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

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

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]

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

Women's short race (4 km)

Individual

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 12:20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zahra Ouaziz  Morocco 12:34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Morocco
Zahra Ouaziz 2
Zhor El Kamch 13
Saliha Khaldoun 18
Seloua Ouaziz 24
(Samra Raif) (29)
(Hasna Benhassi) (73)
57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ethiopia
Kutre Dulecha 3
Genet Gebregiorgis 11
Alemitu Bekele 17
Yihunelesh Bekele 27
(Etaferahu Yimer) (32)
(Elsabet Truneh) (50)
58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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

References

  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)
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  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