championships.Course and scoring details – IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Guiyang 2015. IAAF (2015-03-25). Retrieved on 2015-03-28. In addition to the main competition, mass participation races over 2 km and 4 km were held in the morning before the official opening ceremony, aimed at improving public engagement in the sport.Mills, Steven (2015-03-27). Guiyang capitalises on being IAAF World Cross Country Championships host. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.

Preparation

In the year before the competition, the Guiyang International Half Marathon was inaugurated, increasing local running participation.Zeng, Jun (2014-05-22). Guiyang to hold 2014 Guiyang International Half Marathon. China Daily. Retrieved on 2015-03-28. This added to the history of athletics in the region, which included a long-running Guiyang road race in its 44th edition that year. The 2015 Chinese national championships a month before the global event were not contested at the same course, instead being held in Qujing. Zhang Xinyan won both the women’s long and short course titles, while Zhu Renxue and Wang Ligang won the men’s long and short races, respectively.Wu, Vincent (2015-02-28). Zhang Xinyan does the double at Chinese Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.

Schedule

All four races were held in the afternoon in the usual traditional, with junior races preceding the senior races, and the senior men’s event concluding the programme.Timetable by day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.{| class=“wikitable”! Date! Time (CST)! Events24 March| 12:00| Junior race women| 12:30 | Junior race men| 13:15 | Senior race women| 14:10 | Senior race men Individual“>

Medallists{| {{MedalistTable|typeEvent|columns2}} Individual

|Senior men(12 km)Geoffrey Kipsang| 34:52Bedan Karoki| 35:00Muktar Edris| 35:06|Senior women(8 km)Agnes Jebet Tirop| 26:01Senbere Teferi| 26:06Netsanet Gudeta| 26:11|Junior men(8 km)Yasin Haji| 23:42Geoffrey Kipkirui Korir| 23:47Alfred Ngeno| 23:54|Junior women(6 km)Letesenbet Gidey| 19:48Dera Dida| 19:49Etagegn Woldu| 19:53 Team|Senior menETH}} 20KEN}} 20BHR}} 54|Senior womenETH}} 17KEN}} 19UGA}} 101|Junior menKEN}} 19ETH}} 33ERI}} 52|Junior womenETH}} 11KEN}} 33BHR}} 52

Results

Senior men’s race

{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” width=“50%”|+Individual race!width=5%| Rank!width=20%| Athlete!width=15%| Country!width=10%| Time (m:s) {{gold1}} align=left Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor > {{flagcountry| 34:52 {{silver2}} align=left Bedan Karoki Muchiri > {{flagcountry| 35:00 {{bronze3}} align=left Muktar Edris > {{flagcountry| 35:06 4 align=left Hagos Gebrhiwet > {{flagcountry| 35:15 5 align=left Leonard Barsoton > {{flagcountry| 35:24 6 align=left Tamirat Tola > {{flagcountry| 35:33 7 align=left Atsedu Tsegay > {{flagcountry| 35:47 8 align=left Moses Kibet > {{flagcountry| 35:53 9 align=left Ismail Juma > {{flagcountry| 35:55 10 align=left Aweke Ayalew > {{flagcountry| 35:56 11 align=left Albert Kibichii Rop > {{flagcountry| 35:59 12 align=left Phillip Kiprono Langat > {{flagcountry| 36:05class=“sortbottom“!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

• 111 entrants, 110 starters, 108 finishers.Results Senior Race Men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.

{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” width=“50%”|+Teams!width=10%| Rank!width=30%| Team!width=10%| Points {{gold1}} align=left ETH}} {| width=100% Muktar Edris align=right style="border:0“| 3 Hagos Gebrhiwet align=right style="border:0“| 4 Tamirat Tola align=right style="border:0“| 6 Atsedu Tsegay align=right style="border:0“| 7 (Bonsa Dida) align=right style="border:0“| (14) (Tesfaye Abera) align=right style="border:0“| (26) 20 {{silver2}} align=left KEN}} {| width=100% Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor align=right style="border:0“| 1 Bedan Karoki Muchiri align=right style="border:0“| 2 Leonard Barsoton align=right style="border:0“| 5 Phillip Kiprono Langat align=right style="border:0“| 12 (Moses Letoyie) align=right style="border:0“| (16) (Joseph Kiprono Kiptum) align=right style="border:0“| (21) 20 {{bronze3}} align=left BHR}} {| width=100% Aweke Ayalew align=right style="border:0“| 10 Albert Kibichii Rop align=right style="border:0“| 11 El Hassan Elabbassi align=right style="border:0“| 15 Isaac Korir align=right style="border:0“| 18 (Zelalem Bacha) align=right style="border:0“| (19) (Hassan Chani) align=right style="border:0“| (20) 54 4 align=left ERI}} 91 5 align=left UGA}} 92 6 align=left TAN}} 130 7 align=left USA}} 131 8 align=left RWA}} 153class=“sortbottom“!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

