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{{Infobox XC Championships
|Name       = 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
|Logo       = 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
|Size       = 210px
|Caption    = 
|Organisers = [[IAAF]]
|Edition    = 28th
|Date       = March 18/19
|Host city  = [[Vilamoura]], [[Algarve]], [[Portugal]] {{flagicon|Portugal}}
|Location   = [[Sporting Complex of Vilamoura]]
|Nations participating  = 76
|Athletes participating = 805
|Races      = 6
|Distances  = 12.3 km – Senior men <br/> 4.18 km – Men's short <br/> 8.08 km – Junior men <br /> 8.08 km – Senior women<br/> 4.18 km – Women's short <br/> 6.29 km – Junior women 
|Website    = 
|Previous   = [[1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1999 Belfast]]
|Next       = [[2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2001 Oostende]]
}}
The '''2000 [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]]''' took place on March 18/19, 2000.  The races were held at the [[Sporting Complex of Vilamoura|Sporting Complex]] in [[Vilamoura]], [[Portugal]].  Reports of the event were given in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref name=times_01>
{{ cite news 
| date = March 19, 2000
| title = PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY -- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Ethiopia's Tulu Wins at 8 Kilometers
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/19/sports/plus-running-world-cross-country-championships-ethiopia-s-tulu-wins-8-kilometers.html
| work = The New York Times
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=times_02>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 20, 2000
| title = PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY -- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Tergat's Streak Ends
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/20/sports/plus-cross-country-world-championships-tergat-s-streak-ends.html
| work = The New York Times
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> in the [[Glasgow Herald|Herald]],<ref name=herald_01>
{{ Citation 
| last = Gillon
| first =  Doug
| date = March 20, 2000
| title = Row with chiefs ends golden run by Tergat Sleepless nights hit champion 
| url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/row-with-chiefs-ends-golden-run-by-tergat-sleepless-nights-hit-champion-1.244098
| publisher = [[Glasgow Herald|Herald]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> and for the [[IAAF]].<ref name=iaaf_21>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 19, 2000
| title = Belgian triumph as Mourhit ends Tergat’s five-year reign
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/belgian-triumph-as-mourhit-ends-tergats-five-
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_25>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 18, 2000
| title = Kenya victorious in men's short course race
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kenya-victorious-in-mens-short-course-race
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_22>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 19, 2000
| title = Kenya reigns supreme in the Junior Men's Race
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kenya-reigns-supreme-in-the-junior-mens-race
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_23>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 18, 2000
| title = Tulu regains World Cross Crown
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/tulu-regains-world-cross-crown
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_26>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 19, 2000
| title = Dulecha takes the title at the last moment
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/news/dulecha-takes-the-title-at-the-last-moment
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_24>
{{ Citation 
| date =  March 18, 2000
| title = Experience counts for Cheruiyot
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/experience-counts-for-cheruiyot
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref>

