1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 21, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3]

Senior women's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition26th
DateMarch 21
Host cityMarrakech, Morocco Morocco
VenueMenara district
Events1
Distances8 km – Senior women
Participation97 athletes from
29 nations

Complete results for individuals,[4][5][6] for teams,[4][7][8] medallists,[9] and the results of British athletes[10] were published.

Race results edit

Senior women's race (8 km) edit

Individual edit

Rank Athlete Country Time
  Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 25:39
  Paula Radcliffe   United Kingdom 25:42
  Gete Wami   Ethiopia 25:49
4 Merima Denboba   Ethiopia 25:56
5 Jackline Maranga   Kenya 25:56
6 Julia Vaquero   Spain 26:06
7 Jane Omoro   Kenya 26:07
8 Leah Malot   Kenya 26:16
9 Ayelech Worku   Ethiopia 26:17
10 Sally Barsosio   Kenya 26:27
11 Naomi Mugo   Kenya 26:33
12 Susan Chepkemei   Kenya 26:35
13 Hayley Haining   United Kingdom 26:40
14 Nora Rocha   Mexico 26:49
15 Colleen de Reuck   South Africa 26:51
16 Rocío Ríos   Spain 26:53
17 Restituta Joseph   Tanzania 27:00
18 Blandine Bitzner-Ducret   France 27:03
19 Kylie Risk   Australia 27:04
20 Deena Drossin   United States 27:06
21 Getenesh Urge   Ethiopia 27:07
22 Svetlana Baygulova   Russia 27:07
23 Nyla Carroll   New Zealand 27:08
24 Chiemi Takahashi   Japan 27:17
25 Vikki McPherson   United Kingdom 27:18
26 Samukeliso Moyo   Zimbabwe 27:20
27 Yukiko Mita   Japan 27:21
28 Yoko Shibui   Japan 27:21
29 Elisabeth Mongudhi   Namibia 27:22
30 Liz Wilson   United States 27:23
31 Joan Nesbit   United States 27:24
32 Natalie Harvey   Australia 27:24
33 Beatriz Santíago   Spain 27:27
34 Liz Talbot   United Kingdom 27:28
35 Conceição Ferreira   Portugal 27:29
36 Asha Gigi   Ethiopia 27:37
37 Nnenna Lynch   United States 27:41
38 María Abel   Spain 27:41
39 Leila Aman   Ethiopia 27:48
40 Anja Smolders   Belgium 27:49
41 Yamna Belkacem   France 27:50
42 Teresa Recio   Spain 27:52
43 Christine Mallo   France 27:53
44 Wioletta Kryza   Poland 27:56
45 Ai Fukuchi   Japan 27:58
46 Singasi Dube   Zimbabwe 27:59
47 Manuela Dias   Portugal 28:00
48 Annemari Sandell   Finland 28:01
49 Ana Correia   Portugal 28:03
50 Mandy Giblin   Australia 28:06
51 Hussein Hawa   Tanzania 28:07
52 Kristin Ihle   United States 28:08
53 Lucy Wright   United Kingdom 28:09
54 Lisa Dick   Australia 28:10
55 Tina Connelly   Canada 28:11
56 Valerie Vaughan   Ireland 28:13
57 Chantal Dällenbach   France 28:20
58 Charné Rademeyer   South Africa 28:20
59 Angela Joiner   United Kingdom 28:21
60 Sultana Aït Hammou   Morocco 28:33
61 Marina Bastos   Portugal 28:37
62 Fatima Yvelain   France 28:40
63 Zena Wilsnach   South Africa 28:41
64 Ana Gimeno   Spain 28:44
65 Rosa Oliveira   Portugal 28:50
66 Michele Chalmers   United States 28:53
67 Fatiha Klilech   Morocco 28:56
68 Maureen Harrington   Ireland 28:58
69 Fatiha Baouf   Morocco 29:07
70 Cari Rampersad   Canada 29:08
71 Anne Keenan-Buckley   Ireland 29:11
72 Rosa Mila Ibarra   Colombia 29:13
73 Maria Moraes   Brazil 29:26
74 Teresa Duffy   Ireland 29:31
75 Linda Thyer   Canada 29:34
76 Adriana de Souza   Brazil 29:36
77 Marcela Jackson   Costa Rica 29:39
78 Asmae Leghzaoui   Morocco 29:40
79 Miriam Caldasso   Brazil 29:40
80 Maria Polyzou   Greece 29:45
81 Melody Marcus   South Africa 29:48
82 Widad Farissi   Morocco 29:48
83 Message Mapfumo   Zimbabwe 30:03
84 Irina Troyeglazova   Kazakhstan 30:29
85 Maria Rodriguez   Colombia 30:32
86 Saadia Zakar   Morocco 30:34
87 Marvelous Kativhu   Zimbabwe 30:51
88 Svetlana Kasymskya   Turkmenistan 31:46
89 Violet Dudeleva   Turkmenistan 33:55
90 Rosemary Omundsen   Papua New Guinea 34:32
Stella Castro   Colombia DNF
Helena Sampaio   Portugal DNF
Jacqueline Mota   Canada DNF
Joalsiae Llado   France DNF
Adriana Agudelo   Colombia DNF
Marta Mokofna   South Africa DNF
Magdaline Morobi   South Africa DNF

