The Senior Men's Race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships was held at Tallahassee, Florida, United States on January 10, 2026. Jacob Kiplimo won a third consecutive gold medal in the individual classification, with Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi finishing second.
Prize Money RankChampionshipIndividualTeamGoldUS$30,000US$20,000SilverUS$15,000US$16,000BronzeUS$10,000US$12,000FourthUS$7000US$10,000FifthUS$5000US$8000SixthUS$3000US$4000
Race Results
Senior Men's Race (10 km)
Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
+IndividualRankAthleteCountryTimeJacob Kiplimo28:18Berihu Aregawi28:36Daniel Ebenyo28:454Tadese Worku28:495Ishmael Kipkurui28:536Biniam Mehary29:037Dolphine Chelimo29:078Thierry Ndikumwenayo29:169Denis Kipkoech Kemboi Kipkemoi29:1810Keneth Kiprop29:2011Yann Schrub29:2212Parker Wolfe29:2813Adriaan Wildschutt29:3214Wesley Kiptoo29:3415Jimmy Gressier29:3616Brian Fay29:3717Kevin Chesang29:3918Nibret Kinde29:4019Graham Blanks29:4120Gabriel Geay29:452129:4622Abdessamad Oukhelfen29:4923Emanuel Dinday29:5424Ky Robinson29:5625Edward Marks29:5826David Mullarkey30:0027Shadrack Koech30:0128Simon Sundström30:0129Benjamin Ratsim30:0730Aarón Las Heras30:1231Morgan McDonald30:1232Etienne Daguinos30:1333Sanele Masondo30:1334Valentin Gondouin30:1435Bereket Nega30:1936Nico Young30:1937Fabien Palcau30:2538Evan Burke30:3139Isaac Heyne30:3840Gulveer Singh30:3941Deogracius Musobo30:4142Musawenkosi Mnisi30:4543Robert Koech30:4944Inyasi Nicodemus Sulley30:5045Seth O'Donnell30:5346Ahmed Muhumed30:534730:5448Xavier Perras-Phaneuf31:0549Godwin Katakura31:0950Bennett Seloyi31:1251Ryuto Igawa31:1352Yuma Shimoo31:1453Matthew Ramsden31:1554Haftu Strintzos31:1955Assaf Harari31:3056Jaime Migallon31:3457Matt Talbot31:3458MacCallum Rowe31:3659Jayde Rosslee31:3760Sawan Barwal31:3761Philippe Morneau-Cartier31:3862Hiroto Yoshioka31:3963Tomas Vega31:3964Oliver Diaz31:3665César Gomez Ponce31:4766German Vega31:5767Arturo Reyna31:5868Derebe Ayele31:5969Adisu Guadia32:0270Ma Wenliang32:0571Jacob Cann32:0772Paul Ramirez32:1873William Little32:2874Omar Ramos32:3675John Nahhay Wele32:3776Yacine Guermali32:3977Daiki Ozawa32:4478Tang Haoran32:4979Rory Leonard32:5080Luis Alberto Orta32:5181Divan Du Plooy32:5282Karel Hussar32:5483Yeshnil Karan32:5584Mario López32:5885Abhishek Pal33:0186Jhon Atachagua33:0387Bradley Makuvire33:0588Zayed Al Sayd33:0989Chen Zhongping33:1190Kristers Kudlis33:2291Manuel Rojas33:2492Santiago Gaitan33:3793Liu Xing33:4694Chris Mhlanga33:4995Munir Kabbara33:5096Taonga Mbambo33:5397Sadio Fenner33:5598Diego Garcia33:5599Zade Kayyali34:06100Nelson Ito Ccuro34:09101Wang Wenjie34:15102Victor Aguilar Mamani34:30103Dilu Bob34:31104Tian Weizheng34:56105Gabriel Guzman35:51106Gaylord Silly35:57107Felice Covillon36:18108Ethan Yan36:19109Seng Tou IP36:48110Iván Zarco36:51111Benjamin Ashkettle37:07112Charbel Sejaan37:16113Michel Simon Darazi37:43114Hugh Kent38:23—Uriel MuñozDNF—Mohammed AhmedDNF—Mezgebu SimeDNF—DNF—Connor MeltonDNF—Omer ElfadiDNF—Dan KibetDNF—Wayne KabondoDNF—Rocky HansenDNS
+TeamRankTeamScore Berihu Aregawi2Tadese Worku4Biniam Mehary6Nibret Kinde18(Bereket Nega)(35)(Mezgebu Sime)(DNF)30 Kenya Daniel Ebenyo3Ishmael Kipkurui5Denis Kipkoech9Kevin Chesang17(Shadrack Kipngetich Koech)(27)(Robert Kiprop)(43)34Jacob Kiplimo1Dolphine Chelimo7Keneth Kiprop1021(Deogracius Musobo)(41)(Dan Kibet)(DNF)394 United States Parker Wolfe12Wesley Kiptoo14Graham Blanks19Nico Young36(Ahmed Muhumed)(46)(Rocky Hansen)(DNS)815 Yann Schrub11Jimmy Gressier15Etienne Daguinos32Valentin Gondouin34(Fabien Palcau)(37)926Gabriel Geay20Emanuel Dinday23Benjamin Ratsim29Inyasi Nicodemus Sulley44(John Nahhay Wele)(75)1167 Thierry Ndikumwenayo8Abdessamad Oukhelfen22Aarón Las Heras30Jaime Migallón561168 Australia Ky Robinson24Edward Marks25Morgan McDonald31Isaac Heyne39(Seth O'Donnell)(45)()(54)1199 Adriaan Wildschutt13Sanele MASONDO (33) Musawenkosi MNISI (42) Bennett SELOYI (50) Jayde ROSSLEE (59) Chris MHLANGA (94)13810 Evan BURKE (38) Xavier PERRAS-PHANEUF (48) Matt TALBOT (57) Philippe MORNEAU-CARTIER (61) Santiago GAITAN (92) Mohammed AHMED20411 David MULLARKEY (26) Matthew RAMSDEN (53) Jacob CANN (71) Rory LEONARD (79)22912 Ryuto IGAWA (51) Yuma SHIMOO (52) Hiroto YOSHIOKA (62) Daiki OZAWA (77)2421347MacCallum Rowe58William Little73Taonga Mbambo96()(DNF)(Connor Melton)(DNF)27414César Daniel GOMEZ PONCE (65) Arturo Israel REYNA (67) Mario LÓPEZ (84) Diego Adolfo GARCIA (98)31415 Ma Wenliang70Tang Haoran78Chen Zhongping89Liu Xing93(Wang Wenjie)(101)(Tian Weizheng)(104)33016Paul RAMIREZ (72) Omar RAMOS (74) Jhon Andres ATACHAGUA (86) Nelson ITO CCURO (100)33217Zayed AL SAYD (88) Munir KABBARA (95) Charbel SEJAAN (112) Michel Simon DARAZI (113)408
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