- World Military Cross Country Championships
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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
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
- ^ World Military Cross Country Championship. CISM. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
- ^ Previous CISM Results. CISM. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
International cross country running Asia AAA – Asian Cross Country ChampionshipsAfrica CAA – African Cross Country ChampionshipsNorth America South America CONSUDATLE – South American Cross Country ChampionshipsOceania OAA – Oceania Cross Country ChampionshipsEurope EAA – European Cross Country Championships • Nordic Cross Country Championships • Balkan Cross Country ChampionshipsWorld FISU World University Cross Country Championships • Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships • CISM World Military Cross Country ChampionshipsSee also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972)Categories:- Cross country running competitions
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