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 | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 24th |
| Date | March 23 |
| Host city | Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa  |
| Venue | Danie Craven Stadium |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 4.22 km – Junior women |
| Participation | 115 athletes from 30 nations |
Complete results,[3][4][5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.
Race results
editJunior women's race (4.22 km)
editIndividual
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†: 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
edit- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Participation
editAn 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]
Belarus (4)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (4)
Canada (6)
China (3)
Colombia (4)
Croatia (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Ethiopia (6)
Finland (5)
France (6)
Hungary (2)
India (4)
Italy (6)
Japan (6)
Kenya (5)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (1)
Mozambique (2)
Netherlands (2)
Portugal (1)
Romania (6)
Russia (4)
South Africa (6)
Spain (6)
Switzerland (2)
United Kingdom (5)
United States (6)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zimbabwe (5)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gillon, Doug (March 23, 1996), Zola admits she's an also-ran, Herald, retrieved October 26, 2013
- ^ "RESULTS PLUS - CROSS-COUNTRY - Kenyans Dominate", The New York Times, March 24, 1996, retrieved October 26, 2013
- ^
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
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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
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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) - ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
- ^ 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