Complete results<ref name=iaaf_01>{{ Citation
 |date         = March 19, 2000
 |title        = Official Results
 |url          = http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc00/indexframefc52.html?Page=results/byevent.html
 |publisher    = [[IAAF]]
 |access-date   = October 29, 2013
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926103149/http://www2.iaaf.org/WXC00/indexframefc52.html?Page=results%2Fbyevent.html
 |archive-date = 2012-09-26
 |url-status=dead
}}</ref> for senior men,<ref name=archive_01>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=July 4, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.3km CC Men - Vilamoura Sporting Complex Date: Sunday, March 19, 2000 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2000S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 29, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110639/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2000S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_31>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 19, 2000
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Long Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/men/long-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> for senior men's teams,<ref name=archive_01/><ref name=iaaf_41>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 19, 2000
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Long Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/men/long-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> for men's short race,<ref name=archive_05>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=July 4, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.2km CC Men - Vilamoura Sporting Complex Date: Saturday, March 18, 2000 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2000C.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 29, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110634/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2000C.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_35>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 21, 1998
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Short Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/men/short-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> for men's short race teams,<ref name=archive_05/><ref name=iaaf_45>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 21, 1998
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Short Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/men/short-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> for junior men,<ref name=archive_02>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=July 4, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.1km CC Men - Vilamoura Sporting Complex Date: Sunday, March 19, 2000 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM2000S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 29, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110148/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM2000S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_32>
{{ Citation
| date = March 19, 2000
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Junior Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/men/junior-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140803073501/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/men/junior-race/final/result
| archive-date = 3 August 2014
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> for junior men's teams,<ref name=archive_02/><ref name=iaaf_42>
{{ Citation
| date = March 19, 2000
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/men/junior-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140803081832/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/men/junior-race/final/team
| archive-date = 3 August 2014
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> senior women,<ref name=archive_03>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=February 8, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships  - 8.1km CC Women - Vilamoura Sporting Complex Date: Saturday, March 18, 2000 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2000S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 29, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044846/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2000S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_33>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 21, 1998
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Long Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/women/long-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> for senior women's teams,<ref name=archive_03/><ref name=iaaf_43>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 21, 1998
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Long Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/women/long-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> for women's short race,<ref name=archive_06>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=July 4, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.2km CC Women - Vilamoura Sporting Complex Date: Sunday, March 19, 2000 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2000C.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 29, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044842/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2000C.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_36>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 19, 2000
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Short Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/women/short-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> for women's short race teams,<ref name=archive_06/><ref name=iaaf_46>
{{ Citation 
| date = March 19, 2000
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Short Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/women/short-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> for junior women,<ref name=archive_04>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=March 24, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships  - 6.3km CC Women - Vilamoura Sporting Complex Date: Saturday, March 18, 2000 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW2000S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=October 29, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110324/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW2000S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_34>
{{ Citation
| date = March 21, 1998
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Junior Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/women/junior-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140803062408/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/women/junior-race/final/result
| archive-date = 3 August 2014
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> for junior women's teams,<ref name=archive_04/><ref name=iaaf_44>
{{ Citation
| date = March 21, 1998
| title = Results - 28th World Cross Country Championships - Vilamoura, PORTUGAL 18 MAR 2000 - 19 MAR 2000 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/women/junior-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = October 29, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140803073610/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/28th-world-cross-country-championships-1953/results/women/junior-race/final/team
| archive-date = 3 August 2014
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> medallists,<ref name=gbr_01>
{{ Citation 
| title = IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm
| publisher = Athletics Weekly
| access-date = October 29, 2013
}}
</ref> and the results of British athletes who took part<ref name=iaaf_00>
{{ Citation
 |title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 
 |url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf
 |publisher=[[IAAF]] 
 |page=2ff 
 |access-date=October 29, 2013 
 |url-status=usurped
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf 
 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 
}}
</ref> were published.

==Medallists==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| '''Individual'''
|-
|Senior men<br />(12.3&nbsp;km)
|[[Mohammed Mourhit]]<br />{{flagcountry|BEL}} || 35:00
|[[Assefa Mezegebu]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 35:01
|[[Paul Tergat]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 35:02
|-
|Men's short<br />(4.18&nbsp;km)
|[[John Kibowen]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:11
|[[Sammy Kipketer]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:12
|[[Paul Malakwen Kosgei|Paul Kosgei]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:15
|-
|Junior men<br />(8.08&nbsp;km)
|[[Robert Kipchumba]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:49
|[[Duncan Lebo]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:52
|[[John Cheruiyot Korir]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:55
|-
|Senior women<br />(8.08&nbsp;km)
|[[Derartu Tulu]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:42
|[[Gete Wami]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:48
|[[Susan Chepkemei]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 25:50
|-
|Women's short<br />(4.18&nbsp;km)
|[[Kutre Dulecha]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:00
|[[Zahra Ouaziz]]<br />{{flagcountry|MAR}} || 13:00
|[[Margaret Ngotho]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:00
|-
|Junior women<br />(6.29&nbsp;km)
|[[Vivian Cheruiyot]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:34
|[[Alice Timbilil]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:35
|[[Viola Kibiwott]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:36
|-
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| '''Team'''
|-
|Senior men
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 18
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 68
|{{flagcountry|POR}} || 69
|-
|Men's short
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 10
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 46
|{{flagcountry|MAR}} || 68
|-
|Junior men
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 10
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 47
|{{flagcountry|UGA}} || 68
|-
|Senior women
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23
|{{flagcountry|USA}} || 98
|-
|Women's short
|{{flagcountry|POR}} || 46
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 55
|{{flagcountry|FRA}} || 57
|-
|Junior women
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 12
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24
|{{flagcountry|JPN}} || 78
|}

