IAAF World Cross Country Championships

Contents

1 Editions
2 Senior Men’s Individual
3 Senior Women’s Individual
4 Senior Men’s Team
5 Senior Women’s Team
6 Junior Men’s Individual
7 Junior Women’s Individual
8 Junior Men’s Individual
9 Junior Women’s Team

Editions

Edition	Year	City	Country
1st	1973	Waregem	Belgium
2nd	1974	Monza	Italy
3rd	1975	Rabat	Morocco
4th	1976	Chepstow	United Kingdom
5th	1977	Düsseldorf	West Germany
6th	1978	Glasgow	United Kingdom
7th	1979	Limerick	Ireland
8th	1980	Paris	France
9th	1981	Madrid	Spain
10th	1982	Rome	Italy
11th	1983	Gateshead	United Kingdom
12th	1984	East Rutherford	United States
13th	1985	Lisbon	Portugal
14th	1986	Colombier	Switzerland
15th	1987	Warsaw	Poland
16th	1988	Auckland	New Zealand
17th	1989	Stavanger	Norway
18th	1990	Aix-les-Bains	France
19th	1991	Antwerp	Belgium
20th	1992	Boston	United States
21st	1993	Amorebieta	Spain
22nd	1994	Budapest	Hungary
23rd	1995	Durham	United Kingdom
24th	1996	Stellenbosch	South Africa
25th	1997	Torino	Italy
26th	1998	Marrakech	Morocco
27th	1999	Belfast	United Kingdom
28th	2000	Vilamoura	Portugal
29th	2001	Ostend	Belgium
30th	2002	Dublin	Ireland
31st	2003	Lausanne	Switzerland
32nd	2004	Brussels	Belgium
33rd	2005	Saint-Galmier	France
34th	2006	Fukuoka	Japan
35th	2007	Mombasa	Kenya
36th	2008	Edinburgh	United Kingdom
37th	2009	Amman	Jordan
38th	2010	Bydgoszcz	Poland
39th	2011	Punta Umbría	Spain
40th	2013	Bydgoszcz	Poland
41st	2015	Guiyang	China
42nd	2017	Kampala	Uganda
43rd	2019	Aarhus	Denmark
44th	2021	Bathurst	Australia
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46th
47th
48th
49th

