# 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 27 and 28 March 1999. The races were held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen's University Playing Fields in Belfast, United Kingdom. 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 km) | Paul Tergat Kenya | 38:28 | Patrick Ivuti Kenya | 38:32 | Paulo Guerra Portugal | 38:46 |
| Men's short (4.236 km) | Benjamin Limo Kenya | 12:28 | Paul Kosgei Kenya | 12:31 | Haylu Mekonnen Ethiopia | 12:35 |
| Junior men (8.012 km) | Haylu Mekonnen Ethiopia | 25:38 | Richard Limo Kenya | 25:43 | Kipchumba Mitei Kenya | 25:45 |
| Senior women (8.012 km) | Gete Wami Ethiopia | 28:00 | Merima Denboba Ethiopia | 28:12 | Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom | 28:12 |
| Women's short (4.236 km) | Jackline Maranga Kenya | 15:09 | Yamna Belkacem France | 15:16 | Annemari Sandell Finland | 15:17 |
| Junior women (6.124 km) | Worknesh Kidane Ethiopia | 21:26 | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 21:37 | Yoshiko Fujinaga Japan | 21:41 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Kenya | 12 | Ethiopia | 57 | Portugal | 76 |
| Men's short | Kenya | 14 | Morocco | 45 | Ethiopia | 55 |
| Junior men | Kenya | 16 | Ethiopia | 24 | Tanzania | 77 |
| Senior women | Ethiopia | 18 | Kenya | 27 | Portugal | 94 |
| Women's short | France | 40 | Ethiopia | 48 | Morocco | 69 |
| Junior women | Ethiopia | 20 | Kenya | 31 | Japan | 46 |

## Race results
### Senior men's race (12 km)

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

### Men's short race (4.236 km)

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

### Junior men's race (8.012 km)

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

### Senior women's race (8.012 km)

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

### Women's short race (4.236 km)

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

### Junior women's race (6.124 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
$^†$: Nadia Ejjafini of Morocco was the original 21st-place finisher in 22:37 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
* 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 759 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from Equatorial Guinea did not show.
* Algeria (24)
* Andorra (1)
* Argentina (5)
* Australia (18)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Belarus (24)
* Belgium (9)
* Bolivia (1)
* Brazil (23)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Canada (33)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Chile (5)
* Colombia (12)
* DR Congo (1)
* Croatia (4)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Ecuador (4)
* Egypt (8)
* Estonia (3)
* Ethiopia (34)
* Fiji (6)
* Finland (11)
* France (16)
* Germany (2)
* Guatemala (8)
* Hong Kong (1)
* India (24)
* Ireland (36)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (27)
* Japan (22)
* Kazakhstan (3)
* Kenya (34)
* Kyrgyzstan (6)
* Lesotho (5)
* Mauritius (7)
* Mexico (6)
* Morocco (29)
* Namibia (3)
* Netherlands (10)
* New Zealand (5)
* Palestine (6)
* Poland (2)
* Portugal (19)
* Romania (12)
* Russia (10)
* Seychelles (4)
* Slovakia (2)
* Slovenia (3)
* South Africa (25)
* Spain (35)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Tajikistan (4)
* Tanzania (12)
* Tunisia (7)
* Turkey (14)
* Turkmenistan (13)
* Ukraine (4)
* United Kingdom (36)
* United States (36)
* Uzbekistan (9)
* Yemen (8)
* Zimbabwe (17)