# 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

The Junior men's race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan, on March 28, 2009. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

## Race results
### Junior men's race (8 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Ayele Abshero | Ethiopia | 23:26 |
| | Titus Kipjumba Mbishei | Kenya | 23:30 |
| | Moses Kibet | Uganda | 23:35 |
| 4 | Paul Kipngetich Tanui | Kenya | 23:35 |
| 5 | Japheth Kipyegon Korir | Kenya | 23:36 |
| 6 | Atalay Yirsaw | Ethiopia | 23:38 |
| 7 | Gashaw Biftu | Ethiopia | 23:44 |
| 8 | Debebe Woldsenbet | Ethiopia | 23:52 |
| 9 | John Kipkoech | Kenya | 24:00 |
| 10 | John Kemboi Cheruiyot | Kenya | 24:08 |
| 11 | German Fernandez | United States | 24:13 |
| 12 | Dieudonné Nsengiyuma | Burundi | 24:16 |
| 13 | Charles Kibet Chepkurui | Kenya | 24:17 |
| 14 | Goitom Kifle | Eritrea | 24:18 |
| 15 | Chris Derrick | United States | 24:20 |
| 16 | Legese Lamiso | Ethiopia | 24:20 |
| 17 | Dickson Huru | Uganda | 24:21 |
| 18 | Mulue Andom | Eritrea | 24:23 |
| 19 | Nassir Dawud | Eritrea | 24:32 |
| 20 | Youssef Nasir | Morocco | 24:33 |
| 21 | Merhawi Tadesse | Eritrea | 24:34 |
| 22 | Olivier Iradukunda | Burundi | 24:35 |
| 23 | Li Zicheng | China | 24:38 |
| 24 | Ryan Gregson | Australia | 24:40 |
| 25 | Timothy Toroitich | Uganda | 24:43 |
| 26 | Alemu Bekele | Bahrain | 24:44 |
| 27 | Akinobu Murasawa | Japan | 24:46 |
| 28 | Edwin Chebii Kimurer | Bahrain | 24:49 |
| 29 | Harry Summers | Australia | 24:52 |
| 30 | Luke Puskedra | United States | 24:53 |
| 31 | Adil Rached | Morocco | 24:54 |
| 32 | Yetwale Kende | Ethiopia | 24:59 |
| 33 | Gebrebrhan Tesfamariam | Eritrea | 25:01 |
| 34 | Abraham Tewelde | Eritrea | 25:03 |
| 35 | Adam Haroon | Sudan | 25:08 |
| 36 | Richard Everest | Australia | 25:16 |
| 37 | Bernard Kibekei Cheptoch | Uganda | 25:19 |
| 38 | Ronald Kiprotich | Uganda | 25:19 |
| 39 | Sylvain Nyandwi | Burundi | 25:25 |
| 40 | Wataru Ueno | Japan | 25:30 |
| 41 | Isaac Kemboi Chelimo | Bahrain | 25:31 |
| 42 | Shota Hattori | Japan | 25:32 |
| 43 | Azzeddine Feraoun | Morocco | 25:32 |
| 44 | Kazuto Nishiike | Japan | 25:39 |
| 45 | Kenta Chiba | Japan | 25:44 |
| 46 | Brett Robinson | Australia | 25:47 |
| 47 | Mfumaneko Fadane | South Africa | 25:51 |
| 48 | Patrick Dupont | United States | 25:52 |
| 49 | Hicham Sigueni | Morocco | 25:56 |
| 50 | Andrey Dmitriev | Russia | 25:58 |
| 51 | Almahjoub Dazza | Morocco | 25:58 |
| 52 | Ryan Hill | United States | 26:04 |
| 53 | Joel Mmone | South Africa | 26:05 |
| 54 | Yahya El Mekkaoui | Morocco | 26:06 |
| 55 | Mario Mola | Spain | 26:09 |
| 56 | Nyjal Majock | Canada | 26:12 |
| 57 | Mohammed Ahmed | Canada | 26:13 |
| 58 | Tom Farrell | United Kingdom | 26:13 |
| 59 | Ameur Maouni | Algeria | 26:13 |
| 60 | Moussa Ziane | Algeria | 26:15 |
