The 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 1-2 April 2006 in Fukuoka, Japan.

The event was once again dominated by Ethiopian and Kenyan runners. Kenenisa Bekele won both men's individual races, proving himself the most successful Cross country runner.

Results

Long race men

Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive long race title. At the team competition Eritrea surprisingly beat Ethiopia and lost to Kenya only by four points.

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	35:40 min
Silver	Sileshi Sihine (ETH)	35:43 min
Bronze	Martin Mathathi (KEN)	35:44 min

Team

Medal	Athlete	Mark
Gold	Kenya Martin Mathathi (3rd) Mike Kipruto Kigen (5th) Hosea Mwok Macharinyang (6th) Simon Koros Arusei (10th)	24
Silver	Eritrea Zersenay Tadesse (4th) Yonas Kifle (7th) Ali Abdallah (8th) Tesfayohannes Mesfen (9th)	28
Bronze	Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele (1st) Sileshi Sihine (2nd) Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam (13th) Ketema Nigusse (26th)	42

Short race men

Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive short race title. The 1999 winner, Benjamin Limo of Kenya finished fourth.

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	10:54 min
Silver	Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN)	10:55 min
Bronze	Adil Kaouch (MAR)	10:57 min

Team

Medal	Athlete	Mark
Gold	Kenya Isaac Kiprono Songok (2nd) Benjamin Limo (4th) Augustine Kiprono Choge (7th) Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (8th)	21
Silver	Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele (1st) Mohamed Ali Aboosh (5th) Sileshi Sihine (12th) Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam (30th)	48
Bronze	Morocco Adil Kaouch (3rd) Hicham Bellani (14th) Khalid El Amri (15th) Hamid Ezzine (21st)	53

Junior Race Men

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Mangata Ndiwa (KEN)	23:53 min
Silver	Leonard Komon (KEN)	23:54 min
Bronze	Tariku Bekele (ETH)	23:56 min

Team

Medal	Athlete	Mark
Gold	Kenya	16
Silver	Ethiopia	24
Bronze	Eritrea	45

Long Race Women

Tirunesh Dibaba took her second consecutive long race title.

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	25:21 min
Silver	Lornah Kiplagat (NED)	25:26 min
Bronze	Meselech Melkamu (ETH)	25:38 min

Team

Medal	Athlete	Mark
Gold	Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba (1st) Meselech Melkamu (3rd) Wude Ayalew Yimer (5th) Mestawet Tufa (7th)	16
Silver	Kenya Evelyne Wambui (8th) Faith Chemutai (9th) Alice Chelangat (10th) Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge (12th)	39
Bronze	Japan Kayoko Fukushi (6th) Yoshimi Ozaki (19th) Megumi Oshima (25th) Yumi Sato (30th)	80

Short Race Women

Ethiopia won the team competition beating Kenya only by a single point.

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Gelete Burika (ETH)	12:51 min
Silver	Prisca Jepleting Ngetich (KEN)	12:53 min
Bronze	Meselech Melkamu (ETH)	12:54 min

Team

Medal	Athlete	Mark
Gold	Ethiopia Gelete Burika (1st) Meselech Melkamu (3rd) Bezunesh Bekele (9th) Teyba Erkesso (12th)	25
Silver	Kenya Prisca Jepleting Ngetich (2nd) Beatrice Jepchumba (6th) Vivian Cheruiyot (8th) Isabella Ochichi (10th)	26
Bronze	Australia Benita Johnson (4th) Melissa Rollison (11th) Anna Thompson (25th) Donna Tyberek-MacFarlane (29th)	69

Junior Race Women

Individual

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Pauline Korikwiang (KEN)	19:27 min
Silver	Veronica Wanjiru (KEN)	19:27 min
Bronze	Mercy Kosgei (KEN)	19:45 min

Team

Medal	Athlete	Mark
Gold	Kenya	10
Silver	Ethiopia	29
Bronze	Japan	58

External links

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