# 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race

The Junior women's race at the 1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Antwerp, Belgium, at the Linkeroever Racecourse on March 24, 1991. A report on the event was given in The New York Times.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Junior women's race (4.435 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Lydia Cheromei | Kenya | 13:59 |
| | Jane Ekimat | Kenya | 14:20 |
| | Melody Fairchild | United States | 14:28 |
| 4 | Azumi Miyazaki | Japan | 14:30 |
| 5 | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 14:33 |
| 6 | Catherine Kirui | Kenya | 14:34 |
| 7 | Hayley Haining | United Kingdom | 14:36 |
| 8 | Minori Hayakari | Japan | 14:42 |
| 9 | Lina Chesire | Kenya | 14:43 |
| 10 | Emebet Shiferaw | Ethiopia | 14:45 |
| 11 | Egigayehu Worku | Ethiopia | 14:46 |
| 12 | Akiko Kato | Japan | 14:47 |
| 13 | Suzy Walsham | Australia | 14:49 |
| 14 | Muluwork Kassa | Ethiopia | 14:50 |
| 15 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 14:50 |
| 16 | Kore Alemu | Ethiopia | 14:50 |
| 17 | Danuta Marczyk | Poland | 14:51 |
| 18 | Sacha Stephens | Australia | 14:53 |
| 19 | Natsue Koikawa | Japan | 14:56 |
| 20 | Shiho Okayama | Japan | 14:58 |
| 21 | Carmen Naranjo | Ecuador | 14:59 |
| 22 | Michelle Lafleur | United States | 15:01 |
| 23 | Pamela Hunt | United States | 15:02 |
| 24 | Julie Beckhaus | Australia | 15:05 |
| 25 | Janeth Caizalitín | Ecuador | 15:06 |
| 26 | Sandra Ruales | Ecuador | 15:07 |
| 27 | Andrea Duke | United Kingdom | 15:08 |
| 28 | Genet Gebregiorgis | Ethiopia | 15:09 |
| 29 | Kay Gooch | New Zealand | 15:11 |
| 30 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 15:13 |
| 31 | Mihaela Ciu | Romania | 15:16 |
| 32 | Dessy Muchimba | Zambia | 15:17 |
| 33 | Karen Whetton | United Kingdom | 15:18 |
| 34 | Ann Mwangi | Kenya | 15:18 |
| 35 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 15:19 |
| 36 | Angelika Grabianowska | Poland | 15:20 |
| 37 | Giovanna Tessitore | Italy | 15:21 |
| 38 | Addeh Mwamba | Zambia | 15:21 |
| 39 | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | 15:23 |
| 40 | Deena Drossin | United States | 15:24 |
| 41 | Hozumi Otani | Japan | 15:24 |
| 42 | Monica Tapia | Ecuador | 15:24 |
| 43 | Irina Volynskaya | Soviet Union | 15:25 |
| 44 | Michelle Dillon | Australia | 15:26 |
| 45 | Kate Anderson | Australia | 15:26 |
| 46 | Sonia Alvarez | Spain | 15:26 |
| 47 | Kathy Butler | Canada | 15:28 |
| 48 | Marta Kosmowska | Poland | 15:29 |
| 49 | Nathalie Braem | France | 15:30 |
| 50 | Wendy Ticehurst | Australia | 15:32 |
| 51 | Renáta Fülöp | Hungary | 15:33 |
| 52 | Carmen Fülop | Romania | 15:33 |
| 53 | Zhor El Kamch | Morocco | 15:34 |
| 54 | Annie Tembo | Zambia | 15:34 |
| 55 | Ana Gimeno | Spain | 15:35 |
| 56 | Szilvia Csoszánszky | Hungary | 15:37 |
| 57 | Edurne Fuente | Spain | 15:38 |
| 58 | Inna Kozina | Soviet Union | 15:38 |
| 59 | Patricia Lossouarn | France | 15:39 |
| 60 | Fabiana Bavaresco | Italy | 15:39 |
