1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald,[1] and a report in The New York Times.[2]

Junior women's race at the 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition24th
DateMarch 23
Host cityStellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa South Africa
VenueDanie Craven Stadium
Events1
Distances4.22 km – Junior women
Participation115 athletes from
30 nations

Complete results,[3][4][5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

Race results

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Junior women's race (4.22 km)

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Individual

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Rank Athlete Country Time
  Kutre Dulecha   Ethiopia 13:27
  Annemari Sandell   Finland 13:32
  Jepkorir Ayabei   Kenya 13:35
4 Nancy Kipron   Kenya 13:49
5 Edna Kiplagat   Kenya 13:50
6 Etaferahu Tarekegn   Ethiopia 13:53
7 Cristina Iloc   Romania 13:56
8 Shura Hotesa   Ethiopia 13:59
9 Elizabeth Cheptanui   Kenya 14:00
10 Caroline Tarus   Kenya 14:04
11 Ayelech Worku   Ethiopia 14:09
12 Sintayahu Fikre   Ethiopia 14:12
13 Iona Oltean   Romania 14:12
14 Zenebech Tadese   Ethiopia 14:15
15 Emiko Kojima   Japan 14:16
16 Yuka Hata   Japan 14:18
17 Tomoko Hashimoto   Japan 14:21
18 Sun Guanghong   China 14:23
19 Charlotte Audier   France 14:26
20 Christine Nichols   United States 14:27
21 Olivera Jevtić   Yugoslavia 14:30
22 Kaori Yoshimura   Japan 14:31
23 Evelyne Coussement   Belgium 14:31
24 Bouchra Benthami   Morocco 14:33
25 Courtney Pugmire   United States 14:34
26 Anita Weyermann    Switzerland 14:36
27 Ileana Dorca   Romania 14:38
28 Svetlana Berdysheva   Russia 14:39
29 Judit Plá   Spain 14:40
30 Sara Ferrari   Italy 14:41
31 Iuliana Istin   Romania 14:41
32 Jennifer Handley   Canada 14:41
33 Georgina Fourie   South Africa 14:42
34 René Kalmer   South Africa 14:42
35 Silvia Montane   Spain 14:45
36 Sunita Rani   India 14:45
37 Marie Davis   United States 14:45
38 Alessandra Aguilar   Spain 14:46
39 Anikó Kálovics   Hungary 14:46
40 Bertha Sánchez   Colombia 14:51
41 Katherine Radkewich   United States 14:52
42 Katalin Szentgyörgyi   Hungary 14:53
43 Letiwe Marakurwa   Zimbabwe 14:53
44 Vanessa Galan   Spain 14:54
45 Andrea Johnson   Canada 14:54
46 Fabiane Cristine da Silva   Brazil 14:57
47 Sonja Knöpfli    Switzerland 15:00
48 Li Meihua   China 15:01
49 Desiree Kruger   South Africa 15:03
50 Laura Réal   Spain 15:04
51 Tanya Povey   United Kingdom 15:05
52 Natallia Kvachuk   Belarus 15:11
53 Michelle Mann   United Kingdom 15:12
54 Manuela Dominguez   Spain 15:12
55 Daphne Panhuijsen   Netherlands 15:12
56 Mirela Gavrila   Romania 15:13
57 Ngwarai Mapepa   Zimbabwe 15:13
58 Stephanie van Graan   South Africa 15:13
59 Letitsia Mubamarwo   Zimbabwe 15:14
60 Tifenn le Page   France 15:14
61 Xu Lihong   China 15:15
62 Katie McGregor   United States 15:19
63 Emi Kato   Japan 15:20
64 Ayumi Iwashita   Japan 15:20
65 Hanan Najih   France 15:22
66 Paima de Leo   Italy 15:25
67 Albina Ivanova   Russia 15:26
68 Jackie Coscia   United States 15:26
69 Lada Brazdilová   Czech Republic 15:28
70 Clothilde Gélin   France 15:29
71 Monica Martel   Mexico 15:30
72 Cristina Soflau   Romania 15:32
73 Sithembila Ndhlovu   Zimbabwe 15:33
74 Johanna Risku   Finland 15:34
75 Juliette Oldfield   United Kingdom 15:35
76 Carmen Douma   Canada 15:35
77 Sharolyn Shields   Canada 15:37
78 Elisabeta Fonseca   Portugal 15:38
79 Natascia Morichetti   Italy 15:38
80 Isabel Boldo   Brazil 15:41
81 Yekaterina Bogatyreva   Russia 15:42
82 Jane Groves   United Kingdom 15:42
83 Louisa Leballo   South Africa 15:47
84 Martina Malquori   Italy 15:47
85 Paulina Rath   Netherlands 15:48
86 Gloria Foronda   Colombia 15:51
87 Jacqueline Toniolo   Italy 15:53
88 Ana Rondón   Colombia 15:54
89 Marilyn Maheux   Canada 15:56
90 Yelena Tolstygina   Belarus 16:01
91 Helen van Lysebetten   Belgium 16:01
92 Lizette Grobler   South Africa 16:02
93 Guenaelle Gardel   France 16:06
94 Christelle Charpentier   France 16:06
95 Elena Bonanno   Italy 16:07
96 Nathalie van Hoorebeke   Belgium 16:10
97 Francine Darroch   Canada 16:19
98 Johanna Raja-aho   Finland 16:26
99 Irina Kosolapova   Russia 16:26
100 Michelle Costa   Brazil 16:30
101 Jelena Korol   Belarus 16:31
102 Luz Rojas   Colombia 16:37
103 Marja Loukkola   Finland 16:46
104 An Gommers   Belgium 16:49
105 Madhuri Gurnule   India 16:49
106 Singasi Dube   Zimbabwe 16:58
107 Kristina Topic   Croatia 17:10
108 Florencia Vicente   Mozambique 17:56
109 Érica dos Santos   Brazil 18:14
110 Cecilia David   Mozambique 18:25
Marina Yushkevich   Belarus DNF
Sheila Fairweather   United Kingdom DNF
Krista Ranta-Pere   Finland DQ
Savita Birajdar   India DQ
Lakshmaiah Manjula   India DQ