Teams edit

Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Jackline Maranga 5
Jane Omoro 7
Leah Malot 8
Sally Barsosio 10
(Naomi Mugo) (11)
(Susan Chepkemei) (12)
30
    Ethiopia
Gete Wami 3
Merima Denboba 4
Ayelech Worku 9
Getenesh Urge 21
(Asha Gigi) (36)
(Leila Aman) (39)
37
    United Kingdom
Paula Radcliffe 2
Hayley Haining 13
Vikki McPherson 25
Liz Talbot 34
(Lucy Wright) (53)
(Angela Joiner) (59)
74
4   Spain
Julia Vaquero 6
Rocío Ríos 16
Beatriz Santíago 33
María Abel 38
(Teresa Recio) (42)
(Ana Gimeno) (64)
93
5   United States
Deena Drossin 20
Liz Wilson 30
Joan Nesbit 31
Nnenna Lynch 37
(Kristin Ihle) (52)
(Michele Chalmers) (66)
118
6   Japan
Chiemi Takahashi 24
Yukiko Mita 27
Yoko Shibui 28
Ai Fukuchi 45
124
7   Australia
Kylie Risk 19
Natalie Harvey 32
Mandy Giblin 50
Lisa Dick 54
155
8   France
Blandine Bitzner-Ducret 18
Yamna Belkacem 41
Christine Mallo 43
Chantal Dällenbach 57
(Fatima Yvelain) (62)
(Joalsiae Llado) (DNF)
159
9   Portugal
Conceição Ferreira 35
Manuela Dias 47
Ana Correia 49
Marina Bastos 61
(Rosa Oliveira) (65)
(Helena Sampaio) (DNF)
192
10   Ireland
Sonia O'Sullivan 1
Valerie Vaughan 56
Maureen Harrington 68
Anne Keenan-Buckley 71
(Teresa Duffy) (74)
196
11   South Africa
Colleen de Reuck 15
Charné Rademeyer 58
Zena Wilsnach 63
Melody Marcus 81
(Marta Mokofna) (DNF)
(Magdaline Morobi) (DNF)
217
12   Zimbabwe
Samukeliso Moyo 26
Singasi Dube 46
Message Mapfumo 83
Marvelous Kativhu 87
242
13   Morocco
Sultana Aït Hammou 60
Fatiha Klilech 67
Fatiha Baouf 69
Asmae Leghzaoui 78
(Widad Farissi) (82)
(Saadia Zakar) (86)
274
DNF   Canada
Tina Connelly (55)
Cari Rampersad (70)
Linda Thyer (75)
Jacqueline Mota (DNF)
DNF
DNF   Colombia
Rosa Mila Ibarra (72)
Maria Rodriguez (85)
Stella Castro (DNF)
Adriana Agudelo (DNF)
DNF
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 97 athletes from 29 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[10]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dunaway, James (March 23, 1998), "PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY -- WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Tergat Makes It Four Straight", The New York Times, retrieved October 28, 2013
  2. ^ Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1998), "O'Sullivan a crown jewel out of Africa", Glasgow Herald, retrieved October 28, 2013
  3. ^ Minshull, Phil, Senior women, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  4. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 8.0km CC Women - Marrakech Menara district Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Official Results - CROSS SENIOR Women - Saturday, March 21, 1998, IAAF, March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 1999-10-07, retrieved October 28, 2013
  6. ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Long Race - women, IAAF, March 21, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013
  7. ^ Official Results - CROSS SENIOR Women - Team - Saturday, March 21, 1998, IAAF, March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  8. ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Long Race - women - Final - Team, IAAF, March 21, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013
  9. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 28, 2013
  10. ^ 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 28, 2013