The Women's short race at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 30, 2003. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times,[1][2] in the Herald,[3] and for the IAAF.[4]
| Women's short race at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 31st |
| Date | March 30 |
| Host city | Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland  |
| Venue | L'Institut Équestre National d'Avenches |
| Events | 6 |
| Distances | 4.03 km – Women's short |
| Participation | 99 athletes from 28 nations |
Complete results for individuals,[5][6][7] for teams,[5][8][9] medallists,[10] and the results of British athletes who took part[11] were published.
Race results edit
Women's short race (4.03 km) edit
Individual edit
†: Asmae Leghzaoui from 
Morocco finished 12th in 13:05 min, but was disqualified.
Teams edit
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result (n/s: nonscorer)
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 99 athletes from 28 countries participated in the Women's short race. The announced athlete from 
Slovenia did not show.[6][7]
Algeria (1)
Australia (6)
Bahrain (1)
Belgium (4)
Canada (5)
Chile (1)
Egypt (1)
Eritrea (1)
Ethiopia (6)
France (5)
Ireland (6)
Italy (5)
Japan (1)
Kenya (5)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Malawi (1)
Morocco (6)
New Zealand (4)
Portugal (6)
Russia (6)
Spain (6)
Switzerland (5)
Tunisia (1)
Turkmenistan (1)
United Kingdom (6)
United States (5)
Uzbekistan (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
See also edit
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
- 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
References edit
- ^ "PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Kidane of Ethiopia Wins World Title", The New York Times, March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ "PLUS: CROSS-COUNTRY; Bekele and Masai Victorious Again", The New York Times, March 31, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ Gillon, Doug (March 31, 2003), "Bekele blazes a trail past all others - Ethiopian defends long- and short-course crowns", Herald, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ Henderson, Jason (March 30, 2003), Masai sprints to successful defence - women's short course race in Lausanne, IAAF, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ a b
Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Lausanne Institut National Equestre Avenches Date: Sunday, March 30, 2003, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 31, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Short Race - W Final, IAAF, March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ a b Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - women, IAAF, March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ Official Team Results Short Race - W, IAAF, March 30, 2003, archived from the original on November 5, 2013, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ Results - 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Lausanne, SWITZERLAND 29 MAR 2003 - 30 MAR 2003 - Short Race - women - Final - Team, IAAF, March 30, 2003, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 31, 2013
- ^ 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 31, 2013