World Military Cross Country Championships

World Military Cross Country Championships

The World Military Cross Country Championships is an international biennial cross country running competition organised by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). The competition is typically held in late February or early March.[1]

The championships has three races: the men's long race, the men's short race, and the women's race. The competition attracts elite level long-distance runners who are members of their national military, with past winners including two-time world champion Saif Saaeed Shaheen, the 2008 Olympic champion Nancy Jebet Langat and New York Marathon winner Jeļena Prokopčuka.[2]

Past winners

Men

Edition Year Men's long race Men's short race
Individual Team Individual Team
49th 2002  N. Moutil (MAR)  Morocco  Abdelkader Hachlaf (MAR)  Morocco
50th 2003  Dieudonné Disi (RWA)  Italy  Mohammed Abdelhak Zakaria (BHR)  Morocco
51st 2004  Moustafa Ahmed Shebto (QAT)  Qatar  Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)  Qatar
52nd 2006  Gamal Belal Salem (QAT)  Qatar  Tareq Mubarak Taher (QAT)  Qatar
53rd 2008  Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT)  Qatar  Thamer Kamal Ali (QAT)  Qatar
54th 2010  Josphat Kiprono Menjo (KEN)  Kenya  Andrea Lalli (ITA)  Algeria

Women

Marathon runner Jeļena Prokopčuka won in 2003.
Edition Year Individual Team
49th 2002  Zhor El Kamch (MAR)  Morocco
50th 2003  Jeļena Prokopčuka (LAT)  Germany
51st 2004  Zhor El Kamch (MAR)  Morocco
52nd 2006  Zhor El Kamch (MAR)  France
53rd 2008  Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER)  Morocco
54th 2010  Nancy Jebet Langat (KEN)  Kenya

References

  1. ^ World Military Cross Country Championship. CISM. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
  2. ^ Previous CISM Results. CISM. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
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Asia
AAA – Asian Cross Country Championships
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Africa
CAA – African Cross Country Championships
North America
South America
CONSUDATLE – South American Cross Country Championships
Oceania
OAA – Oceania Cross Country Championships
Europe
EAA – European Cross Country Championships • Nordic Cross Country Championships • Balkan Cross Country Championships
World
FISU World University Cross Country Championships • Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships • CISM World Military Cross Country Championships
See also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972)

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