==Race results==

===Senior men's race (12.3 km)===
{{further|2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Mohammed Mourhit]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} || 35:00
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Assefa Mezegebu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 35:01
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Paul Tergat]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 35:02
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Patrick Ivuti]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 35:03
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Wilberforce Talel]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 35:06
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Paul Koech]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 35:22
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Charles Kamathi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 35:51
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Sergiy Lebid]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|UKR}} || 35:52
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Abdellah Béhar]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 35:55
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Eduardo Henriques]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 35:56
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Abraham Cherono]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:00
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Domingos Castro]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 36:01
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Paul Tergat]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Patrick Ivuti]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Wilberforce Talel]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Paul Koech]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Charles Kamathi]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (7)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Abraham Cherono]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (11)
|}
|| 18
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Assefa Mezegebu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Lemma Alemayehu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 16
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tesfaye Tola]] || align=right style="border:0"| 23
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ambesse Tolossa|Amebesse Tolossa]] || align=right style="border:0"| 27
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Dereje Tadesse]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (44)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Debebe Demisse]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (74)
|}
|| 68
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Eduardo Henriques]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Domingos Castro]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[António Pinto (athlete)|António Pinto]] || align=right style="border:0"| 22
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Paulo Guerra]] || align=right style="border:0"| 25
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Alfredo Bráz]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (56)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Alberto Maravilha]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (65)
|}
|| 69
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 86
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|TAN}} || 94
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 156
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 163
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 167
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Men's short race (4.18 km)===
{{further|2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[John Kibowen]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:11
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Sammy Kipketer]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:12
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Paul Malakwen Kosgei|Paul Kosgei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:15
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Leonard Mucheru]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:21
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Abraham Chebii]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:25
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Hailu Mekonnen|Haylu Mekonnen]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:27
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Philip Mosima]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:29
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Mohamed Saïd El Wardi|Saïd El Wardi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 11:33
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Laïd Bessou]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 11:34
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Sergiy Lebid]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|UKR}} || 11:36
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Abiyote Abate]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:36
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Martin Sulle]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|TAN}} || 11:37
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[John Kibowen]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Sammy Kipketer]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Paul Malakwen Kosgei|Paul Kosgei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Leonard Mucheru]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Abraham Chebii]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (5)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Philip Mosima]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (7)
|}
|| 10
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hailu Mekonnen|Haylu Mekonnen]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Abiyote Abate]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Dagne Alemu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 14
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Million Wolde]] || align=right style="border:0"| 15
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Daniel Zegeye]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (32)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Mohammed Awol|Mohamed Awol]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (43)
|}
|| 46
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Mohamed Saïd El Wardi|Saïd El Wardi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ali Ezzine]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Aziz Driouche]] || align=right style="border:0"| 18
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Youssef Baba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 29
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Salah El Ghazi]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (40)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Abdelhak El Gorch]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (108)
|}
|| 68
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 88
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 100
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 130
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|TAN}} || 136
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|GER}} || 166
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Junior men's race (8.08 km)===
{{further|2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Robert Kipchumba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:49
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Duncan Lebo]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:52
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[John Cheruiyot Korir]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 22:55
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Philemon Kemei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23:04
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Martin Sulle]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|TAN}} || 23:14
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Faustin Baha]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|TAN}} || 23:27
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Edwin Koech]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23:33
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Beruk Debrework]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 23:40
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Teref Dessalege]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 23:51
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Kiplimo Muneria]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 24:03
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Martin Toroitich]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 24:08
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Alemayehu Lema]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24:14
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Robert Kipchumba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Duncan Lebo]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[John Cheruiyot Korir]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Philemon Kemei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Edwin Koech]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (7)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Kiplimo Muneria]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (10)
|}
|| 10
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Beruk Debrework]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Teref Dessalege]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Alemayehu Lema]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Midekssa Diriba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 18
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Demissie Girma]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (31)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Tadesse Feyissa]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (65)
|}
|| 47
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Martin Toroitich]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Paul Wakou]] || align=right style="border:0"| 15
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Job Sikoria]] || align=right style="border:0"| 20
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Johnny Okello]] || align=right style="border:0"| 22
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Boniface Kiprop]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (27)
|}
|| 68
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|TAN}} || 84
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 98
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 105
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 125
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RSA}} || 151
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Senior women's race (8.08 km)===
{{further|2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Derartu Tulu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:42
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Gete Wami]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:48
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Susan Chepkemei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 25:50
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Lydia Cheromei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:02
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Paula Radcliffe]] || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 26:03
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Leah Malot]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:09
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Sonia O'Sullivan]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}} || 26:20
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Merima Denboba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 26:23
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Ayelech Worku]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 26:36
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Ruth Kutol]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:38
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Irene Kipchumba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:45
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Deena Drossin]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 26:59
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Derartu Tulu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Gete Wami]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Merima Denboba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ayelech Worku]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Berhane Adere]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (14)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Asha Gigi]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (28)
|}
|| 20
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Susan Chepkemei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Lydia Cheromei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Leah Malot]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ruth Kutol]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Irene Kipchumba]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (11)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Magdeline Chemjor]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (25)
|}
|| 23
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Deena Drossin]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Jen Rhines]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Rachel Sauder]] || align=right style="border:0"| 36
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kimberly Fitchen-Young|Kimberly Fitchen]] || align=right style="border:0"| 37
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Donna Garcia]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (55)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Elva Dryer]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (DNF)
|}
|| 98
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}} || 101
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 137
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 137
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 148
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 164
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Women's short race (4.18 km)===
{{further|2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Kutre Dulecha]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:00
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Zahra Ouaziz]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 13:00
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Margaret Ngotho]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:00
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Paula Radcliffe]] || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 13:01
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Fatima Yvelain]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 13:06
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Yimenashu Taye]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:07
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Carla Sacramento]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 13:12
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Sally Barsosio]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:16
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Zhor El Kamch]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 13:17
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Fernanda Ribeiro]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 13:17
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Yamna Belkacem]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 13:21
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Rose Cheruiyot]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:22
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Carla Sacramento]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Fernanda Ribeiro]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Helena Sampaio (runner)|Helena Sampaio]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Marina Bastos]] || align=right style="border:0"| 16
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Inês Monteiro]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (29)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Anália Rosa]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (45)
|}
|| 46
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kutre Dulecha]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yimenashu Taye]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Getenesh Urge]] || align=right style="border:0"| 17
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Genet Gebregiorgis]] || align=right style="border:0"| 31
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Zenebech Tadese]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (37)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Lulit Legesse]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (38)
|}
|| 55
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Fatima Yvelain]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yamna Belkacem]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Blandine Bitzner-Ducret]] || align=right style="border:0"| 18
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Rakiya Maraoui]] || align=right style="border:0"| 23
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Laurence Duquénoy]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (30)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Fatima Hajjami]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (54)
|}
|| 57
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 59
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 81
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ROU}} || 122
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 138
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|GER}} || 149
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

