solutions of ATHLE - QUIZ
COMPETITIONS : CROSS-COUNTRY
1. Which nation won all men team world champion titles since 1986 ?
le Kenya
2. In what season do the European Championships take place ?
autumn
3. How many consecutive world champion titles did Paul Tergat win ?
5
4. On what distance does the "short" cross race take place ?
4 kms
5. What was the name of the competition that preceeded the present World Championships ?
Cross of Nations
6. How many world champion titles are distributed each year when counting all events ?
12
7. Which women is the 2000 world champion for the "long" race ?
Derartu Tulu
8. Durant what period did the Olympic Games include an individual title in cross-country?
1912-1924
9. Who won the first official world champion title back in 1972 ?
Gaston Roelants
10. What American was twice in a row world champion in 1980 and 1981?
Craig Virgin