# 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior 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, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

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

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 25:39 |
| | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 25:42 |
| | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 25:49 |
| 4 | Merima Denboba | Ethiopia | 25:56 |
| 5 | Jackline Maranga | Kenya | 25:56 |
| 6 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 26:06 |
| 7 | Jane Omoro | Kenya | 26:07 |
| 8 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 26:16 |
| 9 | Ayelech Worku | Ethiopia | 26:17 |
| 10 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 26:27 |
| 11 | Naomi Mugo | Kenya | 26:33 |
| 12 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 26:35 |
| 13 | Hayley Haining | United Kingdom | 26:40 |
| 14 | Nora Rocha | Mexico | 26:49 |
| 15 | Colleen de Reuck | South Africa | 26:51 |
| 16 | Rocío Ríos | Spain | 26:53 |
| 17 | Restituta Joseph | Tanzania | 27:00 |
| 18 | Blandine Bitzner-Ducret | France | 27:03 |
| 19 | Kylie Risk | Australia | 27:04 |
| 20 | Deena Drossin | United States | 27:06 |
| 21 | Getenesh Urge | Ethiopia | 27:07 |
| 22 | Svetlana Baygulova | Russia | 27:07 |
| 23 | Nyla Carroll | New Zealand | 27:08 |
| 24 | Chiemi Takahashi | Japan | 27:17 |
| 25 | Vikki McPherson | United Kingdom | 27:18 |
| 26 | Samukeliso Moyo | Zimbabwe | 27:20 |
| 27 | Yukiko Mita | Japan | 27:21 |
| 28 | Yoko Shibui | Japan | 27:21 |
| 29 | Elisabeth Mongudhi | Namibia | 27:22 |
| 30 | Liz Wilson | United States | 27:23 |
| 31 | Joan Nesbit | United States | 27:24 |
| 32 | Natalie Harvey | Australia | 27:24 |
| 33 | Beatriz Santíago | Spain | 27:27 |
| 34 | Liz Talbot | United Kingdom | 27:28 |
| 35 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal | 27:29 |
| 36 | Asha Gigi | Ethiopia | 27:37 |
| 37 | Nnenna Lynch | United States | 27:41 |
| 38 | María Abel | Spain | 27:41 |
| 39 | Leila Aman | Ethiopia | 27:48 |
| 40 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 27:49 |
| 41 | Yamna Belkacem | France | 27:50 |
| 42 | Teresa Recio | Spain | 27:52 |
| 43 | Christine Mallo | France | 27:53 |
| 44 | Wioletta Kryza | Poland | 27:56 |
| 45 | Ai Fukuchi | Japan | 27:58 |
| 46 | Singasi Dube | Zimbabwe | 27:59 |
| 47 | Manuela Dias | Portugal | 28:00 |
| 48 | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 28:01 |
| 49 | Ana Correia | Portugal | 28:03 |
| 50 | Mandy Giblin | Australia | 28:06 |
| 51 | Hussein Hawa | Tanzania | 28:07 |
| 52 | Kristin Ihle | United States | 28:08 |
| 53 | Lucy Wright | United Kingdom | 28:09 |
| 54 | Lisa Dick | Australia | 28:10 |
| 55 | Tina Connelly | Canada | 28:11 |
| 56 | Valerie Vaughan | Ireland | 28:13 |
| 57 | Chantal Dällenbach | France | 28:20 |
| 58 | Charné Rademeyer | South Africa | 28:20 |
| 59 | Angela Joiner | United Kingdom | 28:21 |
| 60 | Sultana Aït Hammou | Morocco | 28:33 |
| 61 | Marina Bastos | Portugal | 28:37 |
| 62 | Fatima Yvelain | France | 28:40 |
| 63 | Zena Wilsnach | South Africa | 28:41 |
| 64 | Ana Gimeno | Spain | 28:44 |
| 65 | Rosa Oliveira | Portugal | 28:50 |
| 66 | Michele Chalmers | United States | 28:53 |
| 67 | Fatiha Klilech | Morocco | 28:56 |
| 68 | Maureen Harrington | Ireland | 28:58 |
| 69 | Fatiha Baouf | Morocco | 29:07 |
| 70 | Cari Rampersad | Canada | 29:08 |
| 71 | Anne Keenan-Buckley | Ireland | 29:11 |
| 72 | Rosa Mila Ibarra | Colombia | 29:13 |
| 73 | Maria Moraes | Brazil | 29:26 |
