2012 African Cross Country Championships

II Africa Cross Country Championships
OrganisersCAA
Edition2nd
Date18 March 2012
Host cityCape Town, South Africa South Africa
Events4
Participation160 athletes from
21 nations

The 2nd African Cross Country Championships was an international cross country running competition for African athletes which was held on 18 March 2012 in Cape Town's Keurboom Park in South Africa. Organised by the Confederation of African Athletics and Athletics South Africa, it was the first time that the competition represented that year's foremost event in the sport, as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships was not held. Twenty-one nations entered athletes into the event and 160 runners participated in the races.[1]

There were four championship races held at the event, featuring senior and junior races for men and women. The senior races were won by Kenyan athletes for a second year running, with Clement Langat and Joyce Chepkirui taking the men's and women's titles, respectively. Kenya also won the women's junior race through Faith Kipyegon, while Ethiopia took the men's junior title as Muktar Edris won that race. Kenya won both team races in the senior categories and also the men's junior team title. The Ethiopian junior women broke the Kenyan dominance of the event by winning that team title, although Kenya were one runner short of a team and swept the individual medals.[2]

Medallists

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Individual

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior men's 12 km  Clement Kiprono Langat (KEN) 35:43 min  Teklemariam Medhin (ERI) 35:50 min  Atsedu Tsegay Tesfay (ETH) 36:14 min
Senior women's 8 km  Joyce Chepkirui (KEN) 27:04 min  Margaret Wangari Muriuki (KEN) 27:05 min  Emily Chebet (KEN) 27:06 min
Junior men's 8 km  Muktar Edris (ETH) 23:30 min  Japhet Kipyegon Korir (KEN) 23:31 min  Justine Kiprop Cheruiyot (KEN) 23:31 min
Junior women's 6 km  Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) 19:32 min  Agnes Jebet Tirop (KEN) 19:34 min  Nancy Chepkwemoi (KEN) 19:37 min

Team

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior men's 12 km  Kenya (KEN)
Langat
Timothy Kosgei Kiptoo
Vincent Kiprop Chepkok
Fredrick Musyoki Ndunge
2:26:11  Eritrea (ERI)
Medhin
Kidane Tadesse
Nassir Dawud
Mulue Andom
2:27:47  Ethiopia (ETH)
Tesfay
Ayele Megerssa Feyisa
Abere Chane Lema
Chalachew Asmamaw Tiruneh
2:27:53
Senior women's 8 km  Kenya (KEN)
Chepkirui
Muriuki
Chebet
Esther Chemtai Ndiema
1:48:23  Ethiopia (ETH)
Belaynesh Oljira
Abebech Afework Bekele
Aberash Nesga Bedasa
Genet Yalew Kassahun
1:50:26  Uganda (UGA)
Annet Negesa
Viola Chemos
Juliet Chekwel
Nancy Chaptegei
1:53:17
Junior men's 8 km  Kenya (KEN)
Korir
Cheruiyot
Cornelius Kipruto Kangogo
William Malel Sitoniki
1:34:21  Ethiopia (ETH)
Edris
Hagos Gebrhiwot Berhe
Yitayal Atnafu Zerihu
Fikadu Haftu Tsadik
1:34:43  Eritrea (ERI)
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie
Tesfagaber Ayahuney
Tsegay Tuemay
Dawit Weldesilasie
1:36:51
Junior women's 6 km  Ethiopia (ETH)
Ruti Aga Sora
Alemitu Heroye Banata
Buze Diriba Kejela
Goitetom Gebresilass Teklegzi
1:20:12  Eritrea (ERI)
Letekidan Gebreham
Fikadu Tsegay
Weini Kelati
Tsega Fsiha
1:24:50  Morocco (MAR)
Khadija El Moussaoui
Fadwa Sidimadane
Fouziya El Wahrani
Soukaina Atanane
1:30:24

Participation

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References

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  1. ^ 08/03/2012 2nd African Cross Country Championships Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today. Confederation of African Athletics (2012-03-08). Retrieved on 2012-03-26.
  2. ^ Williamson, Norrie (19 March 2012). "Langat and Chepkirui take African XC titles in Cape Town". IAAF. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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