# 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Guiyang horse racing circuit in Guiyang, China, on March 28, 2015. Reports of the event were given for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (8 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Agnes Jebet Tirop | Kenya | 26:01 |
| | Senbere Teferi | Ethiopia | 26:06 |
| | Netsanet Gudeta | Ethiopia | 26:11 |
| 4 | Alemitu Heroye | Ethiopia | 26:14 |
| 5 | Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa | Kenya | 26:16 |
| 6 | Emily Chebet Muge | Kenya | 26:18 |
| 7 | Irene Chepet Cheptai | Kenya | 26:26 |
| 8 | Mamitu Daska | Ethiopia | 26:29 |
| 9 | Belaynesh Oljira | Ethiopia | 26:29 |
| 10 | Genet Yalew | Ethiopia | 27:00 |
| 11 | Nazret Weldu | Eritrea | 27:19 |
| 12 | Janet Kisa | Kenya | 27:22 |
| 13 | Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi | Kenya | 27:32 |
| 14 | Juliet Chekwel | Uganda | 27:40 |
| 15 | Trihas Gebre | Spain | 27:50 |
| 16 | Ding Changqin | China | 27:52 |
| 17 | Zhang Xinyan | China | 28:02 |
| 18 | Gemma Steel | Great Britain | 28:14 |
| 19 | Rhona Auckland | Great Britain | 28:17 |
| 20 | Sara Hall | United States | 28:19 |
| 21 | Gladys Tejeda | Peru | 28:22 |
| 22 | Wu Xufeng | China | 28:24 |
| 23 | Miho Shimizu | Japan | 28:26 |
| 24 | Nyakisi Adero | Uganda | 28:31 |
| 25 | Rachel Hannah | Canada | 28:34 |
| 26 | Amina Bettiche | Algeria | 28:40 |
| 27 | Natasha Wodak | Canada | 28:43 |
| 28 | Nawal Yahi | Algeria | 28:44 |
| 29 | Laura Thweatt | United States | 28:49 |
| 30 | Patricia Chepkwemoi | Uganda | 28:51 |
| 31 | Wilma Arizapana | Peru | 28:52 |
| 32 | Olivia Mugove Chitate | Zimbabwe | 28:53 |
| 33 | Emily Chebet | Uganda | 28:55 |
| 34 | Mattie Suver | United States | 29:00 |
| 35 | Sara Sig Møller | Denmark | 29:03 |
| 36 | Nolene Conrad | South Africa | 29:05 |
| 37 | Diana Martín | Spain | 29:06 |
| 38 | Iris Fuentes-Pila | Spain | 29:09 |
| 39 | Mai Shoji | Japan | 29:09 |
| 40 | Victoria Mitchell | Australia | 29:11 |
| 41 | Barkahoum Drici | Algeria | 29:14 |
| 42 | Courtney Powell | Australia | 29:15 |
| 43 | Erika Ikeda | Japan | 29:17 |
| 44 | Souad Aït Salem | Algeria | 29:18 |
| 45 | Brianna Felnagle | United States | 29:19 |
| 46 | Dina Lebo Phalula | South Africa | 29:26 |
| 47 | Karina Villazana | Peru | 29:29 |
| 48 | Annie Bothma | South Africa | 29:29 |
| 49 | Jacqueline Martín | Spain | 29:30 |
| 50 | Gemma Maini | Australia | 29:37 |
| 51 | Jennifer Rhines | United States | 29:39 |
| 52 | Lidia Rodríguez | Spain | 29:42 |
| 53 | Bayartsogt Munkhzaya | Mongolia | 29:44 |
| 54 | Yui Fukuda | Japan | 29:45 |
| 55 | Jessica Trengove | Australia | 29:47 |
| 56 | Maki Izumida | Japan | 29:50 |
| 57 | Eliona Delgado | Peru | 29:52 |
| 58 | Aurore Guerin | France | 29:52 |
| 59 | Lindsay Carson | Canada | 29:53 |
| 60 | Natasha Labeaud | Canada | 29:55 |
| 61 | Emily Brichacek | Australia | 29:57 |
| 62 | Lorraine Novela | South Africa | 30:00 |
| 63 | Tomoka Kimura | Japan | 30:01 |
| 64 | Elaina Balouris | United States | 30:14 |
