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2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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Organisers
  
IAAF

Date
  
March 29/30

Edition
  
31st

Nations participating
  
65

Host city
  
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Location
  
L'Institut Équestre National d'Avenches

The 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 29/30, 2003. The races were held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne, Switzerland. Reports of the event were given in the New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.

Contents

Complete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women, for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.

Doping

There were several doping positives at the championships.

Positives at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

  • Pamela Chepchumba  Kenya – 2-year ban (EPO)
  • Alberto García Fernandez  Spain – 2-year ban (EPO)
  • Soumiya Labani  Morocco – 2-year ban
  • Asmae Leghzaoui  Morocco – 2-year ban (EPO)

    • Senior men's race (12.355 km)

    For full event details see 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

    • Men's short race (4.03 km)

    For full event details see 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

    • Junior men's race (7.92 km)

    For full event details see 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

    • Senior women's race (7.92 km)

    For full event details see 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

    • Women's short race (4.03 km)

    For full event details see 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

    • Junior women's race (6.215)

    For full event details see 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

    • Medal table (unofficial)

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

    • Participation

    According to an unofficial count, 605 athletes from 65 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from the  Democratic Republic of the Congo, from  Guinea,  Lebanon, and  Sierra Leone did not show.

    References

    2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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