# 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on March 28, 2010. Reports of the event were given in the Herald and for the IAAF.
Complete results for individuals, and for teams were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (7.759 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Emily Chebet | Kenya | 24:19 |
| | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | Kenya | 24:20 |
| | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 24:26 |
| 4 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 24:38 |
| 5 | Lineth Chepkurui | Kenya | 24:40 |
| 6 | Margaret Wangari Muriuki | Kenya | 24:42 |
| 7 | Feyse Tadese | Ethiopia | 25:03 |
| 8 | Mamitu Daska | Ethiopia | 25:03 |
| 9 | Werknesh Kidane | Ethiopia | 25:07 |
| 10 | Hilda Kibet | Netherlands | 25:17 |
| 11 | Shitaye Eshete | Bahrain | 25:20 |
| 12 | Shalane Flanagan | United States | 25:20 |
| 13 | Hannah Wanjiru Gatheru | Kenya | 25:35 |
| 14 | Gladys Jepkemoi Chemweno | Kenya | 25:39 |
| 15 | Lebogang Phalula | South Africa | 25:43 |
| 16 | Mimi Belete | Bahrain | 25:47 |
| 17 | Benita Willis | Australia | 25:56 |
| 18 | Abebech Afework | Ethiopia | 25:58 |
| 19 | Molly Huddle | United States | 25:59 |
| 20 | Magdalena Lewy-Boulet | United States | 26:01 |
| 21 | Jéssica Augusto | Portugal | 26:02 |
| 22 | Dina Lebo Phalula | South Africa | 26:05 |
| 23 | Stephanie Twell | United Kingdom | 26:11 |
| 24 | Elena Romagnolo | Italy | 26:17 |
| 25 | Amy Hastings | United States | 26:20 |
| 26 | Siham Hilali | Morocco | 26:21 |
| 27 | Sara Moreira | Portugal | 26:22 |
| 28 | Salima El Ouali Alami | Morocco | 26:28 |
| 29 | Rosa Morató | Spain | 26:29 |
| 30 | Risa Takenaka | Japan | 26:29 |
| 31 | Hitomi Niiya | Japan | 26:30 |
| 32 | Lara Tamsett | Australia | 26:34 |
| 33 | Faye Fullerton | United Kingdom | 26:36 |
| 34 | Btissam Lakhouad | Morocco | 26:41 |
| 35 | Anália Rosa | Portugal | 26:43 |
| 36 | Katarzyna Kowalska | Poland | 26:45 |
| 37 | Freya Murray | United Kingdom | 26:45 |
| 38 | Renee Metivier Baillie | United States | 26:48 |
| 39 | Bouchra Chaâbi | Morocco | 26:48 |
| 40 | Alessandra Aguilar | Spain | 26:52 |
| 41 | Emily Brown | United States | 26:53 |
| 42 | Fatima Yvelain | France | 26:57 |
| 43 | Yuko Mizuguchi | Japan | 26:57 |
| 44 | Ana Dias | Portugal | 26:58 |
| 45 | Oneile Dintwe | Botswana | 26:58 |
| 46 | Kazue Kojima | Japan | 26:59 |
| 47 | Stevie Stockton | United Kingdom | 27:01 |
| 48 | Eloise Wellings | Australia | 27:05 |
| 49 | Yuko Shimizu | Japan | 27:07 |
| 50 | Christine Bardelle | France | 27:09 |
| 51 | Asmae Ghizlane | Morocco | 27:11 |
| 52 | Jacqueline Martín | Spain | 27:12 |
| 53 | Nanako Hayashi | Japan | 27:13 |
| 54 | Judith Plá | Spain | 27:23 |
| 55 | Gezashign Safarova | Azerbaijan | 27:25 |
| 56 | Hanane Ouhaddou | Morocco | 27:29 |
| 57 | Safa Aissaoui | Tunisia | 27:30 |
| 58 | Anna Thompson | Australia | 27:31 |
| 59 | Gema Barrachina | Spain | 27:32 |
| 60 | Daniela Cunha | Portugal | 27:34 |
| 61 | Agnieszka Ciolek | Poland | 27:40 |
| 62 | Vanessa Fernandes | Portugal | 27:42 |
| 63 | Hayley Yelling | United Kingdom | 27:45 |
| 64 | Aleksandra Jawor | Poland | 27:45 |
| 65 | Aster Tesfaye | Bahrain | 27:46 |
| 66 | Ronel Thomas | South Africa | 27:53 |
