# 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

The Senior women's race at the 1996 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, at the Danie Craven Stadium on March 23, 1996. A preview on the event was given in the Herald, and a report in The New York Times.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Senior women's race (6.3 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 20:12 |
| | Rose Cheruiyot | Kenya | 20:18 |
| | Naomi Mugo | Kenya | 20:21 |
| 4 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 20:21 |
| 5 | Colleen de Reuck | South Africa | 20:21 |
| 6 | Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal | 20:23 |
| 7 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 20:28 |
| 8 | Jane Ngotho | Kenya | 20:31 |
| 9 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 20:37 |
| 10 | Berhane Adere | Ethiopia | 20:37 |
| 11 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | 20:43 |
| 12 | Iulia Negura | Romania | 20:55 |
| 13 | Catherina McKiernan | Ireland | 20:57 |
| 14 | Farida Fatès | France | 21:02 |
| 15 | Florence Barsosio | Kenya | 21:04 |
| 16 | Kate Anderson | Australia | 21:08 |
| 17 | Elena Fidatof | Romania | 21:08 |
| 18 | Chiemi Takahashi | Japan | 21:12 |
| 19 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 21:13 |
| 20 | Odile Ohier | France | 21:14 |
| 21 | Kylie Risk | Australia | 21:17 |
| 22 | Hiromi Masuda | Japan | 21:17 |
| 23 | Marie McMahon | Ireland | 21:18 |
| 24 | Annette Sergent | France | 21:18 |
| 25 | Joan Nesbit | United States | 21:19 |
| 26 | Carmen Fuentes | Spain | 21:21 |
| 27 | Margaret Crowley | Australia | 21:21 |
| 28 | Carolyn Schuwalov | Australia | 21:22 |
| 29 | Getenesh Urge | Ethiopia | 21:22 |
| 30 | Stefanija Statkuvienė | Lithuania | 21:23 |
| 31 | Albertina Dias | Portugal | 21:23 |
| 32 | Mariana Chirila | Romania | 21:26 |
| 33 | Ana Dias | Portugal | 21:30 |
| 34 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal | 21:32 |
| 35 | Annemarie Danneels | Belgium | 21:34 |
| 36 | Silvia Skvortsova | Russia | 21:35 |
| 37 | Beatriz Santíago | Spain | 21:36 |
| 38 | Viorica Ghican | Romania | 21:37 |
| 39 | Miki Kitashima | Japan | 21:40 |
| 40 | Melissa Moon | New Zealand | 21:41 |
| 41 | Lelia Deselnicu | Romania | 21:41 |
| 42 | Gwen Griffiths | South Africa | 21:43 |
| 43 | Asha Gigi | Ethiopia | 21:43 |
| 44 | Natalie Harvey | Australia | 21:43 |
| 45 | Yoshiko Imura | Japan | 21:46 |
| 46 | Teresa Recio | Spain | 21:47 |
| 47 | Ana Correia | Portugal | 21:48 |
| 48 | Liz Wilson | United States | 21:49 |
| 49 | Vikki McPherson | United Kingdom | 21:49 |
| 50 | Nadezhda Tatarenkova | Russia | 21:50 |
| 51 | Anne Hare | New Zealand | 21:50 |
| 52 | Carole Zajac | United States | 21:53 |
| 53 | Laurence Duquénoy | France | 21:53 |
| 54 | Gabrielle Vijverberg | Netherlands | 21:54 |
| 55 | Miwa Sugawara | Japan | 21:57 |
| 56 | Maree Bunce | New Zealand | 21:57 |
| 57 | Kore Alemu | Ethiopia | 21:57 |
| 58 | Angie Hulley | United Kingdom | 21:58 |
| 59 | Zola Pieterse | South Africa | 21:59 |
| 60 | Carlien Cornelissen | South Africa | 22:00 |
| 61 | Sonia Barry | New Zealand | 22:04 |
| 62 | Zahra Ouaziz | Morocco | 22:08 |
| 63 | Alison Wyeth | United Kingdom | 22:10 |
