1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 21, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.[3]

Junior women's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition26th
DateMarch 21
Host cityMarrakech, Morocco Morocco
VenueMenara district
Events1
Distances6 km – Junior women
Participation122 athletes from
35 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

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Junior women's race (6 km)

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Individual

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Rank Athlete Country Time
  Yimenashu Taye   Ethiopia 19:32
  Jeruto Kiptum   Kenya 19:34
  Worknesh Kidane   Ethiopia 19:34
4 Alemgena Bezabeh   Ethiopia 19:46
5 Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya 19:47
6 Margaret Chepkemboi   Kenya 19:48
7 Agnes Kiprop   Kenya 19:57
8 Merima Hashim   Ethiopia 19:59
9 Emiko Kojima   Japan 20:02
10 Émilie Mondor   Canada 20:16
11 Prisca Ngetich   Kenya 20:16
12 René Kalmer   South Africa 20:17
13 Malika Asahssah   Morocco 20:17
14 Yoshiko Fujinaga   Japan 20:28
15 Cathérine Lallemand   Belgium 20:29
16 Hareg Sidelil   Ethiopia 20:37
17 Tereza Yohanes   Ethiopia 20:38
18 Salome Boiyo   Kenya 20:50
19 Risa Tanaka   Japan 20:50
20 Melinda Campbell   United States 20:51
21 Tuula Laitinen   Finland 20:53
22 Katalin Szentgyörgyi   Hungary 20:54
23 Hind Chahid   Morocco 20:55
24 Miho Nakashima   Japan 20:56
25 Elaine du Plessis   South Africa 20:58
26 Ionela Bungardean   Romania 20:59
27 Siphuluwazi Sibindi   Zimbabwe 21:10
28 Yolandi Neuhoff   South Africa 21:11
29 Chioko Sakaue   Japan 21:12
30 Sonja Stolić   Yugoslavia 21:15
31 Yelena Tolstygina   Belarus 21:15
32 Soumia Mastacou   Morocco 21:17
33 Catherine Maapela   South Africa 21:17
34 Nokhutula Muhkuli   Zimbabwe 21:18
35 Vanessa Veiga   Spain 21:22
36 Lize-Mari Venter   South Africa 21:28
37 Lynda Rabhi   Algeria 21:29
38 Sabrina Mockenhaupt   Germany 21:29
39 Alessia Lutskovskaya   Russia 21:30
40 Federica Gogele   Italy 21:33
41 Nicole Chapple   Australia 21:34
42 Riina Tolonen   Finland 21:37
43 Elena Perez   Spain 21:39
44 Kattell Villain   France 21:39
45 Laura Heiner   United States 21:43
46 Bouchra Benthami   Morocco 21:50
47 Sibusisiwe Nyoni   Zimbabwe 21:50
48 Kazuko Kanno   Japan 21:51
49 Minna Myllykoski   Finland 21:51
50 Caroline Walsh   United Kingdom 21:52
51 Tara Rohatinsky   United States 21:53
52 Fouzia Zoutat   Algeria 21:55
53 Minna Nummela   Finland 21:56
54 Ljiljana Culibrk   Croatia 21:57
55 Kenza Dahmani   Algeria 22:00
56 Nassira Taibi   Algeria 22:00
57 Mirjana Glisovic   Yugoslavia 22:01
58 Louise Kelly   United Kingdom 22:02
59 Melanie Schulz   Germany 22:02
60 Judith Heinze   Germany 22:03
61 Chantal Berthelot   France 22:03
62 Martha Garces   Mexico 22:04
63 Johanna Raja-aho   Finland 22:05
64 Tara Struyk   Canada 22:06
65 Karen Fletcher   United Kingdom 22:06
66 Inês Monteiro   Portugal 22:10
67 Letitia Pheleu   South Africa 22:15
68 Christine Mukamutesi   Rwanda 22:16
69 Vincenza Sicari   Italy 22:20
70 Natalia Rodríguez   Spain 22:23
71 Marta Gómez   Spain 22:25
72 Desneiges McLean   Canada 22:26
73 Luana Pocorobba   Italy 22:28
74 Sharolyn Shields   Canada 22:29
75 Mariel Ettinger   United States 22:32
76 Rosaria Console   Italy 22:33
77 Ann Ramsey   United States 22:33
78 Michelle Costa   Brazil 22:34
79 Epiphanie Nyirabarame   Rwanda 22:35
80 Hakima Baatouche   Algeria 22:35
81 Ksenija Orsolic   Croatia 22:36
82 Türkan Erişmiş   Turkey 22:39
83 Gabi Kastner   Germany 22:41
84 Rosa Morató   Spain 22:42
85 Rebecca Everett   United Kingdom 22:44
86 Anna Markelova   Turkmenistan 22:46
87 Ulrike Leitheim   Germany 22:47
88 Sonia Thomas   United Kingdom 22:50
89 Silvia Weissteiner   Italy 22:53
90 Demelza Murrihy   New Zealand 22:56
91 Ayfer Yigit   Turkey 23:00
92 Céline Garcia   France 23:01
93 Malindi Elmore   Canada 23:08
94 Sümeyra Tali   Turkey 23:15
95 Katharina Schley   Germany 23:19
96 Eliisa Ahola   Finland 23:25
97 Cristina Pozzo   Italy 23:27
98 Khadija Touati   Algeria 23:33
99 Dina Mijuskovic   Croatia 23:37
100 Vanina Arrua   Argentina 23:41
101 Eugenie Gnoleba   France 23:42
102 Clemantine Nyiraguhirwa   Rwanda 23:52
103 Nilgün Yilmaz   Turkey 24:14
104 Dildar Mamedova   Turkmenistan 24:23
105 Irina Podkorytova   Kazakhstan 24:30
106 Enphasia Nyirangerageze   Rwanda 25:07
107 Diala El-Chabi   Lebanon 25:09
108 Adriana da Silva   Brazil 25:16
109 Francine Byukusenge   Rwanda 26:08
110 Paula Cabrera   Argentina 26:12
111 Ana do Nascimento   Brazil 26:54
112 Laura Umpierrez   Argentina 27:30
Erin McClure   Canada DNF
Magdalena Haamwanyena   Namibia DNF
Iris Fuentes-Pila   Spain DNF
Eva Chollat-Traquet   France DNF
Fanny Pruvost   France DNF
Amber Gascoigne   United Kingdom DNF
Kawthar Al-Wahsh   Palestine DNF
Houria Riadi   Morocco DNF
Rachel Hixson   United States DNF
Nadia Ejjafini   Morocco DQ

