# 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Torino, Italy, at the Parco del Valentino on March 23, 1997. A report on the event was given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (6.6 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 20:53 |
| | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 20:55 |
| | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 21:00 |
| 4 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 21:01 |
| 5 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 21:05 |
| 6 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 21:18 |
| 7 | Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 21:20 |
| 8 | Naomi Mugo | Kenya | 21:23 |
| 9 | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 21:25 |
| 10 | Jane Omoro | Kenya | 21:29 |
| 11 | Lydia Cheromei | Kenya | 21:34 |
| 12 | Elena Fidatof | Romania | 21:35 |
| 13 | Florence Barsosio | Kenya | 21:36 |
| 14 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 21:37 |
| 15 | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 21:38 |
| 16 | Azumi Miyazaki | Japan | 21:43 |
| 17 | Chiemi Takahashi | Japan | 21:45 |
| 18 | Lucy Elliott | United Kingdom | 21:45 |
| 19 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 21:46 |
| 20 | Nadia Dandolo | Italy | 21:48 |
| 21 | Kylie Risk | Australia | 21:52 |
| 22 | Hayley Haining | United Kingdom | 21:53 |
| 23 | Valerie Vaughan | Ireland | 21:55 |
| 24 | Laurence Vivier | France | 21:55 |
| 25 | Una English | Ireland | 21:59 |
| 26 | Amy Rudolph | United States | 22:00 |
| 27 | Getenesh Urge | Ethiopia | 22:01 |
| 28 | Laurence Duquénoy | France | 22:01 |
| 29 | Deena Drossin | United States | 22:02 |
| 30 | Miki Kitashima | Japan | 22:02 |
| 31 | Maria Curatolo | Italy | 22:03 |
| 32 | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | 22:04 |
| 33 | Kathy Butler | Canada | 22:07 |
| 34 | Farida Fatès | France | 22:07 |
| 35 | Elva Dryer | United States | 22:09 |
| 36 | Marina Bastos | Portugal | 22:09 |
| 37 | Hiromi Masuda | Japan | 22:10 |
| 38 | Gwynn Coogan | United States | 22:10 |
| 39 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal | 22:10 |
| 40 | Yelena Kaledina | Russia | 22:11 |
| 41 | Wei Li | China | 22:11 |
| 42 | Anastasiya Danchinova | Russia | 22:12 |
| 43 | Nora Rocha | Mexico | 22:12 |
| 44 | Kristin Beaney | United States | 22:12 |
| 45 | Sachie Ozaki | Japan | 22:13 |
| 46 | Valentina Tauceri | Italy | 22:14 |
| 47 | Teresa Nunes | Portugal | 22:16 |
| 48 | Stela Olteanu | Romania | 22:17 |
| 49 | Rocío Ríos | Spain | 22:18 |
| 50 | Nnenna Lynch | United States | 22:19 |
| 51 | Olivera Jevtić | Yugoslavia | 22:19 |
| 52 | Yelena Baranova | Russia | 22:20 |
| 53 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 22:21 |
| 54 | Kore Alemu | Ethiopia | 22:21 |
| 55 | Anne Hare | New Zealand | 22:22 |
| 56 | Angela Davies | United Kingdom | 22:23 |
| 57 | Melissa Moon | New Zealand | 22:25 |
| 58 | Mariana Chirila | Romania | 22:25 |
| 59 | Li Meihua | China | 22:26 |
| 60 | Ana Correia | Portugal | 22:28 |
| 61 | Gabrielle Vijverberg | Netherlands | 22:29 |
| 62 | Yamna Oubouhou | France | 22:30 |
| 63 | Patrizia di Napoli | Italy | 22:31 |
| 64 | Galina Aleksandrova | Russia | 22:31 |
| 65 | Rkia Yajjou | France | 22:36 |
| 66 | Ana Elias | Angola | 22:38 |
| 67 | Alta Verster | South Africa | 22:39 |
| 68 | Helena Javornik | Slovenia | 22:40 |
| 69 | Sabrina Varrone | Italy | 22:40 |
| 70 | Annemarie Danneels | Belgium | 22:40 |
| 71 | Cristina Iloc | Romania | 22:41 |
