# 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2013. The races were held at the Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Kenya topped the medal standings in the competition with 5 gold, and Ethiopia had the most overall medals with 10. Reports of the event were given in the Herald and for the IAAF.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (CET) | Events |
| 24 March | 12:00 | Junior race women |
| 24 March | 12:30 | Junior race men |
| 24 March | 13:15 | Senior race women |
| 24 March | 14:10 | Senior race men |

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12 km) | Japhet Kipyegon Korir Kenya | 32:45 | Imane Merga Ethiopia | 32:51 | Teklemariam Medhin Eritrea | 32:54 |
| Junior men (8 km) | Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia | 21:04 | Leonard Barsoton Kenya | 21:08 | Muktar Edris Ethiopia | 21:13 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Emily Chebet Kenya | 24:24 | Hiwot Ayalew Ethiopia | 24:27 | Belaynesh Oljira Ethiopia | 24:33 |
| Junior women (6 km) | Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon Kenya | 17:51 | Agnes Jebet Tirop Kenya | 17:51 | Alemitu Heroye Ethiopia | 17:57 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Ethiopia | 38 | United States | 52 | Kenya | 54 |
| Junior men | Ethiopia | 23 | Kenya | 26 | Morocco | 65 |
| Senior women | Kenya | 19 | Ethiopia | 48 | Bahrain | 73 |
| Junior women | Kenya | 14 | Ethiopia | 23 | Great Britain | 81 |

## Results
### Senior men's race (12 km)

Complete results for senior men and for senior men's teams were published.
* 102 participants from 30 countries participated.
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
* 15 teams participated.

### Senior women's race (8 km)

Complete results for senior women and for senior women's teams were published.
* 97 participants from 29 countries participated.
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
* 15 teams participated.

### Junior men's race (8 km)

Complete results for junior men and for junior men's teams were published.
* 113 participants from 27 countries participated.
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
* 17 teams participated.

### Junior women's race (6 km)

Complete results for junior women and for junior women's teams were published.
* 87 participants from 21 countries participated.
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
* 15 teams participated.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 398 athletes from 41 countries participated.
* Algeria (18)
* Australia (19)
* Bahrain (6)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (2)
* Brazil (17)
* Bulgaria (3)
* Canada (23)
* China (8)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Eritrea (14)
* Ethiopia (24)
* France (12)
* Ireland (5)
* Italy (7)
* Japan (22)
* Kenya (24)
* Kyrgyzstan (2)
* Mexico (4)
* Morocco (11)
* Namibia (2)
* Palestine (1)
* Peru (4)
* Poland (24)
* Portugal (6)
* Puerto Rico (3)
* Romania (1)
* Rwanda (5)
* South Africa (16)
* Spain (18)
* Sudan (4)
* Tanzania (3)
* Thailand (4)
* Tunisia (14)
* Uganda (18)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* Great Britain (23)
* United States (24)
* Yemen (1)
* Zambia (2)
* Zimbabwe (1)