# 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

The Senior men's race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France, on March 20, 2005. 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
### Senior men's race (12.02 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 35:06 |
| | Zersenay Tadesse | Eritrea | 35:20 |
| | Abdullah Ahmed Hassan | Qatar | 35:34 |
| 4 | Abebe Dinkessa | Ethiopia | 35:37 |
| 5 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 35:37 |
| 6 | Dejene Berhanu | Ethiopia | 35:42 |
| 7 | Boniface Kiprop | Uganda | 35:45 |
| 8 | Saif Saeed Shaheen | Qatar | 35:53 |
| 9 | John Cheruiyot Korir | Kenya | 36:00 |
| 10 | Charles Kamathi | Kenya | 36:03 |
| 11 | Wilberforce Talel | Kenya | 36:07 |
| 12 | Jamal Bilal Salem | Qatar | 36:28 |
| 13 | Eshetu Gezhagne | Ethiopia | 36:31 |
| 14 | Sergiy Lebid | Ukraine | 36:33 |
| 15 | Yonas Kifle | Eritrea | 36:37 |
| 16 | Cutbert Nyasango | Zimbabwe | 36:39 |
| 17 | Samson Kiflemariam | Eritrea | 36:50 |
| 18 | Moses Mosop | Kenya | 36:51 |
| 19 | Ali Al-Dawoodi | Qatar | 36:58 |
| 20 | Tesfayohannes Mesfen | Eritrea | 37:02 |
| 21 | Khalid El Amri | Morocco | 37:07 |
| 22 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 37:11 |
| 23 | Abraham Cherono | Kenya | 37:15 |
| 24 | Juan Carlos de la Ossa | Spain | 37:17 |
| 25 | Kaelo Mosalagae | Botswana | 37:20 |
| 26 | Carles Castillejo | Spain | 37:22 |
| 27 | Azzedine Zerdoum | Algeria | 37:22 |
| 28 | Majid Aman Awadh | Qatar | 37:25 |
| 29 | Khalid Zoubaa | France | 37:28 |
| 30 | Tessema Absher | Ethiopia | 37:33 |
| 31 | Ahmed Baday | Morocco | 37:37 |
| 32 | Dieudonné Disi | Rwanda | 37:41 |
| 33 | Lewis Masunda | Zimbabwe | 37:41 |
| 34 | Patrick Nyangero | Tanzania | 37:49 |
| 35 | Mohamed Amyn | Morocco | 37:49 |
| 36 | Wilson Busienei | Uganda | 37:50 |
| 37 | Mo Farah | United Kingdom | 37:50 |
| 38 | Alejandro Suárez | Mexico | 37:51 |
| 39 | Jean Baptiste Simukeka | Rwanda | 37:53 |
| 40 | Mauricio Díaz | Chile | 37:54 |
| 41 | Kelvin Pangiso | Zimbabwe | 37:55 |
| 42 | Kensuke Takahashi | Japan | 37:56 |
| 43 | Gabriele De Nard | Italy | 37:59 |
| 44 | Yahia Azaidj | Algeria | 38:05 |
| 45 | Ahmed Naïli | Algeria | 38:06 |
| 46 | Fernando Silva | Portugal | 38:11 |
| 47 | Maurizio Leone | Italy | 38:14 |
| 48 | Jean-Berchmans Ndayisenga | Burundi | 38:17 |
| 49 | Nchenami Siwane | Botswana | 38:18 |
| 50 | Saïd Belaout | Algeria | 38:21 |
| 51 | Stephen Rogart | Tanzania | 38:23 |
| 52 | Driss El Himer | France | 38:24 |
| 53 | Manuel Magalhães | Portugal | 38:24 |
| 54 | Fethi Meftah | Algeria | 38:29 |
| 55 | Gilbert Chirchir Kiptum | Uganda | 38:29 |
| 56 | Ricardo Ribas | Portugal | 38:30 |
| 57 | Alfredo Bráz | Portugal | 38:32 |
| 58 | Hans Janssens | Belgium | 38:33 |
| 59 | Egide Manirazika | Burundi | 38:36 |
| 60 | Matt Withrow | United States | 38:41 |
| 61 | Ian Dobson | United States | 38:45 |
| 62 | Dathan Ritzenhein | United States | 38:46 |
| 63 | Simon Field | Australia | 38:46 |
| 64 | Abdellah Béhar | France | 38:49 |
| 65 | Han Gang | China | 38:51 |
| 66 | Alejandro Gómez | Spain | 38:52 |
| 67 | Steffan White | United Kingdom | 38:52 |
| 68 | Ignacio Cáceres | Spain | 38:54 |
| 69 | Kenichi Takahashi | Japan | 38:56 |
| 70 | Rachid Safari | Rwanda | 38:56 |
| 71 | Vinny Mulvey | Ireland | 38:58 |
| 72 | Marcel Hewamudalige | Canada | 39:00 |
| 73 | Francis Robert Naali | Tanzania | 39:05 |
| 74 | Umberto Pusterla | Italy | 39:07 |
| 75 | Brahim Chettah | Algeria | 39:09 |
| 76 | Masaru Takamizawa | Japan | 39:09 |
| 77 | Giuliano Battocletti | Italy | 39:12 |