Senior Men’s Individual

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1973 (11.98 km)	Pekka Päivärinta Finland	Mariano Haro Spain	Rod Dixon New Zealand
1974 (12 km)	Eric de Beck Belgium	Mariano Haro Spain	Karel Lismont Belgium
1975 (12 km)	Ian Stewart Scotland	Mariano Haro Spain	Bill Rodgers United States
1976 (12 km)	Carlos Lopes Portugal	Tony Simmons England	Bernie Ford England
1977 (12.3 km)	Léon Schots Belgium	Carlos Lopes Portugal	Detlef Uhlemann West Germany
1978 (12.3 km)	John Treacy Ireland	Aleksandr Antipov Soviet Union	Karel Lismont Belgium
1979 (12 km)	John Treacy Ireland	Bronisław Malinowski Poland	Aleksandr Antipov Soviet Union
1980 (12.58 km)	Craig Virgin United States	Hans-Jürgen Orthmann West Germany	Nick Rose England
1981 (12 km)	Craig Virgin United States	Mohammed Kedir Ethiopia	Fernando Mamede Portugal
1982 (11.978 km)	Mohammed Kedir Ethiopia	Alberto Salazar United States	Rod Dixon New Zealand
1983 (11.994 km)	Bekele Debele Ethiopia	Carlos Lopes Portugal	Some Muge Kenya
1984 (12.086 km)	Carlos Lopes Portugal	Tim Hutchings England	Steve Jones Wales
1985 (12.19 km)	Carlos Lopes Portugal	Paul Kipkoech Kenya	Wodajo Bulti Ethiopia
1986 (12 km)	John Ngugi Kenya	Abebe Mekonnen Ethiopia	Joseph Kiptum Kenya
1987 (11.95 km)	John Ngugi Kenya	Paul Kipkoech Kenya	Paul Arpin France
1988 (12 km)	John Ngugi Kenya	Paul Kipkoech Kenya	Kipsubai Koskei Kenya
1989 (12 km)	John Ngugi Kenya	Tim Hutchings United Kingdom	Wilfred Kirochi Kenya
1990 (12.2 km)	Khalid Skah Morocco	Moses Tanui Kenya	Julius M. Korir Kenya
1991 (11.764 km)	Khalid Skah Morocco	Moses Tanui Kenya	Simon Karori Kenya
1992 (12.53 km)	John Ngugi Kenya	William Mutwol Kenya	Fita Bayissa Ethiopia
1993 (11.75 km)	William Sigei Kenya	Dominic Kirui Kenya	Ismael Kirui Kenya
1994 (12.06 km)	William Sigei Kenya	Simon Chemoiywo Kenya	Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia
1995 (12.02 km)	Paul Tergat Kenya	Ismael Kirui Kenya	Salah Hissou Morocco
1996 (12.15 km)	Paul Tergat Kenya	Salah Hissou Morocco	Ismael Kirui Kenya
1997 (12.333 km)	Paul Tergat Kenya	Salah Hissou Morocco	Tom Nyariki Kenya
1998 (12 km)	Paul Tergat Kenya	Paul Koech Kenya	Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia
1999 (12 km)	Paul Tergat Kenya	Patrick Ivuti Kenya	Paulo Guerra Portugal
2000 (12.3 km)	Mohammed Mourhit Belgium	Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia	Paul Tergat Kenya
2001 (12.3 km)	Mohammed Mourhit Belgium	Sergiy Lebid Ukraine	Charles Kamathi Kenya
2002 (11.998 km)	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	John Yuda Tanzania	Wilberforce Talel Kenya
2003 (12.355 km)	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	Patrick Ivuti Kenya	Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia
2004 (12 km)	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia	Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia
2005 (12.02 km)	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	Zersenay Tadesse Eritrea	Abdullah Ahmed Hassan Qatar
2006 (12 km)	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia	Martin Mathathi Kenya
2007 (12 km)	Zersenay Tadese Eritrea	Moses Mosop Kenya	Bernard Kiprop Kipyego Kenya
2008 (12 km)	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	Leonard Patrick Komon Kenya	Zersenay Tadese Eritrea
2009 (12 km)	Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia	Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Uganda	Zersenay Tadese Eritrea
2010 (11.611 km)	Joseph Ebuya Kenya	Teklemariam Medhin Eritrea	Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Uganda
2011 (12 km)	Imane Merga Ethiopia	Paul Kipngetich Tanui Kenya	Vincent Kiprop Chepkok Kenya
2013 (12 km)	Japhet Kipyegon Korir Kenya	Imane Merga Ethiopia	Teklemariam Medhin Eritrea
2015 (12 km)	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Kenya	Bedan Karoki Muchiri Kenya	Muktar Edris Ethiopia
2017 (9.858 km)	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Kenya	Leonard Barsoton Kenya	Abadi Hadis Ethiopia
2019 (10 km)	Joshua Cheptegei Uganda	Jacob Kiplimo Uganda	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Kenya
2020
2021

