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{{Infobox XC Championships
|Name       = 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
|Logo       = 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Logo.png
|Size       = 257px
|Caption    = 
|Organisers = [[IAAF]]
|Edition    = 34th
|Date       = April 1/2
|Host city  = [[Fukuoka]], [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}}
|Location   = [[Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park]]
|Nations participating  = 59
|Athletes participating = 574
|Races      = 6
|Distances  = 12 km – Senior men <br/> 4 km – Men's short <br/> 8 km – Junior men <br /> 8 km – Senior women<br/> 4 km – Women's short <br/> 6 km – Junior women 
|Website    = 
|Previous   = [[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2005 Saint-Galmier]]
|Next       = [[2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|2007 Mombasa]]
}}
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 [[Ethiopia]]n and [[Kenya]]n runners and also [[Eritrea]]n runners. [[Kenenisa Bekele]] won both men's individual races, proving himself the most successful [[Cross country running|Cross country runner]].  Reports of the event were given in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref name=times_01>
{{ Citation 
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Athletics: For Bekele, 5th straight double title
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/sports/02iht-cross.html?_r=0
| work = The New York Times
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref> and for the [[IAAF]].<ref name=iaaf_21>
{{ Citation 
| last = Downes
| first = Steven
| date =  April 2, 2006
| title = Men's Long Race, Fukuoka - Bekele's makes it ten but then suggests no more!
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/mens-long-race-fukuoka-bekeles-makes-it-ten
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_25>
{{ Citation 
| last = Downes
| first = Steven
| date =  April 1, 2006
| title = Men's Short Race, Fukuoka - Nine down, one to go.
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/mens-short-race-fukuoka-nine-down-one-to-go
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_22>
{{ Citation 
| last = Morse
| first = Parker
| date =  April 2, 2006
| title = Men's Junior Race, Fukuoka - Eight straight for Kenya
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/mens-junior-race-fukuoka-eight-straight-for
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_23>
{{ Citation 
| last = Turner
| first = Chris
| date =  April 1, 2006
| title = Women's Long Race, Fukuoka - So near, but yet so far for Kiplagat, as Dibaba sprints clear 
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/womens-long-race-fukuoka-so-near-but-yet-so
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_26>
{{ Citation 
| last = Turner
| first = Chris
| date =  April 2, 2006
| title = Women's Short Race, Fukuoka - Not even a gale can hold back Burka
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/womens-short-race-fukuoka-not-even-a-gale-c
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_24>
{{ Citation 
| last = Morse
| first = Parker
| date =  April 1, 2006
| title = Women's Junior Race, Fukuoka - Kenyan Sweep
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/womens-junior-race-fukuoka-kenyan-sweep
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref>

Complete results for senior men,<ref name=archive_01>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=September 8, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Fukuoka Date: Sunday, April 2, 2006 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2006S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 2, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110739/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2006S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_01>{{Citation
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Long Race - M   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052314/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_31>
{{ Citation 
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Long Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/men/long-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref> for senior men's teams,<ref name=archive_01/><ref name=iaaf_11>{{Citation
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Official Team Results Long Race - M
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052338/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_41>
{{ Citation 
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Long Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/men/long-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref> for men's short race,<ref name=archive_05>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=September 8, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Men - Fukuoka Date: Saturday, April 1, 2006 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2006C.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 2, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110734/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM2006C.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_05>{{Citation
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Short Race - M   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052332/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_35>
{{ Citation 
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Short Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/men/short-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref> for men's short race teams,<ref name=archive_05/><ref name=iaaf_15>{{Citation
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Official Team Results Short Race - M
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052320/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_45>
{{ Citation 
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Short Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/men/short-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref> for junior men,<ref name=archive_02>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=September 8, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Men - Fukuoka Date: Sunday, April 2, 2006 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM2006S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 2, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110218/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM2006S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_02>{{Citation
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Junior Race - M   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052328/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_32>
{{ Citation
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Junior Race - men
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/men/junior-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105204837/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/men/junior-race/final/result
| archive-date = 5 November 2013
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> for junior men's teams,<ref name=archive_02/><ref name=iaaf_12>{{Citation
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Official Team Results Junior Race - M
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052334/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=M/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_42>
{{ Citation
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Junior Race - men - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/men/junior-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105204922/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/men/junior-race/final/team
| archive-date = 5 November 2013
