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1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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Organisers IAAF
Edition 27th
Date March 27/28
Host city Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Location Barnett Demesne/Queen’s University Playing Fields
Nations participating 66
Athletes participating 759
Races 6
Distances 12 km – Senior men
4.236 km – Men's short
8.012 km – Junior men
8.012 km – Senior women
4.236 km – Women's short
6.124 km – Junior women

The 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 27/28, 1999. The races were held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen’s University Playing Fields in Belfast, United Kingdom. Reports of the event were given in the New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.

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.

: Nadia Ejjafini of  Morocco was the original 21st-place finisher in 22:37 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.

An unofficial count yields the participation of 759 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from  Equatorial Guinea did not show.


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