1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Senior women's race at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	11th
Date	March 20
Host city	Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
Venue	Riverside Park
Events	1
Distances	4.072 km – Senior women
Participation	111 athletes from 22 nations
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The Senior women's race at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Gateshead, England, at the Riverside Park on March 20, 1983. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald ^[1] and in the Evening Times. ^[2]

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

Race results

Senior women's race (4.072 km)

Individual

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Grete Waitz	Norway	13:29
	Alison Wiley	Canada	13:37
	Tatyana Pozdnyakova	Soviet Union	13:37
4	Joan Benoit	United States	13:57
5	Betty Springs	United States	14:00
6	Svetlana Ulmasova	Soviet Union	14:01
7	Francine Peeters	Belgium	14:03
8	Fiţa Lovin	Romania	14:04
9	Margaret Groos	United States	14:04
10	Aurora Cunha	Portugal	14:06
11	Alla Yushina	Soviet Union	14:08
12	Nancy Rooks	Canada	14:09
13	Jan Merrill	United States	14:12
14	Agnese Possamai	Italy	14:14
15	Doina Melinte	Romania	14:15
16	Anne-Marie Malone	Canada	14:17
17	Pilar Fernandez	Spain	14:18
18	Christine Benning	England	14:19
19	Christina Boxer	England	14:20
20	Carolyn Schuwalov	Australia	14:20
21	Yelena Sipatova	Soviet Union	14:21
22	Midde Hamrin	Sweden	14:21
23	Lynn Kanuka	Canada	14:22
24	Rosa Mota	Portugal	14:24
25	Nadia Dandolo	Italy	14:24
26	Christine Hughes	New Zealand	14:26
27	Sue Bruce	New Zealand	14:26
28	Kath Binns	England	14:26
29	Jane Furniss	England	14:27
30	Jacqueline Lefeuvre	France	14:30
31	Mary O'Connor	New Zealand	14:31
32	Mehan Sloane	Australia	14:31
33	Eva Ernström	Sweden	14:32
34	Albertina Machado	Portugal	14:34
35	Ingrid Kristiansen	Norway	14:35
36	Maria Radu	Romania	14:36
37	Wendy van Mierlo	Canada	14:36
38	Barbara Moore	New Zealand	14:36
39	Adriana Mustață	Romania	14:36
40	Nan Doak	United States	14:36
41	Janis Hams	Australia	14:37
42	Kathy Hadler	United States	14:38
43	Montserrat Abello	Spain	14:39
44	Debbie Elsmore	New Zealand	14:40
45	Lizanne Bussières	Canada	14:40
46	Joëlle De Brouwer	France	14:41
47	Patricia Deneuville	France	14:41
48	Deirdre Nagle	Ireland	14:44
49	Laura Blanco	Spain	14:44
50	Kim Lock	Wales	14:46
51	Fiona McQueen	Scotland	14:47
52	Mona Kleppe	Norway	14:48
53	Kathy Mearns	Scotland	14:48
54	Lucilia Soares	Portugal	14:48
55	Asuncion Sinobas	Spain	14:49
56	Alba Milana	Italy	14:49
57	Ana Isabel Alonso	Spain	14:50
58	Linda Milo	Belgium	14:51
59	Zehava Shmueli	Israel	14:53
60	Teresa Purton	England	14:55
61	Randi Bjørn	Norway	14:57
62	Birgitta Wåhlin	Sweden	14:57
63	Sharon Dalton	Australia	14:58
64	Lyudmila Medvedeva	Soviet Union	14:58
65	Charlotte Kaagh	Denmark	15:01
66	Sylvie Bornet	France	15:02
67	Elise Lyon	Scotland	15:04
68	Maria Rébélo	France	15:07
69	Marie-Christine Deurbroeck	Belgium	15:08
70	Debbie Peel	England	15:10
71	Louise Copp	Wales	15:11
72	Glenys Kroon	New Zealand	15:12
73	Conceição Ferreira	Portugal	15:12
74	Jeanette Nordgren	Sweden	15:13
75	Cristina Agusti	Spain	15:15
76	Véronique Renties	France	15:16
77	Jean Lorden	Scotland	15:16
78	Rita Borralho	Portugal	15:17
79	Ann Hilliard	Ireland	15:19
80	Betty van Steenbroeck	Belgium	15:20
81	Rhonda Mallinder	Australia	15:21
82	Laura Fogli	Italy	15:23
83	Louise McGrillen	Ireland	15:24
84	Eefje van Wissen	Netherlands	15:24
85	Ann-Marie Fox	Wales	15:33
86	Sicau West	Romania	15:36
87	Marit Holtklimpen	Norway	15:37
88	Greta Hickey	Ireland	15:38
89	Jean Lochhead	Wales	15:39
90	Dalila Mehira	Algeria	15:39
91	Mie Poulsen Jensen	Denmark	15:39
92	Linda van Vliet	Netherlands	15:41
93	Trijnie Smeenge	Netherlands	15:42
94	Yvonne Murray	Scotland	15:45
95	Eithne Kenny	Ireland	15:47
96	Yvonne Haglund	Sweden	15:54
97	Lynne MacDougall	Scotland	15:54
98	Mébarka El Hadj Abdellah	Algeria	15:59
99	Noeleen Mullan	Northern Ireland	15:59
100	Fiona Harwood	Wales	16:02
101	Desirée Heijnen	Netherlands	16:04
102	Rosemary Harron	Northern Ireland	16:06
103	Sally James	Wales	16:07
104	Sally Pierson	Australia	16:08
105	Paula Hawtin	Northern Ireland	16:09
106	Angela McCullagh	Northern Ireland	16:10
107	Mary Martin	Ireland	16:18
108	Camilla Harron	Northern Ireland	16:28
109	Baukje Hiemstra	Netherlands	16:49
110	Christine Lord	Northern Ireland	16:55
—	Alla Libutina	Soviet Union	DNF

