# 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway, at the Scanvest Ring on March 19, 1989. 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 (6 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Annette Sergent | France | 22:27 |
| | Nadezhda Stepanova | Soviet Union | 22:34 |
| | Lynn Williams | Canada | 22:41 |
| 4 | Jane Ngotho | Kenya | 22:57 |
| 5 | Jackie Perkins | Australia | 22:59 |
| 6 | Lynn Jennings | United States | 22:59 |
| 7 | Jill Hunter | United Kingdom | 23:00 |
| 8 | Véronique Collard | Belgium | 23:01 |
| 9 | Yelena Romanova | Soviet Union | 23:02 |
| 10 | Maria Lelut | France | 23:03 |
| 11 | Luchia Yeshak | Ethiopia | 23:04 |
| 12 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal | 23:13 |
| 13 | Angie Pain | United Kingdom | 23:15 |
| 14 | Maree McDonagh | Australia | 23:17 |
| 15 | Adanech Erkulo | Ethiopia | 23:19 |
| 16 | Margaret Groos | United States | 23:20 |
| 17 | Martine Fays | France | 23:21 |
| 18 | Albertina Dias | Portugal | 23:22 |
| 19 | Albertina Machado | Portugal | 23:27 |
| 20 | Natalya Sorokivskaya | Soviet Union | 23:27 |
| 21 | Carla Borovicka | United States | 23:28 |
| 22 | Jeanne-Marie Pipoz | Switzerland | 23:28 |
| 23 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 23:29 |
| 24 | Tuija Toivonen | Finland | 23:32 |
| 25 | Annette Hand | United States | 23:32 |
| 26 | Susan Hobson | Australia | 23:35 |
| 27 | Regina Chistyakova | Soviet Union | 23:36 |
| 28 | Alison Wyeth | United Kingdom | 23:43 |
| 29 | Sabrina Dornhoefer | United States | 23:45 |
| 30 | Susan Stone | Canada | 23:47 |
| 31 | Kumi Araki | Japan | 23:47 |
| 32 | Marie-Pierre Duros | France | 23:48 |
| 33 | Christine Kennedy | Ireland | 23:49 |
| 34 | Nelly Aerts | Belgium | 23:49 |
| 35 | Ana Moreira | Portugal | 23:50 |
| 36 | Christine Sørum | Norway | 23:51 |
| 37 | Maria van Gestel | Belgium | 23:53 |
| 38 | Akemi Matsuno | Japan | 23:55 |
| 39 | Dolores Rizo | Spain | 23:57 |
| 40 | Martha Ernstdóttir | Iceland | 24:00 |
| 41 | Estela Estévez | Spain | 24:00 |
| 42 | Ana Correia | Portugal | 24:01 |
| 43 | Lesley Graham | New Zealand | 24:01 |
| 44 | Lucy Smith | Canada | 24:03 |
| 45 | Allison Rabour | Italy | 24:04 |
| 46 | Felicidade Sena | Portugal | 24:05 |
| 47 | Kristina Ljungberg | Sweden | 24:05 |
| 48 | Lesley Morton | New Zealand | 24:09 |
| 49 | Tigist Moreda | Ethiopia | 24:10 |
| 50 | Rita de Jesús | Brazil | 24:10 |
| 51 | Sue Dilnot | United Kingdom | 24:11 |
| 52 | Satu Levelä | Finland | 24:11 |
| 53 | Patricia Demilly | France | 24:11 |
| 54 | Rosanna Munerotto | Italy | 24:12 |
| 55 | Mary O'Connor | New Zealand | 24:13 |
| 56 | Jill Purola | Canada | 24:13 |
| 57 | Sadako Hayakawa | Japan | 24:13 |
| 58 | Carmen Díaz | Spain | 24:14 |
| 59 | Daria Nauer | Switzerland | 24:14 |
| 60 | Maiken Sørum | Norway | 24:14 |