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> senior women,<ref name=archive_03>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=March 24, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships  - 8.0km CC Women - Fukuoka Date: Saturday, April 1, 2006 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2006S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 2, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016111105/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2006S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_03>{{Citation
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Long Race - W   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052317/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_33>
{{ Citation 
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Long Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/women/long-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref> for senior women's teams,<ref name=archive_03/><ref name=iaaf_13>{{Citation
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Official Team Results Long Race - W
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052325/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XS/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_43>
{{ Citation 
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Long Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/women/long-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref> for women's short race,<ref name=archive_06>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=September 8, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Fukuoka Date: Sunday, April 2, 2006 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2006C.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 2, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016111058/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW2006C.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_06>{{Citation
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Short Race - W   Final
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052330/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_36>
{{ Citation 
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Short Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/women/short-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref> for women's short race teams,<ref name=archive_06/><ref name=iaaf_16>{{Citation
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Official Team Results Short Race - W
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052336/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XC/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_46>
{{ Citation 
| date = April 2, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Short Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/women/short-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
}}
</ref> for junior women,<ref name=archive_04>
{{ Citation
 |last=Magnusson 
 |first=Tomas 
 |date=March 24, 2007 
 |title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships  - 6.0km CC Women - Fukuoka Date: Saturday, April 1, 2006 
 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW2006S.html 
 |publisher=Athchamps (archived) 
 |access-date=November 2, 2013 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110357/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JW2006S.html 
 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 
}}
</ref><ref name=iaaf_04>{{Citation
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Junior Race - W   Final - revised
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052322/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_34>
{{ Citation
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Junior Race - women
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/women/junior-race/final/result
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105204939/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/women/junior-race/final/result
| archive-date = 5 November 2013
| url-status=dead
| df = dmy-all
}}
</ref>  for junior women's teams,<ref name=archive_04/><ref name=iaaf_14>{{Citation
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Official Team Results Junior Race - W
| url = http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052318/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/sex=W/discCode=XJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det
| archive-date = November 6, 2013
| url-status=usurped
}}</ref><ref name=iaaf_44>
{{ Citation
| date = April 1, 2006
| title = Results - 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Fukuoka, JAPAN 01 APR 2006 - 02 APR 2006 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/women/junior-race/final/team
| publisher = [[IAAF]]
| access-date = November 2, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131105204829/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-cross-country-championships/34th-iaaf-world-cross-country-championships-3484/results/women/junior-race/final/team
| archive-date = 5 November 2013
| 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 = November 2, 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=November 2, 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&nbsp;km)
|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 35:40
|[[Sileshi Sihine]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 35:43
|[[Martin Mathathi]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 35:44
|-
|Men's short<br />(4&nbsp;km)
|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 10:54
|[[Isaac Songok]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 10:55
|[[Adil Kaouch]]<br />{{flagcountry|MAR}} || 10:57
|-
|Junior men<br />(8&nbsp;km)
|[[Mang'ata Ndiwa]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23:53
|[[Leonard Patrick Komon]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23:54
|[[Tariku Bekele]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 23:56
|-
|Senior women<br />(8&nbsp;km)
|[[Tirunesh Dibaba]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:21
|[[Lornah Kiplagat]]<br />{{flagcountry|NED}} || 25:26
|[[Meselech Melkamu]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:38
|-
|Women's short<br />(4&nbsp;km)
|[[Gelete Burka]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:51
|[[Prisca Ngetich]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 12:53
|[[Meselech Melkamu]]<br />{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:54
|-
|Junior women<br />(6&nbsp;km)
|[[Pauline Korikwiang]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 19:27
|[[Veronica Wanjiru]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 19:27
|[[Mercy Kosgei]]<br />{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 19:45
|-
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| '''Team'''
|-
|Senior men
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 24
|{{flagcountry|ERI}} || 28
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 42
|-
|Men's short
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 21
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 48
|{{flagcountry|MAR}} || 53
|-
|Junior men
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 16
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24
|{{flagcountry|ERI}} || 44
|-
|Senior women
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 16
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 39
|{{flagcountry|JPN}} || 80
|-
|Women's short
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26
|{{flagcountry|AUS}} || 69
|-
|Junior women
|{{flagcountry|KEN}} || 10
|{{flagcountry|ETH}} || 29
|{{flagcountry|JPN}} || 58
|}

==Race results==

===Senior men's race (12 km)===
{{further|2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race}}
Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive long race title. At the team competition Eritrea surprisingly beat Ethiopia and lost to Kenya only by four points.