Senior Women’s Individual

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1973 (3.99 km)	Paola Pigni Italy	Joyce Smith England	Josee van Santberghe Belgium
1974 (4 km)	Paola Pigni Italy	Nina Holmén Finland	Rita Ridley England
1975 (3.9 km)	Julie Brown United States	Bronislawa Ludwichowska Poland	Carmen Valero Spain
1976 (4.8 km)	Carmen Valero Spain	Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union	Gabriella Dorio Italy
1977 (5.1 km)	Carmen Valero Spain	Lyudmila Bragina Soviet Union	Giana Romanova Soviet Union
1978 (4.728 km)	Grete Waitz Norway	Natalia Mărăşescu Romania	Maricica Puică Romania
1979 (5.04 km)	Grete Waitz Norway	Raisa Smekhnova Soviet Union	Ellison Goodall United States
1980 (4.82 km)	Grete Waitz Norway	Irina Bondarchuk Soviet Union	Yelena Chernysheva Soviet Union
1981 (4.41 km)	Grete Waitz Norway	Jan Merrill United States	Yelena Sipatova Soviet Union
1982 (4.663 km)	Maricica Puică Romania	Fiţa Lovin Romania	Grete Waitz Norway
1983 (4.072 km)	Grete Waitz Norway	Alison Wiley Canada	Tatyana Pozdnyakova Soviet Union
1984 (5 km)	Maricica Puică Romania	Galina Zakharova Soviet Union	Grete Waitz Norway
1985 (4.99 km)	Zola Budd England	Cathy Branta United States	Ingrid Kristiansen Norway
1986 (4.65 km)	Zola Budd England	Lynn Jennings United States	Annette Sergent France
1987 (5.05 km)	Annette Sergent France	Liz Lynch Scotland	Ingrid Kristiansen Norway
1988 (5.962 km)	Ingrid Kristiansen Norway	Angela Tooby United Kingdom	Annette Sergent France
1989 (6 km)	Annette Sergent France	Nadezhda Stepanova Soviet Union	Lynn Williams Canada
1990 (6 km)	Lynn Jennings United States	Albertina Dias Portugal	Yelena Romanova Soviet Union
1991 (6.425 km)	Lynn Jennings United States	Derartu Tulu Ethiopia	Liz McColgan United Kingdom
1992 (6.37 km)	Lynn Jennings United States	Catherina McKiernan Ireland	Albertina Dias Portugal
1993 (6.35 km)	Albertina Dias Portugal	Catherina McKiernan Ireland	Lynn Jennings United States
1994 (6.22 km)	Hellen Chepngeno Kenya	Catherina McKiernan Ireland	Conceição Ferreira Portugal
1995 (6.47 km)	Derartu Tulu Ethiopia	Catherina McKiernan Ireland	Sally Barsosio Kenya
1996 (6.3 km)	Gete Wami Ethiopia	Rose Cheruiyot Kenya	Naomi Mugo Kenya
1997 (6.6 km)	Derartu Tulu Ethiopia	Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom	Gete Wami Ethiopia
1998 (8 km)	Sonia O’Sullivan Ireland	Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom	Gete Wami Ethiopia
1999 (8.012 km)	Gete Wami Ethiopia	Merima Denboba Ethiopia	Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom
2000 (8.08 km)	Derartu Tulu Ethiopia	Gete Wami Ethiopia	Susan Chepkemei Kenya
2001 (7.7 km)	Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom	Gete Wami Ethiopia	Lydia Cheromei Kenya
2002 (7.974 km)	Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom	Deena Drossin United States	Colleen de Reuck United States
2003 (7.92 km)	Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia	Deena Drossin United States	Merima Denboba Ethiopia
2004 (8 km)	Benita Johnson Australia	Ejagayehu Dibaba Ethiopia	Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia
2005 (8.108 km)	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	Alice Timbilil Kenya	Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia
2006 (8 km)	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands	Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia
2007 (8 km)	Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia
2008 (7.905 km)	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	Mestawet Tufa Ethiopia	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Kenya
2009 (8 km)	Florence Jebet Kiplagat Kenya	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Kenya	Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia
2010 (7.759 km)	Emily Chebet Kenya	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Kenya	Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia
2011 (8 km)	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot Kenya	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Kenya	Shalane Flanagan United States
2013 (8 km)	Emily Chebet Kenya	Hiwot Ayalew Ethiopia	Belaynesh Oljira Ethiopia
2015 (8 km)	Agnes Jebet Tirop Kenya	Senbere Teferi Ethiopia	Netsanet Gudeta Ethiopia
2017 (9,858 km)	Irene Cheptai Kenya	Alice Aprot Nawowuna Kenya	Lilian Rengeruk Kenya
2019 (10 km)	Helen Obiri Kenya	Dera Dida Ethiopia	Letesenbet Gidey Ethiopia
2020
2021