| 64 | Andrea Whitcombe | United Kingdom | 22:14 |
| 65 | Anja Smolders | Belgium | 22:15 |
| 66 | Nuria Pastor | Spain | 22:16 |
| 67 | Joalsiae Llado | France | 22:18 |
| 68 | Mieke Aanen | Netherlands | 22:20 |
| 69 | Teresa Duffy | Ireland | 22:22 |
| 70 | Patrizia Di Napoli | Italy | 22:23 |
| 71 | Nadezhda Galyamova | Russia | 22:24 |
| 72 | Jana Klimesová | Czech Republic | 22:25 |
| 73 | Christine Mallo | France | 22:30 |
| 74 | Agata Balsamo | Italy | 22:32 |
| 75 | Lukose Leelamma | India | 22:32 |
| 76 | Paulina Phaho | South Africa | 22:32 |
| 77 | Clair Fearnley | Australia | 22:33 |
| 78 | Kristijna Loonen | Netherlands | 22:35 |
| 79 | Anne Keenan-Buckley | Ireland | 22:37 |
| 80 | Lornah Kiplagat | Kenya | 22:40 |
| 81 | Rosanna Martin | Italy | 22:42 |
| 82 | Nelly Glauser | Switzerland | 22:43 |
| 83 | Patrizia Ragno | Italy | 22:45 |
| 84 | Kristen Hall | United States | 22:45 |
| 85 | Isabel Carreno | Mexico | 22:48 |
| 86 | Elisabeth Mongudhi | Namibia | 22:48 |
| 87 | Taeko Terauchi | Japan | 22:50 |
| 88 | Erica van der Bilt | Netherlands | 22:51 |
| 89 | Elisa Rea | Italy | 22:51 |
| 90 | Samukeliso Moyo | Zimbabwe | 22:54 |
| 91 | Restituta Joseph | Tanzania | 23:04 |
| 92 | Grethe Koens | Netherlands | 23:08 |
| 93 | Nadir de Siqueira | Brazil | 23:08 |
| 94 | Ana Elias | Angola | 23:10 |
| 95 | Maureen Harrington | Ireland | 23:14 |
| 96 | Liz Talbot | United Kingdom | 23:14 |
| 97 | Lyudmila Derevyankina | Russia | 23:16 |
| 98 | Verónica Páez | Argentina | 23:19 |
| 99 | Charné Rademeyer | South Africa | 23:22 |
| 100 | Maimuna Margwe | Tanzania | 23:23 |
| 101 | Sibelia Vasconcelos | Brazil | 23:24 |
| 102 | Vally Satayabhama | India | 23:25 |
| 103 | Marvelous Kativhu | Zimbabwe | 23:30 |
| 104 | Sicalile Moyo | Zimbabwe | 23:31 |
| 105 | Paola Testa | Italy | 23:31 |
| 106 | Maria Fernández | Argentina | 23:33 |
| 107 | Monica Samila | Tanzania | 23:34 |
| 108 | Rani Saini | India | 23:34 |
| 109 | Mardrea Hyman | Jamaica | 23:42 |
| 110 | Luciene de Deus | Brazil | 23:50 |
| 111 | Madhuri Saxena | India | 23:53 |
| 112 | Jorilda Sabino | Brazil | 24:01 |
| 113 | Tuelo Setswamorago | Botswana | 24:04 |
| 114 | Zulma Ortíz | Argentina | 24:05 |
| 115 | Esther Nherera | Zimbabwe | 24:15 |
| 116 | Lucy Nusrala | United States | 24:31 |
| 117 | Sandra Torres | Argentina | 24:38 |
| 118 | Angelina Pitso | Lesotho | 24:48 |
| 119 | Neelo Phutegelo | Botswana | 24:49 |
| 120 | Evette Turner | Jamaica | 24:52 |
| 121 | Tijana Pavicic | Yugoslavia | 25:42 |
| 122 | Rasheda Amer | Egypt | 25:50 |
| 123 | Sarah Changati | Botswana | 26:09 |
| 124 | Nicole Carty | Jamaica | 26:22 |
| 125 | Hsu Yu-Fang | Chinese Taipei | 26:30 |
| 126 | Guylene Duval | Mauritius | 26:33 |
| 127 | Karen Smith | Jamaica | 27:23 |
| 128 | Onkemetse Solotate | Botswana | 27:39 |
| 129 | Hussein Hawa | Tanzania | 27:51 |
| — | Kathy Butler | Canada | DNF |
| — | María Isabel Martinez | Spain | DNF |
| — | Manuela Dias | Portugal | DNF |
| — | Geraldine Macdonald | New Zealand | DNF |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Kenya Rose Cheruiyot2 Naomi Mugo3 Jane Ngotho8 Sally Barsosio11 (Florence Barsosio)(15) (Lornah Kiplagat)(80) | 24 |
