2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	34th
Date	April 1/2
Host city	Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Venue	Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park
Events	6
Distances	12 km – Senior men 4 km – Men's short 8 km – Junior men 8 km – Senior women 4 km – Women's short 6 km – Junior women
Participation	574 athletes from 59 nations
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The 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on April 1/2, 2006. The races were held at the Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoka, Japan, Japan's National Cross Country Course which is the permanent residence of the annual Fukuoka International Cross Country meeting.

The event was once again dominated by Ethiopian and Kenyan runners and also Eritrean runners. Kenenisa Bekele won both men's individual races, proving himself the most successful Cross country runner. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,^[1] and for the IAAF.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Complete results for senior men,^[8][9][10] for senior men's teams,^[8][11][12] for men's short race,^[13][14][15] for men's short race teams,^[13][16][17] for junior men,^[18][19][20] for junior men's teams,^[18][21][22] senior women,^[23][24][25] for senior women's teams,^[23][26][27] for women's short race,^[28][29][30] for women's short race teams,^[28][31][32] for junior women,^[33][34][35] for junior women's teams,^[33][36][37] medallists,^[38] and the results of British athletes who took part^[39] were published.