# 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

The Junior men's race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Leopardstown Racecourse near Dublin, Ireland, on March 24, 2002. Reports of 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 who took part were published.

## Race results
### Junior men's race (7.974 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 23:18 |
| | Abel Cheruiyot | Kenya | 23:19 |
| | Boniface Kiprop | Uganda | 23:28 |
| 4 | Thomas Kiplitan | Kenya | 23:33 |
| 5 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 23:39 |
| 6 | Sileshi Sihen | Ethiopia | 23:42 |
| 7 | Nicholas Kemboi | Kenya | 23:48 |
| 8 | Girma Assefa | Ethiopia | 23:49 |
| 9 | Abebe Dinkessa | Ethiopia | 23:50 |
| 10 | Moses Mosop | Kenya | 23:58 |
| 11 | Martin Toroitich | Uganda | 24:05 |
| 12 | Mike Kipyego | Kenya | 24:10 |
| 13 | Tessema Absher | Ethiopia | 24:26 |
| 14 | Nasdr Abdesa | Ethiopia | 24:26 |
| 15 | Paul Wakou | Uganda | 24:26 |
| 16 | Joseph Simuchimba | Zambia | 24:30 |
| 17 | Francis Musani | Uganda | 24:36 |
| 18 | Alfred Nkuyi | Tanzania | 24:37 |
| 19 | Samson Kiflemariam | Eritrea | 24:51 |
| 20 | Ryuji Sorayama | Japan | 24:55 |
| 21 | Richard Bwalya | Zambia | 24:56 |
| 22 | Juan Luis Barrios | Mexico | 24:57 |
| 23 | Ahmed El Radi | Sudan | 24:59 |
| 24 | Atif Agebli | Morocco | 25:00 |
| 25 | Masato Imai | Japan | 25:01 |
| 26 | Sandile Lembetha | South Africa | 25:03 |
| 27 | Yoshiyuki Inai | Japan | 25:04 |
| 28 | Brahim Taleb | Morocco | 25:12 |
| 29 | Lahoussine Dhame | Morocco | 25:13 |
| 30 | Rod Koborsi | United States | 25:14 |
| 31 | Tom Sharland | United Kingdom | 25:15 |
| 32 | Yu Mitsuya | Japan | 25:16 |
| 33 | Bill Nelson | United States | 25:18 |
| 34 | Naoto Kato | Japan | 25:19 |
| 35 | Joseph Mwila | Zambia | 25:20 |
| 36 | Mourad Naami | Algeria | 25:22 |
| 37 | Driss Bensaïd | Morocco | 25:25 |
| 38 | Atef Zaamouchi | Algeria | 25:26 |
| 39 | Bobby Lockhart | United States | 25:26 |
| 40 | Arkangelo Roko | Sudan | 25:28 |
| 41 | Yong-Sung Leal | United States | 25:30 |
| 42 | Philipo Yakobo | Tanzania | 25:31 |
| 43 | Halil Akkaş | Turkey | 25:33 |
| 44 | Javier Guerra | Spain | 25:33 |
| 45 | Yassine Bensghir | Morocco | 25:33 |
| 46 | Minoru Ikebe | Japan | 25:34 |
| 47 | Stefano Cugusi | Italy | 25:36 |
| 48 | Simon Tesfai | Eritrea | 25:38 |
| 49 | Rachid Soumati | Algeria | 25:41 |
| 50 | Mohamed Chekalil | Algeria | 25:42 |
| 51 | Johannes Komane | South Africa | 25:46 |
| 52 | Joe Dionne | Canada | 25:46 |
| 53 | Fernando Fernandes | Brazil | 25:47 |
| 54 | Timothy Moore | United States | 25:47 |
| 55 | Clinton Perrett | Australia | 25:48 |
| 56 | Vanwell Bwale | Zambia | 25:51 |
| 57 | Teshome Woldegaber | Eritrea | 25:52 |
| 58 | Stefano Scaini | Italy | 25:52 |
| 59 | Selahattin Selçuk | Turkey | 25:55 |
| 60 | Aïssa Dahmar | Algeria | 25:56 |
| 61 | Simon Bairu | Canada | 25:57 |