| 78 | Andrew Smith | Canada | 39:13 |
| 79 | Matt Gabrielson | United States | 39:13 |
| 80 | Jason Lehmkuhle | United States | 39:14 |
| 81 | Hélder Ornelas | Portugal | 39:16 |
| 82 | Yuki Matsuoka | Japan | 39:17 |
| 83 | Valens Bivahagumye | Rwanda | 39:18 |
| 84 | James Kibet | Uganda | 39:19 |
| 85 | Rik Ceulemans | Belgium | 39:25 |
| 86 | Jean Bosco Ndagijimana | Rwanda | 39:26 |
| 87 | Isaya Deengw | Tanzania | 39:29 |
| 88 | Rees Buck | New Zealand | 39:30 |
| 89 | Mark Kenneally | Ireland | 39:31 |
| 90 | José Semprun | Venezuela | 39:32 |
| 91 | Boiphemelo Selagaboy | Botswana | 39:37 |
| 92 | Moeketsi Mosuhli | Lesotho | 39:38 |
| 93 | Remy Hayimana | Burundi | 39:39 |
| 94 | Paul Kezes | United States | 39:41 |
| 95 | Giovanni Gualdi | Italy | 39:43 |
| 96 | Róbert Štefko | Czech Republic | 39:47 |
| 97 | Mark Tucker | Australia | 39:52 |
| 98 | Karl Keska | United Kingdom | 39:53 |
| 99 | Reinholdt Iita | Namibia | 39:56 |
| 100 | Yuki Nakamura | Japan | 39:57 |
| 101 | Richard Arias | Ecuador | 40:00 |
| 102 | Peter Nowill | Australia | 40:01 |
| 103 | Calvin Staples | Canada | 40:06 |
| 104 | Servando Rubío | Mexico | 40:07 |
| 105 | Edgar Chancusig | Ecuador | 40:10 |
| 106 | Andrew Caine | United Kingdom | 40:15 |
| 107 | Martin Toroitich | Uganda | 40:17 |
| 108 | Keenetse Moswasi | Botswana | 40:17 |
| 109 | Rui Vieira | Portugal | 40:18 |
| 110 | Joe McAlister | Ireland | 40:21 |
| 111 | William Naranjo | Colombia | 40:22 |
| 112 | Mikaël Thomas | France | 40:23 |
| 113 | Terukazu Omori | Japan | 40:23 |
| 114 | Suliman Al-Ghodran | Jordan | 40:31 |
| 115 | David Ruschena | Australia | 40:41 |
| 116 | Franklin Tenorio | Ecuador | 40:45 |
| 117 | Paul McNamara | Ireland | 41:04 |
| 118 | Zhang Yunshan | China | 41:07 |
| 119 | James Nielsen | Canada | 41:07 |
| 120 | Gavin Thompson | United Kingdom | 41:20 |
| 121 | Albert Donawa | Bermuda | 41:22 |
| 122 | Salah Juaim | Yemen | 41:25 |
| 123 | Alfredo Arévalo | Guatemala | 41:29 |
| 124 | Silvio Guerra | Ecuador | 41:34 |
| 125 | Eric Gillis | Canada | 41:46 |
| 126 | Brent Corbitt | Canada | 42:37 |
| 127 | Kahsay Kidane | Eritrea | 44:23 |
| 128 | Sokhibdjan Sharipov | Tajikistan | 44:30 |
| 129 | Konan Severin N'dri | Côte d'Ivoire | 46:58 |
| — | Eliseo Martín | Spain | DNF |
| — | Ernest Ndjissipou | Central African Republic | DNF |
| — | Bouabdallah Tahri | France | DNF |
| — | Glynn Tromans | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Abdelhadi Habassa | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Tom van Hooste | Belgium | DNF |
| — | Sultan Khamis Zaman | Qatar | DNF |
| — | Javier Guerra | Spain | DNF |
| — | Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Gary Murray | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Luigi La Bella | Italy | DNF |
| — | Aziz Driouche | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Michael Ngaaseke | Zimbabwe | DNF |
| — | Hicham Chatt | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Joachim Nshimirimana | Burundi | DNF |
| — | El-Mokhtar Benhari | France | DNF |
| — | Andrey Karotska | Belarus | DNF |
| — | Richard Jeremiah | Australia | DNS |
| — | Ruben IIndongo | Namibia | DNS |
| — | Motsehi Moeketsana | South Africa | DNS |
| — | Fabiano Joseph | Tanzania | DNS |
| — | Cristián Rosales | Uruguay | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele1 Abebe Dinkessa4 Dejene Berhanu6 Eshetu Gezhagne13 (Tessema Absher)(30) (Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam)(DNF) | 24 |
| | Kenya Eliud Kipchoge5 John Cheruiyot Korir9 Charles Kamathi10 Wilberforce Talel11 (Moses Mosop)(18) (Abraham Cherono)(23) | 35 |