| 65 | Mamphielo Sibanda | South Africa | 30:18 |
| 66 | Nabila Sifi | Algeria | 30:21 |
| 67 | Yang Hua | China | 30:22 |
| 68 | Fiona Benson | Canada | 30:29 |
| 69 | Keneilwe Sesing | South Africa | 30:32 |
| 70 | Simone Christensen Glad | Denmark | 30:41 |
| 71 | Louise Langelund Batting | Denmark | 30:59 |
| 72 | Malika Benderbal | Algeria | 31:00 |
| 73 | Xu Qiuzi | China | 31:07 |
| 74 | Swati Haridas Gadhave | India | 31:31 |
| 75 | Li Zhixuan | China | 31:36 |
| 76 | Rini Budiarti | Indonesia | 32:32 |
| 77 | Ekaterina Tunguskova | Uzbekistan | 33:12 |
| 78 | Bishwa Rupa Budha | Nepal | 33:33 |
| 79 | Ying Rong Mok | Singapore | 36:08 |
| 80 | Dilshoda Rahmonova | Tajikistan | 38:30 |
| — | Kaltoum Bouaasayriya | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Nancy Cheptegei | Uganda | DNF |
| — | Jillian Forsey | Canada | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Senbere Teferi2 Netsanet Gudeta3 Alemitu Heroye4 Mamitu Daska8 (Belaynesh Oljira)(9) (Genet Yalew)(10) | 17 |
| | Kenya Agnes Jebet Tirop1 Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa5 Emily Chebet Muge6 Irene Chepet Cheptai7 (Janet Kisa)(12) (Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi)(13) | 19 |
| | Uganda Juliet Chekwel14 Nyakisi Adero24 Patricia Chepkwemoi30 Emily Chebet33 (Nancy Cheptegei)(DNF) | 101 |
| 4 | China Ding Changqin16 Zhang Xinyan17 Wu Xufeng22 Yang Hua67 (Xu Qiuzi)(73) (Li Zhixuan)(75) | 122 |
| 5 | United States Sara Hall20 Laura Thweatt29 Mattie Suver34 Brianna Felnagle45 (Jennifer Rhines)(51) (Elaina Balouris)(64) | 128 |
| 6 | Algeria Amina Bettiche26 Nawal Yahi28 Barkahoum Drici41 Souad Aït Salem44 (Nabila Sifi)(66) (Malika Benderbal)(72) | 139 |
| 7 | Spain Tirhas Gebre15 Diana Martín37 Iris Fuentes-Pila38 Jacqueline Martín49 (Lidia Rodríguez)(52) | 139 |
| 8 | Peru Gladys Tejeda21 Wilma Arizapana31 Karina Villazana47 Eliona Delgado57 | 156 |
| 9 | Japan Miho Shimizu23 Mai Shoji39 Erika Ikeda43 Yui Fukuda54 (Maki Izumida)(56) (Tomoka Kimura)(63) | 159 |
| 10 | Canada Rachel Hannah25 Natasha Wodak27 Lindsay Carson59 Natasha Labeaud60 (Fiona Benson)(68) (Jillian Forsey)(DNS) | 171 |
| 11 | Australia Victoria Mitchell40 Courtney Powell42 Gemma Maini50 Jessica Trengove55 (Emily Brichacek)(61) | 187 |
| 12 | South Africa Nolene Conrad36 Dina Lebo Phalula46 Annie Bothma48 Lorraine Novela62 (Mamphielo Sibanda)(65) (Keneilwe Sesing)(69) | 192 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 82 athletes from 25 countries participated in the Senior women's race.
* Algeria (6)
* Australia (5)
* Canada (5)
* China (6)
* Denmark (3)
* Eritrea (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (1)
* Great Britain (2)
* India (1)
* Indonesia (1)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Mongolia (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Nepal (1)
* Peru (4)
* Singapore (1)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (5)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Uganda (5)
* United States (6)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Zimbabwe (1)