Organisers IAAF Date March 28 Nations participating 59 | Edition 37th | |
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Location Al Bisharat Golf Course |
The 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 28, 2009. The races were held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. Amman is also only the second occasion on which Asia has hosted the World Cross Country Championships, which are the oldest IAAF World Athletics Series event, first celebrated under the IAAF banner in 1973.
Contents
Senior men's race (12 km)
Complete results for senior men and for senior men's teams were published.
For full event details see 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's raceJunior men's race (8 km)
Complete results for junior men and for junior men's teams were published.
For full event details see 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's raceSenior women's race (8 km)
Complete results for senior women and for senior women's teams were published.
For full event details see 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's raceJunior women's race (6 km)
Complete results for junior women and for junior women's teams were published.
For full event details see 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's raceMedal table (unofficial)
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 459 athletes from 59 countries participated, two athletes less (senior women) than the official number published