1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on March 17, 1973. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Senior women's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition1st
DateMarch 17
Host cityWaregem, West Flanders, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodroom Waregem
Events1
Distances3.99 km – Senior women
Participation75 athletes from
16 nations

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Race results edit

Senior women's race (3.99 km) edit

Individual edit

Rank Athlete Country Time
  Paola Pigni   Italy 13:45.2
  Joyce Smith   England 13:58
  Josee van Santberghe   Belgium 14:01
4 Rita Ridley   England 14:02
5 Sinikka Tyynelä   Finland 14:09
6 Jean Lochhead   Wales 14:12
7 Marijke Moser    Switzerland 14:13
8 Irja Pettinen   Finland 14:14
9 Anne Garrett   New Zealand 14:15
10 Nina Holmén   Finland 14:16
11 Annie van de Kerkhof   Netherlands 14:20
12 Marleen Mols   Belgium 14:21
13 Gabriella Dorio   Italy 14:22
14 Penny Yule   England 14:23
15 Doris Brown   United States 14:24
16 Francie Larrieu   United States 14:29
17 Mary Tracey   Ireland 14:30
18 Christel Rosenthal   West Germany 14:32
19 Margaret Coomber   Scotland 14:34
20 Carol Gould   England 14:35
21 Christa Kofferschläger   West Germany
22 Deirdre Foreman   Ireland
23 Barbara Banks   England
24 Valerie Robinson   New Zealand
25 Carmen Valero   Spain
26 Manuela Preuss   West Germany
27 Christine Haskett   Scotland
28 Heather Thomson   New Zealand
29 Vicki Foltz   United States
30 Caroline Walker   United States
31 Mary Lynch   Ireland
32 Valerie Eberley   United States
33 Yolande Roche   France
34 Gerda Ranz   West Germany
35 Belen Azpeitia   Spain
36 Giuseppina Torello   Italy
37 Norine Braithwaite   England
38 Ann Barrass   Scotland
39 Liève van den Broeck   Belgium
40 Katy McIntyre   United States
41 Joëlle Audibert   France
42 Liduina Melchers   New Zealand
43 Moire O'Boyle   Scotland
44 Millie Sampson   New Zealand
45 Jane McNicholl   Ireland
46 Bruna Lovisolo   Italy
47 Margherita Gargano   Italy
48 Thelwyn Bateman   Wales
49 Marie-José Phyllis   France
50 Aila Koivistoinen   Finland
51 Corry Konings   Netherlands
52 Marie Buckley   Ireland
53 Geertje Meersseman   Belgium
54 Sylvia Schenk   West Germany
55 Bronwen Smith   Wales
56 Magda Versluys   Belgium
57 Ria Groen   Netherlands
58 Delyth Davies   Wales
59 Ann Cumming   Ireland
60 Françoise Nicolas   France
61 Mary Chambers   Scotland
62 Viviane van Emelen   Belgium
63 Gail Finlay   New Zealand
64 Pilar San Martin   Spain
65 Blanche Meliarene   France
66 Marion Hepworth   Wales
67 Yvonne Herisson   France
68 Begona Zuñiga   Spain
69 Montserrat Abello   Spain
70 Gloria Dourass   Wales
71 Consuelo Alonso   Spain
72 Pamela Reece   Northern Ireland
73 Paula Molesky   Canada
74 Palm Gunstone   Scotland
Joke van de Stelt   Netherlands DNF

Teams edit

Rank Team Points
    England
Joyce Smith 2
Rita Ridley 4
Penny Yule 14
Carol Gould 20
(Barbara Banks) (23)
(Norine Braithwaite) (37)
40
    Finland
Sinikka Tyynelä 5
Irja Pettinen 8
Nina Holmén 10
Aila Koivistoinen 50
73
    United States
Doris Brown 15
Francie Larrieu 16
Vicki Foltz 29
Caroline Walker 30
(Valerie Eberley) (32)
(Katy McIntyre) (40)
90
4   Italy
Paola Pigni 1
Gabriella Dorio 13
Giuseppina Torello 36
Bruna Lovisolo 46
(Margherita Gargano) (47)
96
5   West Germany
Christel Rosenthal 18
Christa Kofferschläger 21
Manuela Preuss 26
Gerda Ranz 34
(Sylvia Schenk) (54)
99
6   New Zealand
Anne Garrett 9
Valerie Robinson 24
Heather Thomson 28
Liduina Melchers 42
(Millie Sampson) (44)
(Gail Finlay) (63)
103
7   Belgium
Josee van Santberghe 3
Marleen Mols 12
Liève van den Broeck 39
Geertje Meersseman 53
(Magda Versluys) (56)
(Viviane van Emelen) (62)
107
8   Ireland
Mary Tracey 17
Deirdre Foreman 22
Mary Lynch 31
Jane McNicholl 45
(Marie Buckley) (52)
(Ann Cumming) (59)
115
9   Scotland
Margaret Coomber 19
Christine Haskett 27
Ann Barrass 38
Moire O'Boyle 43
(Mary Chambers) (61)
(Palm Gunstone) (74)
127
10   Wales
Jean Lochhead 6
Thelwyn Bateman 48
Bronwen Smith 55
Delyth Davies 58
(Marion Hepworth) (66)
(Gloria Dourass) (70)
167
11   France
Yolande Roche 33
Joëlle Audibert 41
Marie-José Phyllis 49
Françoise Nicolas 60
(Blanche Meliarene) (65)
(Yvonne Herisson) (67)
183
12   Spain
Carmen Valero 25
Belen Azpeitia 35
Pilar San Martin 64
Begona Zuñiga 68
(Montserrat Abello) (69)
(Consuelo Alonso) (71)
192
DNF   Netherlands
(Annie van den Kerkhof) (11)
(Corry Konings) (51)
(Ria Groen) (57)
(Joke van de Stelt) (DNF)
DNF
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 75 athletes from 16 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 'Brawn' breaks clear and lives up his name - A goodly ration of champagne in their hotel here last night, strictly speaking to celebrate Jim Brown's crushing win in the junior race, washed away much of the bitterness and frustration that had clung for several hours to the Scottish Senior cross country team..., Glasgow Herald, March 19, 1973, p. 2, retrieved October 9, 2013
  2. ^ IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), March 24, 2007, archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 9, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. ^ a b 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013