| | Ethiopia Gete Wami1 Derartu Tulu4 Berhane Adere10 Getenesh Urge29 (Asha Gigi)(43) (Kore Alemu)(57) | 44 |
| | Romania Gabriela Szabo9 Iulia Negura12 Elena Fidatof17 Mariana Chirila32 (Viorica Ghican)(38) (Lelia Deselnicu)(41) | 70 |
| 4 | Australia Kate Anderson16 Kylie Risk21 Margaret Crowley27 Carolyn Schuwalov28 (Natalie Harvey)(44) (Clair Fearnley)(77) | 92 |
| 5 | Portugal Fernanda Ribeiro6 Albertina Dias31 Ana Dias33 Conceição Ferreira34 (Ana Correia)(47) (Manuela Dias)(DNF) | 104 |
| 6 | France Farida Fatès14 Odile Ohier20 Annette Sergent24 Laurence Duquénoy53 (Joalsiae Llado)(67) (Christine Mallo)(73) | 111 |
| 7 | Spain Julia Vaquero7 Carmen Fuentes26 Beatriz Santíago37 Teresa Recio46 (Nuria Pastor)(66) (María Isabel Martinez)(DNF) | 116 |
| 8 | Japan Chiemi Takahashi18 Hiromi Masuda22 Miki Kitashima39 Yoshiko Imura45 (Miwa Sugawara)(55) (Taeko Terauchi)(87) | 124 |
| 9 | South Africa Colleen de Reuck5 Gwen Griffiths42 Zola Pieterse59 Carlien Cornelissen60 (Paulina Phaho)(76) (Charné Rademeyer)(99) | 166 |
| 10 | Ireland Catherina McKiernan13 Marie McMahon23 Teresa Duffy69 Anne Keenan-Buckley79 (Maureen Harrington)(95) | 184 |
| 11 | United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe19 Vikki McPherson49 Angie Hulley58 Alison Wyeth63 (Andrea Whitcombe)(64) (Liz Talbot)(96) | 189 |
| 12 | New Zealand Melissa Moon40 Anne Hare51 Maree Bunce56 Sonia Barry61 (Geraldine Macdonald)(DNF) | 208 |
| 13 | United States Joan Nesbit25 Liz Wilson48 Carole Zajac52 Kristen Hall84 (Lucy Nusrala)(116) | 209 |
| 14 | Russia Silvia Skvortsova36 Nadezhda Tatarenkova50 Nadezhda Galyamova71 Lyudmila Derevyankina97 | 254 |
| 15 | Netherlands Gabrielle Vijverberg54 Mieke Aanen68 Kristijna Loonen78 Erica van der Bilt88 (Grethe Koens)(92) | 288 |
| 16 | Italy Patrizia Di Napoli70 Agata Balsamo74 Rosanna Martin81 Patrizia Ragno83 (Elisa Rea)(89) (Paola Testa)(105) | 308 |
| 17 | India Lukose Leelamma75 Vally Satayabhama102 Rani Saini108 Madhuri Saxena111 | 396 |
| 18 | Zimbabwe Samukeliso Moyo90 Marvelous Kativhu103 Sicalile Moyo104 Esther Nherera115 | 412 |
| 19 | Brazil Nadir de Siqueira93 Sibelia Vasconcelos101 Luciene de Deus110 Jorilda Sabino112 | 416 |
| 20 | Tanzania Restituta Joseph91 Maimuna Margwe100 Monica Samila107 Hussein Hawa129 | 427 |
| 21 | Argentina Verónica Páez98 Maria Fernández106 Zulma Ortíz114 Sandra Torres117 | 435 |
| 22 | Jamaica Mardrea Hyman109 Evette Turner120 Nicole Carty124 Karen Smith127 | 480 |
| 23 | Botswana Tuelo Setswamorago113 Neelo Phutegelo119 Sarah Changati123 Onkemetse Solotate128 | 483 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 133 athletes from 37 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Angola (1)
* Argentina (4)
* Australia (6)
* Belgium (2)
* Botswana (4)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Ethiopia (6)
* France (6)
* India (4)
* Ireland (5)
* Italy (6)
* Jamaica (4)
* Japan (6)
* Kenya (6)
* Lesotho (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Namibia (1)
* Netherlands (5)
* New Zealand (5)
* Portugal (6)
* Romania (6)
* Russia (4)
* South Africa (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (1)
* Tanzania (4)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (5)
* Yugoslavia (1)
* Zimbabwe (4)