Senior Men’s Team

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1973	Belgium	Soviet Union	New Zealand
1974	Belgium	England	France
1975	New Zealand	England	Belgium
1976	England	Belgium	France
1977	Belgium	England	Soviet Union
1978	France	United States	England
1979	England	Ireland	Soviet Union
1980	England	United States	Belgium
1981	Ethiopia	United States	Kenya
1982	Ethiopia	England	Soviet Union
1983	Ethiopia	United States	Kenya
1984	Ethiopia	United States	Portugal
1985	Ethiopia	Kenya	United States
1986	Kenya	Ethiopia	United States
1987	Kenya	England	Ethiopia
1988	Kenya	Ethiopia	France
1989	Kenya	United Kingdom	Ethiopia
1990	Kenya	Ethiopia	Spain
1991	Kenya	Ethiopia	Spain
1992	Kenya	France	United Kingdom
1993	Kenya	Ethiopia	Portugal
1994	Kenya	Morocco	Ethiopia
1995	Kenya	Morocco	Spain
1996	Kenya	Morocco	Ethiopia
1997	Kenya	Morocco	Ethiopia
1998	Kenya	Ethiopia	Morocco
1999	Kenya	Ethiopia	Portugal
2000	Kenya	Ethiopia	Portugal
2001	Kenya	France	United States
2002	Kenya	Ethiopia	Morocco
2003	Kenya	Ethiopia	Morocco
2004	Ethiopia	Kenya	Eritrea
2005	Ethiopia	Kenya	Qatar
2006	Kenya	Eritrea	Ethiopia
2007	Kenya	Morocco	Uganda
2008	Kenya	Ethiopia	Qatar
2009	Kenya	Ethiopia	Eritrea
2010	Kenya	Eritrea	Ethiopia
2011	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2013	Ethiopia	United States	Kenya
2015	Ethiopia	Kenya	Bahrain
2017	Ethiopia	Kenya	Uganda
2019	Uganda	Kenya	Ethiopia
2020
2021

Senior Women’s Team

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1973	England	Finland	United States
1974	England	Italy	Finland
1975	United States	New Zealand	Poland
1976	Soviet Union	Italy	United States
1977	Soviet Union	United States	New Zealand
1978	Romania	United States	England
1979	United States	Soviet Union	England
1980	Soviet Union	England	United States
1981	Soviet Union	United States	Italy
1982	Soviet Union	Italy	England
1983	United States	Soviet Union	Canada
1984	United States	England	New Zealand
1985	United States	Soviet Union	Romania
1986	England	New Zealand	France
1987	United States	France	Soviet Union
1988	Soviet Union	United Kingdom	France
1989	Soviet Union	France	United States
1990	Soviet Union	Ethiopia	Portugal
1991	Kenya	Ethiopia	Soviet Union
1992	Kenya	United States	Ethiopia
1993	Kenya	Japan	France
1994	Portugal	Ethiopia	Kenya
1995	Kenya	Ethiopia	Romania
1996	Kenya	Ethiopia	Romania
1997	Ethiopia	Kenya	Ireland
1998	Kenya	Ethiopia	United Kingdom
1999	Ethiopia	Kenya	Portugal
2000	Ethiopia	Kenya	United States
2001	Kenya	Ethiopia	France
2002	Ethiopia	United States	Kenya
2003	Ethiopia	Kenya	United States
2004	Ethiopia	Kenya	United Kingdom
2005	Ethiopia	Kenya	Portugal
2006	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
2007	Ethiopia	Kenya	Morocco
2008	Ethiopia	Kenya	Australia
2009	Kenya	Ethiopia	Portugal
2010	Kenya	Ethiopia	United States
2011	Kenya	Ethiopia	United States
2013	Kenya	Ethiopia	Bahrain
2015	Ethiopia	Kenya	Uganda
2017	Kenya	Ethiopia	Bahrain
2019	Ethiopia	Kenya	Uganda
2020
2021

