1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race explained

The initial Men's short race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 21, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.

Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Race results

Men's short race (4 km)

Individual

width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		10:43
	align=left		align=left		10:46
	align=left		align=left		10:50
4	align=left		align=left		10:59
5	align=left		align=left		11:04
6	align=left		align=left		11:06
7	align=left		align=left		11:08
8	align=left		align=left		11:10
9	align=left		align=left		11:11
10	align=left		align=left		11:11
11	align=left		align=left		11:13
12	align=left		align=left		11:14
13	align=left		align=left		11:14
14	align=left		align=left		11:16
15	align=left		align=left		11:17
16	align=left		align=left		11:19
17	align=left		align=left		11:19
18	align=left		align=left		11:20
19	align=left		align=left		11:21
20	align=left		align=left		11:21
21	align=left		align=left		11:22
22	align=left		align=left		11:23
23	align=left		align=left		11:23
24	align=left		align=left		11:25
25	align=left		align=left		11:26
26	align=left		align=left		11:26
27	align=left		align=left		11:26
28	align=left		align=left		11:27
29	align=left		align=left		11:27
30	align=left		align=left		11:27
31	align=left		align=left		11:27
32	align=left		align=left		11:28
33	align=left		align=left		11:28
34	align=left		align=left		11:29
35	align=left		align=left		11:29
36	align=left		align=left		11:29
37	align=left		align=left		11:29
38	align=left		align=left		11:30
39	align=left		align=left		11:30
40	align=left		align=left		11:32
41	align=left		align=left		11:32
42	align=left		align=left		11:33
43	align=left		align=left		11:34
44	align=left		align=left		11:34
45	align=left		align=left		11:35
46	align=left		align=left		11:35
47	align=left		align=left		11:36
48	align=left		align=left		11:36
49	align=left		align=left		11:38
50	align=left		align=left		11:38
51	align=left		align=left		11:39
52	align=left		align=left		11:41
53	align=left		align=left		11:42
54	align=left		align=left		11:43
55	align=left		align=left		11:43
56	align=left		align=left		11:46
57	align=left		align=left		11:46
58	align=left		align=left		11:47
59	align=left		align=left		11:49
60	align=left		align=left		11:50
61	align=left		align=left		11:50
62	align=left		align=left		11:50
63	align=left		align=left		11:51
64	align=left		align=left		11:52
65	align=left		align=left		11:53
66	align=left		align=left		11:54
67	align=left		align=left		11:54
68	align=left		align=left		11:57
69	align=left		align=left		12:00
70	align=left		align=left		12:00
71	align=left		align=left		12:00
72	align=left		align=left		12:01
73	align=left		align=left		12:01
74	align=left		align=left		12:02
75	align=left		align=left		12:02
76	align=left		align=left		12:07
77	align=left		align=left		12:09
78	align=left		align=left		12:09
79	align=left		align=left		12:10
80	align=left		align=left		12:11
81	align=left		align=left		12:11
82	align=left		align=left		12:12
83	align=left		align=left		12:13
84	align=left		align=left		12:20
85	align=left		align=left		12:27
86	align=left		align=left		12:31
87	align=left		align=left		12:33
88	align=left		align=left		12:36
89	align=left		align=left		12:42
90	align=left		align=left		12:44
91	align=left		align=left		13:07
92	align=left		align=left		13:09
93	align=left		align=left		13:18
94	align=left		align=left		13:20
95	align=left		align=left		13:22
96	align=left		align=left		13:27
97	align=left		align=left		13:30
98	align=left		align=left		13:49
99	align=left		align=left		13:50
100	align=left		align=left		13:51
101	align=left		align=left		14:05
102	align=left		align=left		15:12
—	align=left		align=left		DNF

Teams

width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" (John Kosgei) align=right style="border:0" (5) align=left style="border:0" (Kipkirui Misoi) align=right style="border:0" (8)	10
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" (Salah El Ghazi) align=right style="border:0" (16) align=left style="border:0" (El Hassan Lahssini) align=right style="border:0" (18)	42
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" (Abiyote Abate) align=right style="border:0" (40) align=left style="border:0" (Mekonen Daba) align=right style="border:0" (51)	60
4	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 30 align=left style="border:0" (Marco Rufo) align=right style="border:0" (53) align=left style="border:0" (Reyes Estévez) align=right style="border:0" (64)	87
5	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 49 align=left style="border:0" (Vítor Almeida) align=right style="border:0" (62) align=left style="border:0" (Cândido Maia) align=right style="border:0" (71)	108
6	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 28 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 61 align=left style="border:0" (Scott Strand) align=right style="border:0" (65) align=left style="border:0" (Jason Bodnar) align=right style="border:0" (85)	117
7	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 24 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 34 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 44 align=left style="border:0" (Massimo Pegoretti) align=right style="border:0" (45) align=left style="border:0" (Giuseppe Maffei) align=right style="border:0" (56)	133
8	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 25 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 36 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 60 align=left style="border:0" (Kamel Boulahfane) align=right style="border:0" (69) align=left style="border:0" (Miloud Abaoub) align=right style="border:0" (77)	159
9	align=left	United Kingdom align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 35 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 37 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 42 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 55 align=left style="border:0" (Ian Gillespie) align=right style="border:0" (59) align=left style="border:0" (Anthony Whiteman) align=right style="border:0" (70)	169
10	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 32 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 39 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 58 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 83	212
11	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 47 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 50 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 63 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 66 align=left style="border:0" (Frédéric Chocteau) align=right style="border:0" (81)	226
12	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 29 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 48 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 74 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 80	231
13	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 46 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 68 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 79 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 84	277
14	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 75 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 90 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 91 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 95	351
15	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 89 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 93 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 96 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 97	375
16	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 92 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 98 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 99 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 100 align=left style="border:0" (Anton Lopa) align=right style="border:0" (101) align=left style="border:0" (Jeffrey Kaile) align=right style="border:0" (102)	389

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 103 athletes from 31 countries in the Men's short race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

• (6)
• (4)
• Bahrain (1)
• (4)
• (2)
• (2)
• (6)
• (5)
• (1)
• (1)
• (6)
• (1)
• (1)
• (6)
• (4)
• (1)
• (6)
• (1)
• (1)
• (6)
• (1)
• (6)
• (1)
• (4)
• (1)
• (6)
• (2)
• (1)
• United Kingdom (6)
• (6)
• (4)

See also

• 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
• 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
• 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race