| 61 | Éderson Pereira | Brazil | 26:17 |
| 62 | Francisco Medrano | United States | 26:18 |
| 63 | Boubakar El Seddik Becharef | Algeria | 26:19 |
| 64 | Hassan Ismail | Sudan | 26:22 |
| 65 | Sityhilo Diko | South Africa | 26:24 |
| 66 | Diaaeldin Hassan Ahmed | Sudan | 26:30 |
| 67 | Antonio Abadía | Spain | 26:30 |
| 68 | Antonio Guzzi | Italy | 26:31 |
| 69 | David Ricketts | Australia | 26:32 |
| 70 | Sami Lafi | Algeria | 26:32 |
| 71 | Dario Santoro | Italy | 26:33 |
| 72 | Folavia Sehohle | South Africa | 26:36 |
| 73 | Yutaro Fukushi | Japan | 26:38 |
| 74 | Sondre Nordstad Moen | Norway | 26:39 |
| 75 | Vincent Boucena | France | 26:42 |
| 76 | Mohammed El Amin Cheouaf | Algeria | 26:43 |
| 77 | José Costa | Portugal | 26:43 |
| 78 | Aitor Fernández | Spain | 26:46 |
| 79 | Adam Abdelmunaim | Sudan | 26:48 |
| 80 | Aleksandr Kuternin | Canada | 26:52 |
| 81 | Nabil Mohammed Al-Garbi | Yemen | 26:55 |
| 82 | Martín Ortiz | Spain | 26:58 |
| 83 | Ronnie Sparke | United Kingdom | 26:59 |
| 84 | Mohamed Saad | Tunisia | 27:03 |
| 85 | James Wilkinson | United Kingdom | 27:04 |
| 86 | Joshua Johnson | Australia | 27:08 |
| 87 | Ali Mohammed Al-Khawlani | Yemen | 27:08 |
| 88 | Simon Denissel | France | 27:14 |
| 89 | Windy Jonas | South Africa | 27:17 |
| 90 | Jonathan Hay | United Kingdom | 27:17 |
| 91 | John Paul Malette | Canada | 27:18 |
| 92 | Hamid Abdelghani | Sudan | 27:19 |
| 93 | James Leakos | Canada | 27:20 |
| 94 | Valdison Silva | Brazil | 27:25 |
| 95 | Jaime Villa | Spain | 27:27 |
| 96 | Waleed Saleh Elayah | Yemen | 27:30 |
| 97 | Mubarak Musa | Sudan | 27:32 |
| 98 | Vuyisile Tshoba | South Africa | 27:37 |
| 99 | Mattias Wolter | Canada | 27:39 |
| 100 | Anselme Manirazika | Burundi | 27:42 |
| 101 | Ali Hussein Al-Abidi | Yemen | 27:49 |
| 102 | Anes Traikia | Algeria | 28:03 |
| 103 | Salameh Al-Hayawi | Jordan | 28:04 |
| 104 | Maamoun Bali | Palestine | 28:20 |
| 105 | Waleed Mohammed Al-Abidi | Yemen | 28:29 |
| 106 | Hamza Barhumah | Jordan | 28:31 |
| 107 | Fares Hassan | Libya | 28:42 |
| 108 | Yazan Abunaja | Jordan | 28:53 |
| 109 | Ra'ed Abumharab | Jordan | 29:00 |
| 110 | Motasem Akkawi | Jordan | 29:26 |
| 111 | Omar Mourad | Kuwait | 30:59 |
| 112 | Abdullateef Al Rweih | Kuwait | 31:31 |
| 113 | Pierre-Célestin Nihorimbere | Burundi | 31:54 |
| 115 | Manea Alajmi | Kuwait | 33:16 |
| 117 | Abdullah Rabeaa | Kuwait | 34:02 |
| — | Hasan Al-Najjar | Jordan | DNF |
| — | Nick Goolab | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Bilel Aloui | Tunisia | DNF |
| — | Simon Horsfield | United Kingdom | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Titus Kipjumba Mbishei2 Paul Kipngetich Tanui4 Japheth Kipyegon Korir5 John Kipkoech9 (John Kemboi Cheruiyot)(10) (Charles Kibet Chepkurui)(13) | 20 |
| | Ethiopia Ayele Abshero1 Atalay Yirsaw6 Gashaw Biftu7 Debebe Woldsenbet8 (Legese Lamiso)(16) (Yetwale Kende)(32) | 22 |