{| 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 | [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 35:40
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Sileshi Sihine]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 35:43
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Martin Mathathi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 35:44
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Zersenay Tadesse]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 35:47
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Mike Kigen]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 35:54
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Hosea Macharinyang]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:02
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Yonas Kifle]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 36:05
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Ali Abdalla]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 36:18
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Tesfayohannes Mesfen]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 36:18
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Simon Arusei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:18
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Abderrahim Goumri]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 36:20
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[John Kibowen]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 36:21
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2006 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"| [[Martin Mathathi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Mike Kigen]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hosea Macharinyang]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Simon Arusei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[John Kibowen]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (12)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Simion Tuitoek]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (58)
|}
|| 24
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Zersenay Tadesse]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yonas Kifle]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ali Abdalla]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tesfayohannes Mesfen]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Samson Kiflemariam]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (19)
|}
|| 28
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Sileshi Sihine]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ketema Nigusse]] || align=right style="border:0"| 26
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Eshetu Gezhagne]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (31)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Abebe Dinkessa]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (71)
|}
|| 42
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 62
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 102
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 116
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|POR}} || 152
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 171
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2006 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 km)===
{{further|2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race}}
Kenenisa Bekele took his fifth consecutive short race title. The 1999 winner, [[Benjamin Limo]] of Kenya finished fourth.
{| 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 | [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 10:54
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Isaac Songok]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 10:55
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Adil Kaouch]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 10:57
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Benjamin Limo]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:00
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Ali Abdosh]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:01
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Adam Goucher]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 11:02
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Augustine Choge]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:03
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Edwin Cheruiyot Soi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 11:06
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Saif Saeed Shaheen]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 11:08
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Sultan Khamis Zaman]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 11:08
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Craig Mottram]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 11:10
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Sileshi Sihine]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 11:12
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2006 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"| [[Isaac Songok]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Benjamin Limo]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Augustine Choge]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Edwin Cheruiyot Soi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Brimin Kipruto]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (18)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Yusuf Kibet Biwot]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (20)
|}
|| 21
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ali Abdosh]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Sileshi Sihine]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam]] || align=right style="border:0"| 30
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Abebe Dinkessa]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (39)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Zenbaba Yegezu]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (48)
|}
|| 48
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Adil Kaouch]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hicham Bellani]] || align=right style="border:0"| 14
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Khalid El Amri]] || align=right style="border:0"| 15
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hamid Ezzine]] || align=right style="border:0"| 21
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Anis Selmouni]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (47)
|}
|| 53
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 66
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 80
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP}} || 140
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 142
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ALG}} || 158
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2006 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 km)===
{{further|2006 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 | [[Mang'ata Ndiwa]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23:53
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Leonard Patrick Komon]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23:54
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Tariku Bekele]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 23:56
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Joseph Ebuya]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 23:59
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Ibrahim Jellan]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24:04
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Habtamu Fikadu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24:04
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Kamal Ali Thamer]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 24:05
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Samuel Tsegay]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 24:06
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Bernard Matheka]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 24:08
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Tadesse Tola]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 24:09
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Kidane Tadasse]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 24:21
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Kiflom Slum]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 24:22
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2006 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"| [[Mang'ata Ndiwa]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Leonard Patrick Komon]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Joseph Ebuya]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Bernard Matheka]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Daniel Gitau]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (15)
|}
|| 16
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tariku Bekele]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Ibrahim Jellan]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Habtamu Fikadu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Tadesse Tola]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Demssew Tsega]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (16)
|}
|| 24
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Samuel Tsegay]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kidane Tadasse]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kiflom Slum]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Teklemariam Medhin]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|}
|| 44
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|UGA}} || 80
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|QAT}} || 83
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|BHR}} || 101
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 110
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 124
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2006 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 km)===
{{further|2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race}}
Tirunesh Dibaba took her second consecutive long race title.