| 61 | Karen Harvey | Canada | 15:40 |
| 62 | Firmana Novelli | Italy | 15:40 |
| 63 | Juanita Sanchez | Mexico | 15:41 |
| 64 | Rachael Chileshe | Zambia | 15:41 |
| 65 | Stela Apetre | Romania | 15:42 |
| 66 | Najat Ouali | Morocco | 15:42 |
| 67 | Janice Turner | Jamaica | 15:42 |
| 68 | Celeste Susnis | United States | 15:42 |
| 69 | Natalia Requena | Spain | 15:45 |
| 70 | Constanze Effler | Germany | 15:45 |
| 71 | Nadia Ouaziz | Morocco | 15:47 |
| 72 | Fatima Zouhair | Morocco | 15:49 |
| 73 | Christine Taruvinga | Zimbabwe | 15:49 |
| 74 | Fleur Deconihout | France | 15:49 |
| 75 | Mónika Tóth | Hungary | 15:49 |
| 76 | Soledad Nieto | Ecuador | 15:50 |
| 77 | Sithabiso Taperwa | Zimbabwe | 15:50 |
| 78 | Kristin Liebich | Germany | 15:51 |
| 79 | Susana Rios | Spain | 15:51 |
| 80 | Grazyna Grzesikowska | Poland | 15:52 |
| 81 | Helena Sampaio | Portugal | 15:52 |
| 82 | Marie-Luce Romanens | Switzerland | 15:52 |
| 83 | Patrizia Ragno | Italy | 15:52 |
| 84 | Evette Turner | Jamaica | 15:52 |
| 85 | Claudia Stalder | Switzerland | 15:52 |
| 86 | Aruna Rani | India | 15:52 |
| 87 | Annick van Daele | Belgium | 15:52 |
| 88 | Denisa Costescu | Romania | 15:55 |
| 89 | Fatima Anbar | Morocco | 15:57 |
| 90 | Annie Chileshe | Zambia | 15:58 |
| 91 | Diana Montes | Spain | 15:59 |
| 92 | Daisy Colibry | France | 16:00 |
| 93 | Denise Vandeputte | Canada | 16:01 |
| 94 | Elisa Vagnini | Italy | 16:02 |
| 95 | Laureen Mumba | Zambia | 16:02 |
| 96 | Veronica López | Mexico | 16:03 |
| 97 | Andrea Bertoia | Canada | 16:03 |
| 98 | Lori Durward | Canada | 16:04 |
| 99 | Patricia Sainton | France | 16:05 |
| 100 | Korene Hinds | Jamaica | 16:07 |
| 101 | Mounia Aboulahcen | Morocco | 16:08 |
| 102 | Megan Thompson | United States | 16:08 |
| 103 | Monika Ganska | Poland | 16:12 |
| 104 | Tania Cevallos | Ecuador | 16:13 |
| 105 | Tanya Blake | United Kingdom | 16:13 |
| 106 | Nathalie Côté | Canada | 16:14 |
| 107 | Poonam Singh | India | 16:15 |
| 108 | Nicole Kresse | Germany | 16:16 |
| 109 | Helga Rauch | Italy | 16:16 |
| 110 | Mangal Phonde | India | 16:16 |
| 111 | Mariëlle Schiltmans | Netherlands | 16:17 |
| 112 | Anikó Behán | Hungary | 16:18 |
| 113 | Svenja Lütje | Germany | 16:19 |
| 114 | Maren Östringer | Germany | 16:20 |
| 115 | Petra Drajzajtlová | Czechoslovakia | 16:25 |
| 116 | Ann Noe | Belgium | 16:25 |
| 117 | Laurence Roobaert | Belgium | 16:28 |
| 118 | Ágnes Jakab | Hungary | 16:35 |
| 119 | Su Su-Ning | Chinese Taipei | 16:38 |
| 120 | Florina Pană | Romania | 16:38 |
| 121 | Veerle Dejaeghere | Belgium | 16:39 |
| 122 | Michelle Clarke | Jamaica | 16:40 |
| 123 | Rashmi Bhoyar | India | 17:06 |
| 124 | Ann Toelen | Belgium | 17:22 |
| — | Alemitu Bekele | Ethiopia | DNF |
| — | Gillian Stacey | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Helene Gilliet | France | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Lydia Cheromei1 Jane Ekimat2 Catherine Kirui6 Lina Chesire9 (Ann Mwangi)(34) | 18 |