| 62 | Mohamed Fadil | Morocco | 25:59 |
| 63 | Mandla Maseko | South Africa | 26:00 |
| 64 | Arturo Merced | Mexico | 26:01 |
| 65 | Antonio Vaquero | Spain | 26:02 |
| 66 | Carlos Silva | Portugal | 26:03 |
| 67 | Radosław Popławski | Poland | 26:04 |
| 68 | Matthew Lole | United Kingdom | 26:05 |
| 69 | Zaki Hussein | Egypt | 26:06 |
| 70 | Julio César Martínez | Mexico | 26:08 |
| 71 | Jan Mokwena | South Africa | 26:08 |
| 72 | Fabiano Joseph | Tanzania | 26:09 |
| 73 | Hussein Ibrahim | Sudan | 26:11 |
| 74 | Hamaza Hamid | Sudan | 26:13 |
| 75 | Aleksandr Mikhaylov | Belarus | 26:15 |
| 76 | Piet Desmet | Belgium | 26:18 |
| 77 | Francesco Bona | Italy | 26:21 |
| 78 | Dylan Wykes | Canada | 26:23 |
| 79 | Amar Hellali | Algeria | 26:23 |
| 80 | Arturo Casado | Spain | 26:26 |
| 81 | Zach Sabatino | United States | 26:26 |
| 82 | Steven Ablitt | United Kingdom | 26:27 |
| 83 | Mats Granström | Sweden | 26:29 |
| 84 | Matthew Bowser | United Kingdom | 26:29 |
| 85 | Yoan Meudec | France | 26:32 |
| 86 | Stijn van Es | Belgium | 26:34 |
| 87 | Mark Christie | Ireland | 26:38 |
| 88 | Santiago Navarro | Spain | 26:39 |
| 89 | Abdelkader Mahmoudi | France | 26:40 |
| 90 | William Harty | Ireland | 26:40 |
| 91 | Adam Hortian | Canada | 26:40 |
| 92 | Samuel Moleshioa | South Africa | 26:44 |
| 93 | Dereje Rabattoni | Italy | 26:45 |
| 94 | Philippe Le Ferrand | France | 26:47 |
| 95 | David Jones | United Kingdom | 26:50 |
| 96 | Morgan Titus | Canada | 26:50 |
| 97 | Kristof Mouton | Belgium | 26:54 |
| 98 | Dries Busselot | Belgium | 27:00 |
| 99 | Kurt Benninger | Canada | 27:03 |
| 100 | Marcus van der Koelen | Netherlands | 27:06 |
| 101 | José Maria Estirado | Spain | 27:08 |
| 102 | Alexis Traub | France | 27:08 |
| 103 | Joseph Sweeney | Ireland | 27:12 |
| 104 | Vitaliy Kolodin | Turkmenistan | 27:21 |
| 105 | Chris Watson | United Kingdom | 27:26 |
| 106 | Denis Galerin | Belgium | 27:34 |
| 107 | Kevin Seaward | Ireland | 27:41 |
| 108 | Francisco Bachiller | Spain | 27:42 |
| 109 | Ghislain Guenier | France | 27:46 |
| 110 | Vadim Bezyanov | Uzbekistan | 27:48 |
| 111 | Alan McCormack | Ireland | 27:59 |
| 112 | Eoin Higgins | Ireland | 28:13 |
| 113 | Michael Sanchez | Gibraltar | 28:35 |
| 114 | Antonio Trapani | Italy | 29:16 |
| 115 | Sherzod Poziljonov | Uzbekistan | 29:31 |
| 116 | Timur Isamutdinov | Uzbekistan | 29:40 |
| 117 | Lee Taylor | Gibraltar | 31:04 |
| 118 | Ivan Morozov | Uzbekistan | 31:07 |
| 119 | Junior Hines | Cayman Islands | 33:25 |
| — | Ali Omer | Sudan | DNF |
| — | Nozimjon Irmatov | Tajikistan | DNF |
| — | Abdil Ceylan | Turkey | DNF |
| — | Mohamed Abd El Bashir | Sudan | DNS |
| — | Hamisi Mori | Tanzania | DNS |
| — | Moustafa Ahmed Shebto | Uganda | DNS |
| — | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | Uganda | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Abel Cheruiyot2 Thomas Kiplitan4 Eliud Kipchoge5 Nicholas Kemboi7 (Moses Mosop)(n/s) (Mike Kipyego)(n/s) | 18 |