===Junior women's race (6.29 km)===
{{further|2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Individual race
|- 
! width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time 
|- 
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | [[Vivian Cheruiyot]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:34
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Alice Timbilil]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:35
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Viola Kibiwott]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:36
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Hareg Sidelil]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:38
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Merima Hashim]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:41
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Fridah Domongole]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:43
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Eyerusalem Kuma]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:45
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Abebech Nigussie]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:48
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Worknesh Kidane]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:52
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Dorcus Inzikuru]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 21:02
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Rina Fujioka]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 21:12
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Pamela Kipchoge]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21:19
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race#Individual|Full results]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
|- 
|+Teams
|- 
! width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
|-
|align=center| {{gold1}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Vivian Cheruiyot]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Alice Timbilil]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Viola Kibiwott]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Fridah Domongole]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Pamela Kipchoge]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (12)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Gladys Ruto]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (34)
|}
|| 12
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hareg Sidelil]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Merima Hashim]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Eyerusalem Kuma]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Abebech Nigussie]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Worknesh Kidane]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (9)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Bezunesh Bekele]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (13)
|}
|| 24
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Rina Fujioka]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kaori Yoshida]] || align=right style="border:0"| 14
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tomomi Tagao]] || align=right style="border:0"| 20
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ikuko Nagao]] || align=right style="border:0"| 33
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Mami Ikeda]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (50)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Naoko Sakata]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (DNF)
|}
|| 78
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RSA}} || 105
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 131
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 146
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 155
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} || 184
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race#Teams|Full results]]
|}
*<small>Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result</small>

