1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race

The Women's short race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 22, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3]

Women's short race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition26th
DateMarch 22
Host cityMarrakech, Morocco Morocco
VenueMenara district
Events6
Distances4 km – Women's short
Participation86 athletes from
24 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

Women's short race (4 km) edit

Individual edit

Rank Athlete Country Time
  Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 12:20
  Zahra Ouaziz   Morocco 12:34
  Kutre Dulecha   Ethiopia 12:37
4 Anita Weyermann    Switzerland 12:45
5 Restituta Joseph   Tanzania 12:46
6 Beatrice Omwanza   Kenya 12:47
7 Rodica Nagel   France 12:48
8 Elva Dryer   United States 12:51
9 Amy Rudolph   United States 12:51
10 Samukeliso Moyo   Zimbabwe 12:51
11 Genet Gebregiorgis   Ethiopia 12:52
12 Grethe Koens   Netherlands 12:56
13 Zhor El Kamch   Morocco 12:59
14 Nyla Carroll   New Zealand 13:00
15 Hannah Njeri   Kenya 13:01
16 Constantina Diţă   Romania 13:03
17 Alemitu Bekele   Ethiopia 13:05
18 Saliha Khaldoun   Morocco 13:06
19 Carla Sacramento   Portugal 13:06
20 Hussein Hawa   Tanzania 13:07
21 Marta Domínguez   Spain 13:08
22 Amaia Piedra   Spain 13:09
23 Stela Olteanu   Romania 13:10
24 Seloua Ouaziz   Morocco 13:10
25 Molly Watcke   United States 13:11
26 Kathy Franey   United States 13:13
27 Yihunelesh Bekele   Ethiopia 13:14
28 Margareta Keszeg   Romania 13:15
29 Samra Raif   Morocco 13:17
30 Natalia Azpiazu   Spain 13:18
31 Olena Gorodnychova   Ukraine 13:18
32 Etaferahu Yimer   Ethiopia 13:19
33 Karen Candaele   United States 13:20
34 Heather DeGeest   Canada 13:20
35 Stéphanie Berthevas   France 13:22
36 Janeth Caizalitín   Ecuador 13:22
37 Cristina Iloc   Romania 13:23
38 Jebet Langat   Kenya 13:26
39 Gladys Agui   Kenya 13:26
40 Cristina Petite   Spain 13:27
41 Sabrina Varrone   Italy 13:28
42 Jacqueline Martín   Spain 13:29
43 Tambra Dunn   Canada 13:30
44 Flavia Gaviglio   Italy 13:30
45 Nataliya Romanchuk   Ukraine 13:34
46 Helen Pattinson   United Kingdom 13:35
47 Elisa Rea   Italy 13:35
48 Olimpia Pop   Romania 13:35
49 Margaret Mahohoma   Zimbabwe 13:38
50 Elsabet Truneh   Ethiopia 13:39
51 Elizabeth Chemweno   Kenya 13:39
52 Célia dos Santos   Brazil 13:41
53 Estíbaliz Urrutia   Spain 13:42
54 Dalila Tahi   Algeria 13:43
55 Sarah Dupré   Canada 13:44
56 Rose Kosgei   Kenya 13:45
57 Sonia Barry   New Zealand 13:45
58 Singasi Dube   Zimbabwe 13:46
59 Nouria Mérah-Benida   Algeria 13:46
60 Lucilla Andreucci   Italy 13:47
61 Nicola Slater   United Kingdom 13:47
62 María Paredes   Ecuador 13:49
63 Tatyana Kryvobok   Ukraine 13:49
64 Amanda Crowe   United Kingdom 13:52
65 Ilaria Di Santo   Italy 13:53
66 Fran ten Bensel   United States 13:53
67 Tatyana Glazyr   Ukraine 13:53
68 Serenella Sbrissa   Italy 13:53
69 Sarah Bentley   United Kingdom 13:54
70 Wilma Guerra   Ecuador 13:54
71 Marina Nascimento   Brazil 13:55
72 Kheira Arfa   Algeria 13:56
73 Hasna Benhassi   Morocco 13:57
74 Selma dos Reis   Brazil 13:59
75 Meegan Larsen   Canada 14:06
76 Amanda Parkinson   United Kingdom 14:10
77 Denisa Costescu   Romania 14:11
78 Fatiha Hanika   Algeria 14:15
79 Ana de Souza   Brazil 14:17
80 Saliha Kacemi   Algeria 14:39
81 Yolanda Quinbita   Ecuador 14:57
82 Hamida Mazouzi   Algeria 15:11
83 Shylet Siziba   Zimbabwe 15:29
84 Marie Sylvie Duval   Mauritius 16:20
85 Hoda El-Awadi   Lebanon 16:21
86 Rosemary Omundsen   Papua New Guinea 16:57