| | Ethiopia Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam1 Sileshi Sihen6 Girma Assefa8 Abebe Dinkessa9 (Tessema Absher)(n/s) (Nasdr Abdesa)(n/s) | 24 |
| | Uganda Boniface Kiprop3 Martin Toroitich10 Paul Wakou11 Francis Musani13 | 37 |
| 4 | Japan Ryuji Sorayama14 Masato Imai18 Yoshiyuki Inai20 Yu Mitsuya25 (Naoto Kato)(n/s) (Minoru Ikebe)(n/s) | 77 |
| 5 | Morocco Atif Agebli17 Brahim Taleb21 Lahoussine Dhame22 Driss Bensaïd29 (Yassine Bensghir)(n/s) (Mohamed Fadil)(n/s) | 89 |
| 6 | Zambia Joseph Simuchimba12 Richard Bwalya15 Joseph Mwila27 Vanwell Bwale40 | 94 |
| 7 | United States Rod Koborsi23 Bill Nelson26 Bobby Lockhart31 Yong-Sung Leal33 (Timothy Moore)(n/s) (Zach Sabatino)(n/s) | 113 |
| 8 | Algeria Mourad Naami28 Atef Zaamouchi30 Rachid Soumati36 Mohamed Chekalil37 (Aïssa Dahmar)(n/s) (Amar Hellali)(n/s) | 131 |
| 9 | Sudan Ahmed El Radi16 Arkangelo Roko32 Hussein Ibrahim47 Hamaza Hamid48 (Ali Omer)(DNF) | 143 |
| 10 | South Africa Sandile Lembetha19 Johannes Komane38 Mandla Maseko43 Jan Mokwena46 (Samuel Moleshioa)(n/s) | 146 |
| 11 | United Kingdom Tom Sharland24 Matthew Lole45 Steven Ablitt53 Matthew Bowser54 (David Jones)(n/s) (Chris Watson)(n/s) | 176 |
| 12 | Spain Javier Guerra34 Antonio Vaquero44 Arturo Casado52 Santiago Navarro58 (José Maria Estirado)(n/s) (Francisco Bachiller)(n/s) | 188 |
| 13 | Italy Stefano Cugusi35 Stefano Scaini41 Francesco Bona50 Dereje Rabattoni62 (Antonio Trapani)(n/s) | 188 |
| 14 | Canada Joe Dionne39 Simon Bairu42 Dylan Wykes51 Adam Hortian61 (Morgan Titus)(n/s) (Kurt Benninger)(n/s) | 193 |
| 15 | Belgium Piet Desmet49 Stijn van Es56 Kristof Mouton64 Dries Busselot65 (Denis Galerin)(n/s) | 234 |
| 16 | France Yoan Meudec55 Abdelkader Mahmoudi59 Philippe Le Ferrand63 Alexis Traub66 (Ghislain Guenier)(n/s) | 243 |
| 17 | Ireland Mark Christie57 William Harty60 Joseph Sweeney67 Kevin Seaward68 (Alan McCormack)(n/s) (Eoin Higgins)(n/s) | 252 |
| 18 | Uzbekistan Vadim Bezyanov69 Sherzod Poziljonov70 Timur Isamutdinov71 Ivan Morozov72 | 282 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 122 athletes from 34 countries participated in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (6)
* Australia (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (5)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (6)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Eritrea (3)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (5)
* Gibraltar (2)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (5)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Mexico (3)
* Morocco (6)
* Netherlands (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (1)
* South Africa (5)
* Spain (6)
* Sudan (5)
* Sweden (1)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tanzania (3)
* Turkey (3)
* Turkmenistan (1)
* Uganda (4)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Uzbekistan (4)
* Zambia (4)