| | Qatar Abdullah Ahmed Hassan3 Saif Saeed Shaheen8 Jamal Bilal Salem12 Ali Al-Dawoodi19 (Majid Aman Awadh)(28) (Sultan Khamis Zaman)(DNF) | 42 |
| 4 | Eritrea Zersenay Tadesse2 Yonas Kifle15 Samson Kiflemariam17 Tesfayohannes Mesfen20 (Kahsay Kidane)(127) | 54 |
| 5 | Algeria Azzedine Zerdoum27 Yahia Azaidj44 Ahmed Naïli45 Saïd Belaout50 (Fethi Meftah)(54) (Brahim Chettah)(75) | 166 |
| 6 | Uganda Boniface Kiprop7 Wilson Busienei36 Gilbert Chirchir Kiptum55 James Kibet84 (Martin Toroitich)(107) | 182 |
| 7 | Spain Juan Carlos de la Ossa24 Carles Castillejo26 Alejandro Gómez66 Ignacio Cáceres68 (Eliseo Martín)(DNF) (Javier Guerra)(DNF) | 184 |
| 8 | Portugal Fernando Silva46 Manuel Magalhães53 Ricardo Ribas56 Alfredo Bráz57 (Hélder Ornelas)(81) (Rui Vieira)(109) | 212 |
| 9 | Rwanda Dieudonné Disi32 Jean Baptiste Simukeka39 Rachid Safari70 Valens Bivahagumye83 (Jean Bosco Ndagijimana)(86) | 224 |
| 10 | Italy Gabriele De Nard43 Maurizio Leone47 Umberto Pusterla74 Giuliano Battocletti77 (Giovanni Gualdi)(95) (Luigi La Bella)(DNF) | 241 |
| 11 | Tanzania Patrick Nyangero34 Stephen Rogart51 Francis Robert Naali73 Isaya Deengw87 | 245 |
| 12 | France Khalid Zoubaa29 Driss El Himer52 Abdellah Béhar64 Mikaël Thomas112 (Bouabdallah Tahri)(DNF) (El-Mokhtar Benhari)(DNF) | 257 |
| 13 | United States Matt Withrow60 Ian Dobson61 Dathan Ritzenhein62 Matt Gabrielson79 (Jason Lehmkuhle)(80) (Paul Kezes)(94) | 262 |
| 14 | Japan Kensuke Takahashi42 Kenichi Takahashi69 Masaru Takamizawa76 Yuki Matsuoka82 (Yuki Nakamura)(100) (Terukazu Omori)(113) | 269 |
| 15 | Botswana Kaelo Mosalagae25 Nchenami Siwane49 Boiphemelo Selagaboy91 Keenetse Moswasi108 | 273 |
| 16 | Australia Craig Mottram22 Simon Field63 Mark Tucker97 Peter Nowill102 (David Ruschena)(115) | 284 |
| 17 | United Kingdom Mo Farah37 Steffan White67 Karl Keska98 Andrew Caine106 (Gavin Thompson)(120) (Glynn Tromans)(DNF) | 308 |
| 18 | Canada Marcel Hewamudalige72 Andrew Smith78 Calvin Staples103 James Nielsen119 (Eric Gillis)(125) (Brent Corbitt)(126) | 372 |
| 19 | Ireland Vinny Mulvey71 Mark Kenneally89 Joe McAlister110 Paul McNamara117 (Gary Murray)(DNF) | 387 |
| 20 | Ecuador Richard Arias101 Edgar Chancusig105 Franklin Tenorio116 Silvio Guerra124 | 446 |
| DNF | Morocco (Khalid El Amri)(21) (Ahmed Baday)(31) (Mohamed Amyn)(35) (Abdelhadi Habassa)(DNF) (Aziz Driouche)(DNF) (Hicham Chatt)(DNF) | DNF |
| DNF | Zimbabwe (Cutbert Nyasango)(16) (Lewis Masunda)(33) (Kelvin Pangiso)(41) (Michael Ngaaseke)(DNF) | DNF |
| DNF | Burundi (Jean-Berchmans Ndayisenga)(48) (Egide Manirazika)(59) (Remy Hayimana)(93) (Joachim Nshimirimana)(DNF) | DNF |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 146 athletes from 42 countries participated in the Senior men's race. The announced athletes from South Africa and Uruguay did not show.
* Algeria (6)
* Australia (5)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (3)
* Bermuda (1)
* Botswana (4)
* Burundi (4)
* Canada (6)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (1)
* China (2)
* Colombia (1)
* Côte d'Ivoire (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Ecuador (4)
* Eritrea (5)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (6)
* Guatemala (1)
* Ireland (5)
* Italy (6)
* Japan (6)
* Jordan (1)
* Kenya (6)
* Lesotho (1)
* Mexico (2)
* Morocco (6)
* Namibia (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Portugal (6)
* Qatar (6)
* Rwanda (5)
* Spain (6)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tanzania (4)
* Uganda (5)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Venezuela (1)
* Yemen (1)
* Zimbabwe (4)