Junior Men’s Individual

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1973 (7 km)	Jim Brown Scotland	José Haro Spain	Léon Schots Belgium
1974 (7.1 km)	Rich Kimball United States	Venanzio Ortis Italy	John Treacy Ireland
1975 (7 km)	Bobb Thomas United States	José Luis González Spain	John Treacy Ireland
1976 (7.8 km)	Eric Hulst United States	Thom Hunt United States	Nat Muir Scotland
1977 (7.5 km)	Thom Hunt United States	Santiago Llorente Spain	Ari Paunonen Finland
1978 (7.036 km)	Mick Morton England	Rob Earl Canada	Francisco Alario Spain
1979 (7.36 km)	Eddy de Pauw Belgium	Steve Binns England	Ildar Denikeyev Soviet Union
1980 (7.41 km)	Jorge García Spain	Valeriy Gryaznov Soviet Union	Ed Eyestone United States
1981 (7.25 km)	Mohammed Chouri Tunisia	Yevgeniy Zherebin Soviet Union	Keith Brantly United States
1982 (7.926 km)	Zurbachev Gelaw Ethiopia	Adugna Lema Ethiopia	Stefano Mei Italy
1983 (8.033 km)	Fesseha Abebe Ethiopia	Angaso Telega Ethiopia	Jonathan Richards England
1984 (8 km)	Pere Casacuberta Spain	Doju Tessema Ethiopia	John Castellano Canada
1985 (8.19 km)	Kipkemboi Kimeli Kenya	Habte Negash Ethiopia	Wolde Silasse Melkessa Ethiopia
1986 (7.75 km)	Melese Feissa Ethiopia	Sammy Bitok Kenya	Demeke Bekele Ethiopia
1987 (7.05 km)	Wilfred Kirochi Kenya	Demeke Bekele Ethiopia	Debebe Demisse Ethiopia
1988 (8.031 km)	Wilfred Kirochi Kenya	Alfonce Muindi Kenya	Bedile Kibret Ethiopia
1989 (8 km)	Addis Abebe Ethiopia	Kipyego Kororia Kenya	Stephenson Nyamau Kenya
1990 (8 km)	Kipyego Kororia Kenya	Richard Chelimo Kenya	Fita Bayissa Ethiopia
1991 (8.415 km)	Andrew Sambu Tanzania	Mumo Muindi Kenya	Fita Bayissa Ethiopia
1992 (7.8 km)	Ismael Kirui Kenya	Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia	Josephat Machuka Kenya
1993 (7.15 km)	Philip Mosima Kenya	Christopher Koskei Kenya	Josephat Machuka Kenya
1994 (8.14 km)	Philip Mosima Kenya	Daniel Komen Kenya	Abreham Tsige Ethiopia
1995 (8.47 km)	Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia	Dejene Lidetu Ethiopia	David Chelule Kenya
1996 (8.35 km)	David Chelule Kenya	Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia	Samuel Chepkok Kenya
1997 (8.511 km)	Elijah Korir Kenya	Million Wolde Ethiopia	Paul Kosgei Kenya
1998 (8 km)	Million Wolde Ethiopia	Richard Limo Kenya	Haylu Mekonnen Ethiopia
1999 (8.012 km)	Haylu Mekonnen Ethiopia	Richard Limo Kenya	Kipchumba Mitei Kenya
2000 (8.08 km)	Robert Kipchumba Kenya	Duncan Lebo Kenya	John Cheruiyot Korir Kenya
2001 (7.7 km)	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	Duncan Lebo Kenya	Dathan Ritzenhein United States
2002 (7.974 km)	Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia	Abel Cheruiyot Kenya	Boniface Kiprop Uganda
2003 (7.92 km)	Eliud Kipchoge Kenya	Boniface Kiprop Uganda	Solomon Bushendich Kenya
2004 (8 km)	Meba Tadesse Ethiopia	Boniface Kiprop Uganda	Ernest Meli Kimeli Kenya
2005 (8 km)	Augustine Choge Kenya	Bernard Kiprop Kipyego Kenya	Barnabas Kosgei Kenya
2006 (8 km)	Mang’ata Ndiwa Kenya	Leonard Patrick Komon Kenya	Tariku Bekele Ethiopia
2007 (8 km)	Asbel Kiprop Kenya	Vincent Kiprop Chepkok Kenya	Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio Kenya
2008 (7.905 km)	Ibrahim Jeilan Ethiopia	Ayele Abshero Ethiopia	Lucas Kimeli Rotich Kenya
2009 (8 km)	Ayele Abshero Ethiopia	Titus Kipjumba Mbishei Kenya	Moses Kibet Uganda
2010 (7.759 km)	Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Kenya	Clement Kiprono Langat Kenya	Japhet Kipyegon Korir Kenya
2011 (8 km)	Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Kenya	Thomas Ayeko Uganda	Patrick Mutunga Mwikya Kenya
2013 (8 km)	Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia	Leonard Barsoton Kenya	Muktar Edris Ethiopia
2015 (8 km)	Yasin Haji Ethiopia	Geoffrey Kipkirui Korir Kenya	Alfred Ngeno Kenya
2017 (7,858 km)	Jacob Kiplimo Uganda	Amdework Walelegn Ethiopia	Richard Yator Kenya
2019 (8 km)	Milkesa Mengesha Ethiopia	Tadase Worku Ethiopia	Oscer Chelimo Uganda
2020
2021