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

Senior women’s race

{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” width=“50%”|+Individual race!width=5%| Rank!width=20%| Athlete!width=15%| Country!width=10%| Time (m:s) {{gold1}} align=left Agnes Jebet Tirop > {{flagcountry| 26:01 {{silver2}} align=left Senbere Teferi > {{flagcountry| 26:06 {{bronze3}} align=left Netsanet Gudeta > {{flagcountry| 26:11 4 align=left Alemitu Heroye > {{flagcountry| 26:14 5 align=left Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa > {{flagcountry| 26:16 6 align=left Emily Chebet Muge > {{flagcountry| 26:18 7 align=left Irene Chepet Cheptai > {{flagcountry| 26:26 8 align=left Mamitu Daska > {{flagcountry| 26:29 9 align=left Belaynesh Oljira > {{flagcountry| 26:29 10 align=left Genet Yalew > {{flagcountry| 27:00 11 align=left Nazret Weldu > {{flagcountry| 27:19 12 align=left Janet Kisa > {{flagcountry| 27:22class=“sortbottom“!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

• 83 entrants, 82 starters, 80 finishers.Results Senior Race Women. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.

{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” width=“50%”|+Teams!width=10%| Rank!width=30%| Team!width=10%| Points {{gold1}} align=left ETH}} {| width=100% Senbere Teferi align=right style="border:0“| 2 Netsanet Gudeta align=right style="border:0“| 3 Alemitu Heroye align=right style="border:0“| 4 Mamitu Daska align=right style="border:0“| 8 (Belaynesh Oljira) align=right style="border:0“| (9) (Genet Yalew) align=right style="border:0“| (10) 17 {{silver2}} align=left KEN}} {| width=100% Agnes Jebet Tirop align=right style="border:0“| 1 Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa align=right style="border:0“| 5 Emily Chebet Muge align=right style="border:0“| 6 Irene Chepet Cheptai align=right style="border:0“| 7 (Janet Kisa) align=right style="border:0“| (12) (Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi) align=right style="border:0“| (13) 19 {{bronze3}} align=left UGA}} {| width=100% Juliet Chekwel align=right style="border:0“| 14 Nyakisi Adero align=right style="border:0“| 24 Patricia Chepkwemoi align=right style="border:0“| 30 Emily Chebet (Ugandan athlete) > 33 (Nancy Cheptegei) align=right style="border:0“| (DNF) 101 4 align=left CHN}} 122 5 align=left USA}} 128 6 align=left ALG}} 139 7 align=left ESP}} 139 8 align=left PER}} 156class=“sortbottom“!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

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

Junior men’s race

{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” width=“50%”|+Individual race!width=5%| Rank!width=20%| Athlete!width=15%| Country!width=10%| Time (m:s) {{gold1}} align=left Yasin Haji > {{flagcountry| 23:42 {{silver2}} align=left Geoffrey Kipkirui Korir > {{flagcountry| 23:47 {{bronze3}} align=left Alfred Ngeno > {{flagcountry| 23:54 4 align=left Dominic Kiptarus > {{flagcountry| 24:00 5 align=left Evans Rutto Chematot > {{flagcountry| 24:03 6 align=left Abraham Habte > {{flagcountry| 24:04 7 align=left Yihunilign Adane > {{flagcountry| 24:05 8 align=left Abe Gashahun > {{flagcountry| 24:08 9 align=left Fred Musobo > {{flagcountry| 24:10 10 align=left Rodgers Chumo > {{flagcountry| 24:11 11 align=left Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei > {{flagcountry| 24:11 12 align=left Moses Koech > {{flagcountry| 24:11class=“sortbottom“!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

• 118 entrants, 118 starters, 113 finishers.Results Junior Race Men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28.