| 72 | Linden Wilde | New Zealand | 22:41 |
| 73 | Chantal Dällenbach | France | 22:42 |
| 74 | Samukeliso Moyo | Zimbabwe | 22:42 |
| 75 | Liu Shixiang | China | 22:42 |
| 76 | Natalia Azpiazu | Spain | 22:43 |
| 77 | Tina Connelly | Canada | 22:44 |
| 78 | Ana Oliveira | Portugal | 22:45 |
| 79 | Elizabeth Miller | Australia | 22:46 |
| 80 | Maria Luisa Lárraga | Spain | 22:46 |
| 81 | Takami Ominami | Japan | 22:48 |
| 82 | Anikó Javos | Hungary | 22:48 |
| 83 | Manuela Dias | Portugal | 22:49 |
| 84 | Viorica Ghican | Romania | 22:50 |
| 85 | Yelena Kopytova | Russia | 22:51 |
| 86 | Zola Pieterse | South Africa | 22:53 |
| 87 | Amaia Piedra | Spain | 22:55 |
| 88 | Erica van der Bilt | Netherlands | 22:58 |
| 89 | Hao Jianhua | China | 22:58 |
| 90 | Maryann Murray | Australia | 23:00 |
| 91 | Nelly Glauser | Switzerland | 23:01 |
| 92 | Sonja Deckers | Belgium | 23:04 |
| 93 | Sarah Howell | Canada | 23:04 |
| 94 | Iulia Ionescu | Romania | 23:05 |
| 95 | Beatriz Santíago | Spain | 23:06 |
| 96 | Suzanne Rigg | United Kingdom | 23:07 |
| 97 | Rizoneide Vanderley | Brazil | 23:08 |
| 98 | Mieke Aanen | Netherlands | 23:11 |
| 99 | Lesley Morton | New Zealand | 23:12 |
| 100 | Olga Sheleva | Bulgaria | 23:14 |
| 101 | Magdalena Thorsell | Sweden | 23:14 |
| 102 | Nasria Baghdad | Algeria | 23:19 |
| 103 | Anikó Kálovics | Hungary | 23:20 |
| 104 | Andrea Whitcombe | United Kingdom | 23:23 |
| 105 | Charné Rademeyer | South Africa | 23:26 |
| 106 | Helána Barócsi | Hungary | 23:27 |
| 107 | Sandra Hofmans | Netherlands | 23:28 |
| 108 | Maureen Harrington | Ireland | 23:36 |
| 109 | Stephanie van Graan | South Africa | 23:42 |
| 110 | Flor Venegas | Chile | 23:42 |
| 111 | Maree Bunce | New Zealand | 23:45 |
| 112 | Lale Öztürk | Turkey | 23:46 |
| 113 | Nadir de Siqueira | Brazil | 23:48 |
| 114 | Mundan Anickal Molly | India | 23:51 |
| 115 | Sue Malaxos | Australia | 23:53 |
| 116 | Dalila Tahi | Algeria | 23:54 |
| 117 | Pauline Curley | Ireland | 23:55 |
| 118 | Natalia Melnik | Ukraine | 23:56 |
| 119 | Veerle Dejaeghere | Belgium | 24:00 |
| 120 | Mardrea Hyman | Jamaica | 24:03 |
| 121 | Hasibe Cangir | Turkey | 24:07 |
| 122 | Anchen Rose | South Africa | 24:07 |
| 123 | Karla Guerrero | Mexico | 24:09 |
| 124 | Maria Santana | Brazil | 24:10 |
| 125 | Noemi Morales | Mexico | 24:17 |
| 126 | Dolores Valencia | Mexico | 24:19 |
| 127 | Rani Saini | India | 24:19 |
| 128 | Ildikó Csendes | Hungary | 24:21 |
| 129 | Leontina Cespedes | Chile | 24:26 |
| 130 | Sarah Horan | New Zealand | 24:28 |
| 131 | Vijaya Sonwane | India | 24:36 |
| 132 | Gülsen Asikoglu | Turkey | 24:37 |
| 133 | Berenice Meira | Brazil | 24:37 |
| 134 | Nili Avramski | Israel | 24:41 |
| 135 | Susana Rebolledo | Chile | 24:47 |
| 136 | Madhuri Saxena | India | 24:52 |
| 137 | Dudu Mese | Turkey | 24:56 |
| 138 | Julia del Rio | Chile | 25:05 |
| 139 | Janice Turner | Jamaica | 25:12 |
| 140 | Georgina Fourie | South Africa | 25:21 |
| 141 | Monica Randi | San Marino | 25:32 |
| 142 | Ivancica Drugcevic | Croatia | 25:36 |
| 143 | Ida Kiyindou | Congo | 25:39 |
| 144 | Guylsara Dadabayeva | Tajikistan | 26:24 |
| 145 | Guylene Duval | Mauritius | 28:22 |
| — | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | DNF |
| — | Agata Balsamo | Italy | DNF |
| — | Virginie Gloum | Central African Republic | DNS |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Ethiopia Derartu Tulu1 Gete Wami3 Merima Denboba6 Berhane Adere14 (Getenesh Urge)(27) (Kore Alemu)(54) | 24 |