Junior Women’s Individual

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1989 (4 km)	Malin Ewerlöf Sweden	Olga Nazarkina Soviet Union	Esther Saina Kenya
1990 (4.4 km)	Liu Shixiang China	Yan Qinglan China	Susan Chepkemei Kenya
1991 (4.435 km)	Lydia Cheromei Kenya	Jane Ekimat Kenya	Melody Fairchild United States
1992 (4.005 km)	Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom	Wang Junxia China	Lydia Cheromei Kenya
1993 (4.45 km)	Gladys Ondeyo Kenya	Pamela Chepchumba Kenya	Sally Barsosio Kenya
1994 (4.3 km)	Sally Barsosio Kenya	Rose Cheruiyot Kenya	Elizabeth Cheptanui Kenya
1995 (4.47 km)	Annemari Sandell Finland	Jebiwot Keitany Kenya	Nancy Kipron Kenya
1996 (4.22 km)	Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia	Annemari Sandell Finland	Jepkorir Ayabei Kenya
1997 (4.689 km)	Rose Kosgei Kenya	Prisca Ngetich Kenya	Ayelech Worku Ethiopia
1998 (6 km)	Yimenashu Taye Ethiopia	Jeruto Kiptum Kenya	Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia
1999 (6.124 km)	Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya	Yoshiko Fujinaga Japan
2000 (6.29 km)	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya	Alice Timbilil Kenya	Viola Kibiwott Kenya
2001 (5.9 km)	Viola Kibiwott Kenya	Abebech Nigussie Ethiopia	Aster Bacha Ethiopia
2002 (5.962 km)	Viola Kibiwot Kenya	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya
2003 (6.215)	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	Peninah Chepchumba Kenya	Gelete Burka Ethiopia
2004 (6 km)	Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia	Aziza Aliyu Ethiopia	Mestawat Tadesse Ethiopia
2005 (6.153 km)	Gelete Burka Ethiopia	Veronica Wanjiru Kenya	Beatrice Chebusit Kenya
2006 (6 km)	Pauline Korikwiang Kenya	Veronica Wanjiru Kenya	Mercy Kosgei Kenya
2007 (6 km)	Linet Chepkwemoi Barasa Kenya	Mercy Jelimo Kosgei Kenya	Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru Kenya
2008 (6.04 km)	Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia	Irine Chepet Cheptai Kenya	Emebt Etea Ethiopia
2009 (6 km)	Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia	Mercy Cherono Kenya	Jackline Chepngeno Kenya
2010 (5.833 km)	Mercy Cherono Kenya	Purity Cherotich Rionoripo Kenya	Esther Chemtai Kenya
2011 (6 km)	Faith Kipyegon Kenya	Genet Yalew Ethiopia	Azemra Gebru Ethiopia
2013 (6 km)	Faith Kipyegon Kenya	Agnes Jebet Tirop Kenya	Alemitu Heroye Ethiopia
2015 (6 km)	Letesenbet Gidey Ethiopia	Dera Dida Ethiopia	Etagegn Woldu Ethiopia
2017 (6,03 km)	Letesenbet Gidey Ethiopia	Hawi Feysa Ethiopia	Celliphine Chespol Kenya
2019 (6 km)	Beatrice Chebet Kenya	Alemitu Tariku Ethiopia	Tsigie Gebreselama Ethiopia
2020
2021