{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” width=“50%”|+Teams!width=10%| Rank!width=30%| Team!width=10%| Points {{gold1}} align=left KEN}} {| width=100% Geoffrey Kipkirui Korir align=right style="border:0“| 2 Alfred Ngeno align=right style="border:0“| 3 Dominic Kiptarus align=right style="border:0“| 4 Rodgers Chumo align=right style="border:0“| 10 (Moses Koech) align=right style="border:0“| (12) (John Langat) align=right style="border:0“| (16) 19 {{silver2}} align=left ETH}} {| width=100% Yasin Haji align=right style="border:0“| 1 Yihunilign Adane align=right style="border:0“| 7 Abe Gashahun align=right style="border:0“| 8 Haymanot Alewe align=right style="border:0“| 17 (Yohans Mekasha) align=right style="border:0“| (21) (Adane Weletaw) align=right style="border:0“| (24) 33 {{bronze3}} align=left ERI}} {| width=100% Abraham Habte align=right style="border:0“| 6 Afewerki Berhane align=right style="border:0“| 13 Mogos Shumay align=right style="border:0“| 14 Aron Kifle align=right style="border:0“| 19 (Yemane Haileselassie) align=right style="border:0“| (23) 52 4 align=left BHR}} 70 5 align=left UGA}} 76 6 align=left USA}} 132 7 align=left MAR}} 139 8 align=left ITA}} 176class=“sortbottom“!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

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

Junior women’s race

{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” width=“50%”|+Individual race!width=5%| Rank!width=20%| Athlete!width=15%| Country!width=10%| Time (m:s) {{gold1}} align=left Letesenbet Gidey > {{flagcountry| 19:48 {{silver2}} align=left Dera Dida > {{flagcountry| 19:49 {{bronze3}} align=left Etagegn Woldu > {{flagcountry| 19:53 4 align=left Daisy Jepkemei > {{flagcountry| 19:59 5 align=left Mihret Tefera > {{flagcountry| 20:02 6 align=left Dagmawit Kibru > {{flagcountry| 20:07 7 align=left Gladys Jeptekeny Kipkoech > {{flagcountry| 20:13 8 align=left Desi Mokonin > {{flagcountry| 20:17 9 align=left Ruth Jebet > {{flagcountry| 20:20 10 align=left Winfred Nzisa Mbithe > {{flagcountry| 20:31 11 align=left Stella Chesang > {{flagcountry| 20:37 12 align=left Rosefline Chepngetich > {{flagcountry| 20:38class=“sortbottom“!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

• 101 entrants, 100 starters, 87 finishers.Results Junior Race Women. IAAF (2014-03-28). Retrieved on 2015-03-28.

{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” width=“50%”|+Teams!width=10%| Rank!width=30%| Team!width=10%| Points {{gold1}} align=left ETH}} {| width=100% Letesenbet Gidey align=right style="border:0“| 1 Dera Dida align=right style="border:0“| 2 Etagegn Woldu align=right style="border:0“| 3 Mihret Tefera align=right style="border:0“| 5 (Dagmawit Kibru) align=right style="border:0“| (6) (Zerfe Lemeneh) align=right style="border:0“| (14) 11 {{silver2}} align=left KEN}} {| width=100% Daisy Jepkemei align=right style="border:0“| 4 Gladys Jeptekeny Kipkoech align=right style="border:0“| 7 Winfred Nzisa Mbithe align=right style="border:0“| 10 Rosefline Chepngetich align=right style="border:0“| 12 (Winnie Jebichii Koima) align=right style="border:0“| (13) (Joyline Cherotich) align=right style="border:0“| (22) 33 {{bronze3}} align=left BHR}} {| width=100% Desi Mokonin align=right style="border:0“| 8 Ruth Jebet align=right style="border:0“| 9 Fatuma Jawaro Chebsi align=right style="border:0“| 15 Bontu Rebitu align=right style="border:0“| 20 (Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa) align=right style="border:0“| (28) 52 4 align=left UGA}} 65 5 align=left JPN}} 98 6 align=left CHN}} 136 7 align=left ERI}} 138 8 align=left USA}} 177class=“sortbottom“!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

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

Medal table

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• Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

A total of 410 athletes from 51 countries participated, excluding non-starters. Countries IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2015. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28. This represented an increase of ten nations from the previous edition and thirteen additional participating athletes in total.IAAF World Cross Country Championships Guiyang 2015 Facts & Figures. IAAF (2015). Retrieved on 2015-03-28.{hide}columns-list|colwidth=22em|

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References

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External links

• www.gy-2015.com/en/" title="web.archive.org/web/20150330014241www.gy-2015.com/en/">Official website
• IAAF competition website

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