==Medal table (unofficial)==
{{legend|#ccccff|The host country is highlighted in lavender blue|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_KEN = 7 | silver_KEN = 4 | bronze_KEN = 6
 | gold_ETH = 3 | silver_ETH = 7 | bronze_ETH = 0
 | gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1 | host_POR = yes 
 | gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 0
 | gold_MAR = 0 | silver_MAR = 1 | bronze_MAR = 1
 | gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 1
 | gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 1
 | gold_UGA = 0 | silver_UGA = 0 | bronze_UGA = 1
 | gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1
}}
*<small>Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.</small>

==Participation==
An unofficial count yields the participation of 805 athletes from 76 countries, one athlete less than the official number published.<ref name=iaaf_00/>  The announced athletes from {{CMR}}, {{GEQ}}, {{GUA}}, {{IRI}}, and {{TRI}} did not show.<ref name=iaaf_01/><ref name=iaaf_31/><ref name=iaaf_35/><ref name=iaaf_36/><ref name=iaaf_34/>
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*{{flagcountry|ALG}} (24)
*{{flagcountry|AND}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|ARG}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|AUS}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|AUT}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|AZE}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|BLR}} (24)
*{{flagcountry|BEL}} (17)
*{{flagcountry|BOL}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|BIH}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|BOT}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|BRA}} (20)
*{{flagcountry|BDI}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|CAN}} (34)
*{{flagcountry|CPV}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|CHI}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|COL}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|CRO}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|DEN}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|ECU}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|EGY}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|ERI}} (9)
*{{flagcountry|EST}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|ETH}} (36)
*{{flagcountry|FIN}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|FRA}} (20)
*{{flagcountry|GEO|1990}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|GER}} (11)
*{{flagcountry|GIB}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|IND}} (20)
*{{flagcountry|IRL}} (17)
*{{flagcountry|ISR}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|ITA}} (25)
*{{flagcountry|JPN}} (22)
*{{flagcountry|KAZ}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|KEN}} (36)
*{{flagcountry|KIR}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|KGZ}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|LIB}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|LES|1987}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|MEX}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|MAR}} (29)
*{{flagcountry|NEP}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|NED}} (11)
*{{flagcountry|NZL}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|NOR}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|PLE}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|POL}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|POR}} (34)
*{{flagcountry|QAT}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|ROU}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|RUS}} (17)
*{{flagcountry|RWA|1962}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|SEY}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|SVK}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|SLO}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|RSA}} (14)
*{{flagcountry|ESP}} (36)
*{{flagcountry|SWZ}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|SWE}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|SUI}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|TJK}} (7)
*{{flagcountry|TAN}} (19)
*{{flagcountry|TUN}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|TUR}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|TKM|1997}} (15)
*{{flagcountry|UGA}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|UKR}} (1)
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} (35)
*{{flagcountry|USA}} (35)
*{{flagcountry|UZB}} (20)
*{{flagcountry|VEN}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|YEM}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|FR Yugoslavia}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|ZAM}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|ZIM}} (5)
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==See also==
* [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race]]
* [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race]]
* [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race]]
* [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race]]
* [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race]]
* [[2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race]]
* [[2000 in athletics (track and field)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060813130024/http://www2.iaaf.org/wxc00/index.asp Official site]

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{{World Cross Country Championships}}
{{International cross country running}}

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