| 61 | Debbie Elsmore | New Zealand | 24:15 |
| 62 | Sally Ellis | United Kingdom | 24:16 |
| 63 | Sachiko Yamashita | Japan | 24:17 |
| 64 | Catherine Rooney | Ireland | 24:17 |
| 65 | Nicki Morris | United Kingdom | 24:19 |
| 66 | Carlien Harms | Netherlands | 24:20 |
| 67 | Natalya Artyomova | Soviet Union | 24:21 |
| 68 | Joke Kleyweg | Netherlands | 24:22 |
| 69 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | Soviet Union | 24:23 |
| 70 | Carita Sunell | Finland | 24:23 |
| 71 | Anna Villani | Italy | 24:26 |
| 72 | Laura Faccio | Italy | 24:29 |
| 73 | Kirsi Rauta | Finland | 24:31 |
| 74 | Tsugumi Fukuyama | Japan | 24:32 |
| 75 | Getenesh Urge | Ethiopia | 24:34 |
| 76 | Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 24:36 |
| 77 | Jackie Goodman | New Zealand | 24:38 |
| 78 | Roisin Smyth | Ireland | 24:40 |
| 79 | Isabella Moretti | Switzerland | 24:40 |
| 80 | Kirsi Valasti | Finland | 24:40 |
| 81 | Marjan Freriks | Netherlands | 24:43 |
| 82 | Sandra Anschuetz | Canada | 24:44 |
| 83 | Kaisa Siitonen | Finland | 24:47 |
| 84 | Lisbeth Crafach | Denmark | 24:50 |
| 85 | Joy Terry | Australia | 24:51 |
| 86 | Shelly Steely | United States | 24:57 |
| 87 | Nives Curti | Italy | 25:02 |
| 88 | Jenny Lund | Australia | 25:05 |
| 89 | Barbara Moore | New Zealand | 25:09 |
| 90 | Hilde Marit Fjelltveit | Norway | 25:10 |
| 91 | Carmen Brunet | Spain | 25:11 |
| 92 | Jytte Pedersen | Denmark | 25:11 |
| 93 | Rosario Murcia | France | 25:12 |
| 94 | Cathrine Bendz | Norway | 25:14 |
| 95 | Rosa Perez | Spain | 25:16 |
| 96 | Tanja Merchiers | Belgium | 25:19 |
| 97 | Valerie Collins | Ireland | 25:21 |
| 98 | Grethe Fosse | Norway | 25:22 |
| 99 | Tove Schultz | Denmark | 25:23 |
| 100 | Anja de Brabant | Belgium | 25:24 |
| 101 | Monica Conti | Italy | 25:24 |
| 102 | Natsulov Kawamoto | Japan | 25:26 |
| 103 | Inga Nielsen | Denmark | 25:47 |
| 104 | Anita Nielsen | Denmark | 25:53 |
| 105 | May Allison | Canada | 25:56 |
| 106 | Bente Moe | Norway | 26:02 |
| 107 | Ulla Nielsen | Denmark | 26:06 |
| 108 | Cleuza Irineu | Brazil | 26:16 |
| 109 | Fernanda Marques | Portugal | 26:22 |
| 110 | Maria Belarmino | Brazil | 26:34 |
| 111 | Mazal Shalom | Israel | 27:03 |
| 112 | Katerina Pratsi | Cyprus | 27:07 |
| 113 | Frida Run Thordardóttir | Iceland | 27:22 |
| 114 | Rizoneide Vanderley | Brazil | 27:26 |
| 115 | Maryse Justin | Mauritius | 27:30 |
| 116 | Margret Brynjolfsdóttir | Iceland | 28:30 |
| 117 | Corneila Melis | Aruba | 29:18 |
| 118 | Hulda Palsdóttír | Iceland | 29:48 |
| — | Ana Isabel Alonso | Spain | DNF |
| — | Carolyn Schuwalov | Australia | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Soviet Union Nadezhda Stepanova2 Yelena Romanova9 Natalya Sorokivskaya20 Regina Chistyakova27 (Natalya Artyomova)(67) (Tatyana Pozdnyakova)(69) | 58 |
