# 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 18/19, 2000. The races were held at the Sporting Complex in Vilamoura, Portugal. 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.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12.3 km) | Mohammed Mourhit Belgium | 35:00 | Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia | 35:01 | Paul Tergat Kenya | 35:02 |
| Men's short (4.18 km) | John Kibowen Kenya | 11:11 | Sammy Kipketer Kenya | 11:12 | Paul Kosgei Kenya | 11:15 |
| Junior men (8.08 km) | Robert Kipchumba Kenya | 22:49 | Duncan Lebo Kenya | 22:52 | John Cheruiyot Korir Kenya | 22:55 |
| Senior women (8.08 km) | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 25:42 | Gete Wami Ethiopia | 25:48 | Susan Chepkemei Kenya | 25:50 |
| Women's short (4.18 km) | Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia | 13:00 | Zahra Ouaziz Morocco | 13:00 | Margaret Ngotho Kenya | 13:00 |
| Junior women (6.29 km) | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 20:34 | Alice Timbilil Kenya | 20:35 | Viola Kibiwott Kenya | 20:36 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 18 | Ethiopia | 68 | Portugal | 69 |
| Men's short | Kenya | 10 | Ethiopia | 46 | Morocco | 68 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 10 | Ethiopia | 47 | Uganda | 68 |
| Senior women | Ethiopia | 20 | Kenya | 23 | United States | 98 |
| Women's short | Portugal | 46 | Ethiopia | 55 | France | 57 |
| Junior women | Kenya | 12 | Ethiopia | 24 | Japan | 78 |

## Race results
### Senior men's race (12.3 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Men's short race (4.18 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Junior men's race (8.08 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Senior women's race (8.08 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Women's short race (4.18 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

### Junior women's race (6.29 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Medal table (unofficial)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Portugal* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 805 athletes from 76 countries, one athlete less than the official number published. The announced athletes from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Iran, and Trinidad and Tobago did not show.
* Algeria (24)
* Andorra (3)
* Argentina (2)
* Australia (4)
* Austria (1)
* Azerbaijan (2)
* Belarus (24)
* Belgium (17)
* Bolivia (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Botswana (5)
* Brazil (20)
* Burundi (2)
* Canada (34)
* Cape Verde (3)
* Chile (2)
* Colombia (10)
* Croatia (2)
* Denmark (1)
* Ecuador (8)
* Egypt (7)
* Eritrea (9)
* Estonia (2)
* Ethiopia (36)
* Finland (10)
* France (20)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (11)
* Gibraltar (12)
* India (20)
* Ireland (17)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (25)
* Japan (22)
* Kazakhstan (2)
* Kenya (36)
* Kiribati (4)
* Kyrgyzstan (3)
* Lebanon (10)
* Lesotho (2)
* Mexico (6)
* Morocco (29)
* Nepal (2)
* Netherlands (11)
* New Zealand (7)
* Norway (8)
* Palestine (5)
* Poland (3)
* Portugal (34)
* Qatar (12)
* Romania (7)
* Russia (17)
* Rwanda (5)
* Seychelles (1)
* Slovakia (2)
* Slovenia (4)
* South Africa (14)
* Spain (36)
* Eswatini (1)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (2)
* Tajikistan (7)
* Tanzania (19)
* Tunisia (8)
* Turkey (6)
* Turkmenistan (15)
* Uganda (10)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (35)
* United States (35)
* Uzbekistan (20)
* Venezuela (6)
* Yemen (4)
* Yugoslavia (4)
* Zambia (4)
* Zimbabwe (5)