| | Kenya Sally Barsosio5 Naomi Mugo8 Jane Omoro10 Lydia Cheromei11 (Florence Barsosio)(13) (Susan Chepkemei)(19) | 34 |
| | Ireland Catherina McKiernan7 Sonia O'Sullivan9 Valerie Vaughan23 Una English25 (Maureen Harrington)(108) (Pauline Curley)(117) | 64 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe2 Lucy Elliott18 Hayley Haining22 Angela Davies56 (Suzanne Rigg)(96) (Andrea Whitcombe)(104) | 98 |
| 5 | Japan Azumi Miyazaki16 Chiemi Takahashi17 Miki Kitashima30 Hiromi Masuda37 (Sachie Ozaki)(45) (Takami Ominami)(81) | 100 |
| 6 | United States Amy Rudolph26 Deena Drossin29 Elva Dryer35 Gwynn Coogan38 (Kristin Beaney)(44) (Nnenna Lynch)(50) | 128 |
| 7 | France Laurence Vivier24 Laurence Duquénoy28 Farida Fatès34 Yamna Oubouhou62 (Rkia Yajjou)(65) (Chantal Dällenbach)(73) | 148 |
| 8 | Italy Nadia Dandolo20 Maria Curatolo31 Valentina Tauceri46 Patrizia di Napoli63 (Sabrina Varrone)(69) (Agata Balsamo)(DNF) | 160 |
| 9 | Russia Lyudmila Petrova32 Yelena Kaledina40 Anastasiya Danchinova42 Yelena Baranova52 (Galina Aleksandrova)(64) (Yelena Kopytova)(85) | 166 |
| 10 | Portugal Marina Bastos36 Conceição Ferreira39 Teresa Nunes47 Ana Correia60 (Ana Oliveira)(78) (Manuela Dias)(83) | 182 |
| 11 | Romania Elena Fidatof12 Stela Olteanu48 Mariana Chirila58 Cristina Iloc71 (Viorica Ghican)(84) (Iulia Ionescu)(94) | 189 |
| 12 | Spain Julia Vaquero4 Rocío Ríos49 Natalia Azpiazu76 Maria Luisa Lárraga80 (Amaia Piedra)(87) (Beatriz Santíago)(95) | 209 |
| 13 | China Wei Li41 Li Meihua59 Liu Shixiang75 Hao Jianhua89 | 264 |
| 14 | New Zealand Anne Hare55 Melissa Moon57 Linden Wilde72 Lesley Morton99 (Maree Bunce)(111) (Sarah Horan)(130) | 283 |
| 15 | Australia Kylie Risk21 Elizabeth Miller79 Maryann Murray90 Sue Malaxos115 | 305 |
| 16 | Belgium Anja Smolders53 Annemarie Danneels70 Sonja Deckers92 Veerle Dejaeghere119 | 334 |
| 17 | Netherlands Gabrielle Vijverberg61 Erica van der Bilt88 Mieke Aanen98 Sandra Hofmans107 | 354 |
| 18 | South Africa Alta Verster67 Zola Pieterse86 Charné Rademeyer105 Stephanie van Graan109 (Anchen Rose)(122) (Georgina Fourie)(140) | 367 |
| 19 | Mexico Nora Rocha43 Karla Guerrero123 Noemi Morales125 Dolores Valencia126 | 417 |
| 20 | Hungary Anikó Javos82 Anikó Kálovics103 Helána Barócsi106 Ildikó Csendes128 | 419 |
| 21 | Brazil Rizoneide Vanderley97 Nadir de Siqueira113 Maria Santana124 Berenice Meira133 | 467 |
| 22 | Turkey Lale Öztürk112 Hasibe Cangir121 Gülsen Asikoglu132 Dudu Mese137 | 502 |
| 23 | India Mundan Anickal Molly114 Rani Saini127 Vijaya Sonwane131 Madhuri Saxena136 | 508 |
| 24 | Chile Flor Venegas110 Leontina Cespedes129 Susana Rebolledo135 Julia del Rio138 | 512 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 147 athletes from 42 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. Although announced, the athlete from the Central African Republic did not show.
* Algeria (2)
* Angola (1)
* Australia (4)
* Belgium (4)
* Brazil (4)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Canada (3)
* Chile (4)
* China (4)
* Congo (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* Finland (1)
* France (6)
* Hungary (4)
* India (4)
* Ireland (6)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (6)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (4)
* Netherlands (4)
* New Zealand (6)
* Portugal (6)
* Romania (6)
* Russia (6)
* San Marino (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (2)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Turkey (4)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Yugoslavia (1)
* Zimbabwe (1)