| | Eritrea Goitom Kifle14 Mulue Andom18 Nassir Dawud19 Merhawi Tadesse21 (Gebrebrhan Tesfamariam)(33) (Abraham Tewelde)(34) | 72 |
| 4 | Uganda Moses Kibet3 Dickson Huru17 Timothy Toroitich25 Bernard Kibekei Cheptoch37 (Ronald Kiprotich)(38) | 82 |
| 5 | United States German Fernandez11 Chris Derrick15 Luke Puskedra30 Patrick Dupont48 (Ryan Hill)(52) (Francisco Medrano)(62) | 104 |
| 6 | Australia Ryan Gregson24 Harry Summers29 Richard Everest36 Brett Robinson46 (David Ricketts)(69) (Joshua Johnson)(86) | 135 |
| 7 | Morocco Youssef Nasir20 Adil Rached31 Azzeddine Feraoun43 Hicham Sigueni49 (Almahjoub Dazza)(51) (Yahya El Mekkaoui)(54) | 143 |
| 8 | Japan Akinobu Murasawa27 Wataru Ueno40 Shota Hattori42 Kazuto Nishiike44 (Kenta Chiba)(45) (Yutaro Fukushi)(73) | 153 |
| 9 | Burundi Dieudonné Nsengiyuma12 Olivier Iradukunda22 Sylvain Nyandwi39 Anselme Manirazika100 (Pierre-Célestin Nihorimbere)(113) | 173 |
| 10 | South Africa Mfumaneko Fadane47 Joel Mmone53 Sityhilo Diko65 Folavia Sehohle72 (Windy Jonas)(89) (Vuyisile Tshoba)(98) | 237 |
| 11 | Sudan Adam Haroon35 Hassan Ismail64 Diaaeldin Hassan Ahmed66 Adam Abdelmunaim79 (Hamid Abdelghani)(92) (Mubarak Musa)(97) | 244 |
| 12 | Algeria Ameur Maouni59 Moussa Ziane60 Boubakar El Seddik Becharef63 Sami Lafi70 (Mohammed El Amin Cheouaf)(76) (Anes Traikia)(102) | 252 |
| 13 | Spain Mario Mola55 Antonio Abadía67 Aitor Fernández78 Martín Ortiz82 (Jaime Villa)(95) | 282 |
| 14 | Canada Nyjal Majock56 Mohammed Ahmed57 Aleksandr Kuternin80 John Paul Malette91 (James Leakos)(93) (Mattias Wolter)(99) | 284 |
| 15 | United Kingdom Tom Farrell58 Ronnie Sparke83 James Wilkinson85 Jonathan Hay90 (Nick Goolab)(DNF) (Simon Horsfield)(DNF) | 316 |
| 16 | Yemen Nabil Mohammed Al-Garbi81 Ali Mohammed Al-Khawlani87 Waleed Saleh Elayah96 Ali Hussein Al-Abidi101 (Waleed Mohammed Al-Abidi)(105) | 365 |
| 17 | Jordan Salameh Al-Hayawi103 Hamza Barhumah106 Yazan Abunaja108 Ra'ed Abumharab109 (Motasem Akkawi)(110) (Hasan Al-Najjar)(DNF) | 426 |
| 18 | Kuwait Omar Mourad111 Abdullateef Al Rweih112 Mohamad Nodum114 Manea Alajmi115 (Hamad Salem)(116) (Abdullah Rabeaa)(117) | 452 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 119 athletes from 29 countries participated in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (6)
* Australia (6)
* Bahrain (3)
* Brazil (2)
* Burundi (5)
* Canada (6)
* China (1)
* Eritrea (6)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (2)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (6)
* Jordan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Kuwait (4)
* Libya (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Norway (1)
* Palestine (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Russia (1)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (5)
* Sudan (6)
* Tunisia (2)
* Uganda (5)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Yemen (5)