: Nadia Ejjafini of   Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.[11]

Teams

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Rank Team Points
    Ethiopia
Yimenashu Taye 1
Worknesh Kidane 3
Alemgena Bezabeh 4
Merima Hashim 8
(Hareg Sidelil) (16)
(Tereza Yohanes) (17)
16
    Kenya
Jeruto Kiptum 2
Vivian Cheruiyot 5
Margaret Chepkemboi 6
Agnes Kiprop 7
(Prisca Ngetich) (11)
(Salome Boiyo) (18)
20
    Japan
Emiko Kojima 9
Yoshiko Fujinaga 14
Risa Tanaka 19
Miho Nakashima 24
(Chioko Sakaue) (29)
(Kazuko Kanno) (48)
66
4   South Africa
René Kalmer 12
Elaine du Plessis 25
Yolandi Neuhoff 28
Catherine Maapela 33
(Lize-Mari Venter) (36)
(Letitia Pheleu) (67)
98
5   Morocco
Malika Asahssah 13
Hind Chahid 23
Soumia Mastacou 32
Bouchra Benthami 46
(Houria Riadi) (DNF)
114
6   Finland
Tuula Laitinen 21
Riina Tolonen 42
Minna Myllykoski 49
Minna Nummela 53
(Johanna Raja-aho) (63)
(Eliisa Ahola) (96)
165
7   United States
Melinda Campbell 20
Laura Heiner 45
Tara Rohatinsky 51
Mariel Ettinger 75
(Ann Ramsey) (77)
(Rachel Hixson) (DNF)
191
8   Algeria
Lynda Rabhi 37
Fouzia Zoutat 52
Kenza Dahmani 55
Nassira Taibi 56
(Hakima Baatouche) (80)
(Khadija Touati) (98)
200
9   Spain
Vanessa Veiga 35
Elena Perez 43
Natalia Rodríguez 70
Marta Gómez 71
(Rosa Morató) (84)
(Iris Fuentes-Pila) (DNF)
219
10   Canada
Émilie Mondor 10
Tara Struyk 64
Desneiges McLean 72
Sharolyn Shields 74
(Malindi Elmore) (93)
(Erin McClure) (DNF)
220
11   Germany
Sabrina Mockenhaupt 38
Melanie Schulz 59
Judith Heinze 60
Gabi Kastner 83
(Ulrike Leitheim) (87)
(Katharina Schley) (95)
240
12   Italy
Federica Gogele 40
Vincenza Sicari 69
Luana Pocorobba 73
Rosaria Console 76
(Silvia Weissteiner) (89)
(Cristina Pozzo) (97)
258
13   United Kingdom
Caroline Walsh 50
Louise Kelly 58
Karen Fletcher 65
Rebecca Everett 85
(Sonia Thomas) (88)
(Amber Gascoigne) (DNF)
258
14   France
Kattell Villain 44
Chantal Berthelot 61
Céline Garcia 92
Eugenie Gnoleba 101
(Eva Chollat-Traquet) (DNF)
(Fanny Pruvost) (DNF)
298
15   Rwanda
Christine Mukamutesi 68
Epiphanie Nyirabarame 79
Clemantine Nyiraguhirwa 102
Enphasia Nyirangerageze 106
(Francine Byukusenge) (109)
355
16   Turkey
Türkan Erişmiş 82
Ayfer Yigit 91
Sümeyra Tali 94
Nilgün Yilmaz 103
370
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

: Nadia Ejjafini of   Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.[11]

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 122 athletes from 35 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[10]

See also

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References

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  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", Herald, retrieved October 28, 2013
  3. ^ Minshull, Phil, Junior women, IAAF, archived from the original on 2013-10-29, retrieved October 28, 2013
  4. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Official Results - CROSS JUNIOR Women - Saturday, March 21, 1998, IAAF, March 21, 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 - Junior Race - women, IAAF, March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, retrieved October 28, 2013
  7. ^ Official Results - CROSS JUNIOR Women - Team - Saturday, March 21, 1998, IAAF, March 21, 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 - Junior Race - women - Final - Team, IAAF, March 21, 1998, archived from the original on 2013-10-30, 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
  11. ^ a b IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - BYDGOSZCZ 2013 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, p. 11, retrieved November 2, 2013