Teams edit

Rank Team Points
    Morocco
Zahra Ouaziz 2
Zhor El Kamch 13
Saliha Khaldoun 18
Seloua Ouaziz 24
(Samra Raif) (29)
(Hasna Benhassi) (73)
57
    Ethiopia
Kutre Dulecha 3
Genet Gebregiorgis 11
Alemitu Bekele 17
Yihunelesh Bekele 27
(Etaferahu Yimer) (32)
(Elsabet Truneh) (50)
58
    United States
Elva Dryer 8
Amy Rudolph 9
Molly Watcke 25
Kathy Franey 26
(Karen Candaele) (33)
(Fran ten Bensel) (66)
68
4   Kenya
Beatrice Omwanza 6
Hannah Njeri 15
Jebet Langat 38
Gladys Agui 39
(Elizabeth Chemweno) (51)
(Rose Kosgei) (56)
98
5   Romania
Constantina Diţă 16
Stela Olteanu 23
Margareta Keszeg 28
Cristina Iloc 37
(Olimpia Pop) (48)
(Denisa Costescu) (77)
104
6   Spain
Marta Domínguez 21
Amaia Piedra 22
Natalia Azpiazu 30
Cristina Petite 40
(Jacqueline Martín) (42)
(Estíbaliz Urrutia) (53)
113
7   Italy
Sabrina Varrone 41
Flavia Gaviglio 44
Elisa Rea 47
Lucilla Andreucci 60
(Ilaria Di Santo) (65)
(Serenella Sbrissa) (68)
192
8   Zimbabwe
Samukeliso Moyo 10
Margaret Mahohoma 49
Singasi Dube 58
Shylet Siziba 83
200
9   Ukraine
Olena Gorodnychova 31
Nataliya Romanchuk 45
Tatyana Kryvobok 63
Tatyana Glazyr 67
206
10   Canada
Heather DeGeest 34
Tambra Dunn 43
Sarah Dupré 55
Meegan Larsen 75
207
11   United Kingdom
Helen Pattinson 46
Nicola Slater 61
Amanda Crowe 64
Sarah Bentley 69
(Amanda Parkinson) (76)
240
12   Ecuador
Janeth Caizalitín 36
María Paredes 62
Wilma Guerra 70
Yolanda Quinbita 81
249
13   Algeria
Dalila Tahi 54
Nouria Mérah-Benida 59
Kheira Arfa 72
Fatiha Hanika 78
(Saliha Kacemi) (80)
(Hamida Mazouzi) (82)
263
14   Brazil
Célia dos Santos 52
Marina Nascimento 71
Selma dos Reis 74
Ana de Souza 79
276
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 86 athletes from 24 countries in the Women's short 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. ^ Alessandrini, Guido, O’Sullivan makes it look easy, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  4. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Marrakech Menara district Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on November 15, 2007, retrieved October 28, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Official Results - CROSS SHORT Women - Sunday, March 22, 1998, IAAF, March 22, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  6. ^ Results - IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, MOROCCO 21 MAR 1998 - 22 MAR 1998 - Short Race - women, IAAF, March 22, 1998, retrieved October 28, 2013
  7. ^ Official Results - CROSS SHORT Women - Team - Sunday, March 22, 1998, IAAF, March 22, 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 - Short Race - women - Final - Team, IAAF, March 22, 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