{| 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 | [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:21
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Lornah Kiplagat]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|NED}} || 25:26
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Meselech Melkamu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:38
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Benita Johnson]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 25:43
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Wude Ayalew]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:47
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Kayoko Fukushi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} || 25:51
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Mestawat Tufa]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 25:59
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Evelyne Wambui]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:11
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Faith Jemutai]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:12
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Alice Chelangat]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:13
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Blake Russell]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 26:23
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Mercy Njoroge]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 26:26
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2006 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"| [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Meselech Melkamu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Wude Ayalew]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Mestawat Tufa]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Ejagayehu Dibaba]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (14)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Teyiba Erkesso]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (46)
|}
|| 16
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Evelyne Wambui]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Faith Jemutai]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Alice Chelangat]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Mercy Njoroge]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Edna Kiplagat]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (13)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Consalater Chemtai Yadaa]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (58)
|}
|| 39
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kayoko Fukushi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yoshimi Ozaki]] || align=right style="border:0"| 19
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Megumi Oshima]] || align=right style="border:0"| 25
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yumi Sato]] || align=right style="border:0"| 30
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Kayo Sugihara]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (50)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Michiko Ogawa]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (65)
|}
|| 80
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 87
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 91
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 112
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 134
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CHN}} || 141
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2006 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 km)===
{{Further|2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race}}
Ethiopia won the team competition beating Kenya only by a single point.
{| 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 | [[Gelete Burka]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:51
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Prisca Ngetich]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 12:53
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Meselech Melkamu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 12:54
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Benita Johnson]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 12:55
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Lornah Kiplagat]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|NED}} || 12:55
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Beatrice Chepchumba]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 12:58
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Zhor El Kamch]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 13:03
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Vivian Cheruiyot]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:10
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Bezunesh Bekele]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:10
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Isabella Ochichi]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 13:11
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Melissa Rollison]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 13:11
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Teyiba Erkesso]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 13:12
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2006 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|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Gelete Burka]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Meselech Melkamu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Bezunesh Bekele]] || align=right style="border:0"| 9
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Teyiba Erkesso]] || align=right style="border:0"| 12
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Etalemahu Kidane]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (13)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Tirunesh Dibaba]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (DNF)
|}
|| 25
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Prisca Ngetich]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Beatrice Chepchumba]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Vivian Cheruiyot]] || align=right style="border:0"| 8
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Isabella Ochichi]] || align=right style="border:0"| 10
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Nancy Wambui]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (14)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Beatrice Rutto]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (41)
|}
|| 26
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Benita Johnson]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Melissa Rollison]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Anna Thompson (athlete)|Anna Thompson]] || align=right style="border:0"| 25
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Donna MacFarlane]] || align=right style="border:0"| 29
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Victoria Mitchell]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (33)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Eloise Wellings]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (39)
|}
|| 69
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 73
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 99
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|RUS}} || 102
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CAN}} || 115
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|CHN}} || 156
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2006 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 km)===
{{further|2006 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 | [[Pauline Korikwiang]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 19:27
|- 
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | [[Veronica Wanjiru]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 19:27
|- 
