2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

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Senior women's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition36th
DateMarch 30
Host city Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Venue Holyrood Park
Events1
Distances7.905 km – Senior women
Participation95 athletes from
29 nations

The Senior women's race at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 30, 2008. [1] Reports of the event were given in The New York Times , [2] in the Herald , [3] and for the IAAF. [4]

Contents

Complete results for individuals, [5] [6] [7] and for teams [8] [9] [10] were published.

Race results

Senior women's race (7.905 km)

Individual

RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Tirunesh Dibaba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 25:10
Silver medal icon.svg Mestawet Tufa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 25:15
Bronze medal icon.svg Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:18
4 Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:34
5 Hilda Kibet Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25:35
6 Gelete Burka Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 25:35
7 Priscah Jepleting Cherono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:36
8 Margaret Wangari Muriuki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:46
9 Meselech Melkamu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 25:51
10 Grace Kwamboka Momanyi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25:54
11 Benita Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25:56
12 Lineth Chepkurui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 26:05
13 Asmae Leghzaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26:06
14 Koren Jelela Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 26:12
15 Liz Yelling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 26:13
16 Aselefech Mergia Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 26:28
17 Kareema Jasim Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 26:29
18 Emily Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26:36
19 Saadia Bourgailh-Haddioui Flag of France.svg  France 26:36
20 Lisa Jane Weightman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26:37
21 Hayley Yelling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 26:39
22 Katie McGregor Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26:40
23 Molly Huddle Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26:40
24 Kathy Newberry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26:42
25 Simret Sultan Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 26:43
26 Melissa Rollison Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26:50
27 Anna Thompson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26:56
28 Soud Kanbouchia Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26:59
29 Ikram Zouglali Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26:59
30 Ouafae Frikech Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 27:02
31 Furtuna Zegergish Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 27:03
32 Elena Romagnolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 27:06
33 Susanne Hahn Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 27:09
34 Inês Monteiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 27:12
35 Alessandra Aguilar Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27:13
36 Fionnuala Britton Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 27:14
37 Leonor Carneiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 27:14
38 Laura Kenney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 27:15
39 Diana Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27:17
40 Jacqueline Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27:20
41 Melinda Vernon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27:23
42 Rachel Townend Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 27:24
43 Meraf Bahta Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 27:31
44 Mónica Rosa Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 27:32
45 Faye Fullerton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 27:32
46 Yuko Nohara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 27:35
47 Aimi Horikoshi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 27:40
48 Maria Laghrissi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 27:42
49 Renee Metivier-Baillie Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27:49
50 Sara Moreira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 27:50
51 Amleset Tewelde Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 27:51
52 Jiang Chengcheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 27:53
53 Jo Wilkinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 27:54
54 Victoria Mitchell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27:57
55 Christine Bardelle Flag of France.svg  France 27:59
56 Kazue Kojima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 28:04
57 Linda Byrne Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 28:05
58 Megumi Seike Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 28:09
59 Kenza Dahmani Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 28:12
60 Elizet Banda Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 28:14
61 Judith Plá Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 28:16
62 Amy Hastings Flag of the United States.svg  United States 28:18
63 Alexandra Becker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28:20
64 Elizabeth Wightman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28:25
65 Zhor El Kamch Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 28:27
66 Deirdre Byrne Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 28:28
67 Konstadína Kefalá Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 28:31
68 Aya Manome Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 28:31
69 Sara Yusuf Yaqoob Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 28:37
70 Zenaide Vieira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 28:45
71 Kazuka Wakatsuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 28:46
72 Ana Dulce Félix Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 28:50
73 Orla O'Mahoney Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 28:52
74 Chichi Germia Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 28:52
75 Catherine Chikwakwa Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 28:59
76 Maria Zeferina Baldaia Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 28:59
77 Lisa Harvey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 29:00
78 Marelise Retief Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29:08
79 Suzanne Binne-Huse Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 29:15
80 Annette Kealy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 29:18
81 Susan McCormack Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 29:29
82 Ledile Raseboya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29:38
83 Erin MacLean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 29:44
84 Francine Nzilampa Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 29:57
85 Iulia Fernas Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 30:10
86 Ntombesintu Mfunzi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 30:11
87 Rosângela Faria Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 30:38
88 Sarah Abu Hassan Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 32:00
89 Anifa Khalilova Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 35:55
90 Mariana Carpine Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 40:01
Fatna Maraoui Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
Jéssica Augusto Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
Mahri Gokiyeva Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan DNF
Isabel Cristina Da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNF
Rosa Morató Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF
Maria Kebang Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DNS
Angeline Nyiransabimana Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda DNS
Tabitha Tsatsa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe DNS
Nadia Ejjafini Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain DNS

Teams

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Tirunesh Dibaba 1
Mestawet Tufa 2
Gelete Burka 6
Meselech Melkamu 9
(Koren Jelela)(14)
(Aselefech Mergia)(16)
18
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 3
Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo 4
Priscah Jepleting Cherono 7
Margaret Wangari Muriuki 8
(Grace Kwamboka Momanyi)(10)
(Lineth Chepkurui)(12)
22
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Benita Johnson 11
Lisa Jane Weightman 20
Melissa Rollison 26
Anna Thompson 27
(Melinda Vernon)(41)
(Victoria Mitchell)(54)
84
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Emily Brown 18
Katie McGregor 22
Molly Huddle 23
Kathy Newberry 24
(Renee Metivier-Baillie)(49)
(Amy Hastings)(62)
87
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Asmae Leghzaoui 13
Soud Kanbouchia 28
Ikram Zouglali 29
Ouafae Frikech 30
(Maria Laghrissi)(48)
(Zhor El Kamch)(65)
100
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Liz Yelling 15
Hayley Yelling 21
Laura Kenney 38
Rachel Townend 42
(Faye Fullerton)(45)
(Jo Wilkinson)(53)
116
7Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Simret Sultan 25
Furtuna Zegergish 31
Meraf Bahta 43
Amleset Tewelde 51
(Chichi Germia)(74)
150
8Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Inês Monteiro 34
Leonor Carneiro 37
Mónica Rosa 44
Sara Moreira 50
(Ana Dulce Félix)(72)
(Jéssica Augusto)(DNF)
165
9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Alessandra Aguilar 35
Diana Martín 39
Jacqueline Martín 40
Judith Plá 61
(Rosa Morató)(DNF)
175
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yuko Nohara 46
Aimi Horikoshi 47
Kazue Kojima 56
Megumi Seike 58
(Aya Manome)(68)
(Kazuka Wakatsuki)(71)
207
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Fionnuala Britton 36
Linda Byrne 57
Deirdre Byrne 66
Orla O'Mahoney 73
(Annette Kealy)(80)
(Susan McCormack)(81)
232
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Alexandra Becker 63
Elizabeth Wightman 64
Lisa Harvey 77
Suzanne Binne-Huse 79
(Erin MacLean)(83)
283
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 95 athletes from 29 countries participated in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [1] The announced athletes from Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria, Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda, and Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe did not show. [5] [6] [7]

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