# 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on March 17, 1973. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (3.99 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Paola Pigni | Italy | 13:45.2 |
| | Joyce Smith | England | 13:58 |
| | Josee van Santberghe | Belgium | 14:01 |
| 4 | Rita Ridley | England | 14:02 |
| 5 | Sinikka Tyynelä | Finland | 14:09 |
| 6 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | 14:12 |
| 7 | Marijke Moser | Switzerland | 14:13 |
| 8 | Irja Pettinen | Finland | 14:14 |
| 9 | Anne Garrett | New Zealand | 14:15 |
| 10 | Nina Holmén | Finland | 14:16 |
| 11 | Annie van de Kerkhof | Netherlands | 14:20 |
| 12 | Marleen Mols | Belgium | 14:21 |
| 13 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 14:22 |
| 14 | Penny Yule | England | 14:23 |
| 15 | Doris Brown | United States | 14:24 |
| 16 | Francie Larrieu | United States | 14:29 |
| 17 | Mary Tracey | Ireland | 14:30 |
| 18 | Christel Rosenthal | West Germany | 14:32 |
| 19 | Margaret Coomber | Scotland | 14:34 |
| 20 | Carol Gould | England | 14:35 |
| 21 | Christa Kofferschläger | West Germany | |
| 22 | Deirdre Foreman | Ireland | |
| 23 | Barbara Banks | England | |
| 24 | Valerie Robinson | New Zealand | |
| 25 | Carmen Valero | Spain | |
| 26 | Manuela Preuss | West Germany | |
| 27 | Christine Haskett | Scotland | |
| 28 | Heather Thomson | New Zealand | |
| 29 | Vicki Foltz | United States | |
| 30 | Caroline Walker | United States | |
| 31 | Mary Lynch | Ireland | |
| 32 | Valerie Eberley | United States | |
| 33 | Yolande Roche | France | |
| 34 | Gerda Ranz | West Germany | |
| 35 | Belen Azpeitia | Spain | |
| 36 | Giuseppina Torello | Italy | |
| 37 | Norine Braithwaite | England | |
| 38 | Ann Barrass | Scotland | |
| 39 | Liève van den Broeck | Belgium | |
| 40 | Katy McIntyre | United States | |
| 41 | Joëlle Audibert | France | |
| 42 | Liduina Melchers | New Zealand | |
| 43 | Moire O'Boyle | Scotland | |
| 44 | Millie Sampson | New Zealand | |
| 45 | Jane McNicholl | Ireland | |
| 46 | Bruna Lovisolo | Italy | |
| 47 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | |
| 48 | Thelwyn Bateman | Wales | |
| 49 | Marie-José Phyllis | France | |
| 50 | Aila Koivistoinen | Finland | |
| 51 | Corry Konings | Netherlands | |
| 52 | Marie Buckley | Ireland | |
| 53 | Geertje Meersseman | Belgium | |
| 54 | Sylvia Schenk | West Germany | |
| 55 | Bronwen Smith | Wales | |
| 56 | Magda Versluys | Belgium | |
| 57 | Ria Groen | Netherlands | |
| 58 | Delyth Davies | Wales | |
| 59 | Ann Cumming | Ireland | |
| 60 | Françoise Nicolas | France | |
| 61 | Mary Chambers | Scotland | |
| 62 | Viviane van Emelen | Belgium | |
| 63 | Gail Finlay | New Zealand | |
| 64 | Pilar San Martin | Spain | |
| 65 | Blanche Meliarene | France | |
| 66 | Marion Hepworth | Wales | |
| 67 | Yvonne Herisson | France | |
| 68 | Begona Zuñiga | Spain | |
| 69 | Montserrat Abello | Spain | |
| 70 | Gloria Dourass | Wales | |
| 71 | Consuelo Alonso | Spain | |
| 72 | Pamela Reece | Northern Ireland | |
| 73 | Paula Molesky | Canada | |
| 74 | Palm Gunstone | Scotland | |
| – | Joke van de Stelt | Netherlands | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | England Joyce Smith2 Rita Ridley4 Penny Yule14 Carol Gould20 (Barbara Banks)(23) (Norine Braithwaite)(37) | 40 |
| | Finland Sinikka Tyynelä5 Irja Pettinen8 Nina Holmén10 Aila Koivistoinen50 | 73 |
| | United States Doris Brown15 Francie Larrieu16 Vicki Foltz29 Caroline Walker30 (Valerie Eberley)(32) (Katy McIntyre)(40) | 90 |
| 4 | Italy Paola Pigni1 Gabriella Dorio13 Giuseppina Torello36 Bruna Lovisolo46 (Margherita Gargano)(47) | 96 |
| 5 | West Germany Christel Rosenthal18 Christa Kofferschläger21 Manuela Preuss26 Gerda Ranz34 (Sylvia Schenk)(54) | 99 |
| 6 | New Zealand Anne Garrett9 Valerie Robinson24 Heather Thomson28 Liduina Melchers42 (Millie Sampson)(44) (Gail Finlay)(63) | 103 |
| 7 | Belgium Josee van Santberghe3 Marleen Mols12 Liève van den Broeck39 Geertje Meersseman53 (Magda Versluys)(56) (Viviane van Emelen)(62) | 107 |
| 8 | Ireland Mary Tracey17 Deirdre Foreman22 Mary Lynch31 Jane McNicholl45 (Marie Buckley)(52) (Ann Cumming)(59) | 115 |
| 9 | Scotland Margaret Coomber19 Christine Haskett27 Ann Barrass38 Moire O'Boyle43 (Mary Chambers)(61) (Palm Gunstone)(74) | 127 |
| 10 | Wales Jean Lochhead6 Thelwyn Bateman48 Bronwen Smith55 Delyth Davies58 (Marion Hepworth)(66) (Gloria Dourass)(70) | 167 |
| 11 | France Yolande Roche33 Joëlle Audibert41 Marie-José Phyllis49 Françoise Nicolas60 (Blanche Meliarene)(65) (Yvonne Herisson)(67) | 183 |
| 12 | Spain Carmen Valero25 Belen Azpeitia35 Pilar San Martin64 Begona Zuñiga68 (Montserrat Abello)(69) (Consuelo Alonso)(71) | 192 |
| DNF | Netherlands (Annie van den Kerkhof)(11) (Corry Konings)(51) (Ria Groen)(57) (Joke van de Stelt)(DNF) | DNF |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 75 athletes from 16 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Belgium (6)
* Canada (1)
* England (6)
* Finland (4)
* France (6)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (5)
* Netherlands (4)
* New Zealand (6)
* Northern Ireland (1)
* Scotland (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (1)
* United States (6)
* Wales (6)
* West Germany (5)