| 67 | Anayelli Navarro | Mexico | 27:53 |
| 68 | Ntombesintu Mfunzi | South Africa | 27:53 |
| 69 | Linda Byrne | Ireland | 27:56 |
| 70 | Agnieszka Jerzyk | Poland | 28:08 |
| 71 | Lishan Dula | Bahrain | 28:16 |
| 72 | Marelise Retief | South Africa | 28:17 |
| 73 | Lu Minhong | China | 28:19 |
| 74 | Rachel Kingsford | New Zealand | 28:20 |
| 75 | Ding Changqin | China | 28:32 |
| 76 | Iwona Lewandowska | Poland | 28:44 |
| 77 | Tebogo Masehla | South Africa | 28:46 |
| 78 | Fatma Lanouar | Tunisia | 28:46 |
| 79 | Tamara Carvolth | Australia | 28:49 |
| 80 | Hao Xiaofan | China | 29:13 |
| 81 | Anna Pyatkina | Kazakhstan | 29:36 |
| 82 | Silviya Danekova | Bulgaria | 30:00 |
| 83 | Simone Zapha | Seychelles | 34:51 |
| 84 | Nadima Mirzoeva | Tajikistan | 36:12 |
| — | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Norway | DNF |
| — | Mariola Konowalska | Poland | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Emily Chebet1 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai2 Lineth Chepkurui5 Margaret Wangari Muriuki6 (Hannah Wanjiru Gatheru)(13) (Gladys Jepkemoi Chemweno)(14) | 14 |
| | Ethiopia Meselech Melkamu3 Tirunesh Dibaba4 Feyse Tadese7 Mamitu Daska8 (Werknesh Kidane)(9) (Abebech Afework)(18) | 22 |
| | United States Shalane Flanagan12 Molly Huddle19 Magdalena Lewy-Boulet20 Amy Hastings25 (Renee Metivier Baillie)(38) (Emily Brown)(41) | 76 |
| 4 | Morocco Siham Hilali26 Salima El Ouali Alami28 Btissam Lakhouad34 Bouchra Chaâbi39 (Asmae Ghizlane)(51) (Hanane Ouhaddou)(56) | 127 |
| 5 | Portugal Jéssica Augusto21 Sara Moreira27 Anália Rosa35 Ana Dias44 (Daniela Cunha)(60) (Vanessa Fernandes)(62) | 127 |
| 6 | United Kingdom Stephanie Twell23 Faye Fullerton33 Freya Murray37 Stevie Stockton47 (Hayley Yelling)(63) | 140 |
| 7 | Japan Risa Takenaka30 Hitomi Niiya31 Yuko Mizuguchi43 Kazue Kojima46 (Yuko Shimizu)(49) (Nanako Hayashi)(53) | 150 |
| 8 | Australia Benita Willis17 Lara Tamsett32 Eloise Wellings48 Anna Thompson58 (Tamara Carvolth)(79) | 155 |
| 9 | Bahrain Shitaye Eshete11 Mimi Belete16 Aster Tesfaye65 Lishan Dula71 | 163 |
| 10 | South Africa Lebogang Phalula15 Dina Lebo Phalula22 Ronel Thomas66 Ntombesintu Mfunzi68 (Marelise Retief)(72) (Tebogo Masehla)(77) | 171 |
| 11 | Spain Rosa Morató29 Alessandra Aguilar40 Jacqueline Martín52 Judith Plá54 (Gema Barrachina)(59) | 175 |
| 12 | Poland Katarzyna Kowalska36 Agnieszka Ciolek61 Aleksandra Jawor64 Agnieszka Jerzyk70 (Iwona Lewandowska)(76) (Mariola Konowalska)(DNF) | 231 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 86 athletes from 27 countries participated in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Australia (5)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahrain (4)
* Botswana (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* China (3)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (2)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (6)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Kenya (6)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (6)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (6)
* Portugal (6)
* Seychelles (1)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (5)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tunisia (2)
* United Kingdom (5)
* United States (6)