| 74 | Teresa Duffy | Ireland | 29:31 |
| 75 | Linda Thyer | Canada | 29:34 |
| 76 | Adriana de Souza | Brazil | 29:36 |
| 77 | Marcela Jackson | Costa Rica | 29:39 |
| 78 | Asmae Leghzaoui | Morocco | 29:40 |
| 79 | Miriam Caldasso | Brazil | 29:40 |
| 80 | Maria Polyzou | Greece | 29:45 |
| 81 | Melody Marcus | South Africa | 29:48 |
| 82 | Widad Farissi | Morocco | 29:48 |
| 83 | Message Mapfumo | Zimbabwe | 30:03 |
| 84 | Irina Troyeglazova | Kazakhstan | 30:29 |
| 85 | Maria Rodriguez | Colombia | 30:32 |
| 86 | Saadia Zakar | Morocco | 30:34 |
| 87 | Marvelous Kativhu | Zimbabwe | 30:51 |
| 88 | Svetlana Kasymskya | Turkmenistan | 31:46 |
| 89 | Violet Dudeleva | Turkmenistan | 33:55 |
| 90 | Rosemary Omundsen | Papua New Guinea | 34:32 |
| — | Stella Castro | Colombia | DNF |
| — | Helena Sampaio | Portugal | DNF |
| — | Jacqueline Mota | Canada | DNF |
| — | Joalsiae Llado | France | DNF |
| — | Adriana Agudelo | Colombia | DNF |
| — | Marta Mokofna | South Africa | DNF |
| — | Magdaline Morobi | South Africa | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Jackline Maranga5 Jane Omoro7 Leah Malot8 Sally Barsosio10 (Naomi Mugo)(11) (Susan Chepkemei)(12) | 30 |
| | Ethiopia Gete Wami3 Merima Denboba4 Ayelech Worku9 Getenesh Urge21 (Asha Gigi)(36) (Leila Aman)(39) | 37 |
| | United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe2 Hayley Haining13 Vikki McPherson25 Liz Talbot34 (Lucy Wright)(53) (Angela Joiner)(59) | 74 |
| 4 | Spain Julia Vaquero6 Rocío Ríos16 Beatriz Santíago33 María Abel38 (Teresa Recio)(42) (Ana Gimeno)(64) | 93 |
| 5 | United States Deena Drossin20 Liz Wilson30 Joan Nesbit31 Nnenna Lynch37 (Kristin Ihle)(52) (Michele Chalmers)(66) | 118 |
| 6 | Japan Chiemi Takahashi24 Yukiko Mita27 Yoko Shibui28 Ai Fukuchi45 | 124 |
| 7 | Australia Kylie Risk19 Natalie Harvey32 Mandy Giblin50 Lisa Dick54 | 155 |
| 8 | France Blandine Bitzner-Ducret18 Yamna Belkacem41 Christine Mallo43 Chantal Dällenbach57 (Fatima Yvelain)(62) (Joalsiae Llado)(DNF) | 159 |
| 9 | Portugal Conceição Ferreira35 Manuela Dias47 Ana Correia49 Marina Bastos61 (Rosa Oliveira)(65) (Helena Sampaio)(DNF) | 192 |
| 10 | Ireland Sonia O'Sullivan1 Valerie Vaughan56 Maureen Harrington68 Anne Keenan-Buckley71 (Teresa Duffy)(74) | 196 |
| 11 | South Africa Colleen de Reuck15 Charné Rademeyer58 Zena Wilsnach63 Melody Marcus81 (Marta Mokofna)(DNF) (Magdaline Morobi)(DNF) | 217 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe Samukeliso Moyo26 Singasi Dube46 Message Mapfumo83 Marvelous Kativhu87 | 242 |
| 13 | Morocco Sultana Aït Hammou60 Fatiha Klilech67 Fatiha Baouf69 Asmae Leghzaoui78 (Widad Farissi)(82) (Saadia Zakar)(86) | 274 |
| DNF | Canada Tina Connelly(55) Cari Rampersad(70) Linda Thyer(75) Jacqueline Mota(DNF) | DNF |
| DNF | Colombia Rosa Mila Ibarra(72) Maria Rodriguez(85) Stella Castro(DNF) Adriana Agudelo(DNF) | DNF |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 97 athletes from 29 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Australia (4)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (3)
* Canada (4)
* Colombia (4)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* Finland (1)
* France (6)
* Greece (1)
* Ireland (5)
* Japan (4)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Kenya (6)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Namibia (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Poland (1)
* Portugal (6)
* Russia (1)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Tanzania (2)
* Turkmenistan (2)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Zimbabwe (4)