| | France Annette Sergent1 Maria Lelut10 Martine Fays17 Marie-Pierre Duros32 (Patricia Demilly)(53) (Rosario Murcia)(93) | 60 |
| | United States Lynn Jennings6 Margaret Groos16 Carla Borovicka21 Annette Hand25 (Sabrina Dornhoefer)(29) (Shelly Steely)(86) | 68 |
| 4 | Portugal Conceição Ferreira12 Albertina Dias18 Albertina Machado19 Ana Moreira35 (Ana Correia)(42) (Felicidade Sena)(46) (Fernanda Marques)(109) | 84 |
| 5 | Ethiopia Luchia Yeshak11 Adanech Erkulo15 Derartu Tulu23 Tigist Moreda49 (Getenesh Urge)(75) | 98 |
| 6 | United Kingdom Jill Hunter7 Angie Pain13 Alison Wyeth28 Sue Dilnot51 (Sally Ellis)(62) (Nicki Morris)(65) | 99 |
| 7 | Australia Jackie Perkins5 Maree McDonagh14 Susan Hobson26 Joy Terry85 (Jenny Lund)(88) (Carolyn Schuwalov)(DNF) | 130 |
| 8 | Canada Lynn Williams3 Susan Stone30 Lucy Smith44 Jill Purola56 (Sandra Anschuetz)(82) (May Allison)(105) | 133 |
| 9 | Belgium Véronique Collard8 Nelly Aerts34 Maria van Gestel37 Tanja Merchiers96 (Anja de Brabant)(100) | 175 |
| 10 | Japan Kumi Araki31 Akemi Matsuno38 Sadako Hayakawa57 Sachiko Yamashita63 (Tsugumi Fukuyama)(74) (Natsulov Kawamoto)(102) | 189 |
| 11 | New Zealand Lesley Graham43 Lesley Morton48 Mary O'Connor55 Debbie Elsmore61 (Jackie Goodman)(77) (Barbara Moore)(89) | 207 |
| 12 | Finland Tuija Toivonen24 Satu Levelä52 Carita Sunell70 Kirsi Rauta73 (Kirsi Valasti)(80) (Kaisa Siitonen)(83) | 219 |
| 13 | Spain Dolores Rizo39 Estela Estévez41 Carmen Díaz58 Carmen Brunet91 (Rosa Perez)(95) (Ana Isabel Alonso)(DNF) | 229 |
| 14 | Italy Allison Rabour45 Rosanna Munerotto54 Anna Villani71 Laura Faccio72 (Nives Curti)(87) (Monica Conti)(101) | 242 |
| 15 | Ireland Christine Kennedy33 Catherine Rooney64 Catherina McKiernan76 Roisin Smyth78 (Valerie Collins)(97) | 251 |
| 16 | Norway Christine Sørum36 Maiken Sørum60 Hilde Marit Fjelltveit90 Cathrine Bendz94 (Grethe Fosse)(98) (Bente Moe)(106) | 280 |
| 17 | Denmark Lisbeth Crafach84 Jytte Pedersen92 Tove Schultz99 Inga Nielsen103 (Anita Nielsen)(104) (Ulla Nielsen)(107) | 378 |
| 18 | Brazil Rita de Jesús50 Cleuza Irineu108 Maria Belarmino110 Rizoneide Vanderley114 | 382 |
| 19 | Iceland Martha Ernstdóttir40 Frida Run Thordardóttir113 Margret Brynjolfsdóttir116 Hulda Palsdóttír118 | 387 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 120 athletes from 27 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Aruba (1)
* Australia (6)
* Belgium (5)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (6)
* Cyprus (1)
* Denmark (6)
* Ethiopia (5)
* Finland (6)
* France (6)
* Iceland (4)
* Ireland (5)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (6)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Netherlands (3)
* New Zealand (6)
* Norway (6)
* Portugal (7)
* Soviet Union (6)
* Spain (6)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (3)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (6)