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | [[Mercy Kosgei]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 19:45
|- 
|align=center|   4 || align=left | [[Emmy Chepkirui]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 19:52
|- 
|align=center|   5 || align=left | [[Belainesh Zemedkun]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 19:56
|- 
|align=center|   6 || align=left | [[Workitu Ayanu]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 19:57
|- 
|align=center|   7 || align=left | [[Emebt Etea]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:05
|- 
|align=center|   8 || align=left | [[Pamela Chesopich Lisoreng]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:06
|- 
|align=center|   9 || align=left | [[Gladys Chemweno]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|KEN}} || 20:09
|- 
|align=center|  10 || align=left | [[Sian Edwards (athlete)|Sian Edwards]] || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 20:10
|- 
|align=center|  11 || align=left | [[Asselefech Assefa]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} || 20:22
|- 
|align=center|  12 || align=left | [[Merat Bahta]] || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 20:22
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 align=center | [[2006 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"| [[Pauline Korikwiang]] || align=right style="border:0"| 1
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Veronica Wanjiru]] || align=right style="border:0"| 2
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Mercy Kosgei]] || align=right style="border:0"| 3
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Emmy Chepkirui]] || align=right style="border:0"| 4
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Pamela Chesopich Lisoreng]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (8)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Gladys Chemweno]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (9)
|}
|| 10
|-
|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ETH}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Belainesh Zemedkun]] || align=right style="border:0"| 5
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Workitu Ayanu]] || align=right style="border:0"| 6
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Emebt Etea]] || align=right style="border:0"| 7
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Asselefech Assefa]] || align=right style="border:0"| 11
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Derebe Godan]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (21)
|}
|| 29
|-
|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|JPN}} <br /> 
{| width=100%
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Hitomi Niiya]] || align=right style="border:0"| 13
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Megumi Kinukawa]] || align=right style="border:0"| 14
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Kazue Kojima (athlete)|Kazue Kojima]] || align=right style="border:0"| 15
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| [[Yuko Nohara]] || align=right style="border:0"| 16
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Chisato Ozaki]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (17)
|-
|align=left style="border:0"| ([[Aimi Horikoshi]]) || align=right style="border:0"| (23)
|}
|| 58
|-
|align=center|  4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ERI}} || 81
|-
|align=center|  5 || align=left | {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 113
|-
|align=center|  6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}} || 142
|-
|align=center|  7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|MAR}} || 142
|-
|align=center|  8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|AUS}} || 158
|-class="sortbottom"
!colspan=3 align=center | [[2006 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)==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = JPN
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_KEN = 6 | silver_KEN = 6 | bronze_KEN = 2
 | gold_ETH = 6 | silver_ETH = 4 | bronze_ETH = 4
 | gold_ERI = 0 | silver_ERI = 1 | bronze_ERI = 1
 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 0
 | gold_MAR = 0 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 2
 | gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 1
}}
*<small>Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.</small>

==Participation==
According to an unofficial count, 574 athletes from 59 countries participated.  This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.<ref name=iaaf_00/>  The announced athlete from {{GEQ}} did not show.<ref name=iaaf_05/><ref name=iaaf_35/>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagcountry|ALG}} (18)
*{{flagcountry|ANG}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|ARG}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|AUS}} (21)
*{{flagcountry|AZE}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|BHR}} (9)
*{{flagcountry|BLR}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|BOL}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|BOT}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|BRA}} (9)
*{{flagcountry|BDI}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|CAN}} (28)
*{{flagcountry|CHI}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|CHN}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|COL}} (1)
*{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|DOM}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|EGY}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|ERI}} (19)
*{{flagcountry|ETH}} (27)
*{{flagcountry|FRA}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|GER}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|GUA}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|IND}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|INA}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|IRI}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|IRL}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|ITA}} (15)
*{{flagcountry|JAM}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|JPN}} (36)
*{{flagcountry|KAZ}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|KEN}} (36)
*{{flagcountry|KGZ}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|MEX}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|MAR}} (28)
*{{flagcountry|NED}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|NZL}} (9)
*{{flagcountry|PER}} (5)
*{{flagcountry|POL}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|POR}} (17)
*{{flagcountry|PUR}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|QAT}} (14)
*{{flagcountry|ROU}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|RUS}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|RWA}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|SEY}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|RSA}} (18)
*{{flagcountry|KOR}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|ESP}} (22)
*{{flagcountry|SRI}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|SUI}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|TJK}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|TAN}} (4)
*{{flagcountry|TUR}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|UGA}} (13)
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} (31)
*{{flagcountry|USA}} (34)
*{{flagcountry|UZB}} (8)
*{{flagcountry|VEN}} (4)
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race]]
* [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race]]
* [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race]]
* [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race]]
* [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race]]
* [[2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race]]
* [[2006 in athletics (track and field)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131106052341/http://www.iaaf.net/history/WXC/season=2006/eventCode=3484/results/index.html Official site]}}

{{2006 in athletics}}
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{{World Cross Country Championships}}
{{International cross country running}}

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