Junior Men’s Individual

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1973	Spain	Italy	England
1974	United States	Morocco	Italy
1975	United States	Ireland	Spain
1976	United States	Spain	England
1977	United States	Spain	Canada
1978	England	Canada	Spain
1979	Spain	England	Soviet Union
1980	Soviet Union	United States	Spain
1981	United States	England	Canada
1982	Ethiopia	Italy	United States
1983	Ethiopia	Spain	England
1984	Ethiopia	Spain	England
1985	Ethiopia	Kenya	Spain
1986	Ethiopia	Kenya	Spain
1987	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
1988	Kenya	Ethiopia	Spain
1989	Kenya	Ethiopia	Italy
1990	Kenya	Ethiopia	Italy
1991	Kenya	Ethiopia	Tanzania
1992	Kenya	Ethiopia	Japan
1993	Kenya	Ethiopia	Morocco
1994	Kenya	Ethiopia	Morocco
1995	Kenya	Ethiopia	Morocco
1996	Kenya	Ethiopia	Morocco
1997	Kenya	Ethiopia	Morocco
1998	Ethiopia	Kenya	Morocco
1999	Kenya	Ethiopia	Tanzania
2000	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2001	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2002	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2003	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2004	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2005	Kenya	Ethiopia	Qatar
2006	Kenya	Ethiopia	Eritrea
2007	Kenya	Eritrea	Ethiopia
2008	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2009	Kenya	Ethiopia	Eritrea
2010	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2011	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2013	Ethiopia	Kenya	Morocco
2015	Kenya	Ethiopia	Eritrea
2017	Ethiopia	Kenya	Eritrea
2019	Ethiopia	Uganda	Kenya
2020
2021

Junior Women’s Team

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1989	Kenya	Soviet Union	Portugal
1990	Kenya	Japan	China
1991	Kenya	Ethiopia	Japan
1992	Ethiopia	Romania	Kenya
1993	Kenya	Japan	Ethiopia
1994	Kenya	Ethiopia	Japan
1995	Kenya	Ethiopia	Japan
1996	Kenya	Ethiopia	Japan
1997	Kenya	Japan	Ethiopia
1998	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
1999	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
2000	Kenya	Ethiopia	Japan
2001	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
2002	Kenya	Ethiopia	Japan
2003	Ethiopia	Kenya	Morocco
2004	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
2005	Kenya	Ethiopia	Japan
2006	Kenya	Ethiopia	Japan
2007	Kenya	Eritrea	Ethiopia
2008	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
2009	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
2010	Kenya	Ethiopia	Uganda
2011	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
2013	Kenya	Ethiopia	United Kingdom
2015	Ethiopia	Kenya	Bahrain
2017	Ethiopia	Kenya	Uganda
2019	Ethiopia	Kenya	Japan
2020
2021