| | Ethiopia Gete Wami5 Emebet Shiferaw10 Egigayehu Worku11 Muluwork Kassa14 (Kore Alemu)(16) (Genet Gebregiorgis)(28) (Alemitu Bekele)(DNF) | 40 |
| | Japan Azumi Miyazaki4 Minori Hayakari8 Akiko Kato12 Natsue Koikawa19 (Shiho Okayama)(20) (Hozumi Otani)(41) | 43 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Hayley Haining7 Paula Radcliffe15 Andrea Duke27 Karen Whetton33 (Tanya Blake)(105) (Gillian Stacey)(DNF) | 82 |
| 5 | United States Melody Fairchild3 Michelle Lafleur22 Pamela Hunt23 Deena Drossin40 (Celeste Susnis)(68) (Megan Thompson)(102) | 88 |
| 6 | Australia Suzy Walsham13 Sacha Stephens18 Julie Beckhaus24 Michelle Dillon44 (Kate Anderson)(45) (Wendy Ticehurst)(50) | 99 |
| 7 | Ecuador Carmen Naranjo21 Janeth Caizalitín25 Sandra Ruales26 Monica Tapia42 (Soledad Nieto)(76) (Tania Cevallos)(104) | 114 |
| 8 | Poland Danuta Marczyk17 Angelika Grabianowska36 Marta Kosmowska48 Grazyna Grzesikowska80 (Monika Ganska)(103) | 181 |
| 9 | Romania Mihaela Ciu31 Gabriela Szabo35 Carmen Fülop52 Stela Apetre65 (Denisa Costescu)(88) (Florina Pană)(120) | 183 |
| 10 | Zambia Dessy Muchimba32 Addeh Mwamba38 Annie Tembo54 Rachael Chileshe64 (Annie Chileshe)(90) (Laureen Mumba)(95) | 188 |
| 11 | Spain Sonia Alvarez46 Ana Gimeno55 Edurne Fuente57 Natalia Requena69 (Susana Rios)(79) (Diana Montes)(91) | 227 |
| 12 | Italy Giovanna Tessitore37 Fabiana Bavaresco60 Firmana Novelli62 Patrizia Ragno83 (Elisa Vagnini)(94) (Helga Rauch)(109) | 242 |
| 13 | Morocco Zhor El Kamch53 Najat Ouali66 Nadia Ouaziz71 Fatima Zouhair72 (Fatima Anbar)(89) (Mounia Aboulahcen)(101) | 262 |
| 14 | France Nathalie Braem49 Patricia Lossouarn59 Fleur Deconihout74 Daisy Colibry92 (Patricia Sainton)(99) (Helene Gilliet)(DNF) | 274 |
| 15 | Hungary Renáta Fülöp51 Szilvia Csoszánszky56 Mónika Tóth75 Anikó Behán112 (Ágnes Jakab)(118) | 294 |
| 16 | Canada Kathy Butler47 Karen Harvey61 Denise Vandeputte93 Andrea Bertoia97 (Lori Durward)(98) (Nathalie Côté)(106) | 298 |
| 17 | Belgium Anja Smolders30 Annick van Daele87 Ann Noe116 Laurence Roobaert117 (Veerle Dejaeghere)(121) (Ann Toelen)(124) | 350 |
| 18 | Germany Constanze Effler70 Kristin Liebich78 Nicole Kresse108 Svenja Lütje113 (Maren Östringer)(114) | 369 |
| 19 | Jamaica Janice Turner67 Evette Turner84 Korene Hinds100 Michelle Clarke122 | 373 |
| 20 | India Aruna Rani86 Poonam Singh107 Mangal Phonde110 Rashmi Bhoyar123 | 426 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 127 athletes from 30 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Australia (6)
* Belgium (6)
* Canada (6)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Ecuador (6)
* Ethiopia (7)
* France (6)
* Germany (5)
* Hungary (5)
* India (4)
* Italy (6)
* Jamaica (4)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (5)
* Mexico (2)
* Morocco (6)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Poland (5)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (6)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Spain (6)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (2)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)
* Zambia (6)
* Zimbabwe (2)