: Krista Ranta-Pere of   Finland came in 90th in 16:00 min, Savita Birajdar of   India 98th in 16:12 min, and Lakshmaiah Manjula of   India 99th in 16:16 min, but all three were disqualified.

Teams

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Rank Team Points
    Kenya
Jepkorir Ayabei 3
Nancy Kipron 4
Edna Kiplagat 5
Elizabeth Cheptanui 9
(Caroline Tarus) (10)
21
    Ethiopia
Kutre Dulecha 1
Etaferahu Tarekegn 6
Shura Hotesa 8
Ayelech Worku 11
(Sintayahu Fikre) (12)
(Zenebech Tadese) (14)
26
    Japan
Emiko Kojima 15
Yuka Hata 16
Tomoko Hashimoto 17
Kaori Yoshimura 22
(Emi Kato) (63)
(Ayumi Iwashita) (64)
70
4   Romania
Cristina Iloc 7
Iona Oltean 13
Ileana Dorca 27
Iuliana Istin 31
(Mirela Gavrila) (56)
(Cristina Soflau) (72)
78
5   United States
Christine Nichols 20
Courtney Pugmire 25
Marie Davis 37
Katherine Radkewich 41
(Katie McGregor) (62)
(Jackie Coscia) (68)
123
6   Spain
Judit Plá 29
Silvia Montane 35
Alessandra Aguilar 38
Vanessa Galan 44
(Laura Réal) (50)
(Manuela Dominguez) (54)
146
7   South Africa
Georgina Fourie 33
René Kalmer 34
Desiree Kruger 49
Stephanie van Graan 58
(Louisa Leballo) (83)
(Lizette Grobler) (92)
174
8   France
Charlotte Audier 19
Tifenn le Page 60
Hanan Najih 65
Clothilde Gélin 70
(Guenaelle Gardel) (93)
(Christelle Charpentier) (94)
214
9   Canada
Jennifer Handley 32
Andrea Johnson 45
Carmen Douma 76
Sharolyn Shields 77
(Marilyn Maheux) (89)
(Francine Darroch) (97)
230
10   Zimbabwe
Letiwe Marakurwa 43
Ngwarai Mapepa 57
Letitsia Mubamarwo 59
Sithembila Ndhlovu 73
(Singasi Dube) (106)
232
11   Italy
Sara Ferrari 30
Paima de Leo 66
Natascia Morichetti 79
Martina Malquori 84
(Jacqueline Toniolo) (87)
(Elena Bonanno) (95)
259
12   United Kingdom
Tanya Povey 51
Michelle Mann 53
Juliette Oldfield 75
Jane Groves 82
(Sheila Fairweather) (DNF)
261
13   Russia
Svetlana Berdysheva 28
Albina Ivanova 67
Yekaterina Bogatyreva 81
Irina Kosolapova 99
275
14   Finland
Annemari Sandell 2
Johanna Risku 74
Johanna Raja-aho 98
Marja Loukkola 103
277
15   Belgium
Evelyne Coussement 23
Helen van Lysebetten 91
Nathalie van Hoorebeke 96
An Gommers 104
314
16   Colombia
Bertha Sánchez 40
Gloria Foronda 86
Ana Rondón 88
Luz Rojas 102
316
17   Brazil
Fabiane Cristine da Silva 46
Isabel Boldo 80
Michelle Costa 100
Érica dos Santos 109
335
DNF   Belarus
(Natallia Kvachuk) (52)
(Yelena Tolstygina) (90)
(Jelena Korol) (101)
(Marina Yushkevich) (DNF)
DNF
DQ   India
(Sunita Rani) (36)
(Madhuri Gurnule) (105)
(Lakshmaiah Manjula) (DQ)
(Savita Birajdar) (DQ)
DQ
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 115 athletes from 30 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1996), Zola admits she's an also-ran, Herald, retrieved October 26, 2013
  2. ^ "RESULTS PLUS - CROSS-COUNTRY - Kenyans Dominate", The New York Times, March 24, 1996, retrieved October 26, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Cape Town Danie Craven Stadium Date: Saturday, March 23, 1996, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 26, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Individual Results - Junior - Women, IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ The World Cross Country Championships 1996, Cape Town, South Africa - Team Results - Junior - Women, IAAF (archived), archived from the original on February 23, 1997, retrieved October 26, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  7. ^ 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