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	United States Joan Benoit 4 Betty Springs 5 Margaret Groos 9 Jan Merrill 13 (Nan Doak) (40) (Kathy Hadler) (42)	31
	Soviet Union Tatyana Pozdnyakova 3 Svetlana Ulmasova 6 Alla Yushina 11 Yelena Sipatova 21 (Lyudmila Medvedeva) (64) (Alla Libutina) (DNF)	41
	Canada Alison Wiley 2 Nancy Rooks 12 Anne-Marie Malone 16 Lynn Kanuka 23 (Wendy van Mierlo) (37) (Lizanne Bussières) (45)	53
4	England Christine Benning 18 Christina Boxer 19 Kath Binns 28 Jane Furniss 29 (Teresa Purton) (60) (Debbie Peel) (70)	94
5	Romania Fiţa Lovin 8 Doina Melinte 15 Maria Radu 36 Adriana Mustata 39 (Sicau West) (86)	98
6	New Zealand Christine Hughes 26 Sue Bruce 27 Mary O'Connor 31 Barbara Moore 38 (Debbie Elsmore) (44) (Glenys Kroon) (72)	122
7	Portugal Aurora Cunha 10 Rosa Mota 24 Albertina Machado 34 Lucilia Soares 54 (Conceição Ferreira) (73) (Rita Borralho) (78)	122
8	Norway Grete Waitz 1 Ingrid Kristiansen 35 Mona Kleppe 52 Randi Bjørn 61 (Marit Holtklimpen) (87)	149
9	Australia Carolyn Schuwalov 20 Mehan Sloane 32 Janis Hams 41 Sharon Dalton 63 (Rhonda Mallinder) (81) (Sally Pierson) (104)	156
10	Spain Pilar Fernandez 17 Montserrat Abello 43 Laura Blanco 49 Asuncion Sinobas 55 (Ana Isabel Alonso) (57) (Cristina Agusti) (75)	164
11	Italy Agnese Possamai 14 Nadia Dandolo 25 Alba Milana 56 Laura Fogli 82	177
12	France Jacqueline Lefeuvre 30 Joëlle Debrouwer 46 Patricia Deneuville 47 Sylvie Bornet 66 (Maria Rébélo) (68) (Véronique Renties) (76)	189
13	Sweden Midde Hamrin 22 Eva Ernström 33 Birgitta Wåhlin 62 Jeanette Nordgren 74 (Yvonne Haglund) (96)	191
14	Belgium Francine Peeters 7 Linda Milo 58 Marie-Christine Deurbroeck 69 Betty van Steenbroeck 80	214
15	Scotland Fiona McQueen 51 Kathy Mearns 53 Elise Lyon 67 Jean Lorden 77 (Yvonne Murray) (94) (Lynne MacDougall) (97)	248
16	Wales Kim Lock 50 Louise Copp 71 Ann-Marie Fox 85 Jean Lochhead 89 (Fiona Harwood) (100) (Sally James) (103)	295
17	Ireland Deirdre Nagle 48 Ann Hilliard 79 Louise McGrillen 83 Greta Hickey 88 (Eithne Kenny) (95) (Mary Martin) (107)	298
18	Netherlands Eefje van Wissen 84 Linda van Vliet 92 Trijnie Smeenge 93 Desirée Heijnen 101 (Baukje Hiemstra) (109)	370
19	Northern Ireland Noeleen Mullan 99 Rosemary Harron 102 Paula Hawtin 105 Angela McCullagh 106 (Camilla Harron) (108) (Christine Lord) (110)	412

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 111 athletes from 22 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. ^[5]

•   Algeria (2)
•   Australia (6)
•   Belgium (4)
•   Canada (6)
•   Denmark (2)
•   England (6)
•   France (6)
•   Ireland (6)
•   Israel (1)
•   Italy (4)
•   Netherlands (5)
•   New Zealand (6)
•   Northern Ireland (6)
•   Norway (5)
•   Portugal (6)
•   Romania (5)
•   Scotland (6)
•   Soviet Union (6)
•   Spain (6)
•   Sweden (5)
•   United States (6)
•   Wales (6)

See also

• 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

References

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2. Bekele's bombshell - Seeing 20-year-old Ethiopian soldier Bekele Debele win the world cross-country title by beating such stars as Alberto Salazar, and Carlos Lopes it was almost impossible to believe he took up running seriously only a year ago..., Evening Times, March 21, 1933, p. 12, retrieved October 21, 2013
3. Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.1km CC Women - Gateshead Riverside Park Date: Sunday, March 20, 1